A boombox is a portable sound system that typically consists of a radio, cassette player, and speakers. The term BOOMBOX SOUND can be broken down into five words: BLARE (5 letters), REC (3 letters), MIC (3 letters), STEREO (6 letters), and NOISE (5 letters). BLARE means to make a loud, harsh sound, REC stands for recording, MIC is short for microphone, STEREO refers to the reproduction of sound using two or more independent audio channels, and NOISE is an unwanted sound. SPLAT (5 letters) is not related to BOOMBOX SOUND.