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Where does "MidFi" differ from "HiFi" or "LOFI"?

Given the vast range of product and costs thereof in this industry, I'm curious where the "break points" are between levels of fidelity?   Equipment can range from $100's to $100,000s+, so where is "MIDFI" vs. "HIFI"?

The ear hears from a range of 20-20,000HZ, but mid-range is certainly not at the 10,000HZ level. 

just curious what you all think.

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jbhiller
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When Andrew Robison says, "The delta to get that last 5% improvement costs thousands upon thousands of dollars.."

I would agree in that you could spend tens of thousands of dollars on more expensive components or spend tens of thousands of dollars experimenting with components to close the gap.  Either way it's not cheap!

 

secretguy
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Eyes of the beholder. Or ears. Many people would call my stuff hi fi. Probably as many would say mid fi.

Who cares?

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dinov
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@kota1 I understand the question and concept and I wasn’t criticizing in any way, just my opinion that I think it’s either hifi or it’s not. Sorry if I wasn’t clear.

kota1
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Its all subjective, if you run a you tube channel you will get blasted in the comments so I can see why Andrew set the bar as he did. 

grislybutter
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@secretguy 

slow down, we are snobs, remember?

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