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lexa-a
Dec 16, 2006, 08:33 PM
Bootcamp 1.1.2.

When I play music in windows XP there is significantly fewer of low frequencies compared to what i hear in OSX (on internal macbook speakers). It's not concerned with equalizer settings, seems like drivers problem... Does anyone else have this problem?


thebeephaha
Dec 17, 2006, 03:56 AM
Bootcamp 1.1.2.

When I play music in windows XP there is significantly fewer of low frequencies compared to what i hear in OSX (on internal macbook speakers). It's not concerned with equalizer settings, seems like drivers problem... Does anyone else have this problem?

First off there is no subwoofer in any of these laptops but it may be how the drivers do indeed run the card but its unlikely, did you make sure all the EQ's were the same? Were you using the same audio app in both occasions? Etc.
lexa-a
Dec 17, 2006, 05:37 AM
So what's this if not subwoofer?

http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/8375/macbooksubiw5.jpg
Fleetwood Mac
Dec 17, 2006, 12:15 PM
Don't know what that is..:confused:
Darwin
Dec 17, 2006, 02:28 PM
I'm going to go with the lack of support in the drivers theory aswell. If that is the case there isn't much that can be done till another update is released for the software.
thebeephaha
Dec 20, 2006, 11:01 PM
I did some research and found that basically, its because it was easier to put 3 1watt speakers in there than 2 1.5watt speakers or whatever the MacBook Pro has. So they made one a mono speaker (the center-ish one) and the two outer ones are the L and R.

Think of is as a 3.0 speaker setup. :rolleyes:
Counterfit
Dec 20, 2006, 11:33 PM
Erm, I'm pretty sure the MPB retained the 3rd speaker from the PB. It's located underneath the option key and helps out the midrange.
Anonymous Freak
Dec 21, 2006, 12:33 AM
Try going into Windows' speaker settings control panel and tell it you have a '2.1' speaker system. See if that helps. (I don't imagine it will, but you never know.)
mlarmann
Mar 22, 2007, 06:25 PM
Does anyone else with a MacBook have problems with the internal speakers? My sound quality is dreadful and always comes out scratchy.

Anyone else getting this?
Any recommendations?
jannibal-1992
Dec 14, 2010, 12:57 PM
I have a similar problem on my 2.2ghz oct2007 white macbook. It seems windows XP only uses the macbooks subwoofer for the right side. if i pan an audio signal to the left al the bass (wich isn't very much to start with) is gone.