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Amplifier
Any electronic device designed to inrease the volume of sound.
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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.
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. Distortion is commonly ...
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