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Books, catalogs, single magazine issues about audio, Stereo and Hi Fidelity sound

Short run journals, books, booklets, one-of-a-kind catalogs, local program schedules and single issues of magazines related to audio, hi fidelity and stereo sound can be found on this page.
The term "Hi-Fi" became synonymous with better quality audio in the 1950's, and was gradually supplanted by "stereo" as multi-channel audio developed.

Audio & Hi-Fi

Stereo and Hi-Fi
	Catalogue of High Fidelity Equipment 1964 UK	Catalogue of High Fidelity Equipment 1965 UK
	100 Ways to Beat your Wife at Hi-Fi From Altec	Professional Audio Directory 1992	The University Technilog on Loudspeakers 1958
	Loud Speakers Theory, Performance McLachlan 1960	High Performance Loudspeakers Colloms 2nd edition 1980	Hi-Fi Handbook Kendall 1954
	The Sound of High Fidelity Popular Mechanics Jordan.1958	Thrilling New Sounds High Fidelity	HiFi Annual & Audio Handbook 1959
	Hi-Fi Stereo Servicing Guide Sams Library	High Fidelity Home Music Systems 1955	Audio Cyclopedia 2nd Edition Tremaine (Huge Download
	Understanding Hi-Fi Circuits Gernsback 1957	High-Fi Furniture Gernsback 1959	Hi-Fi Stereo Handbook Sams Library 1974 edition
	Installing Hi-Fi Systems Gernsback Library	High Fidelity Circuit Design 1957	High Fidelity Techniques 1950
	Stereo FM Handbook Harvey & Bohlman	Hi-Fi Made Easy Gernsback Library #90	Hi-Fi Furniture Gernsback Collection
	The Sound of High Fidelity Jordan & Cunningham 1958	Audio Control Handbook for Radio & TV Oringel 1956	All About High Fidelity & Stereo Allied - 1966
	Stereo 1961 from Electronic Technician magazine	The Recording and Reproduction of Sound 1953	Hi-Fi Stereo Handbook Sams Library 1970 edition. Boyce
	How to Build Your Own Radio and HiFi Sets Wellman 1954	Operadio Sound Catalog 1948	Stereo 1959 from Electronic Technician magazine
	Hi-Fi 1957 buyer's guide and technology tutorial	100 Ways to Beat your Wife at Hi.Fi From Altec	Tape Recorders and Tape Recording 1956
	Hi Fi World December, 1956 Our only copy of this early HiFI magazine Vol 1 No 1	The Practical HiFi Handbook King 1959	Hi-Fi Annual from Radio & Television News 1956
	High Fidelity's Silver Anniversary Treasury	Understanding High Fidelity RCA 1956	High Fidelity Recording McProud 1955
	All About High Fidelity & Stereo McProud 1968	All About High Fidelity & Stereo McProud Allied 1969	Stereo F.M. Radio Handbook Harvey & Bohlman 1974
Ziff Davis Annual Stereo Buyers' Guide (Title Changed Several Times)
	Stereo HiFi Directory Buyers' Guide 1962	Stereo Directory & Buying Guide 1972
Small Magazine Collections (Not meriting separate page)
	High Fidelity Trade News Now a separate section with more issues.	Better Listening Magazine distributed by early audio dealers Fall 1968 issue
Catalogs
	General Electric Hi-Fi Components
Audio Anthology
	1950 Audio Anthology	1953 Audio Anthology	1955 Audio Anthology
	1957 Audio Anthology
Audio Related Magazines on this Website
	Audio Engineering / Audio Magazine. 1947 - 1964 Pro journal which became a leading consumer magazine.	db magazine. The Sound Engineering journal.1967 to 1994. Professional audio.	High Fidelity Milton Sleeper's consumer audio magazine
	Tape Recording Consumer magazine from the 50's and the 60's	Studio Sound Sound and professional audio journal. 1969 to 2001	Modern Recording Studio production and audio magazine
	Audio Record. Publication of Audio Devices from 1944 to the late 50's	One to One Mastering, pressing and duplication 1980's	Amateur Tape Recorder (United Kingdom) 1959 to 1967
	Recording Engineer / Producer. "REP" 70's-90's	Tape Recording UK Edition British magazine 1957 to 1971	Audiocraft Do-it-Yourself Hi-Fi 1955 to 1958 from publisher of High Fidelity.
	HiFi & Music Review HiFi Review HiFi & Stereo Review Audiophile and music magazine from 1958 to 1999	Hi-Fi Stereo Buyers' Guide Consumer Audio product guide and reviews from 1966	Audio Collection Miscellaneous Magazines, booklets, books and pamphlets about audio and hi-fi.
	AudioFan A 1966 audio and HiFi enthusiast magazine.	Stereophile Starting in 1962, this high end audio magazine is still published	Hi Fi Music at Home Milton Sleeper's 1950's home audio publication
	Mix Magazine Recording studio and audio magazine beginning in 1976	High Fidelity Trade News Home Audio dealer magazine starting in 1957	Do you have issues and publications that we are missing? Please contact the webmaster!