Is "detailed" audiophile code for too much treble?

All these responses are suggestive of mild synesthesia, where one sense spills over into experiences in another. In strong synesthesia, for example, some people will experience distinct colors for each word or digit they encounter. Here we have largely visual metaphors for aural experiences. Yet in synesthesia the visual experiences aren’t merely metaphorical. They are inseparable, in experience, from the reality.

There are some neuroscience researchers who suggest we’re all, at least mildly, synesthetic. But the thing about synesthetes is that where one person may always experience the number 9 as blue, to another it may be red. The experience is at the level of something objective; the reality is nonetheless a subjective one. Still, the number 9 is real, and different from other numbers. So the subjective perception of coloration is nonetheless accurate in indicating an objective difference in the underlying reality. It’s not just psychological. What comes across as a metaphoric expression points to something real, despite the problem this presents in creating a common language for the quite real and fundamentally accurate personal experiences of difference.

Audio is all about personal preferences. Bright, warm, and other terms are unfortunately fluid. Bright to me is quite annoying, in fact I was never able to listen to classical music until recently because no speakers I had owned could competently reproduce strings. They were mostly dark/warm, but some were just bright, the highs were annoying. I recently purchased Caladans, apparently I was fortunate because my wait was only around 3 or 4 months, but it was worth it. Now I had owned Quad ELS57s decades ago, and I strongly suspect that I would have enjoyed classical music through them.They had limitations, most notably volume, that resulted in my moving on, but they had an amazing midrange. Anyway, you might hate my system. It is detailed, and some are overwhelmed by details. People hear things that they had never heard before on recordings that they believed they knew well. I don't find it bright, I can even listen to Kokomo, one of my best tracks for testing brightness. So, I don't know if you dislike brightness or details, but screw what others like. Listening is personal, listen to what you like and just enjoy. If you try to please others, you'll go nuts because you can't. 

In some references the reviewer or MFG will say highly revealing 

or ultra precise.which is attracting in print but may burn your ears. Personally I am currently looking at a Loudspeaker that have excellent dispersion , as well as detail and come with  high quality resistors that adjusts the output to the tweeter to blend into Any Room. Which I think is a brilliant idea.

Systems can be detailed without being bright.  Or at least without being too bright. Detail may mostly be associated with treble but I find that real detail goes all the way down to the subs. 

Dear OP:

Yes. "Detailed" is definitely code for too much treble.

Not always, and not in every system. But it’s code for too much treble way too often to be ignored, IMO.

I’ve found a number of audio components that managed to be very detailed (ie, resolving) without being bright or edgy..But it took years of looking. Components like that are unicorns.