artto Posted July 3, 2003 Share Posted July 3, 2003 I have an audiophile friend in Japan who is a contributing editor for Audio Basic (Japan). He is working on an article concerning difference between US audiophile's word and Japanese's ones to express the sound. If you would like to be a part of his research & contribute your thoughts to this article, Ill collect all them & forward it to him. In his words, What is your favorite words to express good sound (real, open.....?) or bad sound (harsh, bright....) ? I would appreciate it if you would let me know your words as many as possible or your thought about sound (what sound do you like and what sound you do not like ?). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEAR Posted July 3, 2003 Share Posted July 3, 2003 Good sound:detail,clarity,defined,liquid,uncolored,airy,natural,transparent Bad sound:colored,boomy,hollow,harsh,artificial All depends what music is being reproduced More after work,at work now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easylistener Posted July 3, 2003 Share Posted July 3, 2003 Bad- grainy, horrible, and BOSE Good- damn that sounds good. I am getting a chuby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt1stcav Posted July 3, 2003 Share Posted July 3, 2003 Let's see... Words to describe good sound: Seductively sweet, open, uncolored, exceptionally musical, fast, extremely focused, tight, excellent speed, articulated, neutral, clarity, midrange glow, serene sparkle, transparent, having great slam, revealing, liquidity, nonfatiguing, top-end bite, and detailed... And words to describe poor sound: Sounding wan and out of sorts, amorphous, weak, heavy, graininess, slow, laid back, vague, hoarseness, strain, wanting, unresolved, heavyhanded, dark, deminished bass bloom, inferior, nonarticulated, unrevealing, and just plain sucks! Where do the writers at Stereophile come up with some of these terms? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikekid Posted July 3, 2003 Share Posted July 3, 2003 Warm Bright Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skonopa Posted July 3, 2003 Share Posted July 3, 2003 ---------------- On 7/3/2003 6:50:34 PM jt1stcav wrote: Let's see... Words to describe good sound: Seductively sweet, open, uncolored, exceptionally musical, fast, extremely focused, tight, excellent speed, articulated, neutral, clarity, midrange glow, serene sparkle, transparent, having great slam, revealing, liquidity, nonfatiguing, top-end bite, and detailed... And words to describe poor sound: Sounding wan and out of sorts, amorphous, weak, heavy, graininess, slow, laid back, vague, hoarseness, strain, wanting, unresolved, heavyhanded, dark, deminished bass bloom, inferior, nonarticulated, unrevealing, and just plain sucks! ---------------- You just about hit every one that I would have used to describe good sound. I would also add: detailed and just plain This thing just sounds friggan incredible! For good bass, I would add: Tight, Fast, Accurate, Non-boomy. For poor sound, I would also add: Boxy, muffled, muddy, colored, compressed, distorted. For poor bass: Overdriven, Farty, Boomy, Flabby, One-notey For the really bad stuff: Even Bose sounds better than this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt1stcav Posted July 3, 2003 Share Posted July 3, 2003 LOL... Steven, what does "bloom" sound like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEAR Posted July 3, 2003 Share Posted July 3, 2003 Jim T., I was a bout to paste all the Stereophile positive and negative "audiophile" words but you did it first! My RF7's bloom with Metallica and suck like a ShopVac with Silicone Spears! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael hurd Posted July 3, 2003 Share Posted July 3, 2003 attack, decay, aura, bottom trawling, thin, rich, full bodied, accurate, dynamic, reedy, compressed, open, neutral, natural. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike stehr Posted July 3, 2003 Share Posted July 3, 2003 Wooly bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenratboy Posted July 4, 2003 Share Posted July 4, 2003 I think the problem with the article is that tastes run the gammet (sp?). Some like music really soft and flowing (read, cheesecloth in front of the tweeter), while others like things raw, upfront (Klipsch) and really in your face. I bet it's the same in Japan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fini Posted July 4, 2003 Share Posted July 4, 2003 This is easy! Just describe your favorite (and not-so-favorite) qualities of women! Go back and read the entries thus far with that perspective... fini Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffinator Posted July 4, 2003 Share Posted July 4, 2003 I guess I'm pretty straightforward about my descriptions. I have specifics for each quality: Lows - good: tight, punchy - bad: boomy, muddy Highs - good: crisp, bright, detailed, smooth - bad: harsh, sharp Overall imaging/soundstage - good: detailed, clear, balanced - bad: blurry I find myself using "detail" and "clarity" more than any other term to describe a lot of equipment characteristics - either I hear subtleties or I don't. I'm not a big one for "warm" - to me that's a two-edged sword. Warmth is something that can be artificially enhanced in a system, sacrificing transparency. Oh well, blah blah blah. Let me step aside and let someone else talk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEAR Posted July 4, 2003 Share Posted July 4, 2003 Crisp and bright are positive when describing the upper registers!! Upper registers must be detailed,natural and defined.Freedom fries should be crisp,and bright is often a sign of overblown upper registers. Just my two cents(worth a truckload of GOLD) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffinator Posted July 4, 2003 Share Posted July 4, 2003 ---------------- On 7/4/2003 9:57:02 AM TheEAR wrote: Crisp and bright are positive when describing the upper registers!! Upper registers must be detailed,natural and defined.Freedom fries should be crisp,and bright is often a sign of overblown upper registers. Just my two cents(worth a truckload of GOLD) ---------------- Well, that's what opinions are for. I like bright, detailed high end. I also appreciate smooth, subdued highs, but my preference is more towards a bright, well defined high end. Not at the expense of the mids, mind you, but that's my preference. Also, understand that there is a difference to me between "bright" and "sharp" - "bright" is well-defined high, where "sharp" is exaggerated, ear-fatiguing high. Audio words are so much fun... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skonopa Posted July 4, 2003 Share Posted July 4, 2003 ---------------- On 7/3/2003 8:14:28 PM jt1stcav wrote: LOL... Steven, what does "bloom" sound like? ---------------- I don't know, it was in your posting! I did not notice that, thinking it said "boom". I would guess "diminished bass bloom" would be that tendency of how some subwoofers, especially the low-quality ones tends to let the sound continue, even though the actual signal has stopped. Whereas, "Boom" is just simply exaggerated bass, introducing more bass than the original material intended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InnovaZero Posted July 4, 2003 Share Posted July 4, 2003 My SunFire "Bloomed" into a beautiful, yet earthquake massive thermonuclear powerbrick during scenes of The Matrix! Hows that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry N. Cruse Posted July 4, 2003 Share Posted July 4, 2003 ---------------- On 7/3/2003 8:14:28 PM jt1stcav wrote: LOL... Steven, what does "bloom" sound like? ---------------- Jim knows my CW favorite ..."boot in the chest" I.B. Slammin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt1stcav Posted July 4, 2003 Share Posted July 4, 2003 It's like gettin' kicked in the groin...it'll take your breath away! Dammit, I love my Cornwalls! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen328 Posted July 4, 2003 Share Posted July 4, 2003 Good: Clean, Powerful, Tight, Open Bad: Boomy, Slow, Muddy, bose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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