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    G73 speakers

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by tanks, Feb 4, 2011.

  1. tanks

    tanks Notebook Enthusiast

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    Man are they good.. the best laptop speakers i have come across
     
    tanks, Feb 4, 2011
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  2. Typecast

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    Yeah. With the subwoofer, it made the laptop quality speaker even better. :D
     
    Typecast, Feb 4, 2011
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    Kaelang Requires more Witcher.

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    I wish I knew for sure who makes the speakers. Someone said Altec Lansing but they usually brand the crap out of their stuff.
     
    Kaelang, Feb 4, 2011
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  4. Typecast

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    It is altec lansing speakers, Ive read it in a lot of reviews. And almost all asus laptops use altec.
     
    Typecast, Feb 4, 2011
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  5. Jody

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    I've had a lot of laptops that claim to have "premium" speakers but this is the first one I've ever owned where I think the stock setup is pretty darn good.
     
    Jody, Feb 4, 2011
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    Rückenmark Notebook Consultant

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    you all here have no idear what good sound is
     
    Rückenmark, Feb 4, 2011
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  7. manu72

    manu72 Notebook Consultant

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    They are talking about notebook speakers not about sound systems worth of thousands USD...
     
    manu72, Feb 4, 2011
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  8. Chastity

    Chastity Company Representative

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    That's a rather thick blanket statement. :p As for having "no idea", I think I have a good clue, tyvm
     
    Chastity, Feb 4, 2011
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  9. Typecast

    Typecast NBR's Tamed Zombie

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    LOL. :D Good one. Haha.
     
    Typecast, Feb 4, 2011
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  10. Ninjak

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    Maybe we'll get some Bowers & Wilkins speakers in the next G series. lol. :)
     
    Ninjak, Feb 4, 2011
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  11. DCx

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    BEATS ... wait, no. nevermind. I just remembered that Beats is the audiophile equivalent to apple ... *sigh*
     
    DCx, Feb 5, 2011
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  12. Typecast

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    How about BOSE for ROG laptop speakers. :cool:
     
    Typecast, Feb 5, 2011
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  13. Hedonist

    Hedonist Notebook Evangelist

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    That's cool! ASUS even put a BOSE speakers on one of their laptops, and it sounds really good (as per advertised). Even so, Bose do decent speakers and sounds great but expensive.
     
    Hedonist, Feb 5, 2011
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  14. Rückenmark

    Rückenmark Notebook Consultant

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    i know and i wanted to say that if they think the g73 got great speakers or an "extra" bass, then they are wrong!

    the sound is a bit better than "normal" but thats all!
     
    Rückenmark, Feb 5, 2011
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  15. Chastity

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    The laptop speakers are good for quick & dirty gaming. Headphones work better, as do powered externals. Upgraded external DAC/amp plus studio cans is audiovana :)
     
    Chastity, Feb 5, 2011
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    ruckenmark which laptop has better speakers then this one
    maybe it does but this is one of the best sound i've heard from a laptop :)
    that's what the guys where saying
     
    mite_jan, Feb 6, 2011
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  17. kurtcocaine

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    as far as laptop speakers go, the toshiba X205 series had the BEST laptop speakers ever!
    4 Harmann Kardon speakers + Subwoofer, they give truly amazing sound considering they're laptop speakers

    I've also used the Asus NX90 with B&O audio, even it's speakers are pretty amazing...

    But like chastity said, Dac/Amp + Studio Cans is the way to go audio nirvana..
     
    kurtcocaine, Feb 6, 2011
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    thegr8anand Notebook Guru

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    The best speakers were of my previous laptop XPS M1710. Its subwoofer did work a lot better than the g73 ones. I still wish if i can add those to the g73 :p
     
    thegr8anand, Feb 6, 2011
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    Just curious, how does the G73's speakers compare to the NX90's Bang & Olufsen speakers? B&O's a pretty high mark when it comes to amazing sound from untypical places.
     
    phideltwj, Feb 6, 2011
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    my last notebook was a toshiba sattelite and i got harman kardon boxes in it. sound was stunning!
     
    Rückenmark, Feb 6, 2011
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  21. Typecast

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    Yeah, I heard a qosmio x505 on a bestbuy store. And it was really good. It has the same speaker-harman kardon.
     
    Typecast, Feb 6, 2011
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  22. Chastity

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    Since we're on the topic of laptop audio...

    [​IMG]

    Here we have the ever-happy G73JH-A1 hanging out with it's new X-Fi HD USB device. We also have a pleasant Headroom Supreme portable amp connected via the Line-Outs for comparisons, and for the HD580 headphones, off-screen. The cans on the screen are Sony's MDR-SA5000. It's 102dB Sensitivity plus 70ohm resistance works very well with the built-in amp of the X-Fi.

    [​IMG]
     
    Chastity, Feb 6, 2011
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  23. Typecast

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    WOW. :p~ I didn't know that you have two g73's. :)) And how come your keyboard is black? Mine is grayish.
     
    Typecast, Feb 6, 2011
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  24. Chastity

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    I had to replace mine with a new one, plus I've grown to like it black. Nice two-tone effect.
     
    Chastity, Feb 6, 2011
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