amplifier
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A standard kit includes two subwoofers, an amplifier and a timing module, with costs ranging from $600 to $1,000 per unit, depending on accessories.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
This type of amplifier relies on energy stored in a light beam that acts as a "pump."
From Science Daily ● May 5, 2026
Laney was playing bass in local band The Band of Joy with John Bonham on drums and Robert Plant on vocals when he built his first amplifier in his father's garage.
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026
A few paces away, Jerry Garcia’s “Budman” amplifier, once part of the Grateful Dead’s three-story high “Wall of Sound,” perched atop a podium.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2026
But alive, he was invaluable to their mission, trained to use his amplifier gifts to sense Grisha power through touch.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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Optical amplifiers work much like audio amplifiers, except they boost light instead of sound.
From Science Daily ● May 5, 2026
Setting up the business in 1967 he sought to design and build amplifiers with key "tonal" characteristics that were unheard of at the time, namely distortion.
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026
Plus, China is the single supplier for various equipment for quantum computing, including laser diodes, mirrors, and amplifiers.
From Barron's ● Nov. 17, 2025
Onions — and their extended allium family, which includes garlic, leeks, shallots, chives and scallions—are nature’s greatest flavor amplifiers.
From Salon ● Mar. 19, 2025
The band didn’t arrive until much after eight because they had trouble with their amplifiers in the snow.
From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel
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