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Audio Karma Glossary

L-pad - A knob on the back of a speaker usually used to control the tweeter or horn. It is actually a rheostat in the crossover circuit, and the L stand for Losser. Think of it as a volume control for your tweeters.

I seriously feel the need to add that scroe is not only a mispelling of score, but one that brings a lot of frowns around here. It's stupid, and way over used. It needs to die..

I also don't see QFT = Quoted for Truth
 
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similost said:
L-pad - A knob on the back of a speaker usually used to control the tweeter or horn. It is actually a rheostat in the crossover circuit, and the L stand for Losser. Think of it as a colume control for your tweeters.

I seriously feel the need to add that scroe is not only a mispelling of score, but one that brings a lot of frowns around here. It's stupid, and way over used. It needs to die..

I also don't see QFT = Quoted for Truth
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Thanks for adding to the definitions. It certainly helped overcome a personal level of ignorance. For L-pad, I kept picturing an L-shaped device, but I had never seen one on a speaker. Now that I've seen the definition, I have a few.

I'll leave scroe in the definitions for now, because a there are plenty who will wonder what it is when they read a post, but maybe enough will read the thread to understand the concerns as well.

Regards,

D-Ray
 
No problem.. but I'm trying to figure out what a colume control is... DOH!!!! :headslap:

I'll fix that in my post.. LOL..
 
similost said:
No problem.. but I'm trying to figure out what a colume control is... DOH!!!! :headslap:

I'll fix that in my post.. LOL..
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Ya coulda fooled me. Good thing I hadn't done the cut and paste yet.

BTW, everyone, the glossary will be full of plagairized definitions. No room to attribute everything.

Regards,

D-Ray
 
CDP - CD player (I know, it's anathema to lots of folks here)
Transport - CDP used to pick up the bits off the disc, but then those bits are sent to an external or offboard DAC.
DAC - Digital to Analog Converter (turning those 1s and 0s into something your amp can work with)
 
Just found this thread

I had to laugh at myself because I was just over in the digital docs posting about a manual,I almost used WTF for wanted to find:saywhat:
 
Scott W said:
I had to laugh at myself because I was just over in the digital docs posting about a manual,I almost used WTF for wanted to find:saywhat:
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:lmao::lmao::lmao: I can think of other words to go with WTF but then I don't want the .... :yikes:
 
This is a variation of PO I've learned from vintage cars and DIY mechanics.

The DPO Dreaded Previous Owner

As in "The DPO had an unfortunate affinity to hot glue guns."
 
Im a fresher. I found this site while searching out a bryston amp initially. my name is Chris and Im an audio junkie.
 
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