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
Refers to a series of specifications for surround sound systems. Professional THX is used in commercial movie theaters. Home THX specifications are not pub...
Wed, 15 Oct, 2014 at 6:24 AM
off axis response very close to that of the on-axis response. Ie broad horizontal dispersion giving even sound in a wide listening area.
Wed, 15 Oct, 2014 at 6:25 AM
Refers to the overall frequency balance of a system. In a perfect world, all systems would have complete tonal neutrality. With current technology, this ide...
Wed, 15 Oct, 2014 at 6:26 AM
The quality of a sound that distinguishes it from other sounds of the same pitch and volume. The distinctive tone of an instrument or a singing voice.
Wed, 15 Oct, 2014 at 6:26 AM
Narrowband, weak lows, peaky mids. The music sounds like it is coming through a telephone or tin can.
Wed, 15 Oct, 2014 at 6:27 AM
Refers to a device adding harmonics that were not in the original signal. For example a device that is fed a 20Hz sine wave that is also putting out 40Hz,...
Wed, 15 Oct, 2014 at 6:28 AM
A device that converts one form of energy to another. Playback transducers are the phono cartridge, which changes mechanical vibrations into electrical ene...
Wed, 15 Oct, 2014 at 6:28 AM
The leading edge of a percussive sound. Good transient response makes the sound as a whole more live and realistic.
Wed, 15 Oct, 2014 at 6:29 AM