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In Reply to: RE: The most annoying word in audio: "warm" posted by Les Anderson on September 17, 2016 at 06:01:14
Then don't read equipment reviews. Anyone reviewer who uses adjectives eventually says things that are potentially annoying.The required trick when reading reviews is to try to understand what the reviewer is saying, of course. But because words have no meaning in and of themselves they can only allude to things that are real. How do we read between the lines?
Sorry if I you find my reply to be annoying. If you feel as if you are being misled by my words, please try to *understand* that I am not being intentionally misleading.
Warm feelings and cold thoughts, all the best to you.
Edits: 09/17/16Follow Ups:
Good reviewers have moved way beyond "warmth", some do a remarkable job at putting what they hear into words. Here is a good example of what I find annoying;
I've always associated the "warmth region" in the upper bass / lower midrange and prefer a neutral sounding result. Some components are overly "lean" in this region and sound unnaturally thin. Like the body of the cello is missing.
When I think of treble response, adjectives like dark or bright come to mind. Or hard and soft depending upon a driver's distortion and response peaks.
It's hard to see anything annoying in that post. Just a guy looking for speakers with a certain blend of sonic characteristics. If you don't like the adjective "warm", what alternative would you suggest he use?
... might use terms like "warm" on occasion. But they are always careful to implement a careful balance between the icing of jargon and the cake of fact.I am also reminded of the spice in spiced tea. As long as the spice does not overpower the tea I'm OK with it. So too, the best reviewers of gear know how to balance a bit of rhyme with a lot of reason. Remove the rhyme altogether and the reason might fail to impress as it should. The good reviewer is spurred on by the love of music as well as the love of gear.
We are just scratching around in the dark here. Show compassion in the face of the human plight.
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