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What does “tape mod” actually mean?

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tape mod · noun

A few strips of painter's tape or electrical tape applied to the back of the PCB. Cheap, reversible, and produces a poppier, fuller sound by changing how vibrations resonate inside the case. Famously coined by Taeha Types.