Is my setup mid-fi or hi-fi?

Does you toe tap when you listen?
Is there a smile on your face?
Are you relaxed while listening?

This is all that matters!
Remember to take time to enjoy the music!

The CDP is a very important part of you system.
What is your budget? Do you prefer new or used?
What type of music do you listen to?
Is your system too bright are you looking for a warm CD player, more bass... state your goals for you system so you can match it accordingly.

Chris

Hi-fi by half a car length.

Seriously, mid-fi is merely really reference to certain brands as opposed to a label for a system. There is no hifi begins "here", so don't concern yourself.

How about mid-hi?

I have a neighbor who can't place her order at the restaurant without asking the waitress what she would eat and whether each and every entree is good! Who cares what someone else thinks? Decide for yourself. Does it sound good? Do you go off into la-la land while listening? Can you afford other things in your life or have you spent 1/2 a year's salary on your hi-fi/mid-fi/low-fi system?

WRT the CDP, do some listening while some friends swap out CD/DVD players ranging from $50 to $1,500 (used price). Connect to your processor digitally (coax). Wear a blind fold. I'll bet the farm you can't rank the players according to cost.

I've read a lot of junk here and it very rarely agrees with what I see or hear when I am auditioning AV equipment. How many of these folks have had their hearing tested? Or their color accuity, for that matter?

Buy what you like. Like what you buy!

E in R.I.