What Does 'V-Shaped' Mean?

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A sound signature that boosts both bass and treble while recessing the midrange, named for the shape it forms on a frequency response graph, often criticized as artificially exciting rather than accurate.

REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE

"Classic V-shaped tuning, fun for bass and treble but the vocals get buried."

LORE & ORIGIN

Descriptive frequency-response term that became a specific point of contention once audiophiles started treating a flat response as the accuracy standard V-shaped gear deviates from.

FIRST SEEN

2013

PEAK POPULARITY

2026 (Audiophile Internet)

CURRENT STATUS

Mainstream Slang

Related To:Sound Signature Bright

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2013

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