Most annoying terminology used by audiophile today?

[Satellite_6]

"organic" or "analog"
 
All music is synthetic, and all the music we hear is analog, so What?
 
Also, looking back at the last two pages, there is absolutely no such thing as the "Sennheiser veil," and I don't really understand the difference between a "fast" or "slow" headphone either. . . . hopefully all headphones play music at the same speed. '-_-
 

 

[chinesekiwi]

oh there is such a thing as the 'Sennheiser veil'...when you have three Sennheiser headphones on the same exact setup and two of them have a veil like I experienced....
 
As I've said before, the most annoying is definitely the blatant misuse of 'balanced' or 'neutral' to describe non-balanced sounding headphones. e.g. Both the M50 and K701 are called 'balanced'...what a joke.

 

[kandamrgam]

Not necessarily annoying, but I have heard of "creamy", "milky", "syrupy", "liquidy", "juicy", "meaty" and my favourite "buttery"

 

[finbad]

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You're correct both in that a WIDE latitude is seemingly allowed by even the more professional reviewers as to exactly what they mean using these somewhat subjective terms enclosed , as well as Darth Nut's extensive definition of "Headstage" being a great resource for that terms usage .

I thought my post would be useful to some readers though obviously not pointedly yourself perhaps, now with further information , though the one word previous post had me wondering ...

I believe the root of the problem is the triangulation of the complexity of what is trying to be conveyed (specific instance of software & hardware components as a system compared to some reference and its sound as reproduced by one listeners experience ) , the inadequacy of these symbolic words where degrees of intensity are difficult to convey in contrast as well, then the readers understanding by definition , experience (reference) and imagination as to what otherwise should be a clear and precise words definition...

Always problematic painting an accurate image for a reader with language and moreso when the subject is what is being heard by the author ...

I remember when I had my Grado RS-2s , there was hardly any headstage to speak of for the separation of individual instruments upon the imaginary stage vs lets say , and in contrast to my K-701s with the same gear upstream as well as music / software , just for instance, etc ...

Happy listening !

This fellow may be on to something - or he well maybe a practiced convincing bull Sh!t artist. Can't be sure ;')

Reviewers telling readers how their "jaw hit the floor" or "Night and day difference" a given component makes in terms of improvements justifying the price increase over the components previous iteration.

Happy listening !

 

[G8torbyte]

Not necessarily annoying, but I have heard of "creamy", "milky", "syrupy", "liquidy", "juicy", "meaty" and my favourite "buttery"

True, I see those descriptions a lot when referring to the output sound characteristics of tube amps in comparison to solid-state. I don't mind the food analogies since it is a matter of taste and kind of makes me hungry for a treat. One that confused and annoyed me for a while was "plankton" which I figured means small details?

 

[kandamrgam]

True, I see those descriptions a lot when referring to the output sound characteristics of tube amps in comparison to solid-state. I don't mind the food analogies since it is a matter of taste and kind of makes me hungry for a treat. One that confused and annoyed me for a while was "plankton" which I figured means small details?

That certainly takes the cake here! I legit laughed. I think it means detail retrieval, maybe micro details.

 

[2leftears]

'smearing transients, like drum hits', when looking at 50 microsecond ripple artefacts at -50dB or so...

 

[g4ndr1k]

The term “musical” has always confused me. Aren’t we all listening to music?

 

[2leftears]

The term “musical” has always confused me. Aren’t we all listening to music?

You would hope so, but some folk here seem to spend more time listening to their equipment than to music.

Not criticising that, but it does then become a different hobby/pastime really:

• Is your interest music and you want some good headphones to enjoy listening to it?
• Or is your hobby headphones, and do you use music to enjoy comparing headphones?

Of course for many it can be both; from personal experience I have found the priory shifts as you get older and realise how little time there is left to discover more of the unique brilliant music out there.

My advice: don't waste too much time in your 'younger' years listening to the same 'audiophile recordings' over and over again on different equipment (trust me, at some point you'll get fed up with those pieces of music). Instead, once you reach a 'good enough' level use your time differently: go digging and discover all those underrepresented brilliant musicians and bands who aren't promoted and struggle to get noticed.

 

[Redcarmoose]

One that I find interesting was a while back, a member collected equipment from all over the United States and even parts of Europe (I was in the room). Took about 3-5 years to complete his system, then explained that the newer amps in service still needed to settle. Meaning that the very last part of the equation (which was placed on wood floor-risers, and elaborate anti-vibration mechanisms) still needed a few days to reach peak performance. Burn-in was already done, but settle-in was not yet achieved. I simply nodded my head. Maybe, maybe not.....but the psychological and hearing heath of the listener was only biased afterwards........and there could be (perceived) ramifications of the tone not being optimal. The 120v/240v was optimized, the turntable set-up, and even the speakers and pre-amplifier fully ready to go, but not the amplifiers.