Ever so often something revolutionary happens in the A/V world that changes it forever. In the 80s, it was CD, the 90s followed with DVD, 2000’s iPod and portable storage devices. These technologies ...

That's the test-equipment hardware challenge. Equally or more important is knowing how to make the measurements. The plusses and minuses of simply measuring audio amplitude take up a page and a half ...

When specifying cooling equipment, engineers are faced with myriad decisions affecting performance and layout. One critical consideration is the noise emitted. As population density rises in major ...

Audio Test Specifications A large collection of tests has been developed to quantify the performance of audio equipment. Although it�s true that audio is judged by how it sounds, standardized ...

The author is senior development engineer for Wheatstone Corp. There’s nothing like a little audio performance testing to cap off a hectic week at the station, especially if you don’t have to haul out ...

High-quality audio devices and wearables are becoming more common and affordable, and that means there are more options than ever when it comes to purchasing. And audio quality itself is a subjective ...

Essentially anything that uses audio—TV, movies, theater, concerts, and other live events—has an audio producer, an audio production team, or sound engineers. And they use many pieces of equipment to ...

Technology demands have made understanding what audio-visual equipment is more important than ever for businesses, educational institutions, and entertainment venues. These systems form the backbone ...

Over your engineering career, you may run across a piece of test equipment that combines several functions. This may occur by chance or through research for a specific application or measurement. A ...

The debate has been raging among audiophilles for months now -- which has the better sound, the 5th gen video iPod or the newer iPod classic? The iPod classic (both first and second gens) is a great ...