quadraphonics

/ ˌkwɒdrəˈfɒnɪks, kwɒdˈrɒfənɪ /

noun

(functioning as singular) a system of sound recording and reproduction that uses four independent loudspeakers to give directional sources of sound. The speakers are fed by four separate amplified signals

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Other Word Forms

quadraphonic adjective
quadraphony noun

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Now they want to put four speakers and new amplifying equipment in your living room and introduce a new term into the vocabulary of the sound buff�quadraphonics, or four-channel sound.