A system , comprising: a processor ; and a memory connected to the processor to store instructions executed by the processor to: retrieve playback statistics from at least two of a plurality of devices, wherein the playback statistics comprise audio attributes or video attributes associated with a plurality of instances of playback of a set of specified content having non-uniform parameters corresponding to the audio attributes or the video attributes across different playback instances for the set of specified content; perform an aggregation of the playback statistics , wherein the aggregation comprises a non-uniform distribution of the audio attributes or the video attributes associated with the playback of the specified content; identify a mean value of the non-uniform distribution based on the aggregation; and establish a playback configuration for the specified content based upon the mean value, wherein the playback configuration comprises playback parameters corresponding to the audio attributes or the video attributes across different playback instances for the set of specified content, and wherein the playback parameters are more uniform than the non-uniform parameters, with respect to the mean value of the non-uniform distribution. a processor ; and a memory connected to the processor to store instructions executed by the processor to: retrieve playback statistics from at least two of a plurality of devices, wherein the playback statistics comprise audio attributes or video attributes associated with a plurality of instances of playback of a set of specified content having non-uniform parameters corresponding to the audio attributes or the video attributes across different playback instances for the set of specified content; perform an aggregation of the playback statistics , wherein the aggregation comprises a non-uniform distribution of the audio attributes or the video attributes associated with the playback of the specified content; identify a mean value of the non-uniform distribution based on the aggregation; and establish a playback configuration for the specified content based upon the mean value, wherein the playback configuration comprises playback parameters corresponding to the audio attributes or the video attributes across different playback instances for the set of specified content, and wherein the playback parameters are more uniform than the non-uniform parameters, with respect to the mean value of the non-uniform distribution. retrieve playback statistics from at least two of a plurality of devices, wherein the playback statistics comprise audio attributes or video attributes associated with a plurality of instances of playback of a set of specified content having non-uniform parameters corresponding to the audio attributes or the video attributes across different playback instances for the set of specified content; perform an aggregation of the playback statistics , wherein the aggregation comprises a non-uniform distribution of the audio attributes or the video attributes associated with the playback of the specified content; identify a mean value of the non-uniform distribution based on the aggregation; and establish a playback configuration for the specified content based upon the mean value, wherein the playback configuration comprises playback parameters corresponding to the audio attributes or the video attributes across different playback instances for the set of specified content, and wherein the playback parameters are more uniform than the non-uniform parameters, with respect to the mean value of the non-uniform distribution. <EOS>