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Amplifier
Any electronic device designed to inrease the volume of sound.
Industry: Consumer electronics
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electron tube
Consumer electronics; Amplifier
the device used to make guitar amplifiers sound good! Actually, this is the name given to the amplifying devices in some guitar amplifiers. They consist of a glass tube containing several elements ...
EQ (equalization)
Consumer electronics; Amplifier
The intentional altering of portions of the audio-frequency spectrum by means of filters or tone controls; often employed to reduce uneven frequency response or feedback.
extension-speaker jack
Consumer electronics; Amplifier
A feature usually found on the back of an amp that allows a remote speaker to be used.
feedback
Consumer electronics; Amplifier
A circuit that allows a portion of the signal from a later stage in an amplifier to be "fed back" to an earlier stage, or within the same stage. Feedback can be voltage or current, negative or ...
FET (field-effect transistor)
Consumer electronics; Amplifier
A kind of solid-state device that is often more stable than standard transistors.
FET distortion
Consumer electronics; Amplifier
When overdriven, a FET exhibits distortion qualities more like those produced by a tube than most other types of transistors.
FET switching
Consumer electronics; Amplifier
Circuits containing FETs, which can be used to activate effects or perform channel-switching functions with low noise and low power consumption.
