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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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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 ...
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.
transconductance
Consumer electronics; Amplifier
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 ...
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