You were so off the chain? (and I don't mean in the yard bird manner but rather the Righteous Brothers manner)

I think I was just wondering why I was behind bars.

I just compared the two laptops side by side.
 
It's hard to describe how much worse the new shiny one sounds compared to the old food and slobber incrusted one.
 
I think they should have just saved the $0.27 and left the speakers out of the new one and called it a day.
 
It's a downer to think that instead of getting better every month that this stuff now seems to get cheesier each year.

mike_mccue
Seriously this new Toshiba S-70-A has got to be the worst sounding thing that makes sound that I have ever heard make sound.
 
My two previous Toshibas surprised me with their ok sound. This new one has surprised me in a whole new way.
 
I just disabled the make it better sounding bloat-app and it didn't get much better.
 
I'm ready to trade it in for a clock radio.
 
:-)

Just get some decent headphones Mike. I never listen to my laptop via speakers, it makes rocking guitar tracks sound like they were recorded in a ummm tin ???
:-)

craigb
Maybe you need a couple of monitors in mint condition?
 

Excellent !!!!!

kev11111111111111

mike_mccue
Seriously this new Toshiba S-70-A has got to be the worst sounding thing that makes sound that I have ever heard make sound.
 
My two previous Toshibas surprised me with their ok sound. This new one has surprised me in a whole new way.
 
I just disabled the make it better sounding bloat-app and it didn't get much better.
 
I'm ready to trade it in for a clock radio.
 
:-)

Just get some decent headphones Mike. I never listen to my laptop via speakers, it makes rocking guitar tracks sound like they were recorded in a ummm tin ???
:-)

 
I've got a monitor system that costs more than I care to admit, yet the old lap top sounded decent enough to enjoy surfing music sites etc.
 
I only use headphones when someone is paying me too. :-) I dislike wearing head phones while trying to enjoy music.

mike_mccue
 
 I dislike wearing head phones while trying to enjoy music.

Two thoughts Mike-
You buy a computer for less than 400 skins and if the sound is the only issue you should feel
very lucky.
You don't have the right headphones.

What's a skin these days?
 
It's a $1300 laptop... and the previous laptop sounds great in comparison.
 
The thing I don't like about headphones is that they are headphones. Been there, done that. I'd rather listen to laptop speakers... maybe even a clock radio. :-)

I think it must depend on what you're listening to, it can't be modern enough... try some YouTube 'd stuff, on both lappy, record them both into a proper computer but with a usb mic, apply mild bitcrushing, import, cross phases - do they cancel out any joy of life?

mike_mccue
What's a skin these days?
 
It's a $1300 laptop... and the previous laptop sounds great in comparison.
 
The thing I don't like about headphones is that they are headphones. Been there, done that. I'd rather listen to laptop speakers... maybe even a clock radio. :-)

Ok.