Is my setup mid-fi or hi-fi?

That's actually a really nice system. I used to own the Halo combo you do, and have heard the Totems before at a local dealer. The Halos were the first "high-end" components I ever owned. They replaced my Kenwood receiver which I accidentally blew up (literally - long story...). Anyway, based on my experience that gear is surely a step up from average, and should give you a good amount of what the ultra expensive stuff does. The way way audio gear is priced these days, you often have to pay a lot to get the extra resolution. Ultimately it depends on your budget and what's important to you. In the meantime, I would enjoy that system and buy some software.

Damn, even my soapbox is mid-fi next to Marco's.

Thanks guys, I agree what all of you have said, in response to the fellow that commented on the A21 possibly not being enough to drive the mani-2. keep in mind that the mani-2 is a 4 ohm speakers and the a21 puts out 400 watts per channel at 4 ohms. Vince stated that this amp will power and be able to handle the low ohm swings of the mani-2 just fine.

As far as the cdp goes, i gues I am going to have to find a helpful dealer who will let me take some equipment home to compare.

if your here your rig is hifi!

where does midfi end & hifi begin?

hifi sound can be had for very little cash & lowfi sound can be had with a ton of cash so if your happy with it its hifi for sure.

mike.

Since there seems to be no distinction between mid-fi and hi-fi on this forum I will just keep my stuff and go home :-). Ok for a CDP a Rega Planet might be in order. Or there was a $100.00 CDP reviewed over on audio asylum that was getting rave reviews.

Remember to take the system as a whole.

Michael