plural tweeters
1
: someone who posts tweets on the Twitter online messaging service
Pope Francis is a prolific tweeter, with almost 18 million followers on the service.—
Aaron Pressman
Aaron PressmanAfter Sunday's victory, a who's who of tweeters lit up social media with #equalpay and calls to pay the women more.—Shirley Leung
Shirley Leung2
: a small loudspeaker responsive only to the higher acoustic frequencies and reproducing sounds of high pitch
The speaker has three tweeters and a large subwoofer to deliver sound around a room.—Mike Murphy
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Beneath the grille, a front-facing tweeter and woofer sit at a 15-degree angle to deliver mono audio.
—PCMAG, 11 Apr. 2024
These include four tweeters (one forward-firing, one upward-firing, and two side-firing), and two woofers that are angled left and right to deliver quality stereo playback.
—Prakhar Khanna, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
From 160 Hz to 2,200 Hz, this driver is the speaker’s heart and soul, aided in its role by a one-inch soft-dome tweeter.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2024
Internally, each earpiece houses both a 10.4mm woofer and a 6mm tweeter, which together deliver a frequency range of 15Hz to 40KHz.
—PCMAG, 5 Feb. 2024
Its bass is quite solid for a speaker of this size and its array of tweeters make for crisp playback.
—Brad Moon, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
Its five tweeters are positioned to provide a 360-degree effect and angled upward for projection, while a beefy 4-inch, high excursion woofer moves a lot of air to provide very satisfying bass.
—Brad Moon, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
Sonos’ Era 100 smart speaker is a replacement for the older Sonos One, utilizing two tweeters (left and right) and one larger woofer.
—Quentyn Kennemer, The Verge, 15 Feb. 2024
The beefy 500 model is a whopping $699.99 and features three 1-inch tweeters, three 2.75-inch mid-range woofers, and a 6.5-inch downfiring subwoofer for 270 watts of sound.
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 31 Aug. 2023
PCMAG, 11 Apr. 2024
These include four tweeters (one forward-firing, one upward-firing, and two side-firing), and two woofers that are angled left and right to deliver quality stereo playback.
—Prakhar Khanna, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
From 160 Hz to 2,200 Hz, this driver is the speaker’s heart and soul, aided in its role by a one-inch soft-dome tweeter.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2024
Internally, each earpiece houses both a 10.4mm woofer and a 6mm tweeter, which together deliver a frequency range of 15Hz to 40KHz.
—PCMAG, 5 Feb. 2024
Its bass is quite solid for a speaker of this size and its array of tweeters make for crisp playback.
—Brad Moon, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
Its five tweeters are positioned to provide a 360-degree effect and angled upward for projection, while a beefy 4-inch, high excursion woofer moves a lot of air to provide very satisfying bass.
—Brad Moon, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
Sonos’ Era 100 smart speaker is a replacement for the older Sonos One, utilizing two tweeters (left and right) and one larger woofer.
—Quentyn Kennemer, The Verge, 15 Feb. 2024
The beefy 500 model is a whopping $699.99 and features three 1-inch tweeters, three 2.75-inch mid-range woofers, and a 6.5-inch downfiring subwoofer for 270 watts of sound.
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 31 Aug. 2023
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“Tweeter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tweeter. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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