Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
verfärbungsarm
English translation:
free from colouration/coloration
Added to glossary by
Ventnai
Aug 19, 2009 09:46
14 yrs ago
German term
verfärbungsarm
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Music
headphones
Beide bringen sehr präzise und saubere Töne ans Gehör, sehr verfärbungsarm.
I'm not completely sure what this means.
I'm not completely sure what this means.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +3 | free from coloration |
Jim Tucker (X)
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| 4 | unfalsified |
Slindon
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| 2 | well balanced timbre |
Bernd Runge
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Change log
Aug 20, 2009 16:04: Ventnai changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/48208">Ventnai's</a> old entry - "verfärbungsarm"" to ""free from coloration""
Aug 20, 2009 16:05: Ventnai changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/48208">Ventnai's</a> old entry - "verfärbungsarm"" to ""free from coloration""
Proposed translations
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free from coloration
This is a virtue in sound reproduction. A neutral sound is free from coloration. Here's a loudspeaker review:
"The midrange was pure and free from coloration, the lower reaches of the cello sounding rich without becoming muddy."
http://www.stereophile.com/floorloudspeakers/405nht/index1.h...
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Note added at 22 mins (2009-08-19 10:09:34 GMT)
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Here's another:
"The "W" cone produces an extremely transparent and neutral sound free from coloration and distortions normally associated with loudspeakers. "
http://www.stereophile.com/floorloudspeakers/405nht/index1.h...
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Note added at 28 mins (2009-08-19 10:15:51 GMT)
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And here are some headphones for you:
"...Denon's Acoustic Optimizer technology, which eliminates pressure differential for the smoothest tonal balance, free from coloration. ...
http://www.usa.denon.com/ProductDetails/3784.asp
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Note added at 42 mins (2009-08-19 10:29:20 GMT)
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Coloration is to sound as prejudice is to ethics.
"The midrange was pure and free from coloration, the lower reaches of the cello sounding rich without becoming muddy."
http://www.stereophile.com/floorloudspeakers/405nht/index1.h...
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Note added at 22 mins (2009-08-19 10:09:34 GMT)
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Here's another:
"The "W" cone produces an extremely transparent and neutral sound free from coloration and distortions normally associated with loudspeakers. "
http://www.stereophile.com/floorloudspeakers/405nht/index1.h...
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Note added at 28 mins (2009-08-19 10:15:51 GMT)
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And here are some headphones for you:
"...Denon's Acoustic Optimizer technology, which eliminates pressure differential for the smoothest tonal balance, free from coloration. ...
http://www.usa.denon.com/ProductDetails/3784.asp
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Note added at 42 mins (2009-08-19 10:29:20 GMT)
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Coloration is to sound as prejudice is to ethics.
Note from asker:
| OK. Thanks very much. Didn't realise it could be a literal translation. |
| Thanks very much. Brillaint references. |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks very much. Brilliant references.
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1 hr
Bernd Runge
Germany
Germany
Native in German
Germany
Specialized in Technology & Engineering
Native in: German (Variant: Germany) 
Works in: English to German, German to English
well balanced timbre
as a possibility.
6 hrs
unfalsified
I don't like 'colouration' either, but the references are indeed convincing.
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