Glossary

Everything you wanted to know about Music and HiFi but were afraid to ask

The aim of this section is to provide straightforward information without any BS!
Its a glossary so we’ve tried to do things in alphabetical order, so scroll down until you find what you are looking for.

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We will be constantly updating this page as new terms are added so watch this space.

A

Aa-Ad

Ae-Ai

Aj-Az

B

Ba-Bd

Be-Bi

Bj-Bz

C

Ca-Cd

Ce-Ci

Cj-Cz

D

Da-Dd

dBu

dBv

De-Di

Decibel (opens in new tab)

Dj-Dz

E

Ea-Ed

Ee-Ei

Ej-Ez

F

Fa-Fd

Fe-Fi

Fj-Fz

G

Ga-Gd

Ge-Gi

Gj-Gz

Gramophone

H

Ha-Hd

He-Hi

Hj-Hz

I

Ia-Id

Ie-Ii

Ij-Iz

J

Ja-Jd

Je-Ji

Jj-Jz

K

Ka-Kd

Ke-Ki

Kj-Kz

L

La-Ld

Le-Li

Lj-Lz

M

Ma-Md

Me-Mi

Mj-Mz

N

Na-Nd

Ne-Ni

Nj-Nz

O

Oa-Od

Oe-Oi

Oj-Oz

P

Pa-Pd

PCM

Pj-Pz

Q

Qa-Qd

Qe-Qi

Qj-Qz

R

Ra-Rd

Re-Ri

Rj-Rz

S

Sa-Sd

Se-Si

Sj-Sz

S/PDIF

end

T

Ta-Td

Te-Ti

Tj-Tz

U

Ua-Ud

Ue-Ui

Uj-Uz

V

Va-Vd

Ve-Vi

Vj-Vz

W

Wa-Wd

We-Wi

Wj-Wz

X

XLR

Y

Ya-Yd

Ye-Yi

Yj-Yz

Z