Dark and laid back vs bright and forward


What do reviewers mean when they describe an amp as dark? Laid back? Forward? Bright?
lemmycaution

Showing 4 responses by marakanetz

I disagree with everyone and have more precise sound definitions:

Dark usually auditioned in dark room.
Darkness helps to purify the power lines with no influence of bulbs and other electric supplies. The fridge can also be turned of for real Dark listening. Dark in video if TV is off.

Forward basically signifies of absence of music when you fast-forward a tape or CD searching your favourite place on the particular track. The same is with video.

Bright is usually when you're playing through the whole house lightened and with dishwasher, washer, dryer, fridge is on along with your stereo. In case with video or HT you bring up the brightness and contrast on your TV to the maximum.

Laid Back is when you want to get laid but still you listen to so nice piece of music that you sit back and enjoy instead of gettin' laid. In case with video or HT you simply sit back and watch someone gettin' laid.
Is there any other colours of sound?
Any Red Green Blue or combination of three?

I guess the best reference on that issue could be Miles Davis' "Aura" album with all colours of rainbow played with trumpet. I assume that colour in MUSIC can be specified with certain tone for example G for green, G# for bright-green and G-flat for dim-green... Still don't know what tones are used by Miles in that Album. Should definitely check.
OOPS! I realy forgot to define a worm sound!

Here it goes:

A real worm sound is usually heard through larger than 100W/ch class A amplifier when on the listening distance you feel that wormth.

Not intend to blame class A amplifiers rather than just bringing definitions to reality, folks. I adore Plinius poweramps but damn, it's a hot summer comming right now!
Just spotted a great memories of Patrick(Lugnut) may God rest his soul in great piece.