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What defines mid-fi versus high-end?

I’m in my mid fifties and I recall 30 years back mid-fi to me fell into the NAD, Adcom, B&K…. For high-end I considered Mac, some of the Counterpoint offerings, Cary…. so forth.  I had another post going where I mentioned I acquired an Onkyo  home theater receiver that retailed new for $1,100.   Yet another agoner responded that it does not rate as mid-fi.   We all have our opinions of course.   So right or wrong here.
How do you define the parameters of high-end versus mid-if?  By money range, by brand…?

 

pdspecl
pingstonsmile
43 posts
 

Lo-Fi is that a Fi too? Kind of like small, medium and large. One size does not fit all.

I like Lo-Fi when I'm walking the fence line or just doing nothing. It's to much work to try anything better. :-) One ear listening.

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akg_ca
2,238 posts
 

Time to Revise the Definition of Mid-Fi for Modern-Day Audiophiles

 

 

 

 

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mahgister
13,012 posts
 

Most people define audiophile experience  by their conventional conditioned marketing definition: price tag...

I am different and more free in my take because of experience, i define hif-Fi experience by acoustic cues and experience.... 

audition__audio
1,483 posts
 

It has everything to do with performance. 

pdspecl OP
254 posts
 

Lg1 made a good point.   I recall going to various audio stores in CT.  There would be the ‘high’ end room having all separate components, exotic brands that were out of my price range.  Then there would be one or more mid-fi rooms with NAD, Adcom…. separate components and receivers……. So the dealers certainly had a hand in planting this mindset by segregating brands and price points.

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