MacBook's sound output

Hello,
I had an iBook G3 500MHz and now I have an iBook G4 800 MHZ; the sound of both are very bad (maybe the problem is the almost 52 year-old).
But since I can not buy a brand new ear, in case I buy a MacBook, will I be able to enjoy a song, a radio talk show, a podcast, a videocast or a movie?
My daughter has an iMac G4 800 MHz and the sound is fantastic. Of course I can not expect a sound like that in a portable, but I am really hoping some improvement in the quality of the sound.
I read the entire review of <http://arstechnica.com/reviews/hardware/macbook.ars> and the guy did no mention anything about the speakers' output.
I am trying to listen from you.
Lucas (the guy from Rio Grande do Sul)
iBook G4 800 MHz Mac OS X (10.3.9)

Hi!
I am not too happy with the rather silent built-in speakers, aswell. It's difficult to hear the notification sounds when outside. (inside it's not a problem)
What confuses me, is that I have connected my MacBook to my home stereo and I have to crank the volume of the amplifier up a lot more than I had to do that with my old (non-Mac) laptop.
Problem is, all my audio equipment (DVD player, CD player, Radio, mp3-player) can be operated using the amplifier on the same volume setting.
Only the MacBook needs like 50% more output power.
I tried all possible settings but it seems to be a feature
anyone found a solution?
andreas
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