Some brands like B&W might be a victim of their own success to a certain extent in that many are sold at various price points and probably only a small percent are ever really set up properly to maximize their potential.
Hifi has always been this way to a certain extent. People spend a large % of budget on the "best" speakers they can afford and the rest suffers in comparison due to insufficient budget, lack of knowledge, low expectations, etc.
I've owned B&W, and while not my preferred, line I could probably do what is needed to be able to live with them if needed.
So teh line is NOT mid-fi, but the end results in many cases may end up that way for the reasons above.
Hifi has always been this way to a certain extent. People spend a large % of budget on the "best" speakers they can afford and the rest suffers in comparison due to insufficient budget, lack of knowledge, low expectations, etc.
I've owned B&W, and while not my preferred, line I could probably do what is needed to be able to live with them if needed.
So teh line is NOT mid-fi, but the end results in many cases may end up that way for the reasons above.