In general, laptop speakers just are very poor (and I'm talking about the ones built-in with the laptop here, just to make that clear - View image here: -, and yes I know I shouldn't generalise.). If I don't like the sound, I'll get a USB soundcard solution, or an external DAC with headphone output, or. If it is acceptable, than I won't spend any money on different solutions. I obviously will have to wait until I own the MBP to form my own opinion of the sound quality. Although the thread is primarily about the MacBook, not the Pro, several posters mentioned that the Pro speakers were also pretty poor. It was this thread (link omitted) that led me to believe that the sound quality of speakers might not be very good.
cringes remembering PC onboard audio chips from days past that made the 'MBP whine' sound. I think Apple realises that this is a crucial aspect of the laptop's usefulness, and so don't scrimp. I'd put money on it that if you plug some 'killer' headphones or 2way speakers into it, you'll be more than happy with the sound quality from the MacBook Pro without any extra doohickies. no perceptible noise or interference) and I use my MBP primarily for audio applications. They can go pretty loud (was using my MBP for entertainment camping in a windy field this weekend), although I strongly recommend that you use the iTunes equaliser to completely cut the 250hz and 500hz bands as they distort horribly on the MBP's speakers.Īs for the chipset/audio quality, the MBP - like my PowerBook before it - sounds great over normal headphones (i.e. The 15" MBP speakers are OK - not quite as nice as my 17" PowerBook's, but I'm assuming that's down to the amount of space available.
The MBP doesn't have that same property and I can listen to the speakers at any angle. This gives you really nice sound coverage in front of the notebook but not the best if you're off to one side or the other. The speakers in the MacBooks are situated in the back of the bottom case so they reflect sound off of the display like the 12" PowerBook did. Those I take with a hefty grain of salt because the MacBooks have really nice sound, far better than the iBooks and at least as good as the 12" PowerBook if not better. I've never read any complaints about the sound in the MBPs, only the MacBooks. The bass response is pretty good considering the size of the speakers. The sound quality at all volumes is pretty good. In my office at work I can't have the sound up more than about half-way or else it is way to loud to sit in front of and actually do work. I'm about 10-15' away from the MBP on my desk when watching video or listening to music and it sounds pretty good. They are decently powerful, I have a small apartment and use my MBP to watch DVDs and videos. I've found the speakers to be the best I've ever heard in a notebook. My guess it is using whatever standard on board sound processor is currently on stock Intel Mobo's True noise-free, pristine sound'”eliminating troublesome ground loops and ensuring Tal audio transmits data as impulses of light rather than electrical signals, it enables Receivers, digital instruments, and 5.1 surround sound systems.
Optical digital audio ports make it easy to connect MacBook Pro to professional decks, Optical digital input and the other for headphone out and optical digital output. MacBook Pro systems feature two standard 16-bit audio minijacks: one for line in and Hardware'”making it easier to travel light.
In Mac OS X or use Internet telephone applications without any additional wires or Left speaker grille, above the keyboard) lets you take advantage of speech recognition The integrated omnidirectional microphone (located under the "Delivering enviable audio performance with new and powerful stereo speakers, theġ7-inch MacBook Pro gives more dimension to presentations, music, movies, simula. I could not find any specific chipset listed either