hifi
Casual audio quality
Hifi, often styled hi-fi, is short for high fidelity—audio equipment designed to reproduce sound with minimal distortion: an old hifi system from the seventies.
The term emerged in the mid-twentieth century to distinguish quality home audio from tinny radios and gramophones.
As an adjective, it describes superior sound reproduction: hifi speakers, hifi headphones.
Signal-strengthening electronic device
- receiverOne who accepts transmission
- turntableRotating music player
- speakersAudio output devices
- subwooferLow-frequency speaker unit
equalizer · tweeter · woofer · preamp · cartridge · phono · crossover · transducer
Sound quality enthusiast
- listeningAttending to sound
- demoShort trial presentation
- upgradeRaise to higher standard
- setupHow something is arranged
system · rig · tweaking · burn-in · nearfield · reference · purist · streaming
Loyalty or exactness
- clarityState of being understandable
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- detailSingle small element
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
definition · accuracy · purity · transparency · warmth · imaging · soundstage · dynamics
Evoking recent past
- tubesHollow cylindrical containers
- valvesFlow-controlling mechanisms
- gramophoneDisc-playing sound machine
- cabinetEnclosed storage furniture
woodgrain · console · midcentury · transistor · collectible · classic · McIntosh · Pioneer
amplifier
Signal-strengthening electronic device
subwoofer · equalizer · tweeter · woofer · preamp · cartridge · phono · crossover · transducer · tuner
audiophile
Sound quality enthusiast
setup · system · rig · tweaking · burn-in · nearfield · reference · purist · streaming · lossless
fidelity
Loyalty or exactness
- clarityState of being understandable
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- detailSingle small element
precision · definition · accuracy · purity · transparency · warmth · imaging · soundstage · dynamics · separation
retro
Evoking recent past
- tubesHollow cylindrical containers
- valvesFlow-controlling mechanisms
- gramophoneDisc-playing sound machine
cabinet · woodgrain · console · midcentury · transistor · collectible · classic · McIntosh · Pioneer · restoration
turntable
Rotating music player
phonograph · cartridge · stylus · pressing · platter · tonearm · groove · sleeve · gatefold · remaster
hifilo-fi
Imperfect audio quality, informally
lofi · low fidelity · distorted · tinny · muffled
hifilo-fi
Imperfect audio quality, informally
lofi · bedroom pop · raw · unpolished · rough