Amplifier

Amplifier

Any electronic device designed to inrease the volume of sound.

Industry: Consumer electronics

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swirl

Consumer electronics; Amplifier

A dynamically-changing, slightly "phasey" sound as a note or chord decays, which is common to some tube amps. Typically, "swirl" is caused by a midrange "dip" or varying duty-cycle change in a ...

tetrode

Consumer electronics; Amplifier

A four-element electron tube, containing a control grid, screen grid, cathode, and plate as active elements, in addition to the filament.

toggle switch

Consumer electronics; Amplifier

A two or three position switch operated by flipping (toggling) a protruding lever.

tolex

Consumer electronics; Amplifier

the original DuPont trade name given to the vinyl covering used on most guitar amplifiers, such as Marshall or Fender style vinyl. Purple and red tolex have the best tone.

tone control

Consumer electronics; Amplifier

a potentiometer used for controlling the tone of an amplifier. This may be a single control or there may be multiple tone controls, commonly called a "tone stack".

top (head)

Consumer electronics; Amplifier

An amplifier unit that is separate from any type of speaker enclosure.

the ratio of the tubes plate current to its grid voltage. The unit of transconductance is the "mho", which is measured in amps/volt, and is not surprisingly "ohm" spelled backwards, because one ohm ...