But if you take that same tone through the same amp at the same volume, but only play it for half a second, it won’t seem nearly as loud. The VU meter perfectly reflects that — the continuous ...

It’s intended to be directly connected to a speaker’s audio input, and thus likely does load down the amplifier output slightly. The result is an attractive rainbow VU meter display that would ...

VU is an abbreviation for volume unit. Thus, a VU meter is a device for measuring the level of sound intensity with audio equipment, such as amplifiers and tape recorders. Although the measurements ...

Digital and analog worlds continue to collide as Cambridge Audio announced that it has extended the retro-cool digital VU meter update that its Evo streaming amplifiers are getting today to its ...

But the flagship feature the brand has become known for (that McIntosh fans may find familiar) is the amplifiers glowing blue VU meters that have been the brand’s signature since 2003.