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
Excessive mid bass around 250 Hz. Poorly damped low frequencies, low frequency resonances. See tubby.
Mon, 13 Oct, 2014 at 2:21 PM
A Blu-ray Disc (also called BD) is a high-density optical disc format for the storage of digital media, including high-definition video. The name Blu-ray D...
Mon, 13 Oct, 2014 at 2:22 PM
A type of connection often used in instrumentation and sometimes in digital audio. BNC connectors sometimes are used for digital connections such as from a...
Mon, 13 Oct, 2014 at 2:24 PM
Fullness of sound, with particular emphasis on upper bass. Opposite of thin.
Mon, 13 Oct, 2014 at 2:24 PM
The smearing of transients that makes bass reproduction sound muddled, usually because of improperly designed sealed (to small), ported (to small or tuned i...
Mon, 13 Oct, 2014 at 2:26 PM
Having resonances as if the music were enclosed in a box. Sometimes an emphasis around 250 to 500 Hz.
Mon, 13 Oct, 2014 at 2:26 PM
Audible breath sounds in woodwinds and reeds such as flute or sax. Good response in the upper mids or highs.
Mon, 13 Oct, 2014 at 2:27 PM
combining both left and right stereo channels on an automotive amplifier into one higher powered mono channel. When an amplifier is bridged, the impedance t...
Mon, 13 Oct, 2014 at 2:33 PM