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Lo-Fi, Mid-Fi or Hi-Fi- What's your system and why?

I've got a Mid-Fi system. Parasound A21 and P3, Vandersteen 2 CE Sig II speakers, Rega Apollo CD player for transport and Schiit Bifrost Uber for a DAC. Sounds very musical to me, but I could go much farther for sound quality
Rate is your rig- Lo-Fi, Mid-Fi or Hi-Fi. Why do you rate it that way?
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maplegrovemusic
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I think ones speakers is the way to classify . Any speaker that can display a recording faithfully . And can you say you have full range 20 -20 . 
coli
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I had a hi-fi stereo setup before, I now have a pro audio setup (5 speakers!). Still need to sell a lot of stuff....

The system is super accurate now, it’s a two way sword though, but I like it better, plus it’s infinitely cheaper.
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jond
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Lets see its my system so it's............my-fi! Best way I can think to describe it because it just makes me happy!
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zmanastronomy
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I had the Bifrost and it was a bottleneck in my system. It's not a bad DAC, it's just not a great one. I went with a PS Audio DAC and it was much better.
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lowrider57
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I wouldn't consider Parasound or Rega mid-fi gear. And without a doubt, Richard Vandersteen builds speakers that would fall into the "HiFi" category.
I think maplegrovemusic said it best as far reproducing a recording faithfully.
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