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CaptainStrong posted...

I haven't listened to classical music, so I don't know how high dynamic range affects it.

It's very much not music that was written to be recorded (at least historically, since obviously movie soundtracks are meant to be recorded, though movies have the advantage of being able to manipulate playback volume so the audience doesn't have to), which becomes very evident when listening to a recording of it. Some composers thrive on huge dynamic contrasts, which are okay in a concert hall where you're a reasonable distance away from the orchestra and the acoustics of the place will pick up the quiet stuff without deafening anyone with the loud parts, but most microphones don't capture that sort of nuance, and it's very difficult to emulate that with headphones. It works, provided you're willing to adjust the volume over the course of a piece (and really, adjusting the volume a few times in an hour isn't a big deal), but it's far from perfect.
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