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AAC

An abbreviation for "Advanced Audio Coding". This is a com-
pression standard that applies only to the audio component
in image compression methods used for digital broadcasting,
etc.

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Bitrate

A value indicating the amount of information processed per
second. The higher the bitrate, the better the sound quality.

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CD-DA

Refers to music CDs. Almost all discs normally referred to as
"CDs" are actually CD-DA discs.

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CONEQ

CONEQ equalizes acoustic power frequency response and
corrects phase and time alignment errors of a speaker system.
Speakers with CONEQ perform as electro-acoustic transducers
providing true to the original sound with the highest musical-
ity and intelligibility.

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MP3

An audio compression method developed by Germany's
Fraunhofer IIS, which achieves high rates of data compres-
sion by discarding data not readily audible to humans. MP3
can compress data down to rates of approximately 1/11 (128
kbps) while retaining sound quality equivalent to a music CD.

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Sampling
frequency

A value that indicates the number of times per second ana-
log signals are sampled for conversion to digital signals. The
sampling frequency for music CDs is 44.1 kHz. Normally, the
higher the sampling frequency, the better the sound quality.

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TAG information

Information included in audio fi les, such as title, artist, album,
and genre.

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USB

A standard for the interface to connect peripheral devices to a
computer. This system supports USB 1.1 and 2.0.

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USB mass storage
class

A standard for computer control of a USB device. It also makes
it possible for a computer to recognize a connected USB de-
vice as an external storage device.

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WMA

An abbreviation for the "Windows Media™ Audio" audio
compression and encoding system developed by Microsoft
Corporation of the U.S.

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