Does "Fast" = "Detailed"?


I've noticed a few people discussing "fast" as an adjective for systems and components. A couple friends of mine use fast as an adjective they look for in amps and speakers (and other components including wire). I've noticed in my limited experience that those who like fast systems also tend to own/favor highly detailed systems. Recently, I looked at a member's system, which includes speakers built with ribbon tweeters used in conjunction with NuForce amps. He mentions liking a fast sounding system. Having heard both ribbon speakers and NuForce amps, I have an idea that this system is quite detailed.

Does "fast" equate to "detailed"?
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hi tvad. if a system has a treble roll off, and slight mid range bloat, how could it still be detailed ?

doen't the treble contribute more to the perception of detail than that of any other region ?
gentlemn, if there is a rolled off treble, there exists subtractive coloration.

depending upon the dip in the treble, there may be a loss of information.

one may miss certain low level musical details becuase they are recorded at a lower spl , because of the roll off.

thus, the warmth which is consistent with a roll off may eliminate some detail(S) on a recording.

can such a stereo system still be described as detailed ?

it would depend upon how one defined the term. no stsereo systems are perfect, so the designation of "detailed" already assumes that there exists something short of perfection, but how short ?

another words, how much loss of detail due to a dip in the treble still qualifies as a "detailed" stereo system ?