Automatic Volume Limiter
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Automatic volume limiter (AVL), or sometimes automatic volume limiter system (AVLS) is an option that limits the maximum volume level and is enabled through software or hardware in music players such as, cassette
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players, CD players or other devices used with headphones such as the Sony PSP. The aim of this feature is to stop the headphones drowning out all other noise, and to limit the noise from the headphones being heard by other people. It can also prevent listeners from damaging their hearing. This volume limit can be set by the manufacturer or customized by the user.
Compact Cassette
The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a magnetic tape sound recording format. It was designed originally for dictation, but improvements in fidelity led the Compact Cassette to supplant the Stereo 8-track cartridge and reel-to-reel...
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MP3
MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 Audio Layer III, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a patented digital audio encoding format using a form of lossy data compression...
players, CD players or other devices used with headphones such as the Sony PSP. The aim of this feature is to stop the headphones drowning out all other noise, and to limit the noise from the headphones being heard by other people. It can also prevent listeners from damaging their hearing. This volume limit can be set by the manufacturer or customized by the user.