hi-fi
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Definition
Noun:
- High-quality sound reproduction equipment: A system or set of electronic components designed to reproduce recorded sound with very high accuracy and minimal distortion.
- The quality of high-fidelity sound reproduction: The characteristic of sound that is very true to the original source.
Adjective:
- Relating to high-fidelity sound reproduction: Describing equipment or recordings that are capable of reproducing sound with high accuracy and minimal distortion.
Usage and Examples
Noun:
- He spent a fortune on a new hi-fi. (He invested a lot of money in a new high-fidelity sound system.)
- The clarity of the hi-fi was astonishing. (The clear, accurate sound from the high-fidelity system was amazing.)
Adjective:
- This is a hi-fi recording of the concert. (This is a high-fidelity recording that accurately captures the concert's sound.)
- They listened to the album on a hi-fi system. (They played the album using equipment designed for high-quality sound reproduction.)
Advanced Usage
- The term hi-fi is often used to distinguish equipment intended for accurate, high-quality home audio listening from simpler or lower-quality audio devices.
- In a technical context, hi-fi implies specifications that meet certain standards for frequency response, distortion, and signal-to-noise ratio.
Variants and Related Words
- High fidelity (n.): The full form of "hi-fi," meaning the accurate reproduction of sound.
- The engineer was obsessed with achieving perfect high fidelity.
- Stereo (n.): A common type of hi-fi system that uses two channels of audio to create a sense of direction and space.
- Most modern hi-fi systems are stereos.
Synonyms
- High-fidelity system (n.): A formal term for hi-fi equipment.
- Audiophile equipment (n.): Equipment designed for high-quality sound reproduction, often used by enthusiasts.
Related Phrases
- Hi-fi enthusiast: A person who is very interested in high-fidelity audio equipment.
- As a hi-fi enthusiast, he was always upgrading his speakers.
- Hi-fi separates: Individual components (like an amplifier, tuner, and CD player) that make up a hi-fi system, as opposed to a single integrated unit.
- He preferred building his system from hi-fi separates for greater flexibility.
Adjective
- characterized by minimal distortion in sound reproduction
- a high-fidelity recording
- a hi-fi system
Noun
- the reproduction of sound with little or no distortion
- equipment for the reproduction of sound with high fidelity