On Sun, 2020-01-12 at 14:43 -0800, ToddAndMargo via users wrote:
> Fedora 31, x64
> vlc-3.0.9-22.fc31.x86_64
>
> I just downloaded
>
> $ youtube-dl --audio-format best --audio-quality 0
>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8Tkyj_KS98
>
> And in Firefox, I loaded the URL in one tab and the
> downloaded file in another. Side by side, there is
> no difference. Parole is no difference than Firefox
> either.
>
> But loading the file into VLC, distortion city,
> especially around 1:45.
>
> What the heck ????
Have you pushed the playback volume up above 100%?