My all-time favorite is '*danceable cables*'
(http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue32/anjou.htm), which of course
gets back to the tag line of this forum.
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For speakers, my favorite nonsense phrase is fast bass.
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TiredLegs;640520 Wrote:
For speakers, my favorite nonsense phrase is fast bass.
Don't forget over hang, whatever that is supposed to mean.
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ralphpnj
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'Last.fm'
ralphpnj;640531 Wrote:
Don't forget over hang, whatever that is supposed to mean.In the case of
subwoofers at least over hang does have a measurable
meaning. If you envision a very brief pulse being sent to the driver,
after the pulse has ended, the driver continues to reverberate for a
TiredLegs;640534 Wrote:
In the case of subwoofers at least over hang does have a measurable
meaning. If you envision a very brief pulse being sent to the driver,
after the pulse has ended, the driver continues to reverberate for a
period of time. For instrument strings, such reverberations
Haha - love these.
My favourite [in press release for new product] - We've added all
these profound and amazing new features to the new model, including a
1.3% thinner remote control, 3% more space around the RCA inputs, funky
new logo, new design for the power inlet and an all new design for
Oh, and one more:
There's never been a better time to buy than now!
or [variation]
There never will be a better time to buy!
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amey01
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is fond of saying of speakers he likes that, Pitch certainty was
superb.
I could understand if he was reviewing turntables, but... speakers?
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adamdea;639751 Wrote:
Well no: it is interesting but it still does not address the problem of
what adjective is applicable to UK nationals, or the ambiguity of the
adjective British with respect to UK, GB and the British Isles
I was born in England and describe myself as British. I think
Stratmangler;639790 Wrote:
Carry on upsetting the Scots and the Welsh then.
It's them that have problems with the term.
The Scots Welsh I've known have had no problem being called British-
it's being called English they don't like. American ears and listeners
often don't know enough to place
preserves the musical flow with a fabulous sense of body and an
extremely tuneful midrange.
Beat that!
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Goodsounds;639696 Wrote:
Don't forget, there's Northern Ireland too.
If the UK is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,
then why is there not an adjective to describe a citizen (we don't
have those: only subjects, of course) of the UK as opposed to a
citizen of Great
Does this help to explain things?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNu8XDBSn10feature=player_embedded
http://blog.cgpgrey.com/the-united-kingdom-great-britain-england-venn-diagram/
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|Filename: uk-venn.jpg
Quite so but it still does not address the problem of what adjective is
applicable to UK nationals, or the ambiguity of the adjective British
with respect to UK, GB and the British Isles
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adamdea;639751 Wrote:
Well no: it is interesting but it still does not address the problem of
what adjective is applicable to UK nationals, or the ambiguity of the
adjective British with respect to UK, GB and the British Isles
It's really quite simple: if they spell colour with the letter u
ralphpnj;639752 Wrote:
It's really quite simple: if they spell colour with the letter u
they are British and if they don't, i.e. colour is spelled color,
then they are not British. Everything else is just niggling.
Good luck explaining that in Cork.
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adamdea;639757 Wrote:
Good luck explaining that in Cork.
Which is most amusingly in the British Isles.
Love,
From a Scot who has never felt British although his passport disagrees
with him
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To see
adamdea;639757 Wrote:
Good luck explaining that in Cork.
...not to mention Delhi, Sydney, Lagos, etc etc. The sun never sets on
colour with a u.
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adamdea;639757 Wrote:
Good luck explaining that in Cork.
Maybe but as an American I'm only concerned with how well it plays in
Peoria.
See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_it_play_in_Peoria%3F
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ralphpnj
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Snatch - The Transporter -
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I think the best thing to do with respect to the peoples of Britain is
to not attempt to call them anything if you're trying to refer to them
as a whole.
Restrict your comments to something along the lines of in the UK.
Chris :)
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There is no element of personal attack in my
Stratmangler;639763 Wrote:
I think the best thing to do with respect to the peoples of Britain is
to not attempt to call them anything if you're trying to refer to them
as a whole.
Restrict your comments to something along the lines of in the UK.
Chris :)
I'll keep using British, since
Daverz;639788 Wrote:
I'll keep using British, since as far as I can tell my usage is correct.
Carry on upsetting the Scots and the Welsh then.
It's them that have problems with the term.
Chris :)
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There is no element of personal attack in my response.
PRaT: Pace, Timing, and Rhythm. As far as I can tell, this quality has
nothing to do with pace, timing or rhythm, though I can kind of see how
some kind of phase or frequency distortion in the bass might have some
effect on perceptions of it. A lot of bass overhang, say, might
obscure the
Daverz;639691 Wrote:
PRaT: Pace, Timing, and Rhythm. As far as I can tell, this quality has
nothing to do with pace, timing or rhythm, though I can kind of see how
some kind of phase or frequency distortion in the bass might have some
effect on perceptions of it. A lot of bass overhang,
Stratmangler;639692 Wrote:
Who are these British of whom you speak ?
What word should I use instead? English leaves out the Scots and the
Welsh.
According to Wikipedia:
The British (also known as Britons, informally Brits, or archaically
Britishers) are citizens of the United Kingdom, of
Daverz;639694 Wrote:
What word should I use instead? English leaves out the Scots and the
Welsh.
Don't forget, there's Northern Ireland too.
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Stratmangler;639692 Wrote:
I can't think of any population group in the UK who would claim to call
themselves British.
Who calls your countrymen British is most everyone who isn't British.
Germans don't call themselves German, nor do they call their country
Germany. Nor do the locals say
Blacker Blacks are essential in order for microdynamics to usher forth
in the most life-likish audiophile fashion. (that's better than
real).
It either the heavy plating, the magic wire, or heaven knows what else
that is slapping the KABOSH on all those blackish sounding noise
thingies. All
Direct/Reflecting speaker system
You know who you are !
Purveyors of Non sequitur since 1956
P
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real stereo doesn't just wake the neighbors, it -enrages- them.. It is
truly the Golden Age of Wireless
pski's
Curt962;639461 Wrote:
Blacker Blacks are essential in order for microdynamics to usher forth
in the most life-likish audiophile fashion. (that's better than real).
Ah yes, blacker blacks!
And let us not forget (drum roll)...palpability.
Darren
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Curt962;639461 Wrote:
It either the heavy plating, the magic wire, or heaven knows what else
that is slapping the KABOSH on all those blackish sounding noise
thingies. All those kaboshed noise particles pile up in a gritty,
grimy pile in my son's bedroom. What a mess! They could affect
darrenyeats;639467 Wrote:
Ah yes, blacker blacks!
And let us not forget (drum roll)...palpability.
Darren
Dictionary:
palpability: 1. Capable of being handled, touched, or felt; tangible
diarrhea: 1. REALLY palpable. Also known as the Cerwin-Vega effect.
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pski
real stereo doesn't
kappclark;639187 Wrote:
The turntable w/o cartridge is a bargain at $30,000
Perhaps you mean without a tonearm and cartridge - now that's really
quite a bargain.
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ralphpnj
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Snatch - The Transporter -
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'Last.fm'
... enhanced micro-dynamics...
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You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it
ain't what you'd call minimal...
Touch(wired/XP) - Audiolense 3.3/2.0+INGUZ DRC - MF M1 DAC - Linn 5103
- full Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5),
Pekin
Phil Leigh;639263 Wrote:
... enhanced micro-dynamics...
Wow a double winner since first of all what the heck are micro-dynamics
and just how does something enhance something that may not actually
exist to begin with.
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ralphpnj
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ralphpnj;639118 Wrote:
Front panel machined from a solid piece of aircraft quality aluminum.
Have you ever looked closely at an aircraft body? It's nowhere near
smooth and shiny - dents and rivets all over the place.
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cliveb
Transporter - ATC SCM100A
ralphpnj;639265 Wrote:
Wow a double winner since first of all what the heck are micro-dynamics
and just how does something enhance something that may not actually
exist to begin with.
tee hee
...three-dimensional soundstage...
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You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets
ralphpnj;639118 Wrote:
While each of us has their own favorite high end audio nonsense phrase
my personal favorite is:
Front panel machined from a solid piece of aircraft quality
aluminum.
What's yours?
reach-out-and-touch the performers
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magiccarpetride
magiccarpetride;639283 Wrote:
reach-out-and-touch the performers
I'll make sure to buy that system right before I get the new Lindsey
Lohan CD!
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ralphpnj
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Snatch - The Transporter -
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magiccarpetride;639283 Wrote:
reach-out-and-touch the performers
lol!
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darrenyeats
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/richpub/listmania/byauthor/A3H57URKQB8AQO/ref=cm_pdp_content_listmania/203-7606506-5721503.
SB3, SB Touch
While each of us has their own favorite high end audio nonsense phrase
my personal favorite is:
Front panel machined from a solid piece of aircraft quality
aluminum.
What's yours?
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ralphpnj
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Snatch - The Transporter -
Transporter 2 (oops) - Touch
How about, deeper lows and higher highs or it was as if a veil was
lifted. Ha ha.
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darrenyeats
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/richpub/listmania/byauthor/A3H57URKQB8AQO/ref=cm_pdp_content_listmania/203-7606506-5721503.
SB3, SB Touch
more air around the performers
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The turntable w/o cartridge is a bargain at $30,000
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