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In Reply to: RE: What is "jump factor"? posted by Beetlemania on August 20, 2014 at 08:04:51
It is reviewer psycho babble, a pure fabrication, and a language from another century, unfortunately mindlessly repeated by other reviewers, just like garbage such as "PRAT", "toe tapping, "musical", and other nonsense.
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and very much to the point.
The best jump factor I've ever experienced was seated in row C at the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra for the Carmina Burana with a 200 voice chorus.
The explosive and startling dynamics raised the hairs on my arm and nearly made me jump out of my seat! It even evoked a momentary primal "fight or flight" sensation.
...when you have developed your critical listening skills and have compared enough equipment, you will understand what those words are describing.
Until then it must be very confusing for you...
/You are combining technology, the gear, and art, the writing. Sometimes the art gets a little silly. It is also completely subjective.
ET
...simply observing and describing what you hear.
That's objective.
Other observers would describe it similarly or understand when they heard the same thing.
Subjective is whether or not you like it.
JA's response proves my point.
ET
"...simply observing and describing what you hear.
That's objective."
On the contrary: That is one of the most concise definitions of 'subjective' I've come across.
What I find confusing is celebrity reviewers approaching 70 waxing poetic about 250 Lb mega watt tube amps that cost as much as a BMW.
What is even more confusing reviewers who continue to spread the same pablum that tubes are "warm", solid state is "cool", silver is "bright", copper is "warm", and that impressive casework and face plates justify prices.
...I believe the review in the OP was speakers.
> What is even more confusing reviewers who continue to spread the same pablum that tubes are "warm", solid state is "cool", silver is "bright", copper is "warm"...>
Some are and some aren't so I can see why you're confused.
yes, I know..I just mentioned the amp review (an actual one) in my own little tangent..
Some are and some are not..exactly...
Most reviewers are parrots at this point.
They repeat drivel the read in older reviews...like "Naim is known for timing"..and how do they know Naim is known for timing> They read it a review.
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