n4d5:
Hi
This may be a silly question to ask, however I was reading a thread of here today about ULTIMATE HIGH END.. and thought to myself at what price point does Budget end? what price print does Premium end? etc.
Or is this based on the quality of each component in the system?
Discuss
I think that Eddie Pound and D.J.Krime have both just shown how subjective the whole, er, subject can be!
At £500 per component, your basic set-up of amp, CD-player and speakers (not to mention interconnects) mounts up to somewhere in the region of £1500 before you even consider adding other items. For many, that is nowhere near 'budget'. Indeed, anyone who has shelled out that kind of money and is listening to what they consider to be a really good sound will probably be a tad 'miffed' to hear his/her system called 'budget'.
Maybe generally accepted guidelines should be posted in this thread, but when it comes down to it, from the individual's point of view, surely 'budget', 'mid-range', 'premium', and 'high end', etc, will always depend on purchasing power and practicality.
In fact, I had a bit of a shock when I recently purchased copies of Hi-Fi Choice and Hi-Fi News (I think those were the mags) - they scared the hell out me. Their target audience is generally way out of my league!
This could turn out to be a lively and informative (I hope) discussion topic.