Amplifier

Amplifier

Any electronic device designed to inrease the volume of sound.

Industry: Consumer electronics

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Amplifier

Class A1

Consumer electronics; Amplifier

class A operation where grid current does not flow for any portion of the input cycle.

Class A2

Consumer electronics; Amplifier

class A operation where grid current flows for some portion of the input cycle.

an amplifier operating with the grid bias adjusted so plate current flows for greater than 180 degrees, but less than 360 degrees of the input waveform, by biasing the tube above cutoff, but below ...

Class AB1

Consumer electronics; Amplifier

class AB operation where grid current does not flow for any portion of the input cycle.

Class AB2

Consumer electronics; Amplifier

class AB operation where grid current flows for some portion of the input cycle.

Class B

Consumer electronics; Amplifier

an amplifier operating with the grid bias adjusted so plate current flows for right at 180 degrees, by biasing the tube right at cutoff. The distortion is higher than class A or class AB, and there ...