Decibels (dB) are a unit for measuring sound. Since sound reproduction is critical for the home theater experience, it's important to understand the meaning of decibels when it comes to music.

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Megan Gerhart, Au.D. received her doctorate of audiology from the University of Florida. She has experience helping pediatrics to geriatrics both in private practice and medical models of care. She ...

Global software vendor Microsoft is well-known for its SQL Server database. Yet, the Redmond giant says its other database, Azure Cosmos DB, guarantees single-digit-millisecond reads and writes on ...

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When I adjust the volume on my reciever, I adjust it from -XX to something higher. What I'm wondering is, what is the reference of this scale? I thought perhaps 0dB would be the highest the volume ...

Azure Cosmos DB is a fully managed distributed database that can be transparently replicated across regions while remaining highly performant and seamlessly scaling according to needs, making it great ...

Microsoft has fired a shot heard around the globe, so to speak, in data management with the debut of Azure Cosmos DB at the recent Microsoft Build 2017 developer conference in Seattle. The cloud ...