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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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grid

Consumer electronics; Amplifier

The "control element" in a vacuum tube. The grid is normally biased negative with respect to the cathode.

tone

Consumer electronics; Amplifier

the characteristic sound of an amplifier.

headroom

Consumer electronics; Amplifier

A term that expressed the relative difference between the operating and maximum operating points of an audio device.

gain

Consumer electronics; Amplifier

The amount an amplifier increases the power of a signal, usually expressed in decibels. See Volume.

dynamic range

Consumer electronics; Amplifier

The difference between the minimum and maximum (overload) signal level in audio equipment, often measured in decibels.

depth

Consumer electronics; Amplifier

A general term often used in describing the intensity of an effect such as reverb, phasing, etc.

distortion

Consumer electronics; Amplifier

Also referred to as clipping, distortion is a change in an audio signal resulting in the appearance of frequencies at the output that were not present in the original waveform. ...