An analog VU (volume unit) meter is a splendid moving-coil measuring instrument. It is a passive electromechanical device displaying a representation of the signal level in an audio equipment. Even ...

One of the coolest things about old hi-fi hardware is that it often came with flickety needles that danced with the audio level. You can still buy these if you want, or you can simulate the same look ...

Once a mainstay of every station, the reel-to-reel recorder is now a mystery to some people. While most radio stations are fully digital now, there are still a few limited (often forgotten) parts of ...

The project is based on LM3915/LM3916 to produce a VU meter with the level indication using 10-segment LED bar graph. The VU meter circuit was built on a breadboard with a few components used such as ...

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For plenty of media center PCs, home theaters, and people with a simple TV and a decent audio system, the standard speaker setup now is 5.1 surround sound. Left and right speakers in the front and ...