loudspeaker

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The trick when it comes to building the enclosure for a loudspeaker is to construct it in such a way that the cabinet itself doesn't affect overall sound quality.

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  1. noun A device that converts electric signals to audible sound.

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  • The diaphragm of the loudspeaker is coil-driven, the acetate records are finely grooved, and the stylus is diamond, of course. —  F ;SF; - vol 100 issue 06 - June 2001
  • The loudspeaker was announcing the departure of a suburban train. —  Maigret and the Enigmatic Lett—Simenon, Georges - 01
  • This had a loudspeaker, and a small velocity microphone on a stand. —  061 - Devil On The Moon
  • The opening relay closes an electrical contact which starts a phonograph loudspeaker--there it is! —  044 - The South Pole Terror
  • "That lady on the loudspeaker is threatening to arrest me if I make an inappropriate comment or joke about security," I insist, braced for yet another repetition of that particular dire warning, which I hear only in Houston. —  Reflector - Latest Headlines from The Daily Reflector
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