Sorry I meant I looked at the new iMac 27" in JB Hi Fi not so lucky to have one. Rick. On 18/02/2013, at 6:21 PM, Rick Armstrong wrote:
> Hi Alan, > I have the new iMac at JB Hi-Fi and the sound is pretty good having cranked > it up in the shop, the sound from my 27" iMac mid 2010 is good so clearly > the sound in the new models must be better. > Rick. > > On 18/02/2013, at 6:12 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: > >> Hi Alan, >> >> I disagree with what you are saying about the new iMac13,2 (27-inch Late >> 2012) speakers. >> Most people I know who have this new iMac (27-inch) are extremely pleased >> with the sound quality from the iMac's speakers. >> >> Plenty of reviews online also saying this: This one from Slash Gear >> <http://www.slashgear.com/apple-imac-27-inch-2012-review-05259551/> >> /begin quote: >> "The new iMac’s speakers deserve a little attention on their own, given that >> they’re nothing like as anaemic as we feared they could be given the >> 40-percent smaller chassis. >> >> In fact, Apple has been able to accommodate two 20W amplifiers, one driving >> each of the speakers, which themselves fire down from holes alongside the >> front-edge air intakes. >> >> Despite the unusual positioning, sounds feel like they’re coming directly >> from the display and quality is strong. >> >> These speakers are easily capable of being cranked up to uncomfortably loud >> levels, without encountering any distortion until you’re at the very top end >> of the scale." >> /end quote: >> >> Cheers, >> Ronni >> Sent from Ronni's iPad4 >> >> On 18/02/2013, at 4:50 PM, Alan Smith <sma...@iinet.net.au> wrote: >> >>> Hi Ronni >>> >>> I expected excellent sound quality, hence my surprise when I didn't get it >>> "out of the box". I thought I must have missed some user adjustable >>> equalisation setting to modify the frequency response. I have a feeling >>> Apple has decided that "boom-box" sound suits its image. Perhaps its >>> market research found potential customers liked it. But as I hate the >>> floor-vibrating sub-woofer bass from a surround sound speaker system, so I >>> am sensitive to the iMac default output. >>> >>> Apple (and mid-range hifi equipment manufactuers) have become coy with >>> publishing tech specs in recent years. While the iMac stereo amplifier >>> itself may have excellent specs, it still relies on third-party USB input >>> devices, and speakers designed to fit in a super-thin aluminium case. Not >>> an easy task. And no, I will not use external monitor speakers. >>> Headphones, the line-out jack, and recording software all seem to give a >>> "flat" frequency range response: I hope it is consistent and reliable. >>> >>> A little dig - no sarcasm intended. >>> >>>> I understand the iMac13,2 (27-inch, late 2012) has two internal 20-watt >>>> high-efficiency amplifiers. >>>> Should give excellent sound quality. >>> >>> These are not tech specs - it's marketing. But it is just about all we can >>> expect now I feel. And no doubt it is quite sufficient (or even too much) >>> for 99 percent of Mac users. >>> >>> Cheers >>> Alan >>> >>> On 17/02/2013, at 4:05 PM, Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Alan, >>>> >>>> I understand the iMac13,2 (27-inch, late 2012) has two internal 20-watt >>>> high-efficiency amplifiers. >>>> Should give excellent sound quality. >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Ronni >>>> Sent from Ronni's iPad4 >>>> >>>> On 17/02/2013, at 2:45 PM, Alan Smith <sma...@iinet.net.au> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Possible workaround and explanation - - >>>>> >>>>> A small adjustment to L-R sound balance (slide towards the right) seems >>>>> to reduce the booming bass. I tried this after noting an on-line >>>>> article attributed to iFixit that pondered the reason for the Left >>>>> speaker case to be larger than the Right speaker case. Possibly the Left >>>>> case includes a sub-woofer. >>>>> >>>>> The balance slider seems very sensitive, so the physical desktop >>>>> environment may also affect the quality of sound output from the internal >>>>> speakers. >>>>> >>>>> Cheers >>>>> Alan >>>>> >>>>> On 15/02/2013, at 10:06 PM, Alan Smith <sma...@iinet.net.au> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I am enjoying my new 27" iMac 3.2GHz with Fusion Drive - but there are a >>>>>> few irritating issues. >>>>>> >>>>>> Audio output appears to have a big bass boost or equalisation peak when >>>>>> monitoring an input or playing music from iTunes. I think "audio in" >>>>>> has a flat frequency response - at least a recording that I make which >>>>>> was monitored with apparent boost by the internal speakers appears to be >>>>>> "flat" on playback on my stereo system. This suggests the internal iMac >>>>>> speakers/amplifier settings. Is there an equalisation adjustment? Is >>>>>> there a published spec for the audio system? I no longer have audio >>>>>> test equipment, so my assertions about quality are subjective! >>>>>> >>>>>> Audio also seems to take a few seconds to "warm up" from silence before >>>>>> it settles down to a constant sound level. This is more difficult to >>>>>> demonstrate. The input level meter seems to show signal immediately - >>>>>> the lag may be in the default system output amplifier/speakers. >>>>>> >>>>>> (Another irritation is the aggressive spell checker/auto correction >>>>>> which I will turn OFF after I send this email!) >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards, Alan >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Alan Smith >>>>>> Late 2012 iMac 27" Intel Quad Core i5 3.2Ghz 8GB RAM - OSX 10.8.2 >>>>>> Late 2009 iMac 21.5" Intel Core 2 Duo 3.06GHz 12G RAM - OSX 10.8.2 >>>>>> iPad2; ATV2; iPhone5 >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: >> http://lists.wamug.org.au/pipermail/wamug.org.au-wamug/attachments/20130218/2047ce9c/attachment.htm >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
