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
The ability of a component to respond quickly and accurately to transients. Transient response affects reproduction of the attack and decay characteristics ...
Wed, 15 Oct, 2014 at 6:29 AM
Also referred to as a T-line. A type of bass cabinet in which the back wave follows a relatively long, usually damped path before being ported to the outsid...
Wed, 15 Oct, 2014 at 6:30 AM
Listening term. An analog that can be best "pictured" in photography. The more "transparent" the sound, the clearer the auditory picture.
Wed, 15 Oct, 2014 at 6:30 AM
Easy to hear into the music, detailed, clear, not muddy. Wide flat frequency response, sharp time response, very low distortion and noise. A hear through q...
Wed, 15 Oct, 2014 at 6:30 AM
The use of three pairs of speaker wire from the same amplifier to separate bass, midrange and treble inputs on the speakers.
Wed, 15 Oct, 2014 at 6:30 AM
Having low frequency resonances as if you're singing in a bathtub. See bloated.
Wed, 15 Oct, 2014 at 6:31 AM
The helmholtz resonant frequency of a box. Also refers to the resonant frequency of other types of systems.
Wed, 15 Oct, 2014 at 6:32 AM
A speaker, (driver), used to reproduce the higher range of frequencies. To form a full-range system, a tweeter needs to be combined with a woofer, (2-way s...
Wed, 15 Oct, 2014 at 6:33 AM
A UHF (Ultra High Frequency) electronic device transmits and/or receives a signal in a specified band or range of radio frequencies specifically reserved b...
Wed, 15 Oct, 2014 at 6:34 AM