15" t60p speakers noticeablly louder than the 14"

[whakojacko]

I have a 15" t60p (2007-93U) and my friend's 14" (2007-83U) has noticeablly quieter speakers. Has anyone else noticed this peculiarity?

[pianowizard]

I have a 15" t60p (2007-93U) and my friend's 14" (2007-83U) has noticeablly quieter speakers. Has anyone else noticed this peculiarity?

When you compared them, did you make sure that both the volume control buttons and Windows' volume control were maximized?

[claudeo]

Consider this: There is considerably less room for speakers in the 14" case than in th, hence the speakers are probably quite a bit smaller. To avoid distorting the sound, the maximum volume is limited to what the speakers can handle.

In any case, ThinkPads have never been known for high quality, high power speakers, to say the least. If you need decent sound, consider some of the portable amplified speaker systems.

[whakojacko]

Consider this: There is considerably less room for speakers in the 14" case than in th, hence the speakers are probably quite a bit smaller. To avoid distorting the sound, the maximum volume is limited to what the speakers can handle.

In any case, ThinkPads have never been known for high quality, high power speakers, to say the least. If you need decent sound, consider some of the portable amplified speaker systems.

No, I dont care. I just found it intersting. I also think it might be because the front design of the 14" model is different from that of the 15", which leads to different volume even with the same speaker

[darrenf]

IIRC, the speaker enclosures are identical or nearly identical despite the additional (wasted) space at the near edge of the palmrest on the 15" model.

While it's possible that the acoustics are different, I think I would have noticed a difference of any significance in the many ThinkPads that I've worked on. I think it's more likely that the volume was set differently on the two machines.

Keep in mind that there are a minimum of three volume countrols that compound one another, the physical volume buttons, the master system volume in Windows and the source volume level (often "Wave"). In addition the player (RealPlayer, QuickTime, MediaPlayer) will often have its own volume control.

-darren