Glossary

To help you better understand our reviews we have done a brief glossary with some of the audio related terms you will find most often in our articles.

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Consider that there are a much larger array of terms related with audio but this glossary is a brief and easy to read on-the-go aid.

If you want to see a quick overview of audio frequencies you can check our Audio Frequencies Cheat-Sheet Page.

You may also find useful our Earphones Scores Comparison Page.

Word	Definition
Bass	Frequencies between 60Hz and 250Hz.
Bassy	When the bass is accentuated.
Bright	When the upper mids and/or lower treble are accentuated.
Cool	Reduced frequencies under 150Hz, making the sound lack warmth and bass.
Dark	Antonym of bright. Upper mids and/or lower treble are de-emphasized.
DD	Abbreviation for Dynamic Driver.
Harsh	Peaks between 2000Hz-6000Hz, excess of upper mids.
Highs	Frequencies higher than 6000Hz.
High Mids/Upper Mids	Frequencies between 2000Hz-6000Hz.
Mids	Frequencies between 250Hz-2000Hz.
Muffled	De-emphasized upper mids and/or highs.
Piercing	Peaks between 3000Hz-10000Hz, usually painful to the ear.
Roll-off	Gradual dB reduction of the low or high frequencies.
Sibilant	Over emphasized sound of the "s", frequencies between 4000Hz-9000Hz.
Sub-Bass	Frequencies below 60Hz.
Tinny	Metallic thin sound.
Treble	High frequencies. Usually from 2000Hz-20000Hz, including the high mids and high frequencies.
Warm	When the bass and/or mid bass is emphasized but not as accentuated as "Bassy".

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