twocommas 5/7/12 at 12:24pmgreat article!

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he period during which a reverberating sound fades to an inaudible level. Useful in describing the absorbtion characteristics of reflected sound, which at it's basic level concerns the rate of change of overall sound level but may also involve tonal, spatial and phase change characteristics. 'Reverb decay time' is the time taken for [..]

Secondly, I note that several definitions overlap in intention and it may help to clarify the differences between overlapping definitions. One aspect of this would be to highlight where two words describe much the same aspect but in negative or positive ways.

Roll-off point:-Expressed in Hz. The frequency-domain point at which an attenuating signal has dropped by (usually) 3dB. There is more to this but I cannot recall right now.

Loose, ill-defined bass.

A reverberant sound, something with decay. Opposite of Dry.

Good bass, adequate low frequencies, adequate fundamentals relative to harmonics. Not thin. Also excessive bass or mid bass. Also, pleasantly spacious, with adequate reverberation at low frequencies. Also see Rich, Round. Warm highs means sweet highs.

Like a silk veil is over the speakers. Slight noise or distortion or slightly weak high frequencies. Loss of detail due to limited transparency.

The audio frequencies between 2 kHz and 6 kHz.   V-Shaped - The description of a frequency response curve for a speaker or headphone. In layman's terms it means more prominent lows and highs with a recessed mid-range, hence the "V" shape formed from such a sound signature. Similar to a "U" shaped response curve but is gener [..]