Neutral or warm? Which do you prefer?


I have 2 sets of speakers with different characteristics (among others I have).

One is neutral while the other one has more warmth to the sound.

I enjoy both on different music, but started wondering what do other members prefer?

What's "supposed" to be "better"? ... if there is such a thing in hifi.

Opinions of members here are most interesting and educational for me...
liquid-smooth

Showing 2 responses by rsimms

Neither. Warm can sound muddy and neutral can sound weak and thin. My system is very close to neutral, but I listen to vinyl with tubes in the preamps. Also, I have a little open baffle bloom. This lights my fire.

Bob
You see....that is the problem with the word neutral, it is often misused. In this case, Peterayer has used the word neutral correctly, while Rsimms has used the same word incorrectly.

I use that term because when I listen to live acoustic music, it can sometimes sound weak and thin. If using neutral to say that speakers sound like live music is wrong then I don't understand.

Bob