Amplifier

Amplifier

Any electronic device designed to inrease the volume of sound.

Industry: Consumer electronics

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Amplifier

Bright switch

Consumer electronics; Amplifier

A feature that emphasises an amp’s high-frequency range.

A capacitor that is connected from the power supply to ground. It "bypasses" the AC signals to ground, while passing the DC supply through. This is used to make the DC supply rail "clean", or free ...

Capacitance

Consumer electronics; Amplifier

The "size" of a capacitor. The unit of capacitance is the Farad. The most common capacitors are sized in microfarads.

Crossover

Consumer electronics; Amplifier

A circuit that divides a signal into two or more bands of selected frequencies; often used in biamping or triamping.

Crossover distortion

Consumer electronics; Amplifier

Distortion caused by a slight delay in amplification at the crossing-over point between the top and bottom devices in a push-pull amplifier circuit.

Current

Consumer electronics; Amplifier

The term given to electron flow. The unit of current is the "amp", or "ampere", and indicates a current flow of one coulomb per second. A coulomb is a unit of electron charge.