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Glossary of Terms
- Anamorphic
- Process that condenses the image in the source material to be expanded by the display device. With DVD, the anamorphic recording preserves a vertical detail that would otherwise be lost on a widescreen film that is cropped, or letterboxed, to fit the 4:3 reading image space.
- Ohm
- A measure of how much something resists (impedes) the flow of electricity. Larger numbers mean more resistance.
- Preamplifier
- A control and switching component that may include equalization functions. The preamp comes in the signal chain before the amplifiers.
- Spider
- The part of the loudspeaker that holds the diaphragm in place, and allows it to move when activated. Also called suspension.
- Woofer
- A speaker driver designed to reproduce low frequencies.
