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What the heck do these terms mean?

I read a lot about audio equipment and some descriptions come up occasionally about the components sound qualities that to me are confusing. Most of the time I regard these descriptions as by someone with little knowledge about audio equipment that are trying to sound impressive.

Most of these terms are used in describing speakers but I have also seen them used on cables, amps , electronics of all sorts etc..
So, can someone help define these common descriptive terms?

1. Treble/ bass is dry- Huh? What does this mean?
2. Treble/bass is wet.- Huh? Again, what does this mean?
3. Organic sounding- Huh, huh?
4. Musical sounding.- What? Compared to non musical sounding?

The last one can be used with just about any description of any component or speaker performance.

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asvjerry
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Frankly, the terminology and descriptions don't put me off all that much.  It may help some when the reviewer refers to a particular artists' recording, perhaps the portion of such that tweaked a comment...

But then, one has to duplicate same if possible to determine WTH they're referring To....

At that point, go listen for yourself with Your selection(s).
That's what you live with.

"This is the best 'X' I've listened to since...."

At home, sounds like 2 cats over a clothesline.
Go figure....
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asvjerry
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"...what makes a Strad a Stratocaster??? "

Pickups and the player....although the traditionalists would have someone drawn and quartered, slowly...:)

Considering the 'range' of music and it's diversity of 'characteristics' (Is that a fair term to apply?) and variety..

Shouldn't equipment, and especially speakers, be able to render nearly anything that the artist and the engineer wrought?

'Fat basslines'....'crisp' drumlines with 'impact'....solo violin, played against a 'velvet' silence....all with 'clarity'.

'Fuzztones' by an guitar intro....echos that remain sharp into silence, or within a mix...

You are what you hear....and how....and where....

Enjoy it, J
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