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At Autogy we like our customers and our visitors to be as informed as possible. Below we have included a list of terms commonly used in this world, so that you
can fully understand the concepts that we use to best support our customers and their desires.

Distributed Audio: See "Multi-room Audio" (Also known as Multiroom Audio, Multizone Audio, Whole house audio and more)

Multiroom Audio: (Also known as Multiroom Audio, Multizone Audio, Whole house audio and more); a term that describes the ability for a listener to travel
from one room of their home or business to another while listening to their choice of music and without the need to carry anything with them or wear
headphones. Most multi room audio systems allow listeners to listen to a variety of sources (see "source") throughout the house or business. This also means
that in most cases, different listeners can listen to different sources in each room, or zone. (see "zone") see wikipedia

Wireless Network: A WiFi or wire-free connection to a central device (see "router") that handles communication between many different network devices,
such as desktop computers, iPhones, laptops, and other devices for file sharing and sharing an internet connection. see wikipedia

Sonos network: A proprietary "mesh" network, created during the installation of a Sonos Multi Room Music System for your home or business that allows
Sonos Room Players and Controllers to communicate wirelessly with each other, sharing control and each player's available local sources. A Sonos network is
not a WiFi network and will not communicate with a wireless router wirelessly. At least one of the Sonos room players must be connected via an ethernet cable
to a router or network switch (or hub) for access to the internet and its available services. see wikipedia

Mesh network: A type of wireless (or wired) connection between devices, where each device acts as a "node" on the network. Each node can act as a
stepping stone for data to pass through while attempting to allow distant devices to communicate with each other. It allows for devices to intelligently decide the
most efficient path between devices over these stepping stones and broadens the effective distance that any one device can be from any other within the mesh.
If you were to imagine a fishing net, and each node was a knot in the net, each line between the knots would be a path. You can easily see that great distances
can be achieved, as long as the distance between any 2 knots is never more than a certain range, by hopping from one "knot" to another. see wikipedia

Ethernet cable: An 8 conductor cable with a network or ethernet plug (aka RJ45) at each end where the wiring standard is considered "Straight Through".
These conductors travel in pairs that are twisted together. This feature helps to eliminate disturbances in the communication by radio waves and other electrical
interference. The conductors are also colored and the plugs at the end of an ethernet cable are always the same, regardless of which end you examine.
Ethernet cables are used to connect many devices together, since the configuration of 8, interference resistant conductors can easily transmit a great deal of
data, but in most applications they are used to connect computers and computer peripherals to networks, and ultimately, the internet. see wikipedia

In wall speaker: Any speaker that is designed to be mounted, typically flush, to the inside of a whole cut in a wall material, such as drywall. These types of
speakers are preferable to bookshelf speakers in most applications since they require no horizontal footprint, or shelf or counter space, and the wires are
hidden entirely inside the wall.

In ceiling speaker: Any speaker that is designed to be mounted, typically flush, to the inside of a whole cut in a ceiling material, such as drywall. These types
of speakers are preferable to bookshelf speakers in most applications since they require no horizontal footprint, or shelf or counter space, and the wires are
hidden entirely inside the ceiling.

Bookshelf speaker: Any speaker that is designed not to be mounted, since they require a shelf or counter to reside, and the wires are exposed. Some people
prefer the sound from bookshelf speakers, but audio quality, within certain guidelines, is clearly decided by the listener.

Online music (or "streaming"): see wikipedia

Fidelity (High Fidelity): A term that implies the accuracy of a signal to its origin. HiFi or High Fidelity recognizes the difference between the signal exiting a
device and a signal entering into a device as being very small. A Hi Fidelity system would be one that accurately represents the original signal throughout its
performance. In simpler terms the higher the fidelity, the more precisely a piece of music will sound while playing from your system, when compared to its
original source recording. see wikipedia

Channel (Amplifier): The analog left or right connection to an amplifier or line input or output that together create a stereo input or output. Each room or zone
should be supplied by 2 channels of sound, thereby recreating any original recording that was recorded in "2 channel" or stereo. see wikipedia

Zone: Any room or group of rooms that are supplied by the same stereo input to an amplifier and the same volume control. A zone is typically a 2 speaker or 4
speaker room, such as a dining room or kitchen, but can be as small as a bathroom or as large as a big open patio with multiple speakers. In most case the
term "zone" is used to describe a partitioning of audio amplification, volume control and source selection between one area and another. Mostly it is a term
used only during the design phase of a project to better communicate a number of rooms that someone wants music to play in. The term also helps to explain
that music in one zone will always have a certain music playing across that area, regardless of how many speakers there are. An example might be that you
might want the same music and volume in a bedroom and its adjoining bathroom (1 zone), but different music and different volume control in the kitchen than
the patio right outside. If you wanted the same music but separate volume controls in the bedroom than the bathroom, that would require 2 zones. see
wikipedia

High Speed Internet: An internet speed come to be understood as "fast enough" for most of today's media, entertainment and communications needs. The
standards by which "high speed" is measured changes with the marketplace and its corresponding technology. There are several agencies which have posted
the minimum data transfer speeds required to be considered Hi-Speed, but even they agree that these standards will change rapidly as the market, technology,
consumer understanding and demand changes. Anything considered "Broadband" is acceptable for streaming music to your home music system. Cable TV,
phone, cellular and satellite service providers all offer broadband internet. see wikipedia