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The joys of mid-fi

What I’m writing about here applies to classical music but might have parallels in other music too. I’ve brought this topiic up in different ways before.

Years ago when I was blissfully ensconced in mif-fi, I could easily compare different performances of the same classical work with the confidence that the sound quality would be essentially the same. There would be no issues of soundstaging, detail, et al that would make it hard for me to compare. It was easy to judge a performance on its own merits without complicating factors. Now, it’s almost impossible to assess a performance without placing SQ into the mix. A mediocre recording might be extremely attractive due the sound alone, Conversely, a very good performance might be shunted aside as “unlistenable.”

Oh, for the good old days of mid-fi! 😁

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ghdprentice
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@immatthewj

If I understand your comment. Yes, all that detail must be there, we agree on that. My comment centers around proportionality between different sounds. I have heard many systems where, say the cymbles stuck out like a solo instrument, when in fact it was intended to be just one component… or a key for celebration is hearing someone move their foot on the floor. 

 

Seating is importantly at a symphony. My seats are 7th row center and the microphones for recording are over my head.

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vitussl101
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If you’re getting enjoyment out of your system, what does it matter what you spent on it? People here enjoy systems that literally were assembled on a shoestring budget to systems well into S-Class territory(pricing) and beyond. On a certain level, the enjoyment of music is the same.

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limomangus
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Well this isn't a site about cheap stereo equipment, It's a site about Expensive Audio Equipment.....if you don't know that by just reading the forum, For get about it.    

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hilde45
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Well this isn't a site about cheap stereo equipment, It's a site about Expensive Audio Equipment.....if you don't know that by just reading the forum, For get about it.    

Amazing to see someone with so many posts say this about the main gist of this forum. 

secretguy
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Well this isn't a site about cheap stereo equipment, It's a site about Expensive Audio Equipment.....if you don't know that by just reading the forum, For get about it.

Wow...this trumps anything said at the debate.

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