Why is the loudness war even able to happen? Why would you purposefully

Because modern portables don't have the ability to play dynamic music loud enough and it helps it be heard better on the car or bus and most people don't notice.
It's shitty but at least it's steadily improving as vinyl becomes more of a concern and streaming services are implementing volume normalization, which makes brickwalling your album have no advantages.

>put a track from before the 90s on a playlist with songs made during/after the 90s
>have to constantly adjust volume while listening

So is this why vinyl reissues are sometimes lower quality?

>>68572379
Literally everyone does it today. Just accept it gramps.

>>68572877
I'm 18.

>>68572984
>wah i was born in the wrong generation

>>68573070
Sure.

>>68572792
>not using replaygain

>>68573144
You really should have never responded to that guy

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>>68573244
Yeah but the thread bumps so it's all good.

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cuz Oasis thought it was a good idea to layer a dozen guitars at the same time.

>>68572816
There are multiple factors behind that
>mass scale bootlegging
>major label apathy
>lazy remastering procedures, e.g. mastering from a CD quality master or brickwalled digital remaster
>poor vinyl pressing quality

>>68573347
Ah, thanks. I'll look more into that. It's a shame really