Audio Community Phrases or Sayings that Make You Cringe.....

[ferninando]

"Clinical". I have no idea what that means when applied to sound.

how bout 'sterile with no emotion or warmth and smells like rubbing alcohol".
just a guess.

 

[ferninando]

of course i realize all these phrases are new talk speach, cool , hip , jive, with it, modern and sofisticated used by the cell phone generation who know it all and has all the answers so they can text away without being understood. its called evolution. out with the old and in with the new, survival of the fitest. IMO.......barf

 

[sKiZo]

ACPOSTMYC!

 

[MannyE]

ACPOSTMYC

Did you mean: ACROSTIC?

 

[sKiZo]

DYMA?

(Some of us feel the need to abbreviate most anything we see, like maybe there's some sort of pixel shortage)

must ... resist ... arghhhhhh!!!!

(SOUFTNTAMAWSLMTSSOPS!)

 

[MannyE]

LOL (I too failed to resist)

 

[John James]

ANGTFT!

 

[Will S.]

"musical"

 

[just dave]

oh my god, YES!


snake oil
ˈsnāk ˌoil/
noun NORTH AMERICAN informal

A term used to describe anything a forum member deems too expensive.

Snake oil I always thought was for a product that makes ridiculous claims with no good science to back it up.

 

[Lavane]

Snake oil I always though was for a product that makes ridiculous claims with no good science to back it up.

Too bad we cant tar and feather them like the good old days.

 

[Lavane]

Vinyls
'nuff said

Ya, Vinyls kind of bugs me too. We always called them records, LP's, albums and 45's. 21st century and all I guess.

 

[a10warthog]

"Comes from a pet free, smoke free home." (How would a potential buyer confirm that?)
"Recently professionally serviced" (No receipts to prove what work IF ANY actually done, or by whom)
"Works great, but needs work"
"Just recapped, but has small problem"
"Your buying guide to..."
"MONSTER RECEIVER!!!!!!"
"Under rated"
"Puts out way more power than specs say"
"This one won't last long!"
"Flies under the radar"
"A sleeper"
"Known for their buttery sound"
"I have no way of testing this" (seller's home/place of business lacks electricity?)
"I'm no audiophile, but this is a great piece of stereo"

 

[loopstick]

The fatuous application of the term "cabling" to audio cables. Cabling is what Roebling used on the Brooklyn Bridge.

 

[a10warthog]

Folks,

Have any of you people considered the fact that a lot of these terms are used by people posting here and in effect you are slamming them in a proxy fashion ??

I know most of you are saying these things in jest and without malice. But I am sure a few folks here are grinding some axes if you get the drift.

Frannie

IMO its a good thing to be able to make fun of yourself. Keep em comin

I am guilty of using some of these phrases too. Lol

Yes! Me also. Well put.

 

[Dave_1962]

According to the inflation calculator this piece would be worth $3000 in today's prices so $1000 is a fair price.__

 

[E-Stat]

"I played it allot".

 

[4-2-7]

Snake oil I always though was for a product that makes ridiculous claims with no good science to back it up.

Kinda like members talking about how their systems sound?

 

[a10warthog]

And or when it's still in the back of the truck

...or on the pavement in front of a storage unit.

 

[Poinzy]

"I played it allot".

Allot appreciates being informed.

 

[just dave]

Kinda like members talking about how their systems sound?

If I say my system sounds great,that's not a ridiculous claim is it? It sounds great is an opinion,my personal preferance