Audio distortion resulting from information in one audio channel leaking into the signal of another channel. The channel into which the signal leaks is distorted. This distortion can harm stereo imaging and the overall sound field if it is sufficiently bad. Crosstalk can also occur between components such as the signal from a tape player leaking into the signal from a CD player causing distortion in the CD signal. Crosstalk is a particular problem with radio in which one channel may interfere with another (such as when you are listening to you favorite radio station and you can hear in the background a different announcer’s voice or a different song which is on a different channel).