I tested a living room full of cheap IKEA speakers against Sonos and Bose(www.theverge.com)
2 pointsby apparent6 hours ago1 comment
  • apparent6 hours ago
    > While at my desk, I preferred it to the thin-sounding built-in speakers on my M4 MacBook Air.

    Weird, I find the sound in my MBA to be quite good. I tried listening to podcasts through a HomePod mini and by comparison that was awful. I'd be surprised if this little IKEA speaker was substantially better than the MBA, though if so that'd be great!

    • operatingthetan6 hours ago
      The current MBA's speakers are at least 50% worse than the MBP speakers. My last job switched me from the Pro to the Air and I had both on hand to compare and it was really disappointing.
      • apparent6 hours ago
        No doubt the MBP sounds better than the MBA, but I'd be pleasantly surprised if there were $10 options from IKEA that sound so significantly better than the MBA. If so, that just reinforces how badly Apple nerfed the HomePod mini, which is awful (for podcasts especially) by comparison.