Are there any laptops that provide AMAZING sound quality when listening to my downloaded music?
Posted by Admin | Posted in The Art of Quality | Posted on 06-12-2010
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I listen to my music A LOT on my laptop. And films etc. But the sound quality of my laptop is crap. When i play them on my ipod or stereo the sound is more fuller and better. Can someone tell me of a laptop that i can buy which gives state of the art quality sound please.
Or what are the parts called of a laptop speaker that give you amazing sound so i can order it from dell or something?
Pretty much all laptops are crap for music as a natural consequence of their design requirement — they need a flat shape, and good speakers generally require a more volumetric (3D) shape, especially for bass and the lower end of the audio spectrum.
Don’t believe the hype.
I recently saw an advert for "Beats" or some kind of Dr. Dre-name-brand-marketing hooey claiming the sound from a laptop with those speakers is "what the artist wanted it to sound like". That made me burst out laughing, because any artist with half a brain knows that a laptop is pretty much the worst possible sound reproduction device known to man, besides cell phones that can play music on their built-in speakers.
Another example: most people couldn’t even tell you what Dolby means/does (hint: more than one thing), and yet they’ll parrot the name like it’s an audio panacea. What’s next, 5.1 surround for laptops? Please!
Really, you need to get a pair of nice speakers that plug into the laptop. You can’t really order "upgraded" speakers just by asking — it would require the engineers to totally redesign the laptop. If you can find a laptop with a "subwoofer", that’s great, but I still find the concept laughable. IMO, there isn’t enough free air space in a laptop case to make a quality subwoofer.
What about a good set of headphones (quality ones, not some Skullcandy or similar garbage)? They are a good way to hear the full range of sound, and highly portable.