On Wed, 08 Dec 2004 21:05:55 GMT, John La Grou wrote:

On Wed, 8 Dec 2004 12:57:48 -0500, Ty Ford
wrote:

On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 17:22:14 -0500, play-on wrote
(in article ):
sweet ( P ) Pronunciation Key (swt)

Pleasing to the senses; agreeable: the sweet song of the lark; a sweet
face.

Pleasing to the mind or feelings; gratifying: sweet revenge.
Having a pleasing disposition; lovable: a sweet child.

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What adjectives to you prefer, since I have no lab to test these
things in. The top end on the Forsell sounded more liquid somehow, a
bit softer, the detail ever so slightly more blurred sounding. To me.

Al

Al,

Sweeter tells me you like it (presuming you like sweets).

You're on the right track with the above. This is something I have worked on
for years; how to describe sound with any sense of accuracy.

My lab is my ears. Soft, hard, brighter, cleaner, quieter, more aggressive,
focused. These are some of the term in my very unofficial glossary.


Ann Noble at U.C. Davis has developed an industry standard "sensory
wheel" that most reviewers follow when describing subtle (or not so
subtle) qualities of wine.

http://www.winepros.org/wine101/sensory_guide.htm

Floyd Toole, Sean Olive, and others have offered similar directions in
developing a common language for describing audio qualities. It's
easier with wine in that you're comparing to known physical
properties. Describing audio adds another layer of subjectivity.

JL


My mic pre has a pleasingly impish quality with hints of pumpkin and
tobacco.

Al