"reference"

hejiraent
hejiraent Posts: 126
edited March 2004 in Speakers
I see the word "reference" being used fairly often. Reference speakers, Reference system etc... IN GENERAL What does it mean?
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,722
    edited March 2004
    It basically means whatever gear someone feels is the best they have or have heard (reference point) vs something else.
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  • fgr41
    fgr41 Posts: 432
    edited March 2004
    Can also be the sound level at which you should calibrate your system. I think most consider reference level audio to be 75db, might be 80 I can't remember.
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