The quality of sound from the external speakers on the new 13" macbook air is poorer than the previous generation. The new version definitely has a more "tinny" sound, and is not as full. has anyone else experienced this or can explain?
MacBook Air, speaker/sound quality
just a correction - i am talking internal, not external, speaker sound quality. there is a noticeable difference between the old and new gens.
i spoke to apple support. there is a recall or notice about poor speaker sound quality on new macbook airs. ill be taking it for fix or exchange.
took it in and there is an "engineering notice" about the sound from external speakers on some new macbook airs. mine would have been exchanged - but they were sold out. another couple days before I get it but hopefully no more issues.
So the error has already been corrected in production? Did you get yours on day one? If so, they quickly fixed that problem..ha
I got mine day 1 also and would like to know if my speakers are sub-par
yes i got mine on day one. not sure if its just a few models that are affected. i would hate to get a replacement and find the same issue. i suggest calling customer support to get more info on whether there is an issue with the internal speakers on all new macbook airs.
exchanged for another 2011 air and the speaker quality is still not as good as the 2010 13". im surprised no one has noted this in any reviews.
Well mine sounds bad as well 😟
Just for clarification — is this issue about using headphones/speakers with the audio jack on the newest MacBook Airs? If so, count me in on this. Audio sounds much flatter on my MacBook Air with the Apple In-Ear Headphones than it does even on my iPhone.
The previous posts on this thread were in 2011. I just (May 2013) bought my second MBA - (this one has 256gb disk space so maybe there is less internal space?) and the speakers come a very poor second to the older model and to everything else I have compared them to. They are scratchy/tinny/rattly/crackly.
The sound is OK through headphones so it seems that it is the physical speakers themselves.
Is this something that other people have experienced? Is it capable of being fixed or is it something I just have to live with?
new macbook air sound quality
