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What is note weight? (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by Shadow_Asii@alien.top to c/headphones@hi-fi.community

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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?

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[–] tubularfool@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

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...

[–] Ophanil@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Lol redditors do not believe in anything 😂

[–] dongas420@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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

t. biggest brained arr headphones user

[–] tubularfool@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

"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.top 1 points 11 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".