Mid-Fi, Hi-Fi or.....?

@secretguy  per Stereophile’s 2012 Recommended Components about my NAD:

NAD C 375BEE: $1500
The 150Wpc C 375BEE offers five line-level outputs, two sets of preamp outputs, a front-panel minijack for portable music players, a built-in headphone amp, and an optional phono stage ($199). Like models in NAD’s Masters Series, the C 375BEE uses PowerDrive technology to maximize the dynamic power sent to the speakers. Though its headphone amp and phono stage lacked sparkle and detail, the C 375BEE’s overall sound was tight, dynamic, and fast, with crystalline highs and well-extended bass. “A competition crusher,” concluded Sam. Though he admits the NAD belongs in Class B, he’d choose it over many of the amplifiers in Class A. “So good, for so little money, that few are willing to believe it. Are you, JA?” he asks. (Vol.32 No.10)

@johnnotkathi ....If you're enjoying what you're listening to through and with whatever is making it possible....

You've no reason to make an excuse about it, nor any reason to feel guilty or lessened by the means employed....really....

There's a simple cure at hand:

TURN IT UP.

;)  Regards, and yours unruly....

Try this one....

You are a Audiophile but on the older lower end of the $$ range , Audiophiles are 

always buying something , or at least looking.

OP,

It's the never ending journey isn't it, the question is where does someone decide to get off of the merry go round and be happy? I'm not near there yet.

I love my current set up as it is very enjoyable and musical, but I know that there is so much better sound out there. With my new Clayton Shaw Caladan speakers (coming in February?), I'm at about $19,000 and I still consider my system the lower end of mid fi. I'm buying a new tube preamp in the next few weeks, a new streamer late spring, and I've got more than a dozen DIY cables to make over the next few months. After that I'll enjoy it for a while, let the cable configuration settle out and regroup.....but I'm in a very itchy upgrade swirl right now.