Definitions For Dummies

baboon
baboon Posts: 60
edited May 2005 in Troubleshooting
Hi, I been a Polk dude for months and learned a few things here and even took advice from forum members in things to buy and etc

However I still get confused by the words used in the audiophile language. Sometimes I'm affraid to ask what certain words mean because it might make me look stupid and embarrased. But what the heck, I just wanted to make a list of words and maybe ppl here can defined them to me.

*Soundstage

*Warm Sounding

*Bright Sounding

*Spacious Sounding

*Open

*Presence
(e.g. more of a sense of presence in the soundstage with music)

*More I cant remember or think of

Thanks!
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,561
    edited April 2005
    The only dumb question is the one you don't ask.

    This list should keep you busy for awhile,
    http://www.kiwirant.com/articles/audiophileterms.html
    Political Correctness'.........defined

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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,561
    edited April 2005
    Here's another, http://www.audiovideo101.com/dictionary/audiophile.asp
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited April 2005
    audiophile:

    "audiophile - listed as a sickness for which there truly is no cure in the national psychology manual. Symptoms usually include: lack of money, large periods of time spent alone with only music as their company, a compulsion to spend large periods of their free and work time posting useless and pointless posts on web sites like Head-Fi, DIYAudio, or HeadWize, and is usually accompanied by a severe case of upgraditis. They are deemed as being deluded by their family members (especially their spouse), aloof by their friends, and abusive by their wallet. The funny thing is that they normally find a close kindred with audio salesman and other sufferers of this sickness."

    hee hee hee. I don't know anyone of these people.

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  • BobMcG
    BobMcG Posts: 1,585
    edited May 2005
    I can see you've had help with the first ones but the last one,
    *More I cant remember or think of

    I'm quite familiar with. Ok...









    What was the question? :confused:
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  • aaharvel
    aaharvel Posts: 4,489
    edited May 2005
    "audiophile - listed as a sickness for which there truly is no cure in the national psychology manual."

    "High." My name is Andrew and I'm an audiophile.



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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited May 2005
    Yeah, but support groups shouldn't include a bunch of enablers like us.
    "SOME PEOPLE CALL ME MAURICE,
    CAUSE I SPEAK OF THE POMPITIOUS OF LOVE"
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