0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic. Read 4217 times.
Somebody actually called at 2AM? That's just bad form.
All this said, you are not wrong to opine that often audio language is just chatter. It becomes this when it is overused. When I come across phraseology by reviewers such as "palpable midrange" or "air around the instruments" or "worth two or three times the price" I grimace or yawn. The words have been used so often they become pap--or, said in a different way, they become boringly popularized to the point that, even though they have meaning, we stop noticing their meaning. I think the meaning is clearest when we are using the language in a relaxed attempt to be precise. If I were to say, "The Cardas wire sounds more mellow and warm, but the Grado wire sounds more dynamic and precise," you know what I mean. If I were to gush, "The Cardas wire made me forget I was listening to headphones and focus on the music, while the Grado headphones didn't distract me from the listening to equipment even though I noticed that my toes were tapping," you would be wondering what pen-name I use when writing for the big audio magazines. My point is: audio now has a language, and it can help us appreciate, communicate, and further what audio engineers are trying to develop if we use it, not sparingly, but in a way that is at one and the same time both precise and creative.
Francis: were you by chance an english teacher in a previous life?
