sound system

noun

: equipment that is used to play music through speakers

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It’s matched by a class-leading 42-speaker AKG Studio Reference sound system that envelops the cabin in crystal-clear audio. Josh Max, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025 The unit is home to a 20-W Dolby Audio sound system for rocking a soundtrack wherever it's placed, but also sports S/PDIF out for connecting to external hi-fi systems. Paul Ridden july 24, New Atlas, 24 July 2025 But the Dead’s wall was essentially a behemoth sound system, a hulking electrical mess of amps, speakers, wires—like the menacing heavy-metal rig in Mad Max: Fury Road, but far larger, louder, and, perhaps, more ludicrous. John Hendrickson, The Atlantic, 10 July 2025 The gate is equipped with a camera, while a small trailer nearby bears a sound system. Ed Stoddard, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for sound system

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“Sound system.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sound%20system. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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