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Nonsensical audio terms
« on: January 17, 2013, 04:46:04 AM »

"Musical"
"Wire-with-Gain"
Add: "Prat"

If anything, those two terms have negative connotations to me. I'm bored.
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Re: Nonsensical audio terms
« Reply #1 on: January 17, 2013, 04:56:40 AM »

In what way is "wire-with-gain" negative?
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Re: Nonsensical audio terms
« Reply #2 on: January 17, 2013, 04:59:20 AM »

^ There's no such thing.  It's a nonsensical claim.  At least it you take it seriously.  It makes more sense if you don't and apply a relative context rather than absolute standards.


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Re: Nonsensical audio terms
« Reply #3 on: January 17, 2013, 05:06:53 AM »

Ah. so trying to achieve wire-with-gain is like trying to reach infinity.

yeah, its complete nonsense to describe current amp technology as having achieved anywhere close.
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Re: Nonsensical audio terms
« Reply #4 on: January 17, 2013, 05:11:40 AM »

Probably the worst thing is when people ask:

Q - What does it sound like?
A - It sounds like nothing.  (it's wire w/ gain, totally transparent, yada yada)
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Re: Nonsensical audio terms
« Reply #5 on: January 17, 2013, 05:11:58 AM »

I've heard "wire with gain" attributed to amps with these characteristics (it's all over the place)
  • Amps designed by disciples of Douglas Self.
  • Polite sounding solid state amps.
  • Strident and nasty solid state amps. <-- somewhat common usage
  • Sterile and boring/flat solid state amps. <-- most common usage.
Every time, I hear "wire-with-gain", I tend to assume either bright or boring (as in committing errors of omission.) Ultimately the term is a cop-out and doesn't mean anything.
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Re: Nonsensical audio terms
« Reply #6 on: January 17, 2013, 05:14:28 AM »

Probably the worst thing is when people ask:

Q - What does it sound like?
A - It sounds like nothing.  (it's wire w/ gain, totally transparent, yada yada)


Yeah, you know me and I assume you are riling me up.

A: It sounds like nothing. (it's wire w/ gain, totally transparent, yada yada)
Purrin: Fuck you.
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Re: Nonsensical audio terms
« Reply #7 on: January 17, 2013, 05:14:42 AM »

Here's another.  'Tube sound'.  More misused than being outright nonsensical.
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Re: Nonsensical audio terms
« Reply #8 on: January 17, 2013, 05:17:58 AM »

I've heard "wire with gain" attributed to amps with these characteristics (it's all over the place)
  • Amps designed by disciples of Douglas Self.
  • Polite sounding solid state amps.
  • Strident and nasty solid state amps. <-- somewhat common usage
  • Sterile and boring/flat solid state amps. <-- most common usage.
Every time, I hear "wire-with-gain", I tend to assume either bright or boring (as in committing errors of omission.) Ultimately the term is a cop-out and doesn't mean anything.

Sounds like it's kind of the "revealing" of the amp world.  Anytime someone says a headphone is revealing what they really mean is that it's bright and resonant.  Switching the word around is more accurate.  The bad recording is revealing the colorations of the headphone. 

In fact, anytime someone even talks about recording quality when they're talking about a headphone, they have colored headphones. 
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Re: Nonsensical audio terms
« Reply #9 on: January 17, 2013, 05:23:11 AM »

Here's another.  'Tube sound'.  More misused than being outright nonsensical.

I feel the term Lebenesque is more precise.
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