I’ve heard it being used in several reviews and comments, most notably it’s column being removed from Crinacle’s database. I know it might generally deal with lower mids and higher bass, though I have no idea what it definitively is. I tried to find out what it is, but I couldn’t find any info other than mentions of it on several subreddits as well as Google. So what is note weight definitively, and why did Crinacle have a column for it in the first place, then neglect it and ultimately remove it?

  • tubularfool@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    A meaningless, subjective and unquantifiable property that some audiophiles like to apply to gear - in the same way that Wine Nerds say things like "Has notes of unwashed Levis, enmeshed with a hint of a teen mother’s regret" when reviewing some cheap Merlot.

    See also “musicality”, “texture”, “immediacy”, “slam” etc…

    • dongas420@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      “tonal effects are a meaningless audiofool myth. so is timbre and things sounding enjoyable”

      t. biggest brained arr headphones user

      • tubularfool@alien.topBEnglish
        1·
        10 months ago

        t. biggest brained arr headphones user

        I know most of those words, but I am having trouble parsing this.

        That’s probably on me dude - apologies.

        • dongas420@alien.topBEnglish
          1·
          10 months ago

          “i do not know what any of the terminology i am using actually means but will choose to offer my enlightened commentary on it anyway”

          t. the most intelligent headphones subreddit poster

          • tubularfool@alien.topBEnglish
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            10 months ago

            p. Hey - I am always open to learning from the experts!

            j. If you can teach me or show me the best resource to understand the terminology that I don’t understand, then I am all yours.

            r. “Note Weight” as per OP is a good start and I would love to get to grips with “Musicality”.