And, I agree with jjss49 that the notion this can be accomplished for peanuts is delusory. Bless the person who can live in a shack and call it a castle, but...It could.... Nobody called my Shack a deceptive castle....😁😊
But anyway most people dont knows by experience it seems that the difference in S.Q. between MOST relatively good gear most of the times are exceeded by the powerful S.Q. impact and effect in the way the room is designed and controlled acoustically to adapt and enhance TO AND FOR a specific audio system...
Then i am bless 2 times...
It cost me nothing...
and it is real Hi-FI in my "schack" ....
Mid-fi is a name invented by gear marketting sellers... No acoustician use it....