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sound equipment; audio system; PA system
The collection of equipment — speakers, amplifiers, microphones, mixers, and related devices — installed in a venue to handle sound production and amplification. Used for concerts, theaters, conference rooms, wedding halls, schools, and public facilities.
音響設備を整える。
To set up the sound equipment.
このホールは音響設備が充実している。
This hall has well-equipped sound facilities.
イベントの前に、音響設備の動作確認を行った。
Before the event, we checked the operation of the sound equipment.
新しく建てられたコンサートホールは、最新の音響設備を備えている。
The newly built concert hall is equipped with the latest sound equipment.
Formed from 音響 (sound, acoustics) + 設備 (facilities, equipment). Refers to installed or semi-permanent equipment, as opposed to individual devices.
USAGE:
- Typically used when describing a venue's facilities: concert halls, theaters, churches, conference rooms, school auditoriums.
- In event planning and rental listings, 音響設備 is commonly listed alongside lighting (照明設備) and stage (舞台設備) equipment.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 音響設備を整える: to set up / prepare the sound equipment
- 音響設備が充実している: the sound equipment is well-stocked/high quality
- 音響設備を備える: to be equipped with sound equipment
- 音響設備の点検: inspection of sound equipment
- 最新の音響設備: state-of-the-art sound equipment
RELATED TERMS:
- 音響: acoustics, sound — the broader concept of sound
- オーディオ: audio — often for home or personal systems, rather than installed equipment
- PA (ピーエー): public address system — a subset of sound equipment focused on voice amplification
- 照明設備: lighting equipment — commonly paired with sound equipment in venue listings
- 音響効果: sound effects / acoustics — the effect produced rather than the equipment itself