High Fidelity (USA print magazine, 1951-1989)

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High Fidelity (USA print magazine) was published from April 1951 until July 1989 covering audio and high fidelity audio equipment, FM radio, FM stereo, video equipment, audio recordings, and related fields. In mid-1989, the title was acquired by Stereo Review, which began adding "Incorporating High Fidelity" on the cover of the October, 1989, issue. High Fidelity was founded by Milton B. Sleeper, a noted radio designer and publisher and began with a technical emphasis which soon broadened in to all aspects of consumer audio and recordings.

(Jan 1970)

music and musicians:

audio and video:

Too hot to handle -- HF answers your more incisive questions
NEWS and VIEWS -- Video recording and the housebroken laser
EQUIPMENT in the NEWS -- The latest in audio gear
EQUIPMENT REPORTS -- Ferrograph 724 tape recorder; EPI 100 speaker system; Harman-Kardon CAD-4 cassette recorder; Dual 1219 automatic turntable

recordings:

The Tape Deck
FEATURE REVIEWS
CLASSICAL REVIEWS
Monteverdi's Magnificent Musical Drama
CLASSICS FOR THE NOW GENERATION
IN BRIEF
Repeat Performance
POP REVIEWS
JAZZ REVIEWS
THEATER AND FILM REVIEWS

etc.:

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR -- Solti in Chicago
PRODUCT INFORMATION-- An "at home" shopping service

ADs:

(April 1975)

Music and musicians:

Audio and video:

New equipment reports: Dynaco's Super Amplifier Kit; Burwen DNF; Kenwood's Automated Single-Play Turntable; Kenwood KP-5022 record cleaner; Hervic Model HR-150 stereo FM receiver
Turntables -- What You Should Know About / Today's Designs

Record reviews:

Etc.:

Letters

ADs:

(July 1975)

Feature Articles:

Tone Arm Damping--James Brinton--This overlooked feature can offer better sound for a small investment

Depts:

Behind the Scenes
Letters--More Russian opera; Bravo Louisville; Brandenburg travesty

Equip. Reviews:

Sansui Model QRX-7001 four-channel receiver
Sony Model TAN-8550 power amplifier
RTR EXP-12 speaker system
Stanton 681EEE phono cartridge
Telephonics Model TEL-101F quadriphonic headphone

Music and Recordings:

Soundtrack Albums: Why?--Royal S. Brown--The worth of film music appears when it is parted from its movie
Karajan: Encounters the Second Vienna School--David Hamilton--DG offers a four-disc set
A Tchaikovsky Deluge--Philip Hart--Quantity is more noteworthy than quality in a flood of releases
Ravel: The Real Thing Royal--S. Brown--Skrowaczewski and Vox produce a fine set of his orchestral works
Classical--Blegen and Von Stade; Perahia's Mendelssohn Concerto; Baroque bassoon

ADs:

Bang & Olufsen--Beogram 3000 turntable
Dual manual turntables
harman/kardon
Exclusively for HIGH FIDELITY Readers---MUSIC LISTENER'S BOOK SERVICE
Garrard Zero 100SB turntable

(Guide to Speaker Systems--1976 Edition)

Features:

HOW SPEAKERS WORK--All speakers make sound, but some make it differently than others.

HOW to CHOOSE YOUR SPEAKERS--A guide to test reports plus hints on running your own listening tests.

HOW to INSTALL and LOCATE YOUR SPEAKERS--How the listening room affects sound, recommended placement for best stereo and best four-channel setups; Tips on wire size.

BUYER'S GUIDE to SPEAKER SYSTEMS--A complete listing of available models from various manufacturers giving important design and performance features, sizes, prices.

GLOSSARY--Definitions widely used in speaker systems.

EDITORIAL -- Introducing the wonderful world of speakers.

MANUFACTURERS' DIRECTORY--Names and addresses of speaker companies.

OMINIDIRECTIONAL SPEAKERS: PRO and CON -- Just what are they and how good are they?

ADDING SPEAKERS for SPECIAL EFFECTS--What they can accomplish, and how to connect them.

CUSTOM TAILORED SOUND--Special equalizers and how they improve speaker sound; the experience of ''tuning" a room.