Why is there no Mid End

Because people have to justify thier purchases, and ridicule anyone who spent more all in the same breath. The common maxim is: HiFi is what I have, midFi is what I used to have, lowFi is what anyone else has, either that or tin ears since they did not recognize that MY system is the pinnacle of human achievement.

Audiophiles are too insecure to have it any other way...

Nrchy hit the nail directly on the head. Funny stuff!! One "attaboy" for you. Happy New Year.

For some reason, manufacturers choose not to advertise their wares as mid fi or low fi. In truth, the borders between hi, mid an low are tough to nail down. Is class B or C per Stereophile mid fi? Is everything sold at Circuit City low fi? To a tube fan, everything solid state may be mid fi at best.

To keep things simple, I'm with Nrchy. Hi Fi is what I own and Mid Fi is what everyone else owns ;-) Nice, clear, simple, no gray areas. Who me? Insecure??? Nah. Happy New Year everyone!

Just one more thing to add to Nrchy's excellent distinctions: the more obscure sounding the brand name ... the higher end it must be. True high end can not include SONY or Denon, unless it is in a second or kid's system ... it's a state law.

Regards, Rich

Yes indeed if its a familiar name which also happens to produce mass market gear it can't be high end. That being said some people will allow the best Sony front ends into High end because they cost so much. But that is mainly past tense for Sony. Its mid -fi at best now all the current CDP have multi disc capability. Where do Modded Universals fit in?
To NRCHY I recognize the that Hi-fi did start all this, but no one uses Mid-end- only Mid -fi in this era of High-end. What are we going to do if there is a sudden explosion of super high quality pieces which are inexpensive they may be Hi-fi but never High-end.
Personally I have scraped together a collection of audio gear which would qualify as high end or near it, but I still love my Hifi vintage pieces most of us wouldn't even call -mid fi. I don't know if they can be called high end. fodder for another thread.