Is "warm" a compliment or a criticism?


I have noticed that when some people describe the sound of equipment as "warm," they mean it in a positive way, while others seem to equate a warm sound with muddiness or lack of detail. What exactly does "warm" mean?

Jeff
jsk49
Audiobugged, actually your picture of me is a lot closer to the mark than you think. It's what I do for a living. Sans the bra on my head. Heheh.
It is possible it arrives only as an observation, a way to discern a components contribution to a systems overall sound. I have viewed it both ways. Rigid thinking has me rejecting colorations of any kind, and for that I am a bit at odds with my system. Ideally, I want the recording as is.That is ideal. Yet, I imagine that I can really only imagine what that means. In reality, it seems the warm sound resulting from the choices I have made for my system makes for a friendlier listen and this is ultimately my preference. All of it and warmth, and then everything my way.
Psychicanimal, no I haven't heard that one.

But the gay guys I work with talk about "sexy boys''.

The only difference is that they remove the "butt" from their phrase, which to me is a bit surprising.

Heheh.