I’m not nearly as educated or experienced in the audiophile world as most of the people on this site, but every time I went up a level in quality and cost of the component (turntable, cartridge, speakers, amps, preamps, cables, etc.) I purchased the sound has gotten much better. That doesn’t mean the systems I started off with were terrible because they weren’t expensive. It just means the sound has gotten better to my ears as I acquired better system components. Maybe there is some internal confirmation bias there to justify what I purchased. That is always a possibility.
HiFi vs MidFi
I’m a relative noob to the audiophile scene, having just invested in an integrated amp and upscale (for me) speakers. From time to time, I hear the term “MidFi” for some components. Is there an objective or just largely accepted definition for this term? I’d be curious to hear feedback on what constitutes HiFi vs. MidFi across various components.