RE: Different definitions of what brightness is...

Posted by wutziz (A) on September 3, 2010 at 15:14:46

In Reply to: RE: Different definitions of what brightness is... posted by gymwear5@hotmail.com on September 3, 2010 at 12:49:04:

I've always considered the term "bright" when related to the sound of speakers ("those are bright sounding speakers") to mean the sound is excessive in mid highs and highs - outside of natural timbre. Not necessarily the speaker's fault. The system synergy, placement, and room treatment can make a big difference. There certainly are truly bright speakers and I wouldn't have any of them.

FWIW, I'm a long time Arnie Nudell era Infinity fan (acoustic suspension designs with EMIT planar tweeters) who recently acquired a set of Maggie MG-12. The first time I heard Magnepans (not long ago) my mouth dropped open in amazement.

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Topic - I tried the 1.7s with my Marsh A400 amp and - Jack D II 08:13:29 09/01/10 (20)

RE: I tried the 1.7s with my Marsh A400 amp and - magicsam 06:57:12 09/02/10 (1)

RE: I tried the 1.7s with my Marsh A400 amp and - Jack D II 07:27:50 09/02/10 (0)

Any setup can be ruined by RF noise. - Al Sekela 15:44:45 09/01/10 (0)

Maggies are always bright... - gymwear5@hotmail.com 14:50:31 09/01/10 (11)

the room is the key - Green Lantern 04:08:01 09/05/10 (0)

Total Nonsense! - Don_C 16:52:17 09/02/10 (8)

RE: Total Nonsense! - gymwear5@hotmail.com 06:04:09 09/03/10 (7)

Still Total Nonsense! - Stale 07:01:57 09/03/10 (6)

RE: Different definitions of what brightness is... - gymwear5@hotmail.com 12:49:04 09/03/10 (5)

Do not try to weasel it out - speakers 17:04:03 09/03/10 (3)

Strange, that was my post? - Stale 17:07:54 09/03/10 (2)

reviews? - Scottson 18:42:28 09/03/10 (1)

RE: reviews? - josh358 05:43:41 09/05/10 (0)

RE: Different definitions of what brightness is... - wutziz 15:14:46 09/03/10 (0)

That's a pretty general statement - jllaudio 14:07:54 09/02/10 (0)

RE: I tried the 1.7s with my Marsh A400 amp and - David Yost 14:06:57 09/01/10 (4)

RE: I tried the 1.7s with my Marsh A400 amp and - josh358 14:27:21 09/01/10 (3)

RE: I tried the 1.7s with my Marsh A400 amp and - David Yost 18:11:53 09/01/10 (2)

RE: I tried the 1.7s with my Marsh A400 amp and - josh358 18:35:59 09/01/10 (1)

RE: I tried the 1.7s with my Marsh A400 amp and - David Yost 06:49:02 09/02/10 (0)

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