darthsean19

Hey Serj, long time fan of both SoaD and your solo work, especially ORCA.

Would you be able to somehow get more System of a Down vinyl printed? Anything that exists currently seems extremely limited and costs an arm and a leg on eBay. I know you've put out records for your solo work, and I'd love to get some SoaD as well to add to my collection.

Also, have you seen Buckethead without his mask?

Thanks for all you've done musically as well as politically, and your work as an activist. You've been a big inspiration in my life, especially concerning the Armenian Genocide.

To be frank and likely pretentious, I'd love to have everyone who complains about dynamic range also list their setup components and dB at which they listen. Almost every single AVR has options for Loudness or Late Night that will even things out, as well as Dialogue Normalization. VLC has many of those same options if you're watching on a computer.

If someone is watching through built-in TV speakers, what is the percentage that are hearing a 5.1 track downmixed to stereo? Even then, most TV speakers are straight garbage. Why mix for the lowest common denominator?

Are people watching via a compressed TV broadcast? A 700Mb pirated version of the film with lossy audio?

There are so many factors that can play into this. I've not had a single issue with any of Nolan's films using a proper stereo track or the surround mixes through my 5.1 setup, via streaming or hard copy. Haven't seen the recent ones in theaters so I can't comment on that.

Standup specials without a good compressor on the comedian are unbearable.

Fair enough, assuming your listening position is also fairly close to center. How loud do you usually watch? I feel confident that people in apartments will tend to have lower overall volume which can only be offset by software adjustment so much. Perhaps the best solution, which I have seen a few times, is to offer a "dialogue-enhanced" track alongside the others.

Are you into 80s pop as much as Dennis? If so/if not, what're some of your favorite bands?

Thanks to his musical tastes, I've started listening to Steve Winwood and the entire Top Gun soundtrack.