As a chill electronica listener, should I stop at a Med-Fi system?


Hi All,

As an electronica music listener of chill, downtempo, folk, and similar music, is there any point of me seeking an ultra high resolution system...DAC, cables, power conditioning..etc?

If its all about the source material, much of the music i listen to is not an orchestra or live band with lots of microphones, so I'm assuming there's not a ton of imaging and micro-detail going on.

Is there, then, any purpose to seeking equipment that can resolve all of those little details?  Should i just stop at a healthy Mid-Fi System?

 

Example of Chill Music

Meadowlark - Can I have this Dance (Youtube)

Meadowlark - Can I have this Dance (Spotify)

 

Example of Chill Electronica Music

Meadowlark - Can I have this Dance [EMBERZ Remix] (Youtube)

Meadowlark - Can I have this Dance [EMBERZ Remix] (Spotify)

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Some of the songs I use to show off my system are electronic. Bass, imaging, and soundstage can be incredible. If you heard Music Is The Drug by Bassnectar on my system, you’d want to take your system up a notch or two. I’m sure the same thing would happen with a lot of the music you like. I realize Bassnectar isn’t exactly chill.

First of all it depends on what do you consider mid-fi? Its relative as even a pricey system could be considered mid-fi by some.

I listen to a lot of EDM/downtempo/Deep House and I'd say a highly resolving system definitely sounds fantastic when the specific recordings are extremely high quality.

Nicolas Jaar, Bonobo, Koop, Tosca, Kruder & Dorfmeister, Massive Attack, Thievery Corp, James Blake all have fantastic sounding albums that sound great in my system. Having good bass certainly helps, but a lot of these albums also have great mid and high frequency detail and live instrumentation. 

A song that is truly demanding of the system is Askvik - Liberty. Not because it's very bombastic. Contrary it's rather sublime. With myriads of sounds in a 3D universe. Still trying to achieve the perfect rendition. Of course you have to fight your room for this....

  I listen to Classical Music about 99% of the time.  I think it is the most demanding genre to reproduce for many reasons, including dynamic range.  When I listen to non Classical on my system, I always feel like I am driving a Rolls Royce in a driveway.  I enjoy pop much more on my mid fi systems