bass reflex

[ beys ]

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a loudspeaker equipped with a baffle having openings designed to improve the reproduction of low-frequency sounds.

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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

But when a serial sex predator is playing fanboy, the gag reflex kicks in.
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He captures Ramone and his second wife, Barbara, together in the studio in one photo, him on bass, her on guitar.
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I watch football, basketball, and hockey on TV and sometimes “The Bass Pros” on Outdoor Channel.
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Very bass-y house, if I was in my element and playing what I like to play.
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The drumbeat and synth bass are as insistent as they are ominous.
Is Bigger Better for St. Vincent?|David Yaffe|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Tony's stool was nearer to the bass keys of the piano, while the sofa Lettice lay upon had certainly been drawn up towards him.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
The melody or tune is played on one of the pipes furnished with holes for the purpose, while the other three give a drone, bass.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building|George Laing Miller
The chief reason is that g is the top note of the string bass, and is called for in orchestral transcriptions.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building|George Laing Miller
Mr. Betts, of London, had one for which he refused the enormous sum of £500, and Dragonetti also refused £800 for a double bass.
Violins and Violin Makers|Joseph Pearce
According to his plan a "Suitable Bass" tablet is provided just above the rear end of the black keys on each manual.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building|George Laing Miller