Comments on Profile Post by Poleepkwa

Not to me. To me it means boosted bass and mid suckout.

Ordinary people (non-audiophile) tuning? I do think Harmon being described as a CONSUMER preference research target is OK because that is an accurate description

I don't care how it feels, it's accurate term describing the general consumers preference proven by Harmen research. (I'm so sick of people policing speech because it feels bad for some)

I like to think that I try my best to be politically correct a lot of the time, but while I do get where you're coming from I just think there's no other way to really describe it; it's a voicing meant to be "fun"; the fact that it's literally a voicing derived for mainstream products just makes "consumer" a very effective shorthand versus "professional" (flat) or "enthusiast" (Audeze, HiFiMAN, Final Audio) tunings.

You can treat it like a warning label. I usually think twice when I come across stuff labeled “prosumer,” “professional,” “reference,” etc.

Harmon preference curve is just that. A preference curve. There is a also the studies showing what more experience listeners prefer. It is a moving target, which is being updated from time to time. Consumer tuning used to be called V-shape.
I was not trying to politically correct, but it is just sloppy reviewing. Same thing with " audiophile tuning" ( flat bass to "hear" more details) Rant over.

I think it's too nebulous, it doesn't mean any one thing but it is interpretive. Lazy & unhelpful w/o more description IMO.