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RE: midfi versus hifi

Hi-Fi gets one to connect with the music on an emotional level, mid-fi doesn't. For me it isn't about 20Hz to 20kHz and beyond; thunderous bass; or pinpoint imaging; though I strive to have each of those things, it is that emotional connection, e.g. in Bach's Magnificat the aria Humilitatem the soprano sings the line "quia respexit humilitatem. . ." along a descending musical line. In a hi-fi system this comes across as a lament (performance determined), a plaintive cry. Mid-fi doesn't get that connection. If this aspect is missing it can't be hi-fi no matter the amount of money spent. YMMV



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