[wuwhere]

"This ____ sounds dark".
 
I guess some people can hear with their eyes.

 

[tuoppi]

"Musical" when describing the sound of something.
 
I have no idea what that means. There are many other terms that also make no sense when describing a sound, but I think that is the one that baffles me the most and people use it all the time.
 

 

[JamesMcProgger]

"I recommend the M50"

 

[PointyFox]

"Welcome to Head-Fi, sorry about your wallet. "

Also, calling reduced treble "veiled" and increased treble "detailed".

 

[ubitwarr]

Quote:

"I recommend the M50"

lol
 

 

[revolink24]

"It competes with products several times its price"

 

[MicroNik]

"Take this with a grain of salt."

 

[Surruk]

"whats a good budget amp to use with K70x"
 
I may be pretty now here, but i cant believe how often this crops up. you would assume that people would find the answer they are looking for in one of the billion existing threads, they make up a fair chunk of the forum after all.

 

[jackmccabe]

"I suggest you buy this insert $2000 dac for your insert $200 headphones "

 

[Tiemen]

You have to burn them in for at least hundreds of hours, before they open up and reveal what they're really capable of.....

 

[Mkubota1]

Quote:

You have to burn them in for at least hundreds of hours, before they open up and reveal what they're really capable of.....

"When I first took them out of the box and listened to them, they were harsh and I could barely listen to them.  After about 48 hours of burn-in though, they have settled down."

 

[MicroNik]

"I'm by no means an audiophile."

 

[KingStyles]

Even my wife can hear the difference who isnt an audiophile.

 

[Hi-Finthen]

" Yes, the obvious improvement in the presentation with component "X" , made my jaw drop to the floor, good "
 
- A night and day difference , when I closed my eyes

 

[attenuated 3db]

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(a.k.a. "sound signature")