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121RCA Dimensia — For the disease, see Dementia. Dimensia was RCA s brand name for their high end models of television systems and their components (Tuner, VCR, CD Player, etc.) produced from 1984 to 1989, with variations continuing into the early 1990s,… …
122Pickup (music) — A pickup device acts as a transducer that captures mechanical vibrations (usually from suitably equipped stringed instruments such as the electric guitar, electric bass guitar or electric violin) and converts them to an electrical signal, which… …
123Loudspeaker measurement — is one of the most difficult aspects of audio quality measurementFact|date=March 2008, and also probably the most relevant, since loudspeakers have long been generally acknowledged to be the weak link in the audio chainFact|date=March 2008.… …
124Whammy bar — A whammy bar, tremolo arm/bar, or vibrato arm/bar is a component of a guitar, used to add vibrato to the sound by changing the tension of the strings, typically at the bridge or tailpiece. The whammy bar enables the player to quickly vary the… …
125Radar — For other uses, see Radar (disambiguation). A long range radar antenna, known as ALTAIR, used to detect and track space objects in conjunction with ABM testing at the Ronald Reagan Test Site on Kwajalein Atoll …
126Balanced audio — is a method of interconnecting audio equipment using impedance balanced lines. This type of connection is very important in sound recording and production because it allows for the use of long cables while reducing susceptibility to external… …
127Delta-sigma modulation — Delta sigma (ΔΣ; or sigma delta, ΣΔ) modulation is a method for encoding high resolution or analog signals into lower resolution digital signals. The conversion is done using error feedback, where the difference between the two signals is… …
128Optical power meter — in use An optical power meter (OPM) is a device used to measure the power in an optical signal. The term usually refers to a device for testing average power in fiber optic systems. Other general purpose light power measuring devices are usually… …
