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Acronym for Bridged, Transformer Less. A circuit design wherein two small Integrated Circuit (IC) amplifier channels are bridged together to provide... [Read more]

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Acronym for Best Tuning Memory. A feature in which the tuner selects radio stations by signal strength and assigns them to presets in numerical... [Read more]

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Commonly found in Mini Disc (MD) and Compact Disc (CD) players, this device protects against vibrations by storing the audio data for uninterrupted... [Read more]

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A high-end D/A converter offering superior sound quality and performance. Burr-Brown is the manufacturer's name.

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A type of crossover circuit design having a maximally flat magnitude response (no amplitude ripple in the pass-band). This circuit is based on... [Read more]

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A filter with a pass band with no ripple. It usually sacrifices some steepness in attenuation.

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Eight bits. It takes one byte to represent one letter of the alphabet in computer code.

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Propagation velocity of sound at STP, approximately 342 m/s.

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The low frequency boost normally obtained inside a vehicle interior when subs are properly mounted.

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Acronym for Controller Area Network. It is a computer network protocol and bus standard designed to allow microcontrollers and devices to communicate... [Read more]

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The ability of a conductor or dielectric to store electric charge.

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1) Polarized

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Expressed in decibels, with the smaller the number the better. The ratio of captured signals of different strength on the same frequency.

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Acoustical equivalent of Cms.

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A compact disc and player feature utilizing disc, track, and artist information encoded directly on the CD media. Both playback and media components... [Read more]

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CD receivers with this capability can play audio CD-Rs and/or CD-RWs as well as prerecorded CDs. Almost all of today's receivers can play CD-R and... [Read more]

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The ability of a component to operate a CD or MD disc changer.

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On May 28, 2003, the Consumer Electronics Association published standard CEA-2006, "Testing & Measurement Methods for Mobile Audio Amplifiers." This... [Read more]

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A single unit for producing DC electricity by electromechanical or biomechanical action. A common vehicle battery is composed of a number of... [Read more]

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  In home theater, sound decoded from the stereo signal sent to a speaker mounted in front of the listener, specially designed to enhance voices and... [Read more]

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The key component in a Pro-Logic or Dolby Digital Surround audio system. It's the key to reproducing dialogue. The output of a center channel speaker... [Read more]

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Also known as Center Path Wiring. A method of running wires to the midrange/tweeter bridge in a coaxial speaker. Copper wire (instead of tinsel... [Read more]

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Originally, changer controls referred to a receiver's ability to control a same-brand CD changer. These days, the changer control connection on a... [Read more]

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A frequency or band of frequencies assigned to a station or communications system. Also, a sub-circuit of a larger system (i.e. voice channel,... [Read more]

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In a stereo system, the level balance between left and right channels. Properly balanced, the image should be centered between the left-right... [Read more]