I must be audiophile illiterate....

[slwiser]

I have to say after reading this series of post and others of similar comparisons, I am completely illiterate when it comes to either describing what I hear or understanding what others are hearing..

For amps:
Splashisness = sloppy = bad

For headphones:
Fuzzy = fuzz = good

Both fuzzy and sloppy seem to be very similar to me in meaning.

Dark side = good. Note to myself: when I saw the movies this was bad.
Light side = good

WOW... Is this a generation gap I am talking about?

I already know I have a hard time with words and now this.....

 

[Teerawit]

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Originally Posted by slwiser For amps: Splashisness = sloppy = bad For headphones: Fuzzy = fuzz = good Both fuzzy and sloppy seem to be very similar to me in meaning. Dark side = good. Note to myself: when I saw the movies this was bad. Light side = good

Fuzziness just refers to coloration, which you determine with your own ears if you like it or not.

All of your "parameters" are totally personal preference-dependent. Your own ears are the judge. Don't let jargon get in the way.

 

[saturnine]

Its all just silly Head-Fi speak. Just do a search and look around for a few hours. You'll understand

 

[Aman]

I have a budding audiophile buddy that describes the sound he hears by comparing the sound to a steak

And, tell you the truth, it works really well.

Example dialogue.

"The portable CD player is like a really dry steak, compared to the Rotel CDP which is like a steak that is cooked just the way I like it, not too chewy or too stiff, not too juicy or too dry."

I think it's creative

 

[Jazper]

right

sloppy amps = bad

fuzz = the degree to which your gear colours the sound, so that you don't hear some of the errors/details in the recording that you don't want to hear. An example would be someone talking in the background during a performance or other little nuances like someone breathing out smoke from a cigarette (which I've heard on a few of my tracks).


Different people have different wants as to how much "fuzz" if any, they want. In my opinion there should be some, but not a whole heap of it.

I like fast amplifiers, fast headphones, and not much fuzz. Other people differ on this point.

ps. I'm just waiting for the ice cream analogy - some people like vanilla, some people like strawberry, I like honeycomb

 

[Jazper]

still on topic, read here :

http://www.stereophile.com//reference/50/index.html

 

[Teerawit]

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Originally Posted by Jazper ps. I'm just waiting for the ice cream analogy - some people like vanilla, some people like strawberry, I like honeycomb

Where's Jahn?

 

[slwiser]

On the same topic check out the Dilbert comix for 8//22 all you pointy hair types...that use such language...

http://www.dilbert.com/comics/dilber...-20050822.html

See you do have a future.


edit takes you directly to the comix of interest...

 

[Elephas]

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Originally Posted by Jazper right sloppy amps = bad fuzz = the degree to which your gear colours the sound, so that you don't hear some of the errors/details in the recording that you don't want to hear. An example would be someone talking in the background during a performance or other little nuances like someone breathing out smoke from a cigarette (which I've heard on a few of my tracks). Different people have different wants as to how much "fuzz" if any, they want. In my opinion there should be some, but not a whole heap of it. I like fast amplifiers, fast headphones, and not much fuzz. Other people differ on this point. ps. I'm just waiting for the ice cream analogy - some people like vanilla, some people like strawberry, I like honeycomb

I thought coloration was different from details.

So this means the RS-1's distinctive coloration masks certain details?

A headphone with a "neutral" coloration (whatever one's definition of neutral is) would then be extremely detailed?

 

[Jazper]

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Originally Posted by Elephas I thought coloration was different from details. So this means the RS-1's distinctive coloration masks certain details? A headphone with a "neutral" coloration (whatever one's definition of neutral is) would then be extremely detailed?

urm.. pretty much

 

[ken36]

Steve,

I have been turned around lots of times. I finally concluded that I'm not very smart and it only matters what my poor, severely limited ears think, at this specific point in time, because in a minute it all might change.