Home theatre system

Home theatre system

Of or relating to private home entertainment set-ups that seek to reproduce the cinema going experience with the help of video and audio equipment.

Industry: Consumer electronics

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wavelength

Consumer electronics; Home theatre system

The end-to-end physical measurement of a cycle in a repetitive signal, measured in metres (or convenient multiples). Audio wavelengths are generally in the range of 17mm to 17 metres (at air ...

The engineers who developed television had a problem: how to deliver massive amounts of video and audio over the air waves, yet have it able to be received and acted upon by affordable electronics. ...

resonant frequency

Consumer electronics; Home theatre system

The frequency at which a system offers the lowest impedance, allowing the highest power transfer. In the case of physical systems, it is the frequency at which the vibration is greatest for a given ...

port

Consumer electronics; Home theatre system

The hole in the enclosure of a bass reflex loudspeaker.

woofer

Consumer electronics; Home theatre system

The largest driver in a loudspeaker box, sometimes called the bass driver. This provides the bass sounds while the higher sounds get routed by the crossover network to the midrange driver (if any) ...

tonearm

Consumer electronics; Home theatre system

The long thing on a turntable which is pivoted at the back and at its end has provision for a cartridge to be attached. These normally provide for an adjustable tracking weight by the use of a ...

group

Consumer electronics; Home theatre system

The major divisions for content on a DVD Audio disc. Typically the surround sound mix is in a different group to the stereo mix, while bonus video clips are in a separate group. This is the ...