QUOTE (CantStopThinkingBig @ May 6 2012, 12:31 PM) Maybe this is just my imagination, but listening to HF on my iPod I always notice it sounds significantly quieter than all my other Rush songs. Maybe they're purposely mixing CA at a lower volume to preserve the dynamic range? I heard Porcupine Tree does the same thing with their albums.
I have noticed this as well and was wondering what was going on. Headlong Flight definitely seems to have an inherent lower volume.