(Goth, Non-conformist) [LP] [24/96] The Cure / The Cure - 2004, FLAC (tracks), lossless

I can't believe I spent $40 on this record; it is my least favorite Cure album, even "The Top" and "4:13 Dream" are better. At least it is listenable with some dynamics.

Pro-Ject RM 1.3; Ortofon Super OM + JICO 30; Pro-Ject Phono Box II USB; PreSonus FireStudio Mobile ; WaveLab Elements 8; iZotope RX 3

Bought used. In good shape. Spinclean + my usual prep.

There are a few false peaks, one could easily get another 0.46dB out of this with a good limiter plugin without any quality change. Based on eyeballing the waveforms, this is 3dB quieter than the US special edition of the CD, far more dynamic.

foobar2000 1.3.1 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2015-04-06 23:28:11

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Analyzed: The Cure / The Cure
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -0.57 dB -14.43 dB 4:06 01-Lost
DR11 -0.26 dB -12.90 dB 5:12 02-Labyrinth
DR10 -1.28 dB -12.31 dB 4:38 03-Before Three
DR11 -0.46 dB -14.03 dB 4:19 04-Truth Goodness and Beauty
DR11 -0.01 dB -12.13 dB 3:42 05-The End of the World
DR11 -1.53 dB -14.36 dB 4:22 06-Anniversary
DR11 -0.16 dB -12.71 dB 4:08 07-Us or Them
DR11 -0.71 dB -13.33 dB 4:36 08-Fake
DR10 -1.10 dB -13.15 dB 4:29 01-alt.end
DR11 -0.44 dB -12.81 dB 2:57 02-(I Don’t Know What’s Going) On
DR11 -0.02 dB -11.91 dB 3:18 03-Taking Off
DR11 -0.09 dB -12.13 dB 4:03 04-Never
DR11 -0.91 dB -13.86 dB 10:14 05-The Promise
DR13 -1.26 dB -16.05 dB 3:26 06-Going Nowhere
DR11 -0.84 dB -14.14 dB 7:11 07-This Morning
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Number of tracks: 15
Official DR value: DR11

Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2708 kbps
Codec: FLAC

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