Kali Audio

Definition Unity gain refers to a level setting where a piece of gear neither amplifies nor attenuates the signal passing through it: input = output. In te...

Definition Input sensitivity refers to the signal level required for a device to reach its nominal output level. In simpler terms: how much input signal do...

Definition Gain staging is the practice of setting levels throughout your signal chain so that each device operates at its optimal level. Strong enough to ...

Definition The noise floor is the level of background noise present in a system even when no audio is playing. Self-noise is the portion of that noise gene...

Definition Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) describes the difference between your desired audio signal and the background noise floor — essentially, how much of...

Definition Distortion occurs when an audio signal is altered from its original form - typically because a device is being pushed beyond its operating limit...

Definition Headroom is the amount of clean amplification available in a system before the signal begins to distort. It’s the "space" between your...

Definition Latency is the time delay between when an audio signal is sent and when it's actually heard. It's measured in milliseconds (ms), and in ...

Definition Sample rate refers to the number of times per second an audio signal is measured (or "sampled") when converting between analog and dig...

Definition Dynamic range is the difference between the quietest and loudest sounds a system can accurately reproduce — measured in decibels (dB). A system ...