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What defines mid-fi versus high-end?

I’m in my mid fifties and I recall 30 years back mid-fi to me fell into the NAD, Adcom, B&K…. For high-end I considered Mac, some of the Counterpoint offerings, Cary…. so forth.  I had another post going where I mentioned I acquired an Onkyo  home theater receiver that retailed new for $1,100.   Yet another agoner responded that it does not rate as mid-fi.   We all have our opinions of course.   So right or wrong here.
How do you define the parameters of high-end versus mid-if?  By money range, by brand…?

 

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mahgister
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Exactly....This price tag  distinctions are meaningless to a point...
Acoustic science know better!

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If it costs a fortune and doesn’t as good as it should does that = midfi? Expensive midfi?

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mapman

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If it sounds great and doesn’t cost much is that high fi? High value high fi? The stuff most people want?
audioclint
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Least colored.

itsjustme
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itsjustme
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To the above “least colored” with all due respect I totally disagree a large amount of high end is heavily colored but it’s euphonic coloration as defined in music theory it sounds better it gives a good visceral experience it is not necessarily the smallest deviation from accuracy

aewarren
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If you need to add subwoofers, it's mid-fi.

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