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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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decoupling capacitor
Consumer electronics; Amplifier
The large electrolytic capacitor used to filter the power supply after the decoupling resistor.
decoupling resistor
Consumer electronics; Amplifier
The series resistor used to isolate one stage of an amplifier from another.
dielectric
Consumer electronics; Amplifier
The insulating material used in a capacitor. Typical dielectric types used in amplifiers are: polystyrene, polypropylene, polycarbonate, polyester, and ceramic.
diode
Consumer electronics; Amplifier
A two-element device which passes a signal in one direction only. They are used most commonly to convert AC to DC, because they pass the positive part of the wave, and block the ...
distortion effect
Consumer electronics; Amplifier
A feature that intentionally causes an amp to sound as if it were being overdriven.
effects channel
Consumer electronics; Amplifier
A channel that includes an effects device (phaser, distortion, flanger, etc.).
effects loop
Consumer electronics; Amplifier
A circuit composed of an output jack and an input jack that allows the insertion of external effects devices in the signal path of an amplifier. Noise performance is usually ...
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