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What defines mid-fi versus high-end?

I’m in my mid fifties and I recall 30 years back mid-fi to me fell into the NAD, Adcom, B&K…. For high-end I considered Mac, some of the Counterpoint offerings, Cary…. so forth.  I had another post going where I mentioned I acquired an Onkyo  home theater receiver that retailed new for $1,100.   Yet another agoner responded that it does not rate as mid-fi.   We all have our opinions of course.   So right or wrong here.
How do you define the parameters of high-end versus mid-if?  By money range, by brand…?

 

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danager
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Don't apologize it's my OCD not your English.🤨

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danager
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I'm going to link to a video presentation from Merrill Audio talking about his GaN amps.  To me it's about how he talks about audio that's  important.  Things like  he doesn't have a power switch because it affects the sound.

These are the intricacies that mid-fi just doesn't address.  As I said in the last time this was question was posted.  You'll know the difference between mid-fi and Hi-fi when you hear it.

 

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danager
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Acoustic science know better!

Acoustic science know"s" better!

The "s" is assumed

 

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