|   What exactly do you mean when you say "speakers" ? | Rahim
Apr 22, 2001 3:33 PM | | Sorry for the ignorance, but what exactly are "speakers" ?
Do you mean loudspeakers ?, or, by saying "spakers" you only refer to the actual cone element of the loudspeaker which is responsible for creating the sound waves ?.
This site uses a very complicated terminology, is there a site for beginners ?, I am very interested in audio, but in order to understand what is going on at these forums, it just seem that I have to have a degree in sound from Harvard university.
I heard that there are other forums like this one, such as: AudioAsylum and Hometheaterforum, are they much simpler to comprehend than this site ? How much time will I have to spend there in order to have sufficient knowledge to understand what is going on here ?. |
| re: What exactly do you mean when you say "speakers" ? | Dick Hertz
Apr 22, 2001 4:02 PM | | Here's the terminology I use. Your mileage may vary.
Speakers: Short for loudspeaker. The loudspeaker is the entire assembly, i.e. the enclosure and everything inside.
Drivers: woofers, mid-ranges and tweeters are drivers, i.e. the individual sound radiating components.
Passive radiators: vent or port substitutes. Strictly passive in operation, i.e. they are not connected by wires to a crossover system and they have no motor structure (magnet, voice coil).
Crossover: that part of the loudspeaker system that divides the overall signal into frequency bands and directs them to the appropriate drivers (see above).
Grill cloth: don't know the definition of this. |
| Try this glossary for terms you don't know... | Tyler
Apr 22, 2001 4:10 PM | | It's good for the basics, or at least I found it to be so.
<a href="http://www.audioreview.com/audio101/glossary/indexa.shtml">AudioReview Glossary</a>
The only way to learn is to keep your ears open, read, and ask questions. You're off to a great start!
Enjoy,
Tyler |
| re: What exactly do you mean when you say "speakers" ? | Pat D
Apr 22, 2001 5:47 PM | | Well, you are right that in English words can have different meanings, and you have given possible ones for speakers. However, Mr. Hertz has given some good definitions.
English is a highly contextual language, and it is often difficult for one whose first language is English to pick up on contexts, idioms, colloquial expressions, etc. This really has nothing to do with Harvard Degrees, which most of us don't have, certainly not in electronics. Of course, there are different varieties of English. Most here are from North America, which has different regions, but some are from the UK and other parts of the world.
I think reasonable people will make allowances for any language errors you make, but there are always some idiots around, too.
Audioasylum has some very knowledgeable people, but many are not friendly to beginners who ask too many questions. |
| re: What exactly do you mean when you say "speakers" ? | Rahim
Apr 22, 2001 6:42 PM | | Well, Pat,
It might be my fault after all. If you say that "it is often difficult for one whose first language is English to pick up on contexts, idioms, colloquial expressions, etc", it might be impossible for someone like me, whose first language isn't english, to ever understand it all. Maybe I just wasn't born on the right side of the globe... , On the other hand, I might have an advantage over you at a different area. If you'll ever want to be a member of a bombing/terrorist site, I guess you also won't understand half of what's happening there, since it is mostly written in arabic.
(just kidding). |
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