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    A valve amplifier or tube amplifier is a type of electronic amplifier that uses vacuum tubes to increase the amplitude or power of a signal. Low to medium...
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  • A valve audio amplifier (UK) or vacuum tube audio amplifier (US) is a valve amplifier used for sound reinforcement, sound recording and reproduction....
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    A valve RF amplifier (UK and Aus.) or tube amplifier (U.S.) is a device for electrically amplifying the power of an electrical radio frequency signal....
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    power amplifier Low-noise amplifier Negative feedback amplifier Optical amplifier Programmable-gain amplifier Tuned amplifier Valve amplifier Power added...
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    "Maybellene" features a guitar solo with warm overtones created by his small valve amplifier. Pat Hare produced heavily distorted power chords on his electric guitar...
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  • The Williamson amplifier is a four-stage, push-pull, Class A triode-output valve audio power amplifier designed by D. T. N. Williamson during World War...
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  • Virtual Valve Amplifier (VVA) is software algorithm designed and sold by Diamond Cut Productions, Inc. for simulating the sound of various valve amplifier designs...
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    power valves, a relative of the 6L6. Few speakers then were able to handle more than 15 watts,[citation needed] which meant that an amplifier approaching...
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    solid-state amplifiers, their perceived sound did not have the excellent audio quality of the best valve amplifiers (see valve audio amplifier). This led...
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    Vacuum tube (redirect from Radio valve)
    equipment, musical instrument amplifiers, and devices used in recording studios. Many guitarists prefer using valve amplifiers to solid-state models, often...
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  • power amplifier classes are letter symbols applied to different power amplifier types. The class gives a broad indication of an amplifier's characteristics...
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  • specifications and detailed information on the valve audio amplifier, including its development history. Valves (also known as vacuum tubes) are very high...
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    Tube sound (redirect from Valve sound)
    sound associated with a vacuum tube amplifier (valve amplifier in British English), a vacuum tube-based audio amplifier. At first, the concept of tube sound...
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    reasons. Amplifiers for harder, heavier genres often use valve amplifiers (known as tube amplifiers in North America) also. Valve amplifiers are perceived...
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  • The Doherty amplifier is a modified class B radio frequency amplifier invented by William H. Doherty of Bell Telephone Laboratories Inc in 1936. Whereas...
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    Marshall JTM45 (category Valve amplifiers)
    RMS-rated wattage – the amplifier mimicked the circuitry of the Fender Bassman but had an all-aluminum chassis, and a 12AX7 valve as the first in the chain...
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    is a vacuum tube electronic amplifier that uses a single triode to produce an output, in contrast to a push-pull amplifier which uses a pair of devices...
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    A valve microphone is a condenser microphone which uses a valve amplifier rather than a transistor circuit. Microphones have been in use since the early...
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  • Milbert Amplifiers is an American electronics manufacturer based in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Milbert manufactures audio equipments. It introduces its mobile...
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    Vox AC30 (category Valve amplifiers)
    Vox AC30 is a guitar amplifier manufactured by Vox. It was introduced in 1958 to meet the growing demand for louder amplifiers. Characterised by its...
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  • This is a list of notable valve amplifier designs. The first commercially produced amplifier with distortion of 0.1% was the LEAK Type 15 "Point One" of...
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    audiophiles and electric guitarists also favour the use of valve (vacuum tube) amplifiers, on the ground of sound quality or particular "colour". This...
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    The Epiphone Valve Junior is a small 5 watt class A electric guitar amplifier. Available as an 8 in (200 mm) speaker combo version or as a head only version...
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    Danelectro Amp-in-case (category Valve amplifiers)
    to its Masonite top and back, with pine outer structure. "All-in-one" Amplifier-Case or Silvertone 1448/1449/1451/1452/1457 is a line of guitar sets introduced...
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  • Marshall JCM800 (category Valve amplifiers)
    prefer the pre-JCM800 amplifiers, claiming that those have a warmer, less "brittle" sound. The amplifier was equipped with EL34 valves (tubes) for amps sold...
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  • to the actuator through a pneumatic amplifier relay. The increased output pressure to the actuator causes the valve stem to move. Stem movement is fed...
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    Fender Hot Rod DeVille (category Fender amplifiers)
    amplifier itself and the speakers to which it is connected (which must have a 4- or 8-Ohm impedance). The DeVille features a 60-watt valve amplifier with...
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    The Mesa/Boogie Mark Series is a series of guitar amplifier made by Mesa Engineering (more commonly known as "Mesa/Boogie"). Originally just referred...
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  • making Matamp a model name. The first of the Orange Matamp amplifiers were 100 watt valve amps and were produced in very small numbers in the rear of...
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    Marshall Major (category Valve amplifiers)
    versions are available online. The amplifier used KT88 output valves, two ECC83 preamp valves and one ECC82 valve as a phase inverter. Approximately 1...
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