mceljo
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| How is Mid Fi defined? Tvad - It sounds like you've met an engineer before! We tend to approach things a little differently than the rest of the world. | |
| How is Mid Fi defined? "Why do you have the need to define your gear in some nebulous ranking system?" - TvadI honestly don't care where my equipment ranks in the Low/Mid/Hi Fi world, I'm happy with it. Being an engineer I like to understand/explain things using concret... | |
| How is Mid Fi defined? I think that many of the comments are on track for a reasonable distinction, but like everything else, black & white doesn't exist.Let's examine my system:(1) Focal Chorus 836v speakers. Not a "Big Box" store item, but is considered to be the ... | |
| How is Mid Fi defined? I don't think that Hi Fi, Mid Fi or Low Fi can be defined in a way that very many would agree, but since I've seen it referenced several times I figured I'd ask what it means to different people. I hadn't really considered that my speakers were an... | |
| Integra 50.1 Speaker Setting Question The power output is rated for 130 watts @ 8 ohms. The dynamic power rating is 150 watts @ 8 ohms, 250 watts @ 4 ohms and 300 watts @ 3 ohms.It sounds like the setting probably is more limiting in the 4 ohm configuration because it has the potentia... | |
| Using Receiver as a Switcher? From what my electrical engineering buddy has told me, you can judge the power output on your amplifier to a certain degree if you have a volume that reads in minus dB. At 0 dB you are providing 100% amplifier power and something like -3dB is half... | |
| Using Receiver as a Switcher? My personal opinion is that the number of watts isn't always a true indicator of quality. I believe that an amplifiers ability to handle high current loads (i.e. low ohms) is more important. I recently stepped up from a Onkyo receiver that was rat... | |
| Focal-JM Labs speakers I have only had the opportunity to hear the 706v, 816v and 836v in the Chorus line and the Diablo, Scala and Grande in the Utopia line. I really like all of them, but can't speak to any of the others. My father-in-law recently got a pair of the 70... | |
| Focal-JM Labs speakers I realize that this thread is extremely old, but figured I'd added my experience with the Chorus 816v and 836v speakers that are related to this thread for future searchers.I narrowed my speaker search to the 816v and the 836v with a $1,000 cost d... | |
| Perhaps we should stick with midfi... Douglas - I like you suggest to mix and match with the OPs other system. I'd probably take one of the new components and hook it up in the old system and see if the sound improves. The next step might be to take one component from the old system a... | |
| Perhaps we should stick with midfi... Paperw8 - I agree with you quite a bit. Unless there is really something mismatched, I can't see any hi fi system really sounding "bad." It's far more likely that it just doesn't have the sound the purchaser was trying to get. If a person visits a... | |
| Review: JM Labs Cobalt 806 Monitor I recently took my father-in-law speaker shopping and listened to $800 max speakers. We listened to PSB, B&W, Paradigm and a few other brands. They all sounded great, but the Paradigm stood out for me as something I'd like to own, but both of ... | |
| Perhaps we should stick with midfi... So what is the definition of low fi, mid fi and hi fi? Where do they fall in the wallet? | |
| Have you tried matching a stereo to your hearing? I would say yes. I'm thinking an Audyssey type project where instead of trying to match a set response the user would have an interface to input their personal hearing curve. I'm not sure where the hearing curve would come from, however. It might ... | |
| speakers close to the back wall ? My Focal 836v speakers sound great to me up against the wall. I like the increase in bass compared to what I heard in the store well away from the walls. The soundstage isn't quite the same, but I'm fairly locked in with possible locations. Mine a... |