: a loudspeaker usually larger than a tweeter, responsive only to the lower acoustic frequencies, and used for reproducing sounds of low pitch compare tweeter
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For reference, the standard Echo has a more advanced setup with a 3-inch woofer and dual 0.8-inch front-firing tweeters.
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PCMAG, 10 July 2024
Internally, the Beats Pill houses a racetrack-style neodymium woofer and a single neodymium tweeter that together produce mono sound.
—PCMAG, 25 June 2024
Placing the speaker upright, for instance, positions the tweeter at the bottom and the woofer at the top.
—PCMAG, 30 May 2024
Both the Phantom of Luxury and the National Treasure models are intended to be bi-amped for the sake of the woofer, which is ideally mated to a good Class D solid-state amp, using a DSP module to control the crossover frequency (about 90 Hz) and fine-tune room response.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 22 May 2024
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PCMAG, 10 July 2024
Internally, the Beats Pill houses a racetrack-style neodymium woofer and a single neodymium tweeter that together produce mono sound.
—PCMAG, 25 June 2024
Placing the speaker upright, for instance, positions the tweeter at the bottom and the woofer at the top.
—PCMAG, 30 May 2024
Both the Phantom of Luxury and the National Treasure models are intended to be bi-amped for the sake of the woofer, which is ideally mated to a good Class D solid-state amp, using a DSP module to control the crossover frequency (about 90 Hz) and fine-tune room response.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 22 May 2024
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“Woofer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/woofer. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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