I really hate the term “midfi” it’s so hard to determine what that is. There’s so many price points for audio gear and levels of performance. Also price is also not commensurate with performance in many cases. In my opinion it’s either hifi, or not, there’s no middle ground.
Where does "MidFi" differ from "HiFi" or "LOFI"?
Given the vast range of product and costs thereof in this industry, I'm curious where the "break points" are between levels of fidelity? Equipment can range from $100's to $100,000s+, so where is "MIDFI" vs. "HIFI"?
The ear hears from a range of 20-20,000HZ, but mid-range is certainly not at the 10,000HZ level.
just curious what you all think.
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@dinov , reviewer Andrew Robinson put his personal classification based purely on price: budget: under $1K midfi- $1K to $3K hi-end- over $3K His product of the year for ALL categories in 2022 was the Polk R7 speaker, in the mid fi category. You don’t have to cost the most to be good.
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When Andrew Robison says, "The delta to get that last 5% improvement costs thousands upon thousands of dollars.." I would agree in that you could spend tens of thousands of dollars on more expensive components or spend tens of thousands of dollars experimenting with components to close the gap. Either way it's not cheap!
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@kota1 I understand the question and concept and I wasn’t criticizing in any way, just my opinion that I think it’s either hifi or it’s not. Sorry if I wasn’t clear. |
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