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Subwoofer

A loudspeaker system designed to reproduce the lowest part of an event’s audible frequency range.

Also known as: sub, low-frequency loudspeaker

Reviewed

Setup

  • Quantity, placement, processing, polarity, delay, array design, structural support, audience exposure, and neighborhood limits shape useful low-frequency coverage.

Venue contexts

  • Theatre, concerts, festivals, broadcast, and corporate events, as applicable

Signal flow

  • Confirm the source, patch, transport, control, and destination for the system involved.

In practice

Quantity, placement, processing, polarity, delay, array design, structural support, audience exposure, and neighborhood limits shape useful low-frequency coverage.

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