> -----Original Message----- > From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf > Of Alex Harford > Sent: 19 March 2008 21:47 > To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public. > Subject: Re: [EE] speaker vs receivers > > On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 2:26 PM, alan smith wrote: > > I was in a meeting with a speaker mfg....and he was talking about > speakers...and then had a line of products called receivers that appear to > me...to be speakers, yet had them in a different category. So what's the > difference between them? Or is there? > > > > I would have asked him...but there was a language barrier. Obvious when > I asked him how many bits resolution his ADC was and he said 1 bit...hmmmm > > Sigma-delta 1-bit ADC most likely. > > In home theatre terms, when I hear receiver, I think of the > amp/brains. Ie it can take a bunch of inputs (mini jack, SPDIF, HDMI) > and route the amplified signal to the speakers. Indeed, though a surround sound amp referred to as a "receiver" would actually have a built in tuner. Regards Mike ======================================================================= This e-mail is intended for the person it is addressed to only. The information contained in it may be confidential and/or protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, you must not make any use of this information, or copy or show it to any person. Please contact us immediately to tell us that you have received this e-mail, and return the original to us. Any use, forwarding, printing or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. No part of this message can be considered a request for goods or services. ======================================================================= -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist