Note: This post is over 13 years old. I was 22 when it was originally posted. I stand by my old posts but bear in mind my opinions may well differ now.

Good music deserves good speakers

Posted on: 17 May 2010

One of the first things I noticed when I first got a laptop was - plain and simply - the onboard speakers stink. However it seems a lot of people are satisfied with the tinny sounds these small computers put out. Which brings me onto the point of this post. You owe it to the musicians and artists who produce beautiful music to listen to it how it was meant to be listened to. Do your ears a favour and pick yourself up some speakers.

Recording studios and setups are extensively large and complex for a reason - so the absolute best quality of sound can be captured. It all seems a little pointless to go to this effort if you're gonna play it through a 2-inch speaker and lose half the nuances and detail in the music. I think one of the greatest advantages a decent speaker lends to a piece of music is the low-end improvement. To hear the low frequencies (bass) in a piece of music, you need a large speaker. When listening to music through laptop speakers, sometimes the bottom end is completely lost, as the speakers just aren't capable of reproducing frequencies that low.

The first time you plug into some proper speakers, you'll notice the huge increase in bottom end to your sound, which really helps to pad out, giving a much more rounded and full sound. It can breathe new life into even the most familiar songs.

I mention this because my Apple earbud headphones have been on the way out now for some time, and I've been considering replacing them with some decent 'over-the-ear' sound-canceling headphones. I like the idea of occasionally being able to complete immerse myself in music, and being able to do this when - say - catching some rays in a park on a lazy summer day, makes it all the more appealing.

I haven't been blogging much lately as I've recently moved down to Brighton for my Internship. I've been lucky enough to be given a room to stay in but as is to be expected, things have been a little hectic for the past week or so. However, I'm hoping to get back on track soon.