2020 Macbook Air M1 fake stereo audio

Hi computer nerds! I have a 2020 Macbook Air M1 running OS 11.5.2 and there is this fake surround/wide stereo effect going through the built-in speakers and I hate it. I know i can engage the mono option in Accessibility prefs and that's all good but i like stereo sound too. I am an audio engineer/producer and checking mixes through the computer is a big part of life and this "wide stereo" feature makes it unrealistic and any other media audio is kinda ruined as well. Is there a patch or pref option to just have regular classic stereo sound? I get why apple designers thought this might be a great "enhancement" for the MBA but it sounds horrible and it's really annoying. Any help is really appreciated and Thank you!

MacBook Air (2020 or later)

Posted on Jan 26, 2022 9:10 AM

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