new macbook air sound quality

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

Posted on Jul 22, 2011 8:37 AM

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Jun 4, 2013 12:04 PM in response to mcpelto

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?

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