subwoofer

plural subwoofers

1. A loudspeaker designed to produce low-frequency sound, especially subbass.

   Even economy vehicles offer multispeaker audio upgrades, including a subwoofer.

   2007 October 24, Roy Furchgott, “The Audiophile’s Goal Is to Rev Up the Music”, in The New York Times

   2 more examples

   Hip-hop took the language and made it graffiti—it was music video on a wall with a beatbox blowing its subwoofers next to it.

   2004, Ed Gaskell, Make Your Own Music Video, CMP, →ISBN, page 26

   Subwoofers are typically placed not only near the floor, but also close to one of the walls.

   2019, Vincent Verdult, Optimal Audio and Video Reproduction at Home: Improving the Listening and Viewing Experience, Routledge, →ISBN, page 258

   Synonyms: sub