Amplifiers are not only a fundamental component of radios, televisions and telephones, they are essential to all modern electronics. Amplifiers differ considerably in design and in the amount of amplification (called gain) they produce, but they all...

n. Any device, most familiarly an electronic one, which increases the intensity of a sound and hence its perceived...

Generally, an amplifier is any device that will convert a signal with a small amount of energy into a similar signal with a larger amount of energy. In popular use, the term today usually refers to an electronic amplifier, often as in audio...

Katrina is old news, right? New Orleans _ who cares? It's just another big city with big problems, bad luck and bad weather. Get over it.Actually, please don't.Don't ever get over the tragedy of New Orleans. It's your tragedy, too.What happened to this historic city...

A sport utility vehicle carrying members of an Australian rock band swerved to avoid a deer on a highway and overturned, killing the band's guitarist and his wife and injuring three bandmates, authorities said.Music equipment, including an amplifier and at least one guitar belonging to...

A deputy finance minister who is one of Russia's top officials on international financial relations has been detained, a Finance Ministry spokesman said Friday.There was no immediate word on whether charges had been filed against Deputy Finance Minister Sergei Storchak. But the state-run news agency...

Before you check off musicians on your long list of to-dos, confirm everything with your bandleader or DJ. Be sure your letter of agreement includes:[ ] Exact date of event, arrival time, and location with address.[ ] Equipment that you are expected to supply and...