Neutral or warm? Which do you prefer?

Liquid-smooth,
I'll take mine naturally warm.

I realize this is very subjective, but like most of the other musicians I know, my preference is that which sounds most like a live performance. That sound seldom seems to come with speakers (or electronics) which produce a "warm" sound, including many of the audiophile components and speakers highly touted on this site. The words which come to mind are "muted" or 'muffled" especially on the high end. Guess that puts me in the "neutral" camp. To each his own. Cheers.

Sincere thanks to all the posters!

I had fun reading them, and learned a lot...

You guys are great to have around, for questions on hifi.

This thread is classic.

We can't even agree on the meaning of 'warm' or 'neutral', which are two of the most used audiophile descriptive terms.

It's hard to communicate if everything is subjective...

I changed my interface from a computer (USB DAC) from a warm one to a more neutral sounding one, and it just sings!

Thank you everyone for your input - made my day...