: equipment that is used to play music through speakers
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Fantasia, released in 1940, was an embarrassing flop, made financially disastrous by the fact that Walt insisted that the film could only be shown with Fantasound, a particularly expensive sound system, which made for fewer and more expensive screenings.—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026 The ballpark might be a relic, but the sound system is certainly contemporary, and arguably as powerful as the team has won the last two World Series championships.—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2026 But a financial audit revealed that Alfortish had been skimming money, some of which had been earmarked for hurricane relief, to pay for vacations to Aruba and to Grand Cayman, and for a new sound system at his home.—Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026 This top tier model features exclusive interior themes like the new Aurora interior inspired by the Northern Lights, 24 way power massaging seats, and a 28 speaker Revel Ultima 3D audio sound system.—Tony Leopardo, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sound system