N97 speakers are an embarrassment for an Nseries. ...

I had read on All About Symbian in his loud speaker test, that the N97 was pitiful compared to the 5800 and the N95. I couldn't come to terms with that assessment on the basis that surely Nokia wouldn't put lousy speakers on their flagship. Boy was I wrong. After comparing it side by side with my N95-3, I totally hear what Rafe, Chris from Engadget, and others are saying about the speakers. They can't hold a candle to the N95-3 or the 5800 (best I've ever heard). It's not even close. They're incredibly tinny, unclear, and not nearly as loud. I don't get it. I've done everything to adjust the sound from the equalizer, which for some reason hardly changes the sound output compared to my N95, to trying the loudness and stereo widening, and still it sounds bad. How is it possible that they're the same size as the 5800's yet they sound worse? Could they have used different speakers? Better yet, is it possible to address this issue with a firmware update, or are we all screwed? I assume everybody else feels the same way here about them. If only they could get it on par with the sound output through the headphone jack, which is amazing, it would be perfect.
I really wish consumers in the US knew about the power of the Nseries and Eseries lines, instead of living in the carrier bubble that they do.
My list of Nokia's past and present: 3360, 6500 Slide, N75 (sold), N95-3, E71-2, N97-3

Test Frequency response Noise level Dynamic range THD IMD + Noise Stereo crosstalk Nokia N86 8MP +0.04, -0.32 -91.0 90.8 0.0064 0.870 -89.1 Nokia N97 +0.04, -0.27 -90.7 90.7 0.0048 0.896 -89.5 Nokia N96 +0.52, -2.14 -90.6 90.7 0.016 0.364 -73.5 Nokia N85 +0.28, -1.19 -94.4 95.4 0.305 0.701 -88.1 Nokia N81 +0.39, -1.13 -86.6 85.8 0.041 0.040 -69.9 Apple iPhone 3G +0.52, -1.05 -89.9 90.1 0.0033 0.016 -93.1 Apple iPod Touch 2G +0.04, -0.05 -91.4 91.5 0.0027 0.012 -90.0
Nokia N86 8MP vs Nokia N97 frequency response graph
Nokia N78 +0.30, -1.59 -76.1 76.1 0.014 0.548 -72.7 Nokia N81 +0.39, -1.13 -86.6 85.8 0.041 0.040 -69.9 Nokia N82 +1.10, -1.53 -81.6 80.8 0.0046 0.137 -69.3 Nokia N85 +0.28, -1.19 -94.4 95.4 0.305 0.701 -88.1 Nokia N95 +1.17, -2.68 -74.9 74.9 0.019 0.186 -75.3 Nokia N95 8GB +1.14, -1.68 -77.1 76.9 0.0066 0.148 -68.5 Nokia N96 +0.52, -2.14 -90.6 90.7 0.016 0.364 -73.5
I think that is obvious that N 86 and N 97 share the same  audio problems !
(article from gsmarena.com)

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