Radio vs. Digital vs. «Real» Music
(…) In my direct comparison I was amazed to hear how much the channel separation, as well as the dynamic range, suffered in the radio broadcast: Channel separation: my impression was that there is about as much difference between “CD stereo” and “radio stereo” as there is between the latter and a mono recording: the spatial width and resolution were clearly reduced on the radio. Also the dynamic range was clearly more limited…