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Poor sound quality Surface 2

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  • 11-05-2014 9:38pm
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    delos
    Registered Users Posts: 404 ✭✭


    I'm a relatively new owner of a Surface 2 and I'm wondering if anyone else has issues with the sound quality both from the speakers and using headphones. The higher frequency sounds have a fair degree of distortion. The volume is never above 80 and more usually around 50. It's not as bad with headphones but still noticeable. The sound quality of a Nokia 520 (without headphones) is better.

    Am I expecting too much or should I be contacting support/returning the tablet?


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    Overheal
    Registered Users Posts: 82,157 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    The Surface tablets don't have great speakers. Frankly, few tablets do. It's a design shortsight. Newer Galaxy tabs seem to do well. Even iPads aren't great at this.

    The easiest thing to do which typically works for my usage is Bluetooth Speakers/Headphones, as I already have both lying around. Also for some sites like youtube, you will have better luck on quality with any Machine by increasing the hardware volume and lowering the player volume. Even on my Desktop with quality headphones I find full headphone volume with about 10-15% youtube player volume works the best for quality. The other way around results in horrible distortion.


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    delos
    Registered Users Posts: 404 ✭✭delos


    Thanks for the advice :)

    I would have assumed things would work better the other way around with the device volume (speakers) set low and the application volume set high. Although as type this it doesn't seem to make as much sense as it did late last night....

    Father's day is coming up so I'll drop some hints about Bluetooth speakers...


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