Amplifier

Amplifier

Any electronic device designed to inrease the volume of sound.

Industry: Consumer electronics

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vactec

Consumer electronics; Amplifier

the common name given to the Vactrol optoisolator device used for channel switching. The name is printed on the Vactrol because the company that invented them was named Vactec, later EG&G Vactec.

an optoisolator device used for channel switching in many modern amplifiers, such as Soldano and Mesa. It is a single package combining an LED and a photoresistor, which changes resistance from very ...

vacuum tube

Consumer electronics; Amplifier

Another name for electron tube which is a sealed glass envelope in which the conduction of electrons takes place througha gas or vacuum; most often for amplification or switching applications.

variac

Consumer electronics; Amplifier

A variable transformer that can change the AC line voltage. It is used to control amplifier power by raising or lowering the AC voltage.

vibrato

Consumer electronics; Amplifier

An effect feature that uses an oscillator to cause a regular variation in the frequency (pitch) of a sound. Speed and intensity controls for governing the velocity and depth of the vibrato effect are ...