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Andre Majorel
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On 2004-07-08, Mike Rivers wrote:
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I'm gain staging an equipment chain and one of the pieces has a nominal
input level listed as "1.55V eff". What does "eff" mean? I've never
run across a spec listed like that before. It's a European (Dutch
Is it something that's supposed to be "pro?" In that case, it might
be Dutch for RMS or maximum. If it's a piece of consumer-hyped gear,
it could mean anything.
It's not conventional, not in English anyway. I'd be curious if it has
a "real" meaning.
What's called _RMS_ in English is called _efficace_ in French
(meaning _effective_). There must be a related Dutch word. I'd
take this to mean that the input is calibrated for 0 dB = 4.38
Vpp.
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