Glossary of terms

[admin_exported]

Hi

Is there such a thing as a 'Glossary of Terms' for this site?

I'm fairly new to all this and it would be great if us newbies could reference brightness, sensitivity, etc.

Cheers

Martin

 

[The_Lhc]

What would you like to know? If we get enough terms here then perhaps this thread could be made "sticky" so people could refer to it, but to get started:

Sensitivity, refering to speakers, is a measure of how much volume the speaker will produce for a given input power, a more sensitive speaker will make more noise at the same volume setting than a speaker of lesser sensitivity. Typical values are around 88-89db/W(att); more than that and the speaker is very sensitive, less than that, not so much.

A more sensitive speaker will run more happily from a lower power amplifier, so it's a useful figure to know for system matching purposes but doesn't bear any relevance to what the speaker actually sounds like.

Brightness: Presumably you're talking about in audio terms, rather than brightness on a TV, this typically refers to a speaker or amplifier that emphasises higher (treble) frequencies more than another might. Overly "bright" systems can lead to harshness and listener fatigue (hurty ears!).

 

[Clare Newsome]

We could certainly pop one of our in-mag glossaries - and indeed more in-depth Jargon Buster features - on the site, maybe in our Blogs section.

Will put it to the team and report back....

 

[Andrew Everard]

In the meantime, to get you started...

 

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In the meantime, to get you started...

That's a good glossary - as it's on a Haymarket site, I assume cloning it to the WHFS&V site is not impossible...

 

[Anonymous]

Speed. A word often used in reviews to describe aspects of sound qualities. I've never really understood what it means in that context. Can it be added to the glossary?

 

[Andrew Everard]

Indeed, but the glossary in that other place is more one of technical terms than subjective reviewing language, But never say never – as Clare says above, she'll talk to the team and see what can be done. I'm expecting an email any second...

 

[Andrew Everard]

That's a good glossary

Thank you: one tries one's little best...