??? Where Does "High End" Start ???
There are terms we in this hobby use to describe certain characteristics of the components or sound evoked...Without fail,the terms entry level,mid-fi & high end will show up in component reviews or conversations regarding equipment components...
So exactly how do we define these terms in absolutes?I understand there are components that,in this day & age,outperform their asking price in orders of magnitude but even if they do,they will invariably be tagged as entry level,mid-fi or high end simply based on their asking price..
Assuming entry level starts at say $500.00 per component,where does that end & mid-fi start,$2500.00 per component,$3500.00,$4500.00,$5000.00?
How far does that pricing structure go until you consider a component to be "high end"?
What are YOUR PERSONAL thoughts on this subject?
Clearly it had nothing to do with the Indians since they were using smoke signals. And I don't think caveman really cared. Maybe Mozart was responsible but I think he was deaf. Didn't Thomas Edison invent the turntable so maybe he should get all the credit. I do not think you can assign a dollar limit to when hi-fi begins. If you did it would have to be above $2500 since you can't discern Quality music below this level. This is a difficult question. |
I see a lot of replies stating High End doesn't have a fixed price point,that price doesn't reflect sound quality etc.. |
"Punches well above it’s price point" has nothing to do with High-end or Ultra-high end. This is about how good the value proposition is. Schitt being one example mentioned earlier. Dan D’Agostino is another. Great products, beautiful industrial design, but expensive. Several brands compete well at half the cost or even less. I don’t think you need to define high-end as brackets/price points to discuss audio. No different than two guys with two different Corvettes. 1 is worth $100K the other is worth $40K. They both belong to the same club. |
@freediver No need to shout. Reviewers are paid to promote and sell a product, the best way to do that is convince the potential buyer their getting more for the money. One needs to be their own reviewer, the more time. effort and knowledge towards this hobby this will become a useless question(Where Does High End Start?) There are no absolutes or answers to every question is this hobby a grey area(subjective) exists. Those that accept this fact are much better off. |
