speaker system
Noun
Meaning
electro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance
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Be sure to catch the Diver Show as a scuba diver enters the tank and interacts with aquarium visitors three times a day (four on weekends), answering questions through a special speaker system and pointing out specific fish in the exhibit.
Naturally, it doesn't quite hold up as well as a good soundbar or speaker system for action-driven scenes in movies, but you do get above-average sound on the whole.
This means the sound reaching a listener's ears consists not only of sound directly from the speaker system, but also the same sound delayed by traveling to and from (and being modified by) one or more surfaces.
At 6:30 AM on Martin Luther King, Jr. Monday, there was an announcement over the speaker system on my southbound Caltrain, "There has been a fatality on the tracks and we'll be delayed anywhere from thirty to ninety minutes."
If you’re someone who has a trusty pair of headphones that you really love, or frequently jacks your iPhone into a speaker system somewhere, you’ll be inconvenienced.
The AudioHub combines a unique 2.1 one-piece speaker system and three integrated Hi-Speed USB ports in a compact design that fits neatly behind most notebooks.