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.

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.

Well, I'm that kind of person who likes a well processed sound, not an excessively one. There are two kind of preset that really upsets me: the ones that promise not to "change" what the song was intended to be. If I want to listen to a song that doesn't feel different from the original recording, I prefer to listen to the original recording. The other kind is that one where the sound is so dense that it feels like an AM station from the 70's. No brilliance at all. I'm very glad that AM stations and that kind of choke sound are almost totally gone, I don't miss them at all. I like to listen to a great amount of bass and highs, making the song sound vivid, bright. I generally get apart from those presets mentioned before. This is just my opinion and I respect the divergent ones. For me "less" will always be "less" not "more" in terms of sound processing.