i was comparing the qobuz version of Dirt by Alice in Chains with my vinyl pressing (both 2022 remasters) and i noticed that the digital version is a little too bright and it felt more compressed (drums in vinyl are more punchy). I am curious about why, especially about why the qobuz version sounds brighter.thanks
Bro what planet are you living on? This is a wild take and means nothing in the context of music production and recording.
Analog vastly restricted dynamic range due to noise floor competition, and most of the flavor we like is a clamping down on dynamic range into total harmonic distortion. If anything digital recording has vastly increased the dynamic range possibilities that weren’t possible before in exchange for a very hard ceiling of loudness.
I’d take a look inward for all your wild distortion problems. Half of those scenarios won’t cause distortion under like any circumstance.