Consumer electronics

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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speaker emulator

Consumer electronics; Amplifier

a device composed of filters that are designed to emulate the response of a loudspeaker, commonly used for direct recording applications.

split-load phase inverter

Consumer electronics; Amplifier

the name given to the single-tube phase inverter in which the in-phase signal is taken off the cathode and the out-of-phase signal is taken off the plate, with equal-value plate ...

standby switch

Consumer electronics; Amplifier

A feature that allows tubes to idle (remain warm) while an amp is not in use; e.g., between sets. This reduces the strain on tubes caused by frequent heating and cooling.

star ground

Consumer electronics; Amplifier

a preferred amplifier circuit grounding system, where all the local grounds for each stage are connected together, and a wire is run from that point to a single ground point on ...

suppressor grid

Consumer electronics; Amplifier

a grid in a pentode vacuum tube that is used to minimize secondary emission from the plate, by virtue of it's negative charge, which repels electrons emitted and returns them back ...