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
Direct Drive Image Light Amplifier. This Hughes/JVC technology uses a reflective LCD to create an image. A light source is then reflected off the reflective...
Tue, 14 Oct, 2014 at 6:26 AM
Vertically symmetrical driver array. Typically consists of a tweeter mounted between two woofers. Creates a more-vertically directional sound with evenly sp...
Tue, 14 Oct, 2014 at 6:27 AM
A Digital to Audio Converter. Converts a digital bitstream to an analog signal. Can be a separate "box" that connects between a CD Transport or CD...
Tue, 14 Oct, 2014 at 6:28 AM
A tonal balance that tilts downwards with increasing frequency. Opposite of bright. Weak high frequencies.
Tue, 14 Oct, 2014 at 6:29 AM
An acronym found on CD cases to indicate that the music was recorded (D) and mastered (D) and stored (D) digitally. (See also ADD) (See also AAD)
Tue, 14 Oct, 2014 at 6:31 AM
In a loud speaker - the separating of each drive unit from its enclosure, and also each enclosure from the others, such that no vibration is transmitted fro...
Tue, 14 Oct, 2014 at 6:32 AM
Named after Alexander Graham Bell. We perceive differences in volume level in a logarithmic manner. Our ears become less sensitive to sound as its intensity...
Tue, 14 Oct, 2014 at 6:35 AM
The ability of a component to reveal the subtle information that is fundamental to high fidelity sound.
Tue, 14 Oct, 2014 at 6:35 AM