Hearing and translating what is heard from any component, cable, rack, etc., …is, well, so subjective, that it is not even funny. Let’s all adjust our hearing aids and measure our ears to add to the subject of what we “hear”. One persons brightness might be another persons cats meow. One persons lack of highs might be another persons “this is the shiznit”, as stated from Little Nicky.
That is why when I read reviews or when I write my own reviews from my own perspective, it is and should be taken with a grain of salt. Sure, when more people, so statistically speaking, write positive things about audio stuff, the tendency is to believe that what is written, is the truth. Well, not entirely true. We all hear differently so you can’t say Tannoy is cold or neutral because it probably is not with certain people. How do audio things get stereotyped into sound categories? A few people write something, or a review, and then, wham, such and such is the best cold analytical device that you can buy…go buy now, because it is sterile in presentation and offers no explanation for its cold sound, a little satire mixed in here.
Theoretical conversation between customer and dealer, Should I get the hard cold B&Ws for my overdamped 3” inch pile carpet listening studio, or the neutral Tannoy for the same room? The room is going to alter to some degree what you hear, on top of your own hearing deficiencies, if any…let’s measure your hearing first, then we can go from there.
Just get what you like and live with the consequences, both, good or bad. You always have the option to experiment and change things up, but not before getting a hearing test, LOL.