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Windows on New Macbook Pro Permanently Damages Speaker Due to Poor Drivers

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216 points aq3cn | 1 comments | 29 Nov 16 14:51 UTC | HN request time: 0.212s | source
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2bluesc ◴[29 Nov 16 15:29 UTC] No.13063590[source]▶
Sounds like the audio amp is too powerful for the speakers if it permanently damages it.

I'm betting the amp is integrated into a multi function chip or codec where it was selected because of integrated features rather then matched to the required speaker power.

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wpietri ◴[29 Nov 16 16:36 UTC] No.13064074[source]▶
Huh. So "we'll fix it in software" is the consumer device equivalent of the entertainment industry's, "we'll fix it in post"?
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1. jdcarter ◴[29 Nov 16 17:04 UTC] No.13064305[source]▶
Yes, very much so. I work for a company making hardware products, and I can't tell you how many hardware screw-ups I've had to work around in software. Hardware is hard to fix: boards are expensive to respin and the cycle time is long. Software is just a recompile.