Mid-Fi, Hi-Fi or.....?


For some time I have been collecting vintage (60's/70's) gear of various levels of quality.  Trying to step things up, I am now running a NAD C 375BEE integrated amp through Thiel CS 1.6 speakers.  Am I in the "hi-fi" world now?  If not, where?  LOL.......thanks!!

johnnotkathi

When you paid over 6k for speakers, and another over 6k for the amp, then your hifi, that's only because that is what I paid...😃

Dude, I run what would most definitely be defined as a "mid-fi" system (as I myself typically describe it):

Parasound P5 preamp

Oppo BDP-93

Denon DVD-2900

Marantz SR8015 AVR

Rythmik F12G (sub 1)

Miller & Kreisel K-10 (sub 2)

Magnepan MMGs

My rig pulls double duty for 2-channel (sometimes 2.1 or 2.2) and home theater.

To me, yeah - it’s technically "mid-fi". But it sounds pretty incredible after what I’ve been able to do with my very acoustically dubious room, cabling, setup, etc.

And to any guests who happen to be over to the house and have a listen?

It’s "hi-fi" AF.

So..........welcome to the world of hi-fi! You’re in! 🤘✌️