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A-B Test A test by which an observor subjectively compares the performance . . .
Abx Comparator A device that randomly selects between two components being teste . . .
Ac-3 (audio coding 3) Dolby's digital audio data compression algorithm . . .
Acoustic Coupling The interaction between two or more speakers stacked together in . . .
Acoustic Feedback A phenomenon where the sound from a loudspeaker is picked up by t . . .
Acoustic Suspension A type of speaker enclosure that uses a sealed box to provide tig . . .
Acoustic Suspension (Enclosure) A Sealed box system that uses the resist . . .
Acoustics Sound is simply vibrating air. How fast, how much, and when the a . . .
Active A word prefacing certain circuits in which the processing is perf . . .
Active Display A special feature for front panel receiver displays that generate . . .
Adaptive Reception A circuit that provides adjustable delay such that the time at wh . . .
Adaptive Trasformation Acoustic Coding (ATRAC) The process used in minidisc that utiliz . . .
Aiff Short for Audio Interchange File Format, a file format for storin . . .
Air Gap In a speaker's motor section, the space between the top plate and . . .
Alternating Current Electricity which flows in opposite directions, alternating at a . . .
Alternator Whine A siren-like whining that appears as the rotational speed of an e . . .
American Wire Gauge (AWG) A standard for measuring the diameter of . . .
Amperes (A) Ampere is a unit measurement of current of electrical energy equa . . .
Amplification Classes All sound is a sinosoidial waveform. It . . .
Amplifier A device, either a single stage or a large scale circuit with mut . . .

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