: the production or reproduction of audio characterized by an unpolished or rough sound quality
lo-fi
adjective
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Any edge comes from their regular scene partners: Wilson’s believably unpleasant demeanor, Bratt’s vulnerable charm, Scott’s lo-fi depression and, most appealingly, Driver’s intelligent wariness.
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Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2025
The Web site is decidedly more lo-fi than the one that inspired it, but what IMCDb lacks in design and technical grace it more than makes up for with meticulous screenshots and savant-like comprehensiveness.
—airmail.news, 15 Feb. 2025
The store item’s appearance comes after West reportedly spent $8 million on a lo-fi Super Bowl commercial for the Los Angeles area which featured West sitting in a dentist’s chair and asking people to go to his website.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2025
The lo-fi ad, which West said was shot with an iPhone, directed viewers to his brand’s yeezy.com website.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 10 Feb. 2025
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Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2025
The Web site is decidedly more lo-fi than the one that inspired it, but what IMCDb lacks in design and technical grace it more than makes up for with meticulous screenshots and savant-like comprehensiveness.
—airmail.news, 15 Feb. 2025
The store item’s appearance comes after West reportedly spent $8 million on a lo-fi Super Bowl commercial for the Los Angeles area which featured West sitting in a dentist’s chair and asking people to go to his website.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2025
The lo-fi ad, which West said was shot with an iPhone, directed viewers to his brand’s yeezy.com website.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Lo-fi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lo-fi. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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