Amplifier

Amplifier

Any electronic device designed to inrease the volume of sound.

Industry: Consumer electronics

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potentiomenter (pot)

Consumer electronics; Amplifier

A variable resistor used for an amplifier’s volume and tone controls.

potentiometer

Consumer electronics; Amplifier

a variable resistor. It usually has three terminals: the two end terminals, across which the entire resistance appears, and a third terminal, the "wiper", which moves to a different spot on the ...

The rate of working electrical energy measured in watts, equal to the voltage multiplied by the current in a circuit. In an amplifier, this work results in either heat or mechanical energy, such as ...

power amp

Consumer electronics; Amplifier

An amplifier that has higher-power output capability than a preamp and is designed to drive one or more loudspeakers. Generally contained with the preamp in self-contained or piggyback amps, but also ...