subwoofer
noun
sub·woof·er
ˈsəb-ˈwu̇-fər 
: a loudspeaker responsive only to the lowest acoustic frequencies
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Carter made use of the club’s subwoofers with his flashlight, putting his humorously sharp beatboxing party starter skills on display to test the limits of the Kookaburra’s sound system.
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Nate Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2024
The bar also revealed solid overhead effects for Dolby Atmos in our short audition, thanks to its 13-speaker array, which also included a subwoofer and satellite speaker pairing.
—Ryan Waniata, WIRED, 17 Apr. 2024
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Nate Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2024
The bar also revealed solid overhead effects for Dolby Atmos in our short audition, thanks to its 13-speaker array, which also included a subwoofer and satellite speaker pairing.
—Ryan Waniata, WIRED, 17 Apr. 2024
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subwoofer
noun
sub·woof·er
-ˈwu̇f-ər
: a loudspeaker producing only the lowest frequencies
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