HiFi vs MidFi


I’m a relative noob to the audiophile scene, having just invested in an integrated amp and upscale (for me) speakers.  From time to time, I hear the term “MidFi” for some components.  Is there an objective or just largely accepted definition for this term?  I’d be curious to hear feedback on what constitutes HiFi vs. MidFi across various components.  
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Do speakers bring down a perfectly high fidelity amplification /source, down to **midfi*??
From what I have heard on your videos, Frankenstein needs to take a big step up to make it to mid-fi. So in that sense, I agree with you. Your speakers drag your system down.

These findings support Bache Audio's spaeker systems. Although Bache prefers super tweeters, Which I don't.
Risk of bringing in sibilance.
Nope, wrong again. When implemented properly, they are no different than any other tweeter. They will be less of a problem than the whizzer cones that you love.
whizzers allow for a   wider soundstage.
Rolloff? For sure, no big deal.
There are 1000 tweeters out there that can sing quite well above 5khz.
The only fq's I need from a  high end WBer are 40hz-12khz.
The 5khz-12khz from a  WBer are much greater soundstage presence vs any tweeter's 5khz-12khz.
But as for 10khz -20khz, here we absoluetly demand a  tweeter for ambience, sheen. 
Over lapping all fq's brought ina  unreal soundstage /presence to the music.
Diana Krall never sounded so good as when I brought in the DavidLouis W4 to pad up the DLVX8.
This is going further when i add in the DLVX6.
xover type speakers A-Z have this critcal band width problems at 1800hz-3200hz.
A WBers 3khz-5khz will always smash a  tweets 3khz-5khz. 
Its the nature of the beast. 
back in 2002 I asked about all speaker designs, flaws and +'s. 
No one even came close to my discussion of the obvious flaws of the xover types vs the WBer types.
Of course back then the 2 main WBers, Fostex, Lowther were not very good, not high fidelity.
Now fast forward some 20 yrs, now we have these high fidelity WBers.
Old technology born anew. 
The only commercial speaker that interests me are the Bache Audio Lab. 
Bache Audio Speakers will deliver the  finest sound in all areas. 
Outshooting Wilson, Dali, Zu, Tekton, Vandersteen, Sonus Faber, Tannoy
And all the other xover/ concentric designs. 
A-Z. 
WBers always win + midwoofer + tweeter.
Cohesive , seamless, full rich, dynamic, life like vocals, presence, lowest coloration, distortion ( these characterists all depends on which midwoofer Bache Audio employs, as I only  accept Magnesium, he employs some sort of paper, paper has some unwanted resonances)

Nope, wrong again. When implemented properly, they are no different than any other

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Its a  known fact super tweeters/horn tweets have sibilance.
I HATE super T's.  The highs stick out like a  sore thumb. 
I believe the BA super tweet is some sort of Fostex and is basically a  compression horn.
= No go.
I prefer dome. Or my paper cone tweeter. 
Classical music does not need the 15khz=50khz  super tweet range.

Here ya go xover low sens speakers owners, Here is YOUR problem with your speakers.
Tangled up mess. 
Note Troels suggestions, make sure to use high end (=$$$$$) caps.
THese things ain't cheap, as i found out and only adds a  tiny nuance to tweeters , but a  nice size nuance to midwoofers in bass performance.
With my WBers, I do not have to deal with this xover headache.\
You do.
The type drivers Troel is refering to are very expensive.
Just a pair of any of his midwoofers and tweets , equals ,, no make that MORE than a   pair my WBers.
Add all his midwoofers + tweets + xover components together  then cabinets, wayyy out my budget.
And if you are doing one of Troel's 3 way projects,,Now you are up to Wilson size prices.

Not me. Budget cost for top high fidelity sound. 
Sonus Faber has a  2 way @ Sixteen G's.
wowow weeeee

http://www.troelsgravesen.dk/Design_criteria.htm

My WBers have zero distortion = zero fatigue.
This is a measurable fact


All speakers distort, they are the weakest link in the chain.