They get pretty loud and sound better than
most tablet speakers by virtue of their position alone, but obviously don't expect much in the way of bass response.
They aren't the best sounding
tablet speakers in the world, but they're better than most, and more than good enough for TV and movies.
They aren't the best
sounding tablet speakers in the world, but they're better than most, and more than good enough for TV and movies.
The speakers are also adequate, and given the poor state
of tablet speakers across all devices, that's a compliment.
It's nice that there is stereo separation here, but, as is typical
with tablet speakers, they don't sound great very good.
I listen to them driving on the
tiny tablet speaker, hoping traffic will be quiet so I can hear every word.
The surround sound effect is surprising
for tablet speakers, and sounds don't crackle and distort when the volume is cranked all the way.
While other tablets offer a two - speaker stereo approach, I found the Prime's overall sound quality to be surprisingly good; music sounded full and was free from the tinny effect that frequently
plagues tablet speakers.
When you need to turn things up louder however, it loses its stability and some of the bad qualities you find in
tablet speakers begin to creep in.
Flanking the display to the left and right are front - facing stereo speakers that get quite loud and sound better than most
tablet speakers by virtue of their position alone.
The speakers on the ZenPad S 8.0 aren't quite as good as those on the Nvidia Shield, and aren't the
finest tablet speakers I've heard — they can be a little treble - heavy and distort at higher volumes.
The speakers are loud so the volume is good, but the sound quality that is produced is
typical tablet speaker sound, with clear vocals but little bass of course.
I'll delve deeper into the Beats Audio later on, but note that the enhancements are for headphone output only and not for the built - in speakers — they get decently loud, but sound tinny, like
most tablet speakers.
There are still grills on the side that you will have to go out of your way to not block because doing so will make the sound quality dip a little, but they're still leaps and bounds above the
average tablet speaker in volume and ergonomics.
Without much focus put on the speaker on Asus's part, we weren't expecting much, but it's a perfectly
good tablet speaker.
The Nexus 10's front - facing stereo speakers are an improvement on
tablet speakers that point out the back or bottom of a tablet, designs that put the speakers at grave risk of being covered by my hands as I hold it.
This is why most companies are now positioning
the tablet speakers on the front or on the sides.
The Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has the best
tablet speakers we've tested and would be a better bet if that's something you really care about.
The larger space afforded by the rounded hinge stand and battery allow the speakers to have a larger resonance chamber than most
tablet speakers, and that, paired with Wolfson Master HiFi audio processing, makes for high - quality sound, but the volume doesn't get quite loud enough for my liking when turned all the way up.
Tablet speakers are generally awful and victim to the thin and light design craze.
Its rear speaker is a little better than Sony's dual front - facing speakers, which still sound blown out (like most
tablet speakers) at high volumes, though they are an improvement from the Tablet Z.
This means
the tablet speakers put out a fair blast of decent quality noise, making Spotify well worth it.
In use, the speakers seemed superior to most
tablet speakers I've listened to, but not nearly as good as the best ones I've heard on a tablet — those on the RIM BlackBerry PlayBook.
Tablet speakers are near universally bad across all devices, so kudos to Acer for doing something about the Iconia's audio output.
The MediaPad M3 does have good
tablet speakers, though.
They're plenty loud enough, but we couldn't discern they were any better than any other
tablet speakers, really.
Its rear speaker is a little better than Sony's dual front - facing speakers, which still sound blown out (like most
tablet speakers) at high volumes, though they are an improvement from the Tablet Z.
The larger space afforded by the rounded hinge stand and battery allow the speakers to have a larger resonance chamber than most
tablet speakers, and that, paired with Wolfson Master HiFi audio processing, makes for high - quality sound, but the volume doesn't get quite loud enough for my liking when turned all the way up.
For everyone who's ever complained about weak phone and
tablet speakers, the DASH A is a powerful, resounding answer.