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Glossary

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Tera (T) - A prefix meaning 1012 or 1,000,000,000,000 (one trillion in the US).

Threshold of Pain (in dB SPL) - The minimum value of sound pressure of a given frequency that will cause pain to a listener 50% of the time. Discomfort begins at 118 dB SPL Actual pain starts around 140 dB SPL within the frequency range btween 200 Hz and 10,000 Hz.

TOC / Table Of Contents - The subcode information which contains track numbers and times.

Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) - The noise referenced to signal in decibels (dB) as a percentage.
Noise referenced to Signal
-10.0 dB
-20.0 dB
-30.0 dB
-40.0 dB
-50.0 dB
-60.0 dB
-70.0 dB
-80.0 dB
Percent Distortion
31.6%
10.0%
3.16%
1.00%
0.316%
0.100%
0.0316%
0.0100%


Tracking Servo - The control circuit used to keep the pick-up over the desired track.

Transducer - A device used to convert energy from one form to another. Acoustical to electrical (microphone), electrical to acoustical (speaker), and electrical to mechanical (Aura Bass Shaker) are three examples of transducers.

Transistor - A three terminal device used for amplication and switching.

Tuner - A component (or section of one) that receives radio signals and selects one broadcast from many.

Tweeter - A high frequency driver specificaly designed to reproduce only the high frequencies (treble) of the audible spectrum.


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