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Originally Posted by anotherday
What does all this mean?
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In simple terms, the dynamic range refers to the difference in loudness between the loudest parts of a recording and the softest parts. A larger range is better, because there's more variation in the sound. When people talk about compression in terms of audio recordings, it means that the range is reduced; quieter instruments are raised in volume to be equally as loud as the louder instruments. The result can be a muddied mess that can be fatiguing on the ears after awhile.
In recent years, the trend has been to master recordings using more dynamic compression (note the difference in score between Bat I and HCTB, for instance). One of the main reasons for this tendency is the way that people tend to listen to music these days; music that is more compressed and louder sounds "better" on cheap earbuds and computer speakers than less compressed music. But, you lose a lot of "space" in the music.
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Originally Posted by CarylB
Might I ever care?
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If you're happy with the way the music sounds, probably not. But more and more music listeners are starting to take notice and care about it.