Amplifier

Amplifier

Any electronic device designed to inrease the volume of sound.

Industry: Consumer electronics

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speaker emulator

Consumer electronics; Amplifier

a device composed of filters that are designed to emulate the response of a loudspeaker, commonly used for direct recording applications.

split-load phase inverter

Consumer electronics; Amplifier

the name given to the single-tube phase inverter in which the in-phase signal is taken off the cathode and the out-of-phase signal is taken off the plate, with equal-value plate and cathode ...

standby switch

Consumer electronics; Amplifier

A feature that allows tubes to idle (remain warm) while an amp is not in use; e.g., between sets. This reduces the strain on tubes caused by frequent heating and cooling.

a preferred amplifier circuit grounding system, where all the local grounds for each stage are connected together, and a wire is run from that point to a single ground point on the chassis, back at ...

suppressor grid

Consumer electronics; Amplifier

a grid in a pentode vacuum tube that is used to minimize secondary emission from the plate, by virtue of it's negative charge, which repels electrons emitted and returns them back to the plate. It ...