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Laptop Speaker change?
Posted by Uriah on November 5th, 2006


I have a laptop with the standard crappy speakers and sound card. I
think it is the AC97 motherboard sound card. I was wondering if
changing the speakers out with some Altec Lancing might give me a
better sound. I listen to a lot of music. Where would I find some
quality replacements? This can be done without too much trouble right?

Thanks

Posted by zwsdotcom@gmail.com on November 5th, 2006



Uriah wrote:

No.

You might possibly find a speaker that will mechanically fit inside the
laptop, but there is a lot more to the matter than just the speaker. A
really crappy speaker in a really good resonant enclosure sounds much
better than a really good speaker in a badly designed enclosure.

Laptops don't have good sound. Live with it. Various specific models
are better or worse than others, but none of them is a surround-sound
experience in a box; the mechanical requirements are the main factor
driving a laptop design.


Posted by zwsdotcom@gmail.com on November 5th, 2006



Uriah wrote:

No.

You might possibly find a speaker that will mechanically fit inside the
laptop, but there is a lot more to the matter than just the speaker. A
really crappy speaker in a really good resonant enclosure sounds much
better than a really good speaker in a badly designed enclosure.

Laptops don't have good sound. Live with it. Various specific models
are better or worse than others, but none of them is a surround-sound
experience in a box; the mechanical requirements are the main factor
driving a laptop design.


Posted by Barry Watzman on November 5th, 2006


There's nothing you can really do internally. Of course you can use
headphones or external speakers. No laptops have truly great speakers
-- physical size kind of precludes that -- but some Toshiba models have
relatively good ones.


Uriah wrote:

Posted by Barry Watzman on November 5th, 2006


There's nothing you can really do internally. Of course you can use
headphones or external speakers. No laptops have truly great speakers
-- physical size kind of precludes that -- but some Toshiba models have
relatively good ones.


Uriah wrote:

Posted by Gary Reichlinger on November 5th, 2006


On 5 Nov 2006 13:22:51 -0800, "Uriah" <uriahsky@hotmail.com> wrote:

I bought a set of Logitech speakers which plug into the USB port.
The sound was much better than the original laptop speakers. For more
information:


http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/pr...ONTENTID=10908

Posted by Gary Reichlinger on November 5th, 2006


On 5 Nov 2006 13:22:51 -0800, "Uriah" <uriahsky@hotmail.com> wrote:

I bought a set of Logitech speakers which plug into the USB port.
The sound was much better than the original laptop speakers. For more
information:


http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/pr...ONTENTID=10908

Posted by Roy on November 5th, 2006



Uriah wrote:
Connecting a USB Altec lansing external speakers like the compact model
XT2 would improved your laptop sounds...


Posted by Roy on November 5th, 2006



Uriah wrote:
Connecting a USB Altec lansing external speakers like the compact model
XT2 would improved your laptop sounds...



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