With some players, the program material is still audible, although at lower volume and only in bits and pieces. A feature that allows a tuner to find the next strong signal, up or down the band. For example, if the tuner is tuned to 94.7, and there's a strong station at 95.5, pressing the seek-up button tunes in 95.5. The measuring microphone is placed one meter away from the speaker. Most audio signals are alternating currents, reversing direction according to how often the signal crosses zero level.
Larger numbers are better.
A CD feature that finds the start of a desired track. The rate of boost or attenuation expressed in decibels of change per octave. A tweeter that uses a fabric dome as the radiating diaphragm. The area that seems to be occupied by sonic images. Like a real stage, a soundstage should have width, depth, and height.