How is Mid Fi defined?

it is a derogatory term meant to imply poor quality.

mr tennis

i propose mid fi is indeed a derogatory termm but meant to imply a pedstrian and mass marketed nature with inferior fidelity relative to so called hi fi

mid fi may or may not be poor quality at least in the context of mass marketed merchandise

i would suggest that Denon and Yamaha in the late 70s and early 80s for example were of high quality but nonetheless mid fi

conversely i propose that garage built and potentially unstable components may be hi fi but not high quality

a term perpetuated by salesman so they can sell hi fi IMO

Your system is mid fi if selling it during a time of financial hardship wouldn't make a significant difference. This definition is variable as well as money has different value to different people.

In my case, I doubt I could get enough money selling my entire system to really make a significant difference unless I was getting down to not being able to afford food. A few thousand dollars would be helpful in the immediate short term, but unless the actual problem was solved I would likely choose to skip that particular step and move on.

I've never understood people selling all their stuff. My brother-in-law sold his blu-ray player a while back and likely got $20 for it. Did it really make a real difference in his finances, I doubt it.

Mid Fi is apparent when you hear something demonstrably better by any and all standards, on a level you never thought possible. Until then, you simply won't know it until you here it.