In a MBP there's virtually no room for the speaker and there are components that need to be shielded from magnetic forces, which means that not only does it the MBP speaker have a tiny diameter, it also has hardly any excursion. In order to hear audio air has to move, the lower the frequency the more energy and thus air is required to be moving and this follows the inverse square law over distance (hence why little earbuds can provide great bass response when placed right in your ear but sound like an annoying fly a couple of feet away). There just isn't much room on the MBP chasis. Upon further investigation I've been seeing some posts about compression being built in to the outputs to the internal speakers, in which case I'm SOL. I know laptop speakers aren't great - I'm complaining specifically about the compression that's happening with the last two MBPs I've had. I'm just frustrated a lot with Apple these days (and I know their computers and OS very well), which is why that comment came out. I've tried those already and it doesn't fix the compression issue, which happens no matter what I'm using - QuickTime, iTunes, Netflix, YouTube, etc.

However, it's not like any laptop speakers are that fantastic anyway, if that's what you're complaining about.Thanks for the suggestions. Throwing around phrases like 'poor judgement of Apple engineers' just makes it seem like you haven't taken the time to educate yourself on how to use your computer. Use Audio Midi Setup.app to manually set output sampling rate, when needed.

Hmph.ĭon't use 'sound enhancer' or volume adjustment features in iTunes. Is there any way to bypass the heavy compression/limiting that's coming out from the internal speakers? My girlfriend has a cheap Dell laptop which does not do this. However, I can't seem to find a way around the compression. I've fixed it partially by using the app Boom, where you can make precise EQ adjustments to make up for the poor judgment of Mac engineers. This has been a problem with every Macbook Pro I've had, and I really want to find a way around it. It's hard for me to understand why such a basic thing is so bad and not adjustable on a 'professional' computer, but what can ya do. What I'm referring to is how the sound of music coming through the Macbook Pro is total **** for general listening (and the occasional laptop check on a mix), and it sounds like that on every Macbook Pro I've heard. First of all, let me be clear, because the amount of misunderstanding on Gearslutz is epidemic.: I do not mix or master or anything like that using my Macbook pro speakers.

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