Headphone Audio sounds better on iPad than MacBook Pro?

[okrelayer]

Am I hallucinating? When i plug my earbuds (they are good ones) into the iPad, I think the sound quality sounds better when i plug my earbuds into the iPad 2, than it does in my 2008 MacBook Pro. Placebo effect? Or Legit?

 

[w00t951]

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Am I hallucinating? When i plug my earbuds (they are good ones) into the iPad, I think the sound quality sounds better when i plug my earbuds into the iPad 2, than it does in my 2008 MacBook Pro. Placebo effect? Or Legit?

I think you're just imagining things. I know the iPhone 4 has a significantly lesser sound quality than the iPad, and the MacBooks provide the best quality of all. Perhaps it's the hissing sound that comes from an ungrounded connection (in your Mac)?

 

[okrelayer]

Its not really hissing, the sound just sounds harsher, like more treble. The Pro's sound definitely gets louder though..

 

[HengenJL]

is it possible that you have the EQ set on the iPad? if so that might be where you are hearing a difference.

 

[saberahul]

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I think you're just imagining things. I know the iPhone 4 has a significantly lesser sound quality than the iPad, and the MacBooks provide the best quality of all. Perhaps it's the hissing sound that comes from an ungrounded connection (in your Mac)?

I tend to agree.

 

[Itxdjx]

Yeah maybe it's because the drivers are off on your 08' pro. But on my 11 mob I def believe the sound quality is better then when I'm listening on my pad or phone. It def is louder, but i don't believe it's harsher on my end, try the iPhone without an EQ off if that could be the case.

Odd.