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Amplifier
Any electronic device designed to inrease the volume of sound.
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Microphonic
Consumer electronics; Amplifier
Sensitivity to vibrations causing noises and ringing. Tubes are especially prone to microphonics and will self-oscillate.
Microphonics
Consumer electronics; Amplifier
The tendency for a component to induce audible noise into the amplifier circuit when mechanically disturbed. Tubes are the most common microphonic component, and they will usually make an audible ...
Midrange control
Consumer electronics; Amplifier
A tone control that affects audio frequencies in the middle range, where the largest concentration of audio energy is usually present.
Half-wave rectifier
Consumer electronics; Amplifier
A rectifier that conducts on only the positive or only the negative half of the incoming sinusoidal signal. It produces a "pulsating" DC composed of single-polarity "humps" at the incoming AC ...
Heat sink
Consumer electronics; Amplifier
A metal part with maximised surface areas designed to dissipate heat generated by electronic components.
Heater
Consumer electronics; Amplifier
The heating element in an electron tube, also called the "filament".
Hertz (Hz)
Consumer electronics; Amplifier
A unit equal to one cycle per second that measures the frequency of a periodic phenomenon such as an alternating current.
