Glossary of Hi-Fi terms meanings

Glossary of Hi-Fi terms meanings

 

1/4" or 6.25mm jack meaning 1/8” or 3.5mm jack meaning 2-way loudspeakers meaning 2.1 meaning 2.5-way loudspeakers meaning 3 way loudspeakers meaning 4 way loudspeakers meaning 5.1 meaning 6.25mm jack meaning AAC meaning A/V meaning AC meaning AC-3 meaning Acoustic suspension meaning Active loudspeaker meaning Active subwoofer meaning ADC meaning AES/EBU meaning AM meaning Amp meaning Amplifier meaning Amplitude meaning Analogue meaning Anti-skating meaning ATRAC meaning Audiophile meaning A-weighting meaning Baffle meaning Balanced meaning Band pass filter meaning Bandwidth meaning Bass meaning Bass extension meaning Bass management meaning Bass reflex meaning Belt meaning Beta meaning Bipole meaning Bit meaning Bit depth meaning Bit rate meaning Bitstream meaning Blu-ray meaning Byte meaning Cantilever meaning Carrier meaning Cartridge meaning CAV meaning CBR meaning CD meaning CD emphasis meaning Ceramic cartridge meaning Cinch plug meaning Class A meaning Class A/B meaning Class D meaning Cliff effect meaning Clipping meaning Clocking signal meaning CLV meaning Coaxial Digital meaning Codec CoDec meaning Colouration meaning Compact cassette meaning Compander Compander meaning Compliance meaning Component video meaning Composite video meaning Compression meaning Compression driver meaning Compression ratio meaning Constructive interference meaning Crossover distortion meaning Crossover frequency meaning Crossover network meaning Crosstalk meaning Current meaning DAC meaning Damping factor meaning DAT meaning dB meaning dBFS meaning dBSPL meaning DC meaning DCC meaning Decibel meaning Destructive interference meaning Digital meaning Digital audio meaning DIN meaning Dipole meaning Direct sound field meaning Dispersion meaning Distortion meaning Dither meaning Dolby Digital meaning Dolby Digital EX 6.1 meaning Dolby HX meaning Dolby noise reduction meaning Dolby Pro Logic meaning Dolby Pro Logic II meaning Dolby Stereo meaning Dolby Surround meaning Driver meaning DRC meaning DRM meaning DSD meaning DSP meaning DST meaning DTS meaning DTS 96/24 meaning DTS ES 6.1 Discrete meaning DTS ES 6.1 Matrix meaning DTS Neo:6 meaning Dual layer meaning DVD meaning DVD Audio meaning DVD-RAM meaning DVD recorder meaning DVD-RW meaning DVD+RW meaning DVD Video meaning DVD-VR meaning DVD+VR meaning DXD meaning Dynamic power meaning Dynamic range meaning Dynamic range control meaning Efficiency meaning Electrostatic loudspeakers meaning Enclosure meaning Error correction meaning EQ meaning Excursion meaning FFT meaning Firewire meaning Fletcher Munson curves meaning Flutter meaning FM meaning Four-way loudspeakers meaning Frequency meaning Frequency response meaning Fundamental frequency meaning GB meaning Gigahertz meaning GHz meaning Gigabyte meaning Group meaning Harmonic meaning Harmonic distortion meaning Hass Effect meaning HDCD meaning HDCP meaning HDMI meaning HDTV meaning Hertz meaning Hi-Fi meaning High pass filter meaning Home theatre receiver meaning Horn loaded driver meaning Hybrid discs meaning Hybrid loudspeakers meaning Hz meaning IEC meaning IEEE1394 meaning i.link meaning Imaging meaning Impedance meaning Infinite baffle meaning Infrasonic meaning Interconnect meaning Integrated amplifier meaning Intermodulation Distortion meaning Jack plug meaning Jitter meaning kB meaning kb/s meaning kHz meaning LCD meaning LFE meaning Linearity meaning Line level meaning Loudness control meaning Loudspeaker meaning Low pass filter meaning LP meaning LPCM meaning LSB meaning Magnetic cartridge meaning MB meaning Mb/s meaning MC cartridge meaning Memory stick meaning Metadata meaning MHz meaning Midrange meaning Midrange driver meaning Minidisc meaning MLP meaning MMC meaning MM cartridge meaning Mono meaning Moving coil cartridge meaning Moving magnet cartridge meaning MP3 meaning MPEG meaning Multichannel sound meaning Noise shaping meaning Nominal impedance meaning Octave meaning Ohm meaning Optical digital meaning Optical soundtrack meaning OSD meaning Overtone meaning Passive loudspeaker meaning Passive subwoofer meaning PCM meaning Perceptual encoding meaning Phase meaning Phono meaning Phonogram meaning Pink noise meaning Plasma display meaning PMPO meaning Port meaning Power meaning Power amplifier meaning Power supply meaning PSP meaning Pre-amplifier meaning Quantization meaning Quantization noise meaning Red book meaning RBCD meaning RCA plug/socket meaning Reactance meaning Receiver meaning Region Code meaning Resistance meaning Resolution meaning Resonant frequency meaning Reverberant sound field meaning RIAA Equalization meaning RMS meaning Rumble meaning Running in meaning SACD meaning Sample meaning Sampling frequency meaning Satellite speakers meaning SBM meaning SCART meaning Sensitivity meaning Separation meaning Server (music) meaning Shielding meaning Signal to noise ratio meaning Sine wave meaning Skate meaning Smart Media meaning SNR meaning Sound Stage meaning S/PDIF meaning Speaker meaning Speed of propagation meaning SPL meaning Square wave meaning Stereo meaning Streaming (multimedia) meaning Stylus meaning Subjective reviewing meaning Subwoofer meaning Surround Sound meaning S-Video meaning Sweet spot meaning Theile and Small parameters meaning Three-way loudspeakers meaning THD meaning THX meaning Time alignment meaning Title meaning Tone controls meaning Tonearm meaning Toroidal transformer meaning TOSLink meaning Total harmonic distortion meaning Track meaning Transformer meaning Transmission line meaning Treble meaning TRS meaning Tuner meaning Turntable meaning Tweak meaning Tweeter meaning Two-way loudspeakers meaning Ultrasonic meaning VBR meaning VCD meaning VCR meaning VHS meaning Voice coil meaning Volt meaning Watt meaning Wavelength meaning White noise meaning Woofer meaning Wow meaning XLR meaning

 

Glossary of Hi-Fi terms meanings

 

Glossary of Hi-Fi terms meanings

 

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Glossary of Hi-Fi terms meanings

 

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