High Fidelity Hoodies

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A green typography design of music beats. The hi fi was introduced in 1954.

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A colorful text design of Hi Fidelity and color music beats.

Championship Vinyl is the fictional record store from the 2000 film, High Fidelity, based on the 1995 British novel of the same name, though the setting moved from London to Chicago for the screen. Owned by Rob Gordon, and located in Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood, he and his employees are archetypal music snobs, the kind who'd sneer when someone picks up the latest hit record. Throughout the film, the crew leverage their encyclopedic knowledge of music to belittle customers, compile "Top 5" lists for every conceivable occasion, openly mock people's musical tastes, and occasionally manage to sell few records. How Championship Vinyl managed to stay in business is beyond me, but hey, it's a movie, right?

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In the '50s, audio manufacturers employed the phrase high fidelity as a marketing term to describe records and equipment intended to provide faithful sound reproduction. Consumers found the difference in quality compared to the then-standard AM radios and 78-rpm records, and began migrating to high-fidelity phonographs and 33⅓ LPs. Audiophiles focused on technical characteristics and bought individual components, such as separate turntables, radio tuners, preamplifiers, power amplifiers and loudspeakers. Shops specializing in high fidelity sound began popping up, such as St. Paul, Minnesota's Dad’s HiFi. These shops not only stocked the latest equipment, but also sold the components that allowed enthusiasts to build and mod their systems.

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Dot Records was an American record label founded by Randy Wood and Gene Nobles that was active between 1950 and 1978. The original headquarters of Dot Records were in Gallatin, Tennessee. In its early years, Dot specialized in artists from Tennessee. Then it branched out to include musicians from across the U.S. It recorded country music, rhythm and blues, polkas, waltzes, gospel, rockabilly, pop, and early rock and roll.

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Hi-Fi, High Fidelity.

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Back in the day, you didn’t have big box electronics stores or discount stereo websites – you had dedicated hi-fi shops. Owned and operated by passionate audiophiles, these stores stocked nothing but the best stereo gear that wasn’t available from the department stores. From niche receivers and turntables, to house made speakers and stands, shop’s like Boston’s Hi-Fi Connection ensured your music sounded the best it could, no matter what your budget. This funky design comes from the early ’70s and is perfect for any audiophile or record collector who likes it funky.

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A vintage reel to reel tape recorder, rendered in CMYK colours and given a distressed finish. Great gift for anyone involved in music production and recording, djs and audiophiles.

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