i hear people say the word "bright" alot when they talk about component speakers. What does bright means?

 

exactly that... the Highs are bright... as in a light that's bright compaired to the rest of the lights around. There is more highs and they are very full. Not always a good thing, it's a personal preference. For example I tend to say "smooth" for silk tweeters and "sharp" for metallic, as to me that's how they sound.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by rjr162 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">exactly that... the Highs are bright... as in a light that's bright compaired to the rest of the lights around. There is more highs and they are very full. Not always a good thing, it's a personal preference. For example I tend to say "smooth" for silk tweeters and "sharp" for metallic, as to me that's how they sound.</TD></TR></TABLE>

that's about how i'd describe it, it's definitely based on personal preference

 

Bright, is high-heavy. Like the symbols on the drums hurt your ears while the guitar isn't hardly hearable (extreme example).

 

i like all my highs real bright - as in i squint when a high hat or cymbal, etc hits. i think i'd call it bright because a loud high note makes me squint like bright light.

 

Bright and Sharp can be used interchangeably.

 

Another cool sound adjective is Brassy