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In Reply to: What's the dividing line between mid-fi and true audiophile sound? posted by jult52 on August 12, 2009 at 05:31:07:
This is highly personal thing, and I think the "line" becomes apparent when system synergy seems to be present. It's not necessarily about the cost of the system, unless your ears can't do without certain things that don't come cheap. Expensive gear may, or may not, give you what you need. I'd say, look at the room first.
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Follow Ups Full ThreadTopic - What's the dividing line between mid-fi and true audiophile sound? - jult52 05:31:07 08/12/09 (73)
- It's so obvious to me... - AbeCollins 22:39:03 08/14/09 (1)
- I hope for your sake Abe, you haven't gone to those extremes to differentiate the - musetap 16:54:54 08/16/09 (0)
- RE: What's the dividing line between mid-fi and true audiophile sound? - jmall 18:12:33 08/13/09 (0)
- RE: a big imagination and the need to feel special - Jon L5 18:04:45 08/13/09 (0)
- Bose - BillyL 14:02:23 08/13/09 (1)
- RE: Bose - Bob Neill 18:07:33 08/13/09 (0)
- Advertising. nt - viridian 11:55:45 08/13/09 (0)
- I've no idea but I have both anyway ( I think) - damahek 06:39:48 08/13/09 (0)
- RE: What's the dividing line between mid-fi and true audiophile sound? - 3db 04:24:28 08/13/09 (0)
- It's about branding - andy_c 21:40:14 08/12/09 (0)
- I think you know it when you hear it... - Abel McCain 20:13:51 08/12/09 (1)
- Agreed - JeffH 11:54:31 08/14/09 (0)
- If you have to ask... - Paul_A 19:32:04 08/12/09 (0)
- There are only two ways to tell. - driver8 17:47:02 08/12/09 (0)
- RE: What's the dividing line between mid-fi and true audiophile sound? - JustJoe 15:15:45 08/12/09 (2)
- Elaborated - JustJoe 15:51:23 08/13/09 (0)
- RE: What's the dividing line between mid-fi and true audiophile sound? - jult52 08:43:49 08/13/09 (0)
- For me it's a sense of depth and the venue's sound (hall sound) - keith_d 14:54:57 08/12/09 (0)
- The Goosebump factor. [nt] - chris.redmond2@bushinternet.com 14:37:23 08/12/09 (3)
- Galvanic skin response is neato… - Wellfed 20:37:03 08/12/09 (0)
- Oh YEAH!...N/T - musetap 16:14:39 08/12/09 (0)
- Bingo ! (nt) - reelsmith. 15:44:44 08/12/09 (0)
- There is nothing that prevents - gymwear5@hotmail.com 14:36:21 08/12/09 (6)
- RE: There is nothing that prevents - herb's go karts 12:31:20 08/13/09 (0)
- Do tell us all about - E-Stat 17:34:07 08/12/09 (2)
- RE: Do tell us all about - gymwear5@hotmail.com 17:36:47 08/12/09 (1)
- I remember it well - E-Stat 20:29:33 08/12/09 (0)
- The proof is definitely in the pudding… - Wellfed 15:09:15 08/12/09 (1)
- But when I try to listen to pudding…(nt) - mkuller 18:43:49 08/12/09 (0)
- Expectation! nt - risabet 13:16:47 08/12/09 (1)
- RE: Expectation! nt - Bob Neill 14:15:18 08/12/09 (0)
- RE: What's the dividing line between mid-fi and true audiophile sound? - DrChaos 13:04:00 08/12/09 (0)
- My Answer Is Quite Simple........ - Todd Krieger 12:10:15 08/12/09 (4)
- Not that simple. - driver8 18:22:42 08/12/09 (1)
- RE: Not that simple. - Todd Krieger 22:12:57 08/12/09 (0)
- and also quite vacuous ... - porky_pig_jr 12:19:17 08/12/09 (1)
- Careful With the Context............ - Todd Krieger 12:56:55 08/12/09 (0)
- Cognitive dissonance - Al Sekela 11:38:06 08/12/09 (5)
- RE: Cognitive dissonance - Presto 10:35:12 08/13/09 (2)
- I'm speaking from experience; - Al Sekela 10:59:17 08/13/09 (1)
- RE: I'm speaking from experience; - Presto 19:35:08 08/15/09 (0)
- RE: Cognitive dissonance - DKL 12:56:56 08/12/09 (1)
- I chose the phrase deliberately. - Al Sekela 11:02:40 08/13/09 (0)
- Neither percept is universally accepted or understood. - soulfood 09:57:29 08/12/09 (0)
- From a historical perspective... - mkuller 09:52:10 08/12/09 (4)
- RE: From a historical perspective... - anthonyh 10:49:56 08/12/09 (3)
- I discovered high end audio... - mkuller 11:05:48 08/12/09 (2)
- This is the second post to mention the KLH 9s - E-Stat 17:28:05 08/12/09 (1)
- Shortly after I discovered the Dahlquists - mkuller 18:45:45 08/12/09 (0)
- RE: What's the dividing line between mid-fi and true audiophile sound? - Hi-Fidelity 09:08:26 08/12/09 (4)
- RE: What's the dividing line between mid-fi and true audiophile sound? - l1945@sbcglobal.net 10:34:24 08/12/09 (3)
- RE: What's the dividing line between mid-fi and true audiophile sound? - Hi-Fidelity 12:57:04 08/12/09 (2)
- RE: What's the dividing line between mid-fi and true audiophile sound? - Tom Brennan 13:35:36 08/12/09 (1)
- RE: What's the dividing line between mid-fi and true audiophile sound? - Hi-Fidelity 19:52:00 08/12/09 (0)
- true audiophile sound? - Elizabeth 08:37:29 08/12/09 (0)
- A room with good acoustics versus a room with bad acoustics - Richard BassNut Greene 08:30:47 08/12/09 (0)
- That's up to you, not us .... - reelsmith. 08:05:37 08/12/09 (1)
- RE: That's up to you, not us .... - Palustris 09:32:40 08/12/09 (0)
- Whatever sounds better than about 50% of systems nt - Dave Garretson 07:25:35 08/12/09 (0)
- Arrogance. - rick_m 07:04:17 08/12/09 (4)
- I thought a hi-fi... - mkuller 11:27:15 08/12/09 (2)
- RE: I thought a hi-fi... - anthonyh 07:07:43 08/13/09 (1)
- Unfortunately, you'd be very disappointed in the amp's sound today...(nt) - mkuller 10:37:19 08/13/09 (0)
- RE: Arrogance. - l1945@sbcglobal.net 10:35:30 08/12/09 (0)
- There is no dividing line. It is a continuum most correlated with the realism one hears. - Norm 06:54:29 08/12/09 (4)
- RE: There is no dividing line. It is a continuum most correlated with the realism one hears. - Jim Smith 09:09:13 08/12/09 (3)
- Except for the fact that they did not image well, I think you are right. nt - Norm 14:47:39 08/12/09 (2)
- Hmm, it's relative... - Jim Smith 15:06:46 08/12/09 (1)
- I had those also but later, I think. Too long ago. But I do agree. nt - Norm 15:48:13 08/13/09 (0)
- $0 - $1,500 = MidFi ; Over $1,500 = HiFi, Just ask the review mags. - Chris O 06:03:36 08/12/09 (1)
- RE: $0 - $1,500 = MidFi ; Over $1,500 = HiFi, Just ask the review mags. - l1945@sbcglobal.net 10:37:48 08/12/09 (0)
- Your taste? Your pocket? Your attitude... - bartc 06:02:49 08/12/09 (0)
- A Useful Myth? - Bob Neill 05:57:48 08/12/09 (0)
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- I think you know it when you hear it... - Abel McCain 20:13:51 08/12/09 (1)
- Agreed - JeffH 11:54:31 08/14/09 (0)