Roon Dynamic Range Useless

[BrianW (Brian)]

Life isn’t so simple. Here’s a good thread with lots of viewpoints.

Dynamic Range DR vs R128 DR

I believe the Dynamic Range information is far from accurate, or reading something other than DR. E.g. New Aurora album is showing DR 12, but in JRiver it’s showing an average of 7, which makes more sense for a highly compressed pop album. Then there’s the first 80s press of Van Halen II; Roon shows DR 7, JRiver more accurately shows an average of DR 12, which generally correct for non-remastered album of the 80’s. In these cases, it would mean the first press of Van Halen is louder than newer c…