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Acronym for Efficiency Bandwidth Product. A guide to determine whether a loudspeaker is more suitable for a sealed or ported enclosure. An EBP of... [Read more]

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A signal path that allows an audio processor to be switched in and out of the signal path, such as an equalizer (reverb, time delayed, echo, etc.).

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The ratio of energy output to total energy input, expressed as a percentage. With speakers, this refers to the ratio of total acoustic watts radiated... [Read more]

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The loud speaker parameter that shows the level of sound output when measured at a prescribed distance with a standard level of power fed into the... [Read more]

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Electro-luminescent illumination for the lighted portion of a liquid crystal display. Considered to be a step-up featured display.

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The name for the mixture of diluted sulfuric acid found in standard lead-acid vehicle batteries.

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A capacitor with a negative and a positive terminal that only passes alternating current.

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A field of magnetic energy in the woofer's voice coil created by the audio signal passing through the wire.

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The interference caused by an electromagnetic field created by the flow of current.

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A type of frequency filter that uses active circuitry along with passive components to filter out the desired frequencies. More efficient than... [Read more]

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A speaker that radiates sound from a large diaphragm that is suspended between high-voltage grids.

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A box housing a speaker to separate the front sound waves from the rear sound waves.

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A feature designed to help prevent a device from voltage, current, and temperature faults.

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A Custom File feature that allows a user to assign an equalization curve preset to a particular disc, so that when the disc is loaded, that EQ preset... [Read more]

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The process of changing the frequency balance of a signal so acoustical energy is proportional to the electrical input (or any type of relative... [Read more]

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A component designed to alter the frequency balance of an audio signal; an electronic set of filters used to boost or attenuate certain frequencies.... [Read more]

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Preset EQ curves are stored tone setting. Boosting and cutting different frequencies can make big changes in the way your music sounds. Preset EQ... [Read more]

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A cellular phone's Electronic Serial Number.

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Acronym for Electronic Shock Protection. An electronic circuit that stores the audio data stream from a CD or MD in a memory buffer. If the laser... [Read more]

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Pleasing. As a descriptive audio term, usually refers to a coloration or inaccuracy that non-the-less may be sonically pleasing.

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The European tuning interval of .05 MHz is different from the U.S. tuning interval of .2 MHz. If a CD receiver also has European tuning, it is... [Read more]

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A prefix meaning 1018 or 1,000,000,000,000,000,000.

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How extended a range of frequencies a device can reproduce accurately. Bass extension refers to how low a frequency tone will the system reproduce,... [Read more]