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It's a bit sizzly, but very dynamic and punchy. Pretty decent!
As for the "wall of sound" ... I wouldn't say people necessarily like it that way. It is my understanding that part of the reason engineers continue to use louder and more compressed processing is extended listenable range. A loud and compressed signal can easily mask static and carry cleanly as far out as the 50dBu contour.
This is true but it can also work against you on the absolute fringe, recently I have been doing some testing on hyper compressed FM and very low signals and I have found that too much compression makes signals "blended" and hard to listen to.
I found stations with mild processing easier to listen to at the same signal.. If you listen around on fmdx.org you should be able to find an example of it.
I think there is a balance between listener fatigue and trying cover some of the fringe area
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Accomplishing this creatively is a lot of what gave stations of the past their instantly-recognizable qualities. Sadly it's not often engineers spend any time adjusting the processor anymore. It's mostly factory-preset-and-forget. It's not uncommon these days to hear multiple stations in a single market with the same sonic signature.
I agree, The sonic signature of the station added to the "personality" of the station but There arent many real engineers left!
Most have moved on to industries that pay better or they have retired
The line between IT and Engineering is very blury these days and IT people have taken over engineering type roles.
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