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Is sound supposed to come from the left speaker vent?

I have no sound coming from the left speaker vent. I have checked everything out with Audio MIDI Setup. I muted both channels individually and still had sound. Both channels sound like they are coming from the right side of my macbook. Is my left seaker broken?

MacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2011), OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)

Posted on Feb 10, 2013 3:44 PM

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Posted on Feb 10, 2013 4:10 PM

Sound like normal operation,


"You may notice that when you move the Balance slider in the Sound preferences pane far to the left speaker that sound still comes from the right side of your MacBook Pro. This sound is generated by the subwoofer, but because of its placement, the audio from the subwoofer may seem to come from the right side speaker."

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3336



however if you can not isolate the left channel try resetting PRAM http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1379




You can adjust

>Sysytem Preferences>Sound


and


Application/Utllities/Audio Midi Setup.app



If no change make a

Genius reservation http://www.apple.com/retail/geniusbar/


check warranty https://selfsolve.apple.com/agreementWarrantyDynamic.do

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Feb 10, 2013 4:10 PM in response to NaterBoard

Sound like normal operation,


"You may notice that when you move the Balance slider in the Sound preferences pane far to the left speaker that sound still comes from the right side of your MacBook Pro. This sound is generated by the subwoofer, but because of its placement, the audio from the subwoofer may seem to come from the right side speaker."

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3336



however if you can not isolate the left channel try resetting PRAM http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1379




You can adjust

>Sysytem Preferences>Sound


and


Application/Utllities/Audio Midi Setup.app



If no change make a

Genius reservation http://www.apple.com/retail/geniusbar/


check warranty https://selfsolve.apple.com/agreementWarrantyDynamic.do

Is sound supposed to come from the left speaker vent?

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