Walk the Walk: Audio and Video Terms
From AAD to Voice Coils (we don't have any "Z" terms yet), this glossary will break-down the alphabet soup and "audiophile-speak." Credit for some terms: TheWhippinpost, Aaron Miller, Audio Concepts
An input on a receiver, integrated amplifier or preamplifier that can be used to connect line-level source components. Also, any general-purpose A/V input.
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An acronym found on CD cases to indicate that the music was recorded and mastered on in analog (AA) and then stored digitally (D). (See also ADD) (See also ...
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Alternating Current. In North America, 120V. An electrical current that periodically changes in magnitude and direction.
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The area of study which deals with the behavior of sound. Also the effect a given environment has on sound.
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Powered. An active cross-over is electrically powered and divides the line-level signal prior to amplification. An active speaker includes an active crossov...
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AES/EBU (Audio Engineering Society/European Broadcasting Union) is the name of a digital audio transfer standard. The AES and EBU developed the specificatio...
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An acronym found on CD cases to indicate that the music was recorded in analog (A) and mastered or remastered digitally (D) and then stored digitally (D). (...
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A class of enclosure parameters that provides optimum performance for a woofer with a given value of Q.
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In sealed enclosure designs, the ratio of Vas to Vb, where Vb is the volume of the box you will build. See also: Sealed Enclosure.
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