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 audio standard for high quality audio recorded on DVD's that exceed the capacity and quality of CD's. An DVD-Audio disk is capable of recording a...
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Digital Visual Interface. Connection standard developed by Intel for connecting computers to digital monitors such as flat panels and DLP projectors. A cons...
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The ability of an audio device to respond to musical peaks. For example, an amplifier may only be capable of a sustained 100 watts, but may be able to achi...
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The range between the loudest and the softest sounds that are in a piece of music, or that can be reproduced by a piece of audio equipment without distortio...
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Efficiency Bandwidth Product. A guide that helps a designer determine whether a driver is more suitable for a sealed or ported enclosure. EBP of less than 5...
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Too much high frequency response. Trebly. Harmonics are too strong relative to the fundamentals. Distorted, having unwanted harmonics that add an edge or r...
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Enhanced Digital Television. EDTV refers to a complete product/system with the following minimum performance attributes: Receiver: Receives ATSC terrestrial...
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Level of sound output measured at a prescribed distance with a standard input power. Efficiency rating standard is 1 watt (2.83V at 8 ohms) at 1 meter over ...
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Uses active circuitry to send signals to appropriate drivers. More efficient than passive crossovers. This is also known as an active crossover. (See also C...
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One of the oldest speaker design principles, electrostatic speakers are generally comprised of two fixed perforated panels with a constant high-voltage char...
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