Glossary

Imaging refers to the aspect of sound reproduction involving the perceived spatial locations of the sound source(s), both later...

Infrasonic refers to sounds and notes that occur at frequencies below the audible range of human hearing. Although inaudible, infrasonic frequ...

Low frequency effects, commonly referred to as LFEs, refer to an audio channel designed for home theater exclusively to handle the bass and lo...

The midrange frequencies, also referred to as the midrange, is typically the frequency range between 300Hz and 5,000Hz. This is the range wher...

The term neutrality is used to describe the sound of a speaker and its ability to be faithful to the signal content without coloration or the ...

Peak power is the highest wattage a powered subwoofer amplifier can deliver in short bursts. Peak power is important when measuring a subwoofe...

The phase control in a powered subwoofer allows the user to add electrical delay to the incoming signal. The phase control operates over a ran...

Sound clarity is a term that relates to a speaker's ability to clearly articulate the source content without distortion. G...

A speaker baffle is the front face of a speaker and baffle design is an often-underrated aspect of loudspeaker engineering. On ...