No Startup Sound on 2017 iMac

I copied this from Apple Support Website: Mac models from late 2016 and later don't have a startup chime. The only exception is MacBook Air (13-inch, 2017), which does have a startup chime. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202768

Snoopster wrote:

Can anyone officially confirm if it's been disabled on 2017 iMacs?

As you are not speaking to Apple on these forums that would be impossible. We are all end users just like you.

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I received my iMac on June,14th and ... surprisingly no statue sound.

I used to disable it on my previous iMac and when it came back from time to time, (don't know the reason) I disabled it again.

So it seems that not only MacBooks are concerned ...

Hi Snoopster, you are right, it's a shame and I have to blaim Apple for their wrong doing. After starting up my brand new iMac mid 2017 I didn't hear that sound, too, and did all the known steps you've done. At the end I called Apple support and a very nice guy in Turkey told me, that the startup sound was dissabled by Apple on the new iMacs, too.

pfandrew wrote:

It is gone. The startup noise is one of the most unique and awesome things about Macs. Now it's just silent.

Sometimes I startup my 2011 iMac just to hear the noise.
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I wish I would have found this chain of answers. Because I am spending 2 days to find an answer, and tried about everything including a hammer, just kidding. Apple is making so many changes that make no sense including deleting a the start up sound. Now if I turn the computer on I have to guess did I push the power button hard enough?

The point is also that if your iMac screen is dark, you can't tell if it's sleeping or off. A real pain if you're sitting there waiting for it to revive after you've clicked on the mouse or pushed the space bar.

got mine too and was surprised..no iconic sound! now to figure out how to hook a second monitor up

It is gone. The startup noise is one of the most unique and awesome things about Macs. Now it's just silent.

Sometimes I startup my 2011 iMac just to hear the noise.
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