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Topic - MOST OVERUSED WORDS IN AUDIO REVIEWS - bobwood 08:03:19 12/8/05 (119)

• "Toe Tapping" - AbeCollins 11:24:58 12/11/05 (0)
• "Speakers smell like a carp" - Troutbum 12:18:55 12/10/05 (5)
• Agree, and "woofers flapping like flounders" isanother. [nt] - chris.redmond2@bushinternet.com 15:23:44 12/10/05 (4)
• Faceplate with the sheen of a salmon...N/T - musetap 23:00:01 12/10/05 (3)
• "Someone in the speakers is trying to contact me!!" - Troutbum 06:56:19 12/11/05 (2)
• Probably the "Voicecoils of God"? [nt] - chris.redmond2@bushinternet.com 11:27:01 12/11/05 (0)
• I used to get that when the system was OFF. B4 proper isolation of course...N/T - musetap 11:17:20 12/11/05 (0)
• Re: MOST OVERUSED WORDS IN AUDIO REVIEWS - Lateguestsnomore 05:56:35 12/10/05 (0)
• air - J.Mac 17:14:03 12/9/05 (0)
• "Raffamaffascratch" - axolotl 17:02:52 12/9/05 (0)
• not trace of grain - Shane from AUS 14:45:16 12/9/05 (0)
• For a change, MOST UNDERUSED WORDS THAT I'D LIKE TO SEE. - jsm 12:38:07 12/9/05 (1)
• "overpriced", "snake oil" (nt) - Markw* 00:22:08 12/10/05 (0)
• "Like getting a new record collection" - DustyC 11:12:48 12/9/05 (0)
• "lower noise floor" - SLL 10:59:13 12/9/05 (1)
• blacker blacks - J.Mac 16:51:14 12/9/05 (0)
• bootilicious ... (nt) - JeffR 10:20:43 12/9/05 (1)
• Re: bootilicious ... (nt) - jb3 02:46:00 12/10/05 (0)
• "eschew" - Ping 08:39:52 12/9/05 (6)
• so you eschew "eschew"? nt - 437A 18:17:38 12/9/05 (3)
• Yes. It tends to obfuscate meaning and is unduly sesquipedelian. (nt) - axolotl 11:41:40 12/10/05 (2)
• My all-time favorite bumpersticker is "ESCHEW OBFUSCATION" nt - lanny 14:42:36 12/10/05 (1)
• Absoloootely!! :-)) nt - andyr 08:02:32 12/15/05 (0)
• Gesundheit!! [nt] - Todd Krieger 11:39:31 12/9/05 (0)
• Put it on your other foot! ;-) (NT) - Kal Rubinson 10:01:25 12/9/05 (0)
• "Sounds like tubes"...... - Chuck Y 08:23:36 12/9/05 (3)
• Answer... - RGA 21:16:21 12/11/05 (0)
• that tube magic - J.Mac 16:51:48 12/9/05 (1)
• the warmth of tubes - J.Mac 16:52:10 12/9/05 (0)
• CD - 3Fates 06:29:34 12/9/05 (0)
• I like it so much I am buying the review sample ... - reelsmith. 06:00:55 12/9/05 (0)
• Re: blah, blah, blah - Jeff52 04:51:59 12/9/05 (1)
• Higly recommended - J.Mac 17:15:24 12/9/05 (0)
• For only $$$$ , our mods will take it to a whole new level ... (nt) - PorkPieHat 01:57:01 12/9/05 (0)
• "Best..." - every bloody component seems to be best some how somewhere! [nt] - Steve Cortez 01:49:08 12/9/05 (0)
• "palpable", "the walls disappeared", "my notes lay untouched on the floor as I...", "farky" (nt) - Guy F 01:42:58 12/9/05 (1)
• Oh! Almost forgot "tightens the bass" and "sweetens the treble" (nt) - Guy F 03:32:52 12/9/05 (0)
• "drop dead gorgeous" - Dibble 00:23:30 12/9/05 (0)
• I'm glad to see others are getting burned out - warnerwh 22:44:35 12/8/05 (3)
• We used to have a tonic in the form of the late lamented and much anticipated (by me) 'Listener'. -t - jusbe 01:30:08 12/9/05 (2)
• the trend in reviews is for a more personal story...... - jdouglas51 06:20:46 12/9/05 (1)
• Say what you will about Corey Greenberg, - powermatic 07:41:11 12/9/05 (0)
• LUSH! (nt) - Presto 22:29:14 12/8/05 (0)
• ...Removes a veil between me and the music - tetsuo 12/8/0518:52:48 12/8/05 (0)
• "loaded" - troporobo 18:42:06 12/8/05 (0)
• This baby's getting a Class A recommendation from me! (nt) - Paul_A 18:41:29 12/8/05 (2)
• Re: This baby's getting a Class A recommendation from me! (nt) - jdouglas51 10:47:48 12/9/05 (0)
• Wot?!!! No A+? That's cold man! nt - 5842 06:13:11 12/9/05 (0)
• Re: MOST OVERUSED WORDS IN AUDIO REVIEWS - suretyguy 18:10:59 12/8/05 (0)
• Great imaging. - RGA 16:57:41 12/8/05 (0)
• "You'd have to spend x# of times it's cost to get better sound." nt - sjb 16:57:31 12/8/05 (0)
• Re: Just type in s-t-e-r-e-o-p-h-i-l-e.c-o-m - SamA 16:46:07 12/8/05 (0)
• Don't concern yourself with how it sounds - here's the measurements (nt) - kerr 16:00:23 12/8/05 (0)
• Re: MOST OVERUSED WORDS IN AUDIO REVIEWS - DeeCee 15:25:32 12/8/05 (0)
• Even my wife in the kitchen could tell the difference (nt) - tommytube 15:09:43 12/8/05 (0)
• "This Musical Fidelity ((FILL IN BLANK)) is fabulous." - shamburg 15:07:14 12/8/05 (0)
• "Unexpected" - Kenn 15:06:53 12/8/05 (0)
• Creamy highs :) - Mike in NJ 13:56:22 12/8/05 (0)
• Worthy of your consideration and good buy for the money. - Norm 13:54:40 12/8/05 (0)
• Maybe "toe tapping"... - Jimmy C. 13:32:44 12/8/05 (0)
• fit 'n' finish - powermatic 12:30:42 12/8/05 (3)
• Yeah, but if you have truly transparent speakers, - bwkendall 15:09:06 12/8/05 (2)
• Re: Yeah, but if you have truly transparent speakers, - powermatic 17:03:28 12/8/05 (1)
• I tried to type it that way. I really did. - bwkendall 18:53:45 12/8/05 (0)
• WOW!! - MikeInSeattle 12:26:53 12/8/05 (0)
• It was like a veil had been lifted - dave c 12:22:21 12/8/05 (2)
• hehe...so many veils have been lifted, the tide must surely be turning against fundamentalist Islam :-) nt - 5692 16:02:59 12/8/05 (1)
• LOL... nt - Elizabeth 05:57:45 12/9/05 (0)
• shortest answer in aa history - musiclistener 12:15:42 12/8/05 (1)
• Another quote for you - JerryS 11:35:10 12/10/05 (0)
• gets out of the way of the music - bradp 11:50:12 12/8/05 (2)
• That's My Favorite Line..... - Todd Krieger 12:20:08 12/8/05 (1)
• Re: That's My Favorite Line..... - marc g. 15:15:26 12/8/05 (0)
• Re: MOST OVERUSED WORDS IN AUDIO REVIEWS - Vik 11:45:46 12/8/05 (0)
• Liquid and dry - PabloP 11:32:05 12/8/05 (0)
• I would be very happy listening to (inexpensive) product X forever... - SalD 11:29:24 12/8/05 (0)
• "Best ________ I've ever heard" - Joe P 11:29:05 12/8/05 (0)
• Raises the bar... a real breakthrough... forgot the hardware, just enjoyed the music. - SalD 11:28:01 12/8/05 (0)
• Good reviewers - MusicLover 11:25:03 12/8/05 (3)
• Huh? - bwkendall 18:43:42 12/9/05 (0)
• Re: Good reviewers - Rob Doorack 12:29:02 12/9/05 (0)
• Scariest words... - mkuller 12:20:57 12/9/05 (0)
• What an incredibly fetid and festering pile of stinkin' crap. - driver8 11:24:12 12/8/05 (0)
• "Transparent" - Big Dave 11:10:07 12/8/05 (1)
• Imagery influencing hearing - Caymus 11:29:39 12/8/05 (0)
• great value, out performing products costing X times more...nt. - tiberian 11:03:36 12/8/05 (0)
• All of them. I haven't read a review in years that didn't seem like a parody. [nt] - J.Mac 11:03:33 12/8/05 (0)
• Astonishing (nt) - Craiger56@aol.com 10:52:15 12/8/05 (0)
• PRAT - Caymus 10:39:08 12/8/05 (1)
• Very good! It's not even a word, and what's more - markrohr 12:05:29 12/8/05 (0)
• at (insert crazy price) it must be considered a bargain - bradp 10:33:21 12/8/05 (0)
• "When I listened to..." (Insert extremely obscure 50s album here) - Doc Sarvis 10:25:00 12/8/05 (0)
• "An excellent value at $10,000" - Doc Sarvis 10:21:35 12/8/05 (0)
• "Revealing..." - Doc Sarvis 10:19:38 12/8/05 (1)
• Agreed. -t - Get *revealing* out of audio society 10:37:05 12/8/05 (0)
• At the rate of improvement noted in the press, audio system would have surpassed live years ago. - Pjay 09:57:49 12/8/05 (0)
• "My wife, who is not an audiophile... - 5692 09:47:23 12/8/05 (0)
• Re: MOST OVERUSED WORDS IN AUDIO REVIEWS - middleground 09:46:54 12/8/05 (0)
• X component BLOWS AWAY Y component. (what is it, a leaf blower?) nt - Toddd 09:43:28 12/8/05 (0)
• Re: MOST OVERUSED WORDS IN AUDIO REVIEWS - Quint 09:26:40 12/8/05 (0)
• "The speakers disappeared..." - jbmcb 09:20:38 12/8/05 (2)
• ... "I discovered I had been burgled"... nt - dave c 12:17:10 12/8/05 (1)
• Heh... - jbmcb 12:59:26 12/8/05 (0)
• "I cannot imagine a better sounding [fill in the blank] at anywhere near its price." - E-Stat 09:18:52 12/8/05 (1)
• I didn't even have to read your post - Ken Perkins 10:15:37 12/8/05 (0)
• my peeves - hifitommy 09:15:01 12/8/05 (0)
• The difference was not subtle - Greg W 09:10:37 12/8/05 (0)
• sound, sounds, sounded, sounding, sounded like.... - jeme 09:05:28 12/8/05 (0)
• Performs as well as items costing several times as much - Schu 09:03:54 12/8/05 (3)
• And, of course, those items are never, ever mentioned. (nt) - SalD 12:42:01 12/8/05 (2)
• Great point! Do the Audio Critic and Sensible Sound name names or - Don T 20:32:36 12/8/05 (0)
• Sometimes they might mention one of the also rans.... - suits_me 20:09:51 12/8/05 (0)
• I heard things I've never heard before.....nt - ajedwardsjr 09:03:05 12/8/05 (0)
• I was agog.... - JimL 09:01:50 12/8/05 (0)
• I found myself...... - geoff 08:50:05 12/8/05 (0)
• yeah, "jaw dropping" always gets me... - mhardy6647 08:39:46 12/8/05 (3)
• I actually witnessed this once :) - MWG-44 10:35:40 12/8/05 (2)
• Re: I actually witnessed this once :) - porziob@aol.com 17:17:53 12/8/05 (1)
• Re: I actually witnessed this once :) - MWG-44 20:04:41 12/8/05 (0)

Follow Ups

• ...Removes a veil between me and the music - tetsuo 12/8/0518:52:48 12/8/05 (0)