<<I would agree with all that bar that to me "warm" means deficient
in HF - but in a nice kinda way, >>
This is a case where an adjective has been used for a number of
different & sometimes contradictory meanings, which ultimately are
subjective to the point of revealing rather little about the quality
of sound being described. Some use the term "warm" to mean a boost of
low mids, like 200Hz to 250Hz. Some use it to refer to a broad
emphasis on mids in the vocal range, perhaps 400Hz to 1200Hz. Others
mean an attenuated high end response. Others still describe even
order harmonic distortion as "warm". Usually it sort of means "good".
The MKH416 is favored in the film production world because of its
ability to pull vocal intelligibility from a distance, often in the
presence of competing sound sources. This emphasis on upper mid
frequencies & limited off-axis response is to me the opposite of
"warm", but that doesn't mean "cold" or not "good". I think the term
just doesn't impart any useful, generally agreed upon information
about sound.
Scott Fraser
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