amplifier
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What made that possible was a “pickup,” essentially a magnet mounted under the strings that turned vibrations into an electric current that connects to an amplifier.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026
He learned to beatmatch by plugging a player into each side of his amplifier and using the balance knob to fade between them.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025
Stereos used to have an amplifier and then a turntable and then speakers and all of these different things.
From Slate • Aug. 13, 2025
He persuaded his dad to buy him a microphone and an amplifier and, together with a friend Terry 'Geezer' Butler, formed a band called Rare Breed - which lasted for just two performances.
From BBC • Jul. 22, 2025
Johnny had arrived two hours earlier with an amplifier almost as tall as himself that needed fixing.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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