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Speakers off balance?
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Hello, I've always thought when I start-up my powerbook the ding sound seems to come more from the left hand side (almost attracting my attention that way) but soon forgotten about, untill last night!
with my nose pushed up against the keyboard  the left side speaker is stronger than the right even though balance is set to centre.
Is there any bit of software which can help me to take/make a proper reading.
(I hope it's not my ears, will turn the powerbook other way round tonight)
Thanks.
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I know on the newer 15" PowerBooks, the speakers are not located symmetrically, and that could be affecting your impression. Also, there is a "woofer" that is located off center; I don't recall off the top of my head which side... I haven't been inside many of those yet.
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You can change the balance in the Output tab of the Sound System Preference.
Voch
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If you have a 15" Aluminum PowerBook, then yes, the speakers aren't balanced. The third speaker is off-center to the left, under the keyboard.
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so if you change the speakers to be a little biased to the right it will sound balanced?
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Originally posted by MrForgetable:
so if you change the speakers to be a little biased to the right it will sound balanced?
As long as you don't stick your face to the keyboard to compare. 
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Join Date: Apr 2000
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Originally Posted by Paul UK
Hello, I've always thought when I start-up my powerbook the ding sound seems to come more from the left hand side (almost attracting my attention that way) but soon forgotten about, untill last night!
with my nose pushed up against the keyboard the left side speaker is stronger than the right even though balance is set to centre.
Is there any bit of software which can help me to take/make a proper reading.
(I hope it's not my ears, will turn the powerbook other way round tonight)
Thanks.
I just noticed this same issue with my PB 1.5 15". How lame...
Any fixes to this Mr. Jobs? 
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same here, confused the hell out of me at first, was thinking about taking it back to the shop the day after i bought it, but it seemed silly.
glad to hear it isnt just me, you kind of get used to it after a while, i dont notice it anymore.
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i use external speakers now 
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Join Date: Oct 2001
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I find that my speaker balance on my current-generation PowerBook actually drifts to the left. Like, I'll go into the Sound prefpane, and it'll be halfway over.
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Originally Posted by Chuckit
I find that my speaker balance on my current-generation PowerBook actually drifts to the left. Like, I'll go into the Sound prefpane, and it'll be halfway over.
I have the same problem.
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The speaker output drift is a Tiger bug AFAIK. It is being discussed in the Tiger bug thread.
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Join Date: Jan 2001
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Originally Posted by Simon
The speaker output drift is a Tiger bug AFAIK. It is being discussed in the Tiger bug thread.
happened regularly to me early in 10.3 (was okay by 10.3.9, maybe earlier); never happens to me in tiger...  
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