[jims69camaro]

yeah, they use a compressor to limit the total volume. but it's worse than that. i think commercials broadcast in monaural, or mono, mode, where just about everything else we listen to is some variant of stereo. if you've ever done the experiment where you used all of an amp's power to push only one signal, then hooked it up to do two or more, you know the difference in power. also, i find fewer instances of lower frequencies, which gives them more volume (since they don't have to push the heavier, lower frequency).

i would still like to have total control over the signal received and what to do with it. with the newer electronics appealing to the masses, more and more control is taken away so that you have to rely on what is produced by your electronics equipment - and then decide how to deal with it.

there is no basis in fact for my point of view, just the way i see things.