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vary by country. Improper voltage can cause damage that will be potentially expensive to repair. The Spire is
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Linearity . The extent to which any signal handling process
is accomplished without amplitude distortion.
Midrange . The middle frequencies where the ear is the
most sensitive.
Passive .crossover . Uses no active components (transistors,
IC's, tubes) and needs no power supply (AC, DC, battery)
to operate. The crossover in a typical loudspeaker is of the
passive variety. Passive crossovers consist of capacitors,
inductors and resistors.
Phase . The amount by which one sine wave leads or lags
a second wave of the same frequency. The difference is
described by the term phase angle. Sine waves in phase
reinforce each other; those out of phase cancel.
Pink .noise . A random noise used in measurements, as it
has the same amount of energy in each octave.
Polarity . The condition of being positive or negative with
respect to some reference point or object.
RMS . Abbreviation for root mean square. The effective value
of a given waveform is its RMS value. Acoustic power is
proportional to the square of the RMS sound pressure.
Resistance . That property of a conductor by which it opposes
the flow of electric current, resulting in the generation of
heat in the conducting material, usually expressed in ohms.
Resistor . A device used in a circuit to provide resistance.
Resonance . The effect produced when the natural vibra-
tion frequency of a body is greatly amplified by reinforcing
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vibrations at the same or nearly the same frequency from
another body.
Sensitivity . The volume of sound delivered for a given
electrical input.
Stator . The fixed part forming the reference for the moving
diaphragm in a planar speaker.
THD . The abbreviation for total harmonic distortion. (See
Distortion)
TIM . The abbreviation for transient intermodulation distortion.
Transducer . Any of various devices that transmit energy
from one system to another, sometimes one that converts
the energy in form. Loudspeaker transducers convert elec-
trical energy into mechanical motion.
Transient . Applies to that which lasts or stays but a short
time. A change from one steady-state condition to another.
Tweeter . A small drive unit designed to reproduce only
high frequencies.
Wavelength . The distance measured in the direction of
progression of a wave, from any given point characterized
by the same phase.
White .noise . A random noise used in measurements, as it
has the same amount of energy at each frequency.
Woofer . A drive unit operating in the bass frequencies only.
Drive units in two-way systems are not true woofers but
are more accurately described as being mid/bass drivers.
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