ICE JARGON

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BASS - lower frequencies in music are called 'bass' notes.the lowest end of the audio spectrum (below around 100hz) is known as 'sub bass'.bass needs a sub box in order to resonate.

MIDRANGE - the middle frequencies of music,the range where most vocals occur.

BALANCE - moves the sound to the left or right for the best stereo effect.

FADER - similar to a balance control, but for moving sound between the front and rear speakers.

PRE-AMP OUTPUT - (pre-outs) sockets on the rear of your cd/tuner, usually phono type, allowing connection to an amplifier or sound processor.

LOUDNESS - enhances bass frequencies at lower volumes to give a richer sound.makes little difference at higher volumes.

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BASS REFLEX/PORTED BOX - a bass enclosure with a hole, usually in the form of tubing sunk into a wooden box, used to retrieve 'lost' sound from inside the box. a port will improve bass response.

COAXIAL/TRIAXIAL SPEAKERS - coaxial units use two speakers in a single case,usually with the tweeter in the centre of the large cone. triaxials are the same,but have three speakers crossovers separate the signals.

CROSSOVER - a crossover separates the frequencies, sending the correct sound to the proper speaker.

OHMS - a rating for how hard a speaker is to drive.speaker and amplifier firms give their products an ohms or impendance rating. speakers with higher impedances are harder to drive, but offer better conrol of the sound,most car speakers are 6 or 8 ohms.

FREQUENCY RESPONSE - the range within which a speaker will perform correctly. the higher the number(hz up to khz) the higher the sound. applies to amps too.

COMPONENT SPEAKERS - similar to coaxials but the speakers are separate.

EXCURSION - how far a speaker cone moves.the more it moves the louder it gets.

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TWEETER - smallest speaker that deals with higher frequencies.

AMPLIFIER - a device that takes a weak audio signal and processes it electronically,before sending out a more powerful one. can be connected between your cd tuner and speakers to produce much greater volume and definition. most amps offer adjustable outputs and various filters, to 'tune' their performance.

BRIDGING - on brideable amps, two channels can be combined into one more powerful output to run a sub.a four-channel amp can run as a more powerful two channel.

RMS - (root mean square)the most reliable rating to measure how much power a speaker can handle,or how much an amp can produce. but a good quality speaker with a low rating can outperform a low quality speaker with a high rating.

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Great post I havent a clue when it comes to ICE :o

Making this a sticky :)

evvo

[DARYL_-_BMS]

Nice one Craig!

[Ali]

God thats sooooo much clearer :o

[bug78]

best amp for £150 to power a 12"sub only my mates are saying sony im not up for that ......the sub is a Infinity Kappa 124.7W 12"