And if you call a violin a fiddle, does it sound more rustic? smile

There was an interesting article many years ago, in Audiophile magazine I think, about how the use of language and words in themselves set and changed perceptions e.g. "balanced" sounds more positive than "un-balanced" and "silver" sounded brighter than "copper". The article found by VK reminded me exactly of that.


"Wonderful perfect quadraphonic sound with distortion levels so low as to make a brave man weep" - Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz of the Galactic Hyperspace Planning Council