15 vs 17 Speakers

[derek1984]

How much better, if at all, are the speakers on the 17 inch MBP compared to the 15 inch?

 

[nomar383]

I could tell the difference on the 15" v 17" powerbooks, but I dunno about the MBP

 

[Brien]

They're supposedly better, but I haven't heard them side by side to really compare, but I can say that both the 17" and 15" sound much better than they used to (IMO).

 

[lscangus]

The unibody generation is worse than the original aluminum PB and MBP

But the headphone audio output of the 17 inches is better than 15 inches. Analogue wise.

 

[jmark]

I'd say the speakers on the 17 are noticeably better than those on the 15. The bass seems to go lower, and they play a bit louder.

 

[AR15MBP]

The 17" has 5 speakers, whereas the 15" has 3.

17"

15"

Hard to tell on the 15", but there is 2 speakers and a sub.

17" has 4 and 1, respectively.

No clue on the quality of the speakers, but the 15" speakers are the best I've had on a notebook.

 

[wbyung]

We don't call them "speakers", we call them "drivers"

 

[darngooddesign]

We don't call them "speakers", we call them "drivers"

And we call people who insist on calling them drivers, "annoying".

 

[darngooddesign]

The 17" has 5 speakers, whereas the 15" has 3.

17"

At least the 15" has them inside the case. 😀

 

[jjahshik32]

And we call people who insist on calling them drivers, "annoying".

LOL!!