frequency response
noun
: the ability of a device (such as an audio amplifier) to handle the frequencies applied to it
also
: a graph representing this ability
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With a single subwoofer, the frequency response can be uneven because of peaks and dips in certain frequency ranges.
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Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Cabinets have been upgraded for more rigidity and control, enclosure depth has increased for extended frequency response at the bottom end, and multiple-density damping materials have been used to lower resonance frequency.
—New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2025
Beneath the fabric are four drivers—two 30W woofers and two 10W silk dome tweeters—that deliver a combined 80W of output and a frequency response of 43Hz to 20kHz.
—PC Magazine, 29 July 2025
With a sound profile that’s been engineered for accuracy, the wide and flat frequency response of the MR5 starts off at 46Hz and extends to 40kHz, which is quite a large step beyond the 20kHz that many studio monitors end at.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
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Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Cabinets have been upgraded for more rigidity and control, enclosure depth has increased for extended frequency response at the bottom end, and multiple-density damping materials have been used to lower resonance frequency.
—New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2025
Beneath the fabric are four drivers—two 30W woofers and two 10W silk dome tweeters—that deliver a combined 80W of output and a frequency response of 43Hz to 20kHz.
—PC Magazine, 29 July 2025
With a sound profile that’s been engineered for accuracy, the wide and flat frequency response of the MR5 starts off at 46Hz and extends to 40kHz, which is quite a large step beyond the 20kHz that many studio monitors end at.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
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“Frequency response.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frequency%20response. Accessed 12 Aug. 2025.
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