HiFi vs MidFi
Sorry. I forgot you were the champion of "the people."I never claim to be the " champion of the people" like your exhausted irony put it on my way in your distorted manner... Remember of what we were spoken about? The possibility to attain Hi-fi experience at low cost OR NOT...Most people can if they know HOW...this is my point... Some sellers say here that it takes much and more money than much.... Simple... Spare your irony and try to understand.... |
I always thought it a slang term to include brands like Rotel, NAD, Cambridge, etc. as well as entry-level lines from larger manufacturers. Like what is (very generally) found on audioadvisor. I have heard the term used in a conceited manner but find the idea of judging others’ equipment to be weird and more about consumerism than audio. |
freediver936 posts10-15-2021 8:57pmMidFi is a derogatory term used by those with so called golden ears & deep pockets who refuse to admit that the performance gap between overpriced gear & affordable gear is almost non existent these days & that the law of diminishing returns starts at about $1000.00..They will swear to their almighty guru huckster that $10,000.00 vinyl rigs with $1000.00 vacuum cleaning machines sounds more organic & real than a $1500.00 digital rig despite SNAP CRACKLE POP still clearly dominating the sound..The term should die a horrible death along with the more $ = better sound mentality... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WOW thats some straight shooting. have to 100% agree. Although I like Jadis as a preferenc, I could use any Dynaco ST70, and get near same sound. I bought all Jadis used and found out high priced components olike ARC, and all others are hyped. My digital system captures almost same sonics as a $100K vinyl system. Speakers is where its all at. And again, the more you spend does not equate into superior sound. This science is not about money. Its how a speaker actually sounds, regardless if the speaker comes from a popular famous lab. The one component that is hyped more than all others combined are the speaker component. I find most speakers midfi >> low fi >>>complete total fatigue. |
Take the world finest amps/digital (Jadis' $$$$$$$$$ DACs/Drives) /Phonos /linestage/preamps. Hook these components to any midfi speaker,,take your pick...and what ya got? Midfi sound. Now take a super HIFI (like I have) speaker and hook it up to a Sony system, cd player/receiver, and ya got hifi. I've tested this out folks. Not saying nuances in the all jadis system are not there,, indeed there are stunning nuances. but the real hifidelity is inside the speakers. No 2 speakers sound alike, All tube amps, pretty much sound the same to my ears. |
