Headphones

If you haven't read Crins post on this, you should.

https://crinacle.com/2020/04/19/the-big-breakdown-ranking-list-update/

As already demonstrated in this comment section, these kinds of audiophile terms really annoy some people because they aren't super easy to define. While it is possible to find and pinpoint many subjective things in objective data, it's bloody difficult and confusing. Plus, we all have different ear canals, taste, and levels of ear training. This isn't to say that there's a lot of confirmation bias going around. There definitely is. But these subjective terms are still useful tools for describing the subjective experience. The fact of the matter is that objectively captured data is also liable to being misinterpreted. So in my opinion, you need to learn how to evaluate both subjective and objective data points.

If you think of a drum kit, the tom-tom could be said to have more note weight than the snare. A fat smash on the tom will give a big bong! sound coming all the way from the bass and saturating the upper harmonics with vibrato. That's heavy note weight. Listen to Pet Sounds and you'll get the idea. On the other hand, the dink! of the rightmost keys on a piano could be considered a light note weight.

The Headphone Show on YT has done some videos about these audiophile terms. It's worth a watch.

https://www.youtube.com/@TheHEADPHONEShow/search?query=terms