What does 'cold' mean? What does 'warm' mean?

Aside from the 8 year old 'hey go open a window' replies; explain a 'cold' sounding cable? A 'warm' sounding amp?

Moreover: do we all assume these are terms we universally nod our heads to in agreement, whatever they are?

zufan12-29-2020 10:04pm

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millercarbon Details Discussions Posts This discussion 12,531 posts 12-29-2020 at 11:01pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete https://www.stereophile.com/content/sounds-audio-glossary-glossary-b-c Or.... do we all assume these are terms we universally nod our heads to in agreement, whatever they are? Yes. That one.
edcyn Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,876 posts 12-29-2020 at 11:08pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Indeed, the terms don't precisely adhere to scientific criteria, but it all becomes obvious when you find your ears sweatin' or shiverin'.
middlemass Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 923 posts 12-29-2020 at 11:29pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Cold- analytical, inhuman. Warm- emotional, human.
newbee Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,768 posts 12-29-2020 at 11:34pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Zufan, You are right! So much for my editing skills. The first sentence should have read "Cold = decrease.......". But the good part of this is I now know at least one person was reading my post. :-)
russ69 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,523 posts 12-29-2020 at 11:41pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Cold- analytical, inhuman. Warm- emotional, human. To state the extreme. Cold is a PA horn speaker and warm is all sound coming from a bass speaker. In hi-fi it's not that extreme but that is the gist of it.

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