People are becoming deaf. We can see it when comparing the sound quality of recent records. The sound level is higher than 20 years ago, the dynamic range is smaller. At high level, it gives the impression that all instruments are stuck to your ears. At low volume, its becomes a sonic mud.
There is also too much volume on both extremities of the specter : louder basses, louder trebles.
Example : Gorillaz's last album. Awful on an audiophile device or even a medium-range car system.
Example 2 : Led Zepplin's remasters : seems as all the knobs are all turned up at the highest position.
Except classical music, all recent records are designed for listening with a portable device, in a noisy environment, for deaf's ears.
A thing that amazes us, here in Europe, is the influence of creationists in the USA.
Here in Europe, claiming to be creationnist and doubting every paleontologist discovery is view as mediaval backwardness. Only marginal religious sects, representing 0.1% of the population claim to be creationist.
For us, contesting the evolution theory is like contesting the fact that le Earth is round and rotates around the Sun.
The evolution debate is closed everywhere, expect in USA.
How such a modern country can be so influenced by religious fondamentalist group ?
That is the main reason of the growing gap across the Atlantic.
Michelin Tyre pressure monitors are already mounted on Renault cars.
(Renault cars are sold everywhere in the world expect USA)
see :
http://www.renault.com/gb/produits/laguna2.htm
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People are becoming deaf. We can see it when comparing the sound quality of recent records. The sound level is higher than 20 years ago, the dynamic range is smaller. At high level, it gives the impression that all instruments are stuck to your ears. At low volume, its becomes a sonic mud. There is also too much volume on both extremities of the specter : louder basses, louder trebles. Example : Gorillaz's last album. Awful on an audiophile device or even a medium-range car system. Example 2 : Led Zepplin's remasters : seems as all the knobs are all turned up at the highest position. Except classical music, all recent records are designed for listening with a portable device, in a noisy environment, for deaf's ears.
A thing that amazes us, here in Europe, is the influence of creationists in the USA. Here in Europe, claiming to be creationnist and doubting every paleontologist discovery is view as mediaval backwardness. Only marginal religious sects, representing 0.1% of the population claim to be creationist. For us, contesting the evolution theory is like contesting the fact that le Earth is round and rotates around the Sun. The evolution debate is closed everywhere, expect in USA. How such a modern country can be so influenced by religious fondamentalist group ? That is the main reason of the growing gap across the Atlantic.
Michelin Tyre pressure monitors are already mounted on Renault cars. (Renault cars are sold everywhere in the world expect USA) see : http://www.renault.com/gb/produits/laguna2.htm