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

Blanketed
 Weak highs, as if a blanket were put over the speakers.
Mon, 13 Oct, 2014 at 2:20 PM
Bloated
 Excessive mid bass around 250 Hz. Poorly damped low frequencies, low frequency resonances. See tubby.
Mon, 13 Oct, 2014 at 2:21 PM
Blu-ray Disc
 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
Blurred
 Poor transient response. Vague stereo imaging not focused.
Mon, 13 Oct, 2014 at 2:23 PM
BNC
 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
Body
 Fullness of sound, with particular emphasis on upper bass. Opposite of thin.
Mon, 13 Oct, 2014 at 2:24 PM
Boomy
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
Boxy
 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
Breathy
 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
Bridging
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