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iPad Pro Are the M4 speakers that bad?
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After using the 11" M4 for a few days, this is my conclusion so far.
I notice the speakers to be noticeably worse than my 11" M1 (2021) for FaceTime calls. The voices are lacking clarity and high frequencies, and sound kind of muffled. Same issue with watching YouTube videos where people are talking.
So I really hope Apple releases a fix for that. It could be solved by changing the equalizer settings a bit.
Is anyone else noticing this lack of clarity and high frequencies? I don't really care about music (I don't use my iPad as a speaker system, for music I have real speakers).
I notice the speakers to be noticeably worse than my 11" M1 (2021) for FaceTime calls. The voices are lacking clarity and high frequencies, and sound kind of muffled. Same issue with watching YouTube videos where people are talking.
So I really hope Apple releases a fix for that. It could be solved by changing the equalizer settings a bit.
Is anyone else noticing this lack of clarity and high frequencies? I don't really care about music (I don't use my iPad as a speaker system, for music I have real speakers).
I have submitted feedback FB13807451 to Apple marking it as an audio bug. Let's see what happens.
Right now i could still buy the M2 11 PRO, but is it worthy? i mean is almost 2 years old and LCD but no speakers issues.
Or simply don't buy anything...so disappointed. I wanted the oled pro to watch movies mainly, if sound is mediocre then it is a no no for me.
Or simply don't buy anything...so disappointed. I wanted the oled pro to watch movies mainly, if sound is mediocre then it is a no no for me.
I would never buy an older device and I will just get used to those speakers. And I still hope Apple will provide a software fix.
In the end, the issue is there only for calls in my opinion. For everything else it sounds perfect to me. It works really well for movies.
You’d buy a pro “mainly” to watch movies and wouldn’t use external speakers or headphones?
Thanks for your usefull reply, i was thinking the same pointless to buy old hardware.
a movie like Dune deserves higher audio quality than any tablet speaker could provide!
Nahh. Its just a boring remake that i'm gonna watch because i don't have nothing more to watch right now.
As long as it plays sound at all, it's doing what it needs to do for an internal speaker. That's not a "downgrade".
I like my S9 speakers a lot, and in terms of pure volume they are louder than any iPad, including the 12.9 M1, although I slightly prefer the sound of the M1
Just came from the store, i just checked the 11' model, screen and weight no complaints they're pretty good, but sound is too low and there's not too much definition.
However that was in store (without a case), my bedroom could be a little different experience i guess? Anyway there are not more options, its that or nothing for me.
However that was in store (without a case), my bedroom could be a little different experience i guess? Anyway there are not more options, its that or nothing for me.
The speakers were never all that good to begin with. The older IPP’s were slightly better, but still I’d rate it like 6/10.
The m4 speakers are like a 5.5/10. It’s worth it for the reduced weight and thinness IMHO.
The m4 speakers are like a 5.5/10. It’s worth it for the reduced weight and thinness IMHO.