What make headphones DARK, BRIGHT, or WARM???

Audiophiles use all kinds of strange terms to describe the sound of headphones. Today we're going to talk about terms like "dark, bright, warm, cold" etc.

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00:00 - Intro
00:14 - What is "warm"
01:41 - What is "cold
01:53 - What is "bright"
02:45 - What is "dark"
02:24 - What is "darkbright"
04:32 - Conclusion

[Vantavimeow]

I never expected DMS to turn into a Minion 💀 Thanks for the informative video

[swiftshinobi]

This vid is very VERY useful for people getting into the hobby.
P.S the quality of the video is just a treat to the heart!

[danielvomland]

this is 10/10 content, I'd love some examples for "slam" and "decay" if thats possible? or maybe what "metallic" sounds like. although that might be harder without knowing what the user's output device is.

[Rob-Davidson]

After watching about 75 to 100 headphones and DAC reviews, I needed this information so badly.

[joshrael]

The descriptions were great, but the examples were what took this next level for me. I’d love to have a whole library of things like this! Being able to hear the difference is one thing, but without the vocabulary to explain it I can’t go very far. Thanks for preparing this video!

[taidee]

This is a master class video for those starting their journey in this hobby. Keep it up DMS.

[Kjrov]

That little touch of the "The More You Know" tune does not go unnoticed. Well played.

[raphaelvilleneuve]

We need more of these informational videos!

[Manupassero]

would be great to know about technical performance features like transient response, how a bass is fast or slow, separation, details, soundstage, how to understand if something has high or low technical performance in general, and all this technical stuff that a common mortal person completely ignores :) thank you !!

[Kunu_]

Dude this is probably the best video I've seen on this channel. I've picked up a lot by watching all of these and HS videos, but to actually HEAR what you are talking about made all the difference.

[Daishi]

This was a fun experiment to see the actual effect of the various terms on a track. I hadn't really ever done a direct comparison before, since usually that requires changing headphones, but EQing it in as an example makes a lot of sense.

[capraaudio]

Loved the video, I think HP Show should do more videos like this, an in depth explanation in layman's terms. This will definitely help new people to the hobby.

[skottu]

There are many "Experts" who bring a lot och graphs and use uncommon words to explain Audio glossary terms. They all know what they are talking about but none of their explanations make sense to a common person. But this guy explained it in a much simpler way and easy to understand for everyone. Good job!

[ragzard]

That was the best, clearer and more educational on the subject I've ever seen. Thanks for this good service for the community!

[denissssss]

And how does a „fun“ sounding headphone sound?

[Star-yw]

Thank you for explaining what reviewers are talking about . Well done.

[HobbyTalk]

DMS’s overalls warms my heart haha great video

[archangel]

Thank you SOOOO much for this! I enjoy trying tracks from my Chesky Audiophile Test CD, and they have great descriptions, but nothing beats these examples (or DMS clear explanations!) More like this for us "baby audiophiles" please! 💙

[NwinDii]

I think the audio representations are so useful. A graph is a graph but hearing them even just exaggerations gives do much context.

[OBMWorld]

02:32 In this track, in my headphones and dac, I prefered sound in bright ecual.
Good video and thanks for this exemples :D