“Edgier,” “more aggressive” would be the frequency range I mentioned previous, which can be helped with EQ. “Brighter” would be higher frequencies above that point.
BTW, if male voices seen “bloated” or a bit boomy, that can obscure “edgier” and “aggressive.” Using the EQ to reduce the...
Glad to hear it’s working for you, daddyora! BTW, a little EQ can help hearing loss problems – a few dB boost in the 2-4 kHz range should help that “edge” to make voices clearer.
Regards,
Wayne A. Pflughaupt