On Sat, 2 Sep 2006 10:25:28 -0700 (PDT)
Bill Unruh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> On Sat, 2 Sep 2006, Mikhail Ramendik wrote:
> 
> > On Saturday 02 September 2006 20:57, Gregory Stark wrote:
> >
> >> In my case I get PCM audio output (though it sounds tinny, I'm hoping
> >> that's a driver issue and not just crappy laptop speakers but I'm not too
> >> optimistic).
> >
> > Tinny sound may be a resampling issue (this is from general experience, I 
> > have
> > not used hda_intel). Try playing sound at various sampling rates, most
> > notably 48k and (if you can get the driver to process any of the following)
> > 96k and 192k. If any of them does NOT sound tinny, that's the rate that is
> 
> Since both of those are multiples of 48, resampling is trivial. At worst
> every second or fourth sample is played. What is much more likely is
> 44100/48000 resampling. 
> However laptop speakers HAVE to sound tinny. They are far too small to
> produce any sounds below about 500Hz. There is a reason why good speakers
> are huge.
> 
> 
> > handled correctly.
> >
> >
> 

I'd suggest assess sound quality on laptop using good headphones
- exactly because of the "They are far too small to
produce any sounds below about 500Hz" argument.

--Sergei.

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