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Consumer electronics
A broad field of electronics that are purchased for casual use or entertainment rather than for professional use; such as TVs, VCRS, DVD players,mp3 players, hi fi stereos, games consoles as well as Internet appliances.
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bias
Consumer electronics; Amplifier
The amount of negative voltage applied to the grid of a tube with respect to the cathode, or the amount of idle current flowing in the tube when no AC signal is present on the ...
AC (alternating current)
Consumer electronics; Amplifier
Eflectric current that reverses its direction (alternates) at regularly occurring intervals. Power from a standard wall socket is generally 110 to 120 volts AC, alternating at 60 ...
AC outlet
Consumer electronics; Amplifier
Also referred to as a convenience or courtesy outlet on the back of an amp that provides an extra socket for powering auxiliary equipment.
active tone controls
Consumer electronics; Amplifier
Tone controls that add to and attenuate an audio signal.
admittance
Consumer electronics; Amplifier
The reciprocal of impedance. The unit of admittance is the "mho", same as conductance.
alnico
Consumer electronics; Amplifier
An alloy of aluminum, nickel, and cobalt (instead of ceramic) which used to be commonly used in vintage speakers.
amplifier
Consumer electronics; Amplifier
the other half of rock n' roll (thanks to Ritchie Fliegler for that one).
Sub-categories
- Amplifier (2851)
- Bluray player (57)
- Camcorder (9)
- CD player (22)
- Digital camera (3471)
- Digital photo frame (359)
- DVD & blueray player (18)
- Home theatre system (4394)
- MP3 player (40)
- MP4 player (104)
- Radio (259)
- Reading device (93)
- Television (5598)