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: equipment for reproduction of sound with high fidelity

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In addition to these new products, Fosi Audio will also be showing off a selection of its popular and recently launched products, including the IM4 in-ear monitors, i5 planar-magnetic headphones, ZH3 balanced DAC / headphone amplifier/preamplifier and K7 hi-fi gaming DAC and headphone amplifier. Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026 When The Stereo Shop opened its doors in 1959, hi-fi home audio locations were plentiful throughout Connecticut. Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 2 Jan. 2026 Inside, a long, gray bar — speckled like the surface of the moon — sits near a hi-fi stereo system. Kansas City Star, 26 Nov. 2025 Sometimes called listening bars or hi-fi bars, the establishments have proliferated on the East and West coasts and are gathering a following in Denver. Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 24 Nov. 2025 Fall, in any case, is a terrific time for tuning up the hi-fi. Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025 Technics has also cooked in a phono-MM equalizer to cater for cabling up to a hi-fi system without needing to plug into a dedicated phono input. New Atlas, 19 Sep. 2025 His new restaurant, Darling in Los Angeles, is his ode to the practice and includes a hi-fi lounge. Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2025 The duo also run the hi-fi listening lounge Bar Shiru down the street, and like that place Moonglow is optimized for audio enjoyment. John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1948, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of hi-fi was in 1948

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“Hi-fi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hi-fi. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.

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hi-fi

noun
ˈhī-ˈfī
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: equipment for reproduction of sound with high fidelity

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