Sound is DARK / FORWARD / TRANSPARENT?

Dark= not light
Forward= not backward
Transparent= not opaque

Hope this helps.

Bad=not good
not good=could be better
could be better=not bad
not bad=good

Kansas=land of Oz
Subjectivity in a nutshell.

Here's another glossary of audiophile terms:

http://www.stereophile.com/j_gordon_holt/50/index9.html

Csontos hit it pretty square: note that the author starts his intro with the words "Subjective audio."

I like the post/question. You have to think so far out of the box to figure out the answer you'll be in another box.
"The bass was weighty, bassy, bloated & boomy?
Hmmm, is this good or bad? Sounds more like the salesman at the old Paciic Stereo.
-John

I've found that if your system sounds too briggt, dim the lights a bit. If it's too forward, move your listening chair back a foot or two. If it's transparent, earth to op, come back to reality. If the bass is tight that's a good thing, at least from what I can tell by the slang used by todays youth. Hope this helps you to better define your rig.