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    Sony Vaio S Series speakers .... They suck?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by knurmi, Sep 7, 2014.

  1. knurmi

    knurmi Notebook Enthusiast

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    I came from an HP Elitebook (i5, SSD, 1600x900 14.1 display, metal hinges) and had to get rid of it because I dropped it one too many times and the screen was messing up.

    I ended up getting a Sony Vaio SVE14a35cxh. It is only a year old model and besides the buttonless touchpad, the speakers are horrible!

    I can barely hear them, even with volume all the way on full blast. It came with the factory Windows 8, and when I'm watching a youtube video I have to be very close to hear them. I ended up formatting and installing a fresh Win 8.1. Same thing.

    Yes volume is on full blast on the video player and Windows. Is this normal? I mean this was a $890 laptop when purchased (I bought it used for $305 on ebay, and they included the original receipt).

    My HP with one blown out speaker was louder!
     
    knurmi, Sep 7, 2014
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  2. anytimer

    anytimer Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yeah, yeah, we know. They suck; no arguments about that. The VAIO Z series came with Sennheiser noise cancelling headphones as a peace offering. Check out some of the other threads on this topic; some people have reported significant improvements using different drivers. Sounded the same on my system, so ymmv.
     
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  3. Primes

    Primes Notebook Deity

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    The SR speakers suck also.. :mad:
     
    Primes, Sep 7, 2014
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