When I hear the term smooth I want to scream! I don't understand what smooth even means? Maybe because I'm a winemaker and "smooth" in the wine world is a term used when not being able to evaluate complexity. Like wine when listening it can also be a complex experience. Smooth can be construed as a number of sonic observations. Its non specific. The term Smooth sounds boring. I'm using a Gryphon Mephisto, "smooth" doesn't come to mind. Many other attributes do.