High End jargon; your take


I've been around here for a good while now and read these terms frequently. Looked at some of the audio glossaries on the net. I still don't feel I have a good handle on their meaning. What do these terms mean to you?

"Tight" as in "the bass became more tight."

"Hi Fi" as in "it sounds "hi fi" (as opposed to high end)

"Warm" as in "warm bass."

Thanks
foster_9
Glad you asked about "Pace", "Rhythm" and "Timing"!! The fella that first mentioned these dynamics(viv-a-vis critical listening), Martin Colloms, is a highly regarded British audio reviewer, speaker designer and holds a number of engineering degrees. I thought some might care to read(carefully- all of it) the following treatise, and gain some illumination on the meanings the terms: (http://www.stereophile.com/reference/23/index.html) I just re-read it myself(I've still got the Nov. '92 Stereophile issue), and it's interesting how it flows so well with what was stated earlier about, "tight bass". Some of Mr Colloms works: (http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=au%3AMartin+Colloms&fq=ap%3A%22colloms%2C+martin%22+%3E+ln%3Aeng&qt=facet_ln%3A) (http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470094303.html) I believe he may know a little something on the subject of audio/music reproduction! Happy listening!!
And Happy Listening to you also my friend.And also happy to hear of all things illuminating from the UK where its still illegal to sell an anchor after 12 midnight.Circa 1645 and counting......
Too bad Mr Colloms didn't study law! Perhaps he could have staightened them out on that too. =8^)
Touch'e 99999, or as they say in England "Aint that it Guv'nor?Arr,Arr.....Pirates,gold dubloons,cheap rum,shiverin'timbers,rogue traders[See Nasdaq circa 2008]....nothings changed,just the clothes and the rap...we're still surrounded......
Britain doesn't have a monopoly on wacky laws either. Here are some that are on the books in the good old U S of A: In Rhode Island it is illegal to use the adjectives "small," "tiny," "teensie-weenie," "runt," "dwarf," "midget" or "shrimpy" when referring to the state, its government or its political leaders.





In Brooklyn, New York, parents can be fined if they neglect to teach their children the borough’s characteristic colorful expletives or the proper insertion of the word “Yo” before all sentences by the time they enter the public-school system.


Golfing with chicken heads is illegal in 17 states, frowned upon in 32 and heavily taxed in Florida and the District of Columbia.


Renderings or images of the human navel, big toe or either nostril cannot be used in classrooms without the supervision of either the local constable or a leading religious authority in North Quiverburgh, Kentucky.


In Wyoming, automatic-weapon purchases are tax deductible, but there is a 10-percent sales-tax surcharge on shooting-range targets with a likeness of Bill Clinton; 20 percent for Hillary.


In Clandestine, Missouri, on Palm Sunday it is illegal to sing or hum songs containing any reference to being homesick for Moravia.


The words “monkey” or “ape” cannot be used within two minutes of the word “human” within 100 yards of any school in Cranium County, Kansas.


I found this site interesting: (http://crazytopics.blogspot.com/2007/01/craziest-laws-in-america.html) OOPS! Sorry for diverting this thread. It won't happen again.