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A
A/V receiver
Absorption Trap
A-B Test
acoustics
analog
anamorphic
audio interconnect
AC: Alternating Current.
AM
AC-line-conditioner/protector
AES/EBU input
analog-to-digital converter
aspect ratio
auto turn-on
Absolute Phase
ABX Comparator
B
banana jack
bandwidth
bass EQ
bass management
belt drive
bipolar speaker
BNC
brightness
Bit stream
Byte
banana plug
bass
bass extension
bass reflex
binding-post speaker terminals
bit rate
bridging
Bit
Balanced
Bandwidth
Bi-amp
Bi-wire
Butterworth crossover
C
Compact Disc
cable-box control
cassette stabilizer
CAV laserdisc
CD-R
center-channel speaker
coaxial
coaxial digital output
CLV laserdisc
comb filter
composite video
contrast
convergence
crossover frequency
CRT projection
Cabinet
CD
calibration
cassette deck
cathode-ray tube
CD player
center channel
channel balance
coaxial cable
color temperature
coloration
component video
cone
controller
crossover
crossover slope
current
Class A amplifier
Class B amplifier
Class AB amplifier
Class AB plus B amplifier
Class D amplifier
Class G amplifier
Class H amplifier
Capacitor
Clipping
Coherence
Compression
Cross-talk
D
DTS
decibel (dB)
DB25
digital
dipole speaker
Dolby Pro Logic
Dither
Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB)
DSD "Direct Stream Digital".
DVD-Audio
Dolby Digital
depth
diffraction
digital-to-analog converter
discrete
dome tweeter
Damping
Diaphragm
Distortion
DIY
Dolby Digital EX Surround
DSP
DSP ala Yamaha
DVD
Dynamic Headroom
Dynamic range
E
electrostatic
EDTV
efficiency
Electronic Crossover
F
forward
frequency response
FireWire
flat
frequency
frequency range
Floorstanding Speakers
Farad
Fletcher-Munson curve
Full-range
G
gain (video screen)
gain (audio)
Golden Ratio
Grain
Ground
H
HDMI
HDCD
HDTV
HDTV-capable
Hertz (Hz)
high-current output
home theater
Haas effect
Harmonics
Hum
I
impedance
interlaced scanning
Imaging
Inductance (L)
Interconnects
J
Jitter
K
kHz
L
letterbox
LFE (low-frequency effects)
line doubler
line level
line quadrupler
line tripler
localization
loudspeaker
M
midrange
moving coil phono input
MOSFET
Muddy
N
noise
NTSC
O
OFC Conductor
omnidirectional
optical input
Octave
Ohm
Ohms Law
Out of Phase
P
Preamplifier
pan n scan
passive subwoofer
peak
phase
phono input
ported
power output
power amplifier
power handling
progressive scan
pulse code modulation (PCM)
pitch control
passive radiator
Phase Coherence
Push-Pull Configuration
Q
quadraphonic
quantization
R
Re-equalization
resolution
RGB Input
RMS (root-mean-square)
rear-projection TV
RF
S
SDTV
set-top box
shielded loudspeaker
soundstage
surround decorrelation
SACD
scan rate
sensitivity
shielded
sibilance
spade lug
surround delay
slew rate
Satellite Speakers
Signal-to-noise (SN) Ratio
Sine wave
Single-ended
Sound Pressure Level (Spl)
Soundstage
Standing wave
scan line
T
triode
Tweeter
Tweeker
transmission Line Enclosure
Timbre
Timbral
Total harmonic distortion (THD)
THX
U
Ultrawide Bandwidth
V
voice-matched
volt (E)
voice coil
W
wavelength
watt
woofer
X
XLR
Y
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