What defines mid-fi versus high-end?


I’m in my mid fifties and I recall 30 years back mid-fi to me fell into the NAD, Adcom, B&K…. For high-end I considered Mac, some of the Counterpoint offerings, Cary…. so forth.  I had another post going where I mentioned I acquired an Onkyo  home theater receiver that retailed new for $1,100.   Yet another agoner responded that it does not rate as mid-fi.   We all have our opinions of course.   So right or wrong here.
How do you define the parameters of high-end versus mid-if?  By money range, by brand…?

 

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@mahgister

You best watch your back the official Audiogon spellchecker police is a watchin’ your every move!

Not at all!  I welcome any correction...I am not an english speaker person...

And truth is the only enduring ecstasy even in grammar...

And grammatical accuracy is part of the tags along the road toward truth...

my best to you....

 

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@mahgister

You best watch your back the official Audiogon spellchecker police is a watchin’ your every move!

I've been call the midfi guy with Yamaha MX1, Yamaha MX1000, Yamaha AS3200 and Luxman L590.