#high fidelity

One of the more common terms thrown around today when buying audio equipment is “hi-fi” or high fidelity. This was a term exclusive to high-end products back in the day, expensive equipment that most people wouldn’t even consider buying. The term “hi-fi” or high fidelity, back in the day, meant products that were able to faithfully reproduce music. Similar to 1080p on a TV, audio files can go up to 24-bit/192kHz, or even 32-bit/384kHz, don’t mind the numbers, it just means the higher the better. Buying high-performance audio equipment to seek the best sound quality possible, adopting higher-resolution replay sources, and constantly making small changes in pursuit of better sound. Again like I previously stated, the higher the bitrate, the better sound you will get in general. Even if you have a big budget, the world of high-fidelity music is a huge one where you can still get lost in buying the best equipment possible (headphones, amplifiers, DACs, etc) so you can try and find the best sound for you. It’s a lot of human preference, so go out there, try to find the highest bitrate of music you can possibly access, listen to it, and find the perfect earbuds or speakers for you. Read more in our articles including "What is Hi-Fi?" and "I.T. one of the highest paying specializations in the PH".