dynamic range on ECM recordings

[CJ Shearn]

while listening to Whisper Not, Always Let Me Go and Inside Out in my dorm, I've noticed that the sound quality and dynamic range seem to be more expansive than most other CD's I have. when a part is loud it sounds loud as in uncompressed, ditto for soft playing. Are ECM CD's recorded with less compression? I seem to remember hearing something similar on the Pat Metheny Group site in the forums in regard to those recordings on CD.

[Guest Mnytime]

I agree that ECM's always sound excellent. A label that sounds even better is Hat Hut's. Peter Pfister get's my vote as the best engineer. I would love to hear what he would do with the Blue Note recordings.

[Gregore]

They'll sound even better once redbook is yanked.

[Daniel A]

Hi Gregore, and welcome to the Organissimo forums!