Words and Sound


Here are some examples of brands' names that sound rather similar to the sound of their equipment.

Hard/Cold/Analytical: Focal, Kef, Bowers & Wilkins, Klipsh, JBL, Wilson, Magico, Tannoy, Splendor, Yamaha, Altec, KLH, Triangle, Alta,Totem, Monitor Audio, Luxman, Krell, Schiit,

Neutral: Tannoy, Naim, Accuphase, Hegel, Pass Labs, Marantz, Rotel

Soft/Warm/Musical: Sonus Faber, Harbeth, Dynaudio, Elac, Vienna Acoustics,  Whaferdale, Audio Note, Gershman, NAD, Audiolab, SucGen, McIntosh, Denon.

Maybe, unconsciously, the founders created the brand names to send like his sound....

 

 

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You know, I never really thought about this before. But what does a world-destroying robot need with diapers?

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Hearing and translating what is heard from any component, cable, rack, etc., …is, well, so subjective, that it is not even funny. Let’s all adjust our hearing aids and measure our ears to add to the subject of what we “hear”. One persons brightness might be another persons cats meow. One persons lack of highs might be another persons “this is the shiznit”, as stated from Little Nicky. 
 

That is why when I read reviews or when I write my own reviews from my own perspective, it is and should be taken with a grain of salt. Sure, when more people, so statistically speaking, write positive things about audio stuff, the tendency is to believe that what is written, is the truth. Well, not entirely true. We all hear differently so you can’t say Tannoy is cold or neutral because it probably is not with certain people. How do audio things get stereotyped into sound categories? A few people write something, or a review, and then, wham, such and such is the best cold analytical device that you can buy…go buy now, because it is sterile in presentation and offers no explanation for its cold sound, a little satire mixed in here. 
 

Theoretical conversation between customer and dealer, Should I get the hard cold B&Ws for my overdamped 3” inch pile carpet listening studio, or the neutral Tannoy for the same room? The room is going to alter to some degree what you hear, on top of your own hearing deficiencies, if any…let’s measure your hearing first, then we can go from there. 
 

Just get what you like and live with the consequences, both, good or bad. You always have the option to experiment and change things up, but not before getting a hearing test, LOL. 

I am not sure how to quote a msg to reply, 

re Perhaps, the OP had too much rum in his eggnog.>> I realize that this theory is bit strange but still... maybe people with thinner names like thinner music... you will agree that the both the words and the sounds od Focal and Klipsh sound colder than Harbeth and Sonus Faber... often strange things happen....

 

re But what does a world-destroying robot need with diapers?>> did not catch that, please explain.

re Hearing and translating >> still I think we can all agree that Focal and Klipsh sounds colder than Harbeth and Sonus Faber.

 

OP.

That's quite the blanket statement. 

You're not only painting with broad strokes, you're using a industrial push broom to do it.