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16 ohms 24 db/octave achieve acoustic feedback acoustic howl actual amplitude attenuation audience audio system background noise basic bass bidirectional capacitor cardioid Chapter circuit component compression compressor Conax connected constant-voltage CONTROL VOLTAGE crossover crossover frequency curves cut-off db FEEDBACK designed direct distortion dynamic range effect efficiency electrical electronic emitter equalization EX EX feed filter frequency range frequency response high fidelity high-impedance horn impedance input insertion gain installation L-shaped room lifier load loud loudspeaker maximum micro microphone mike millibar mixer octave ohms operate output voltage overall peak pedance phase-shift oscillator pickup playback pre-emphasis problem quency rated reactance recording RELATIVE FREQUENCY resistance resistor reverberation roll-off sensitivity signal simple sistor slope sound square wave stage stereo studio switch tape termination tone transistor turnover twin-T units voice VOICE COIL volts watts waveform