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The lead 'graph says that in the 50s and 60s HF was defined by a standard not defined until the 70s. Absurdities, and even apparent absurdities, require attention.
--Jerzyt 02:52, 8 April 2008 (UTC)Reply

The para is trying to say that "High Fidelity" once had a fixed, objective meaning, and gradually came to mean any mid-level stereo system. And that audiophiles invented another term "high end audio" once the original term became diluted. The para is still overly restrictive, tho?
1) My grandfather had high end audio equipment in the 50s and 60s. I doubt he knew or cared about the DIN standard. Probably the salesperson didn't either. So maintaining that the phrase "high fidelity" ever meant (in common usage) DIN is probably incorrect.
2) This phrase appears as part of the explanation of the evolution of the word "high fidelity": "in subsequent decades, the term was applied more loosely to any mid-level stereo system". That's a little too limited, in that high fidelity was applied to other consumer equipment besides stereos, and finally came to mean practically nothing at all in terms of sound quality.
Alpha Ralpha Boulevard (talk) 16:56, 24 July 2008 (UTC)Reply
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Merge or delete High End Audio, redirect here

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High-end audio should be redirected to High fidelity. The first sentence says it all:

"High fidelity or hi-fi reproduction is a term used by home stereo listeners and home audio enthusiasts (audiophiles) to refer to high-quality reproduction of sound or images that are very faithful to the original performance."

Maybe some might be afraid that expensive-speaker-cable-loving-folks will end up here (oops, I am one), but considering how meagre the high-end article is, it doesn't look that way. As an audiophile, if I put "high end audio" in the search box, and was directed to an article titled "High fidelity," I'd say, yep, I'm in the right place.--Nyctc7 (talk) 06:14, 12 September 2009 (UTC)Reply

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Hi Fi / Hi End

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High Fidelity means "high fidelity to the original source music". High End means expensive. Gucci makes high end shoes. A "high end" stereo is a description of price. The two terms have some small overlap, but refer to totally different things. Here is the dictionary on fidelity:

"Faithfulness to a person, cause, or belief". Similar: faithfulness, constancy, devotedness, devotion, adherence, true-heartedness, trustworthiness, trustiness, honesty, dependability, reliability

2nd meaning: the degree of exactness with which something is copied or reproduced. "the 1949 recording provides reasonable fidelity" Billyshiverstick (talk) 04:28, 1 April 2023 (UTC)Reply

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Maybe it should be shortly mentioned that the similarity of the term Hi-Fi to the "high-five" term contributed over time to its popularity and easier adoption. 38.15.87.15 (talk) 04:45, 13 March 2024 (UTC)Reply