CHAPTER 31 A young person can hear sounds at frequencies as high as approximately which of the following?

? Ans: 20 kHz Electromagnetic interference to a hifi amplifier can occur in the presence of Ans: a nearby radio broadcast station. The midrange audio frequencies Ans: none of the above. In the acoustical design of a room intended for a home audio system, Ans: reflection of sound waves from walls should be minimized. A change of + 10 dB in an audio signal represents Ans: a tenfold increase in acoustic power. What is the frequency of an acoustic disturbance whose wave length is 120 mm in air? Ans: 2.79 kHz What is the frequency of a sound wave that propagates at a speed of 1100 ft/s? Ans: Forget it! The frequency of sound wave is independent of the propagation speed. The relative phase of two acoustic waves from the same source at the same time, one wave direct and one wave reflected from a wall, can affect Ans: the position of antinodes and nodes.

In an acoustic sound wave, Ans: all of the sound power is concentrated at the single frequency. Vinyl disks are Ans: susceptible to physical damage. If an amplifier introduces severe distortion in the waveforms of input signals, then that amplifier is Ans: operating in a nonlinear function. Suppose a 10-W amplifier is used with speakers designed for a 100-W amplifier. Which of the following statements is true? Ans: The speakers are capable of handling the amplifier output. Which of the following frequencies cannot be received by an AM/FM tuner? Ans: 95.7 kHz Which of the following statements about woofers is true? Ans: They are specifically designed to reproduce lowfrequency sounds. Suppose you have an amateur radio station and its transmitter causes EMI to your hi-fi system. Which of the following would almost certainly not help? Ans: Build a new transmitter that works on the same frequencies with the same power output as your existing transmitter. In an analog audio tape recorder/player, the recording head

Ans: converts sound waves to fluctuating electric current. A rack-mounted hi-fi system Ans: can save floor space. An audio mixer Ans: eliminates EMI problems in all but the worst cases. Which of the following devices or circuits ordinarily employs D/A conversion? Ans: A portable CD player. Which of the following is an advantage of digital audio over analog audio? Ans: Digital audio is compatible with vinyl disks and old fashioned reel to reel and cassette tape, but analog audio is not.