A rough hiss heard from the loudspeaker (or horn) when a record is played (or formerly also when accompanying film) and caused by the friction of the…

The degree to which a reproduced sound, picture, etc., resembles the original; fidelity.

a background hiss heard when a gramophone record is played, caused by irregularities in the surface of the groove; any continuous background hiss…

The effect on sound quality or reproduction caused by the way a loudspeaker, microphone, etc., is constructed, or by environmental factors.

Designating sound or sounds forming a continuous background to a situation or place, or incidental to a specific audible event; = background noise n.…

Fluctuations in pitch in reproduced sound that are sufficiently slow to be heard as such in long notes; a property in a reproducer that gives rise…

The accidental transfer of signals between different points in a recording medium, as a result of which a faint copy of a recorded sound may be…

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Sound Recording. A quality in reproduced sound that gives a listener the impression that the recorded activity is occurring in the listener's…

The quality imparted to a sound by the acoustic properties of the room or environment in which it is made, the position of the listener, or the…

The quality of a sound recording of closely resembling the original as heard under natural conditions.

In sound recording and reproduction: the (usually undesired) continued oscillation of a system, esp. a loudspeaker, after the cessation of the…