Only left speaker working

i've just bought these cheap speakers and plugged them in - power works fine, but no sound comes out of the right speaker. Left works fine. Have checked settings for speakers in control panel - both set to max volume.
Any suggstions?

I'm experiencing a similar problem, if not the same, on an Inspire 2.1 3300. Granted, they're great speakers, but the right speaker--well, the one in the right speaker woofer port--is shorting out, and now provides three types of sound: functional, breaking up, and very very quiet audio. If I move the speaker cord around, it often provide better results. I'll assume the problem is in the speaker itself... No cut wires and such.

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Thanks for your response and sorry for the delay in
responding. I did take the first set of cables we got
(Y-adapter 2-male to 1-mini) back because we thought
that was the problem. However after I exchanged for a
new cable we have the same problem. I am thinking
that the chances are that we would get 2 sets of bad
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Hello Igor2012,
I see that you are having problems with the right speaker not working on the computer. I have a couple of suggestions that may help with this issue.
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Only right speaker works.

I just got my ibook today and i found out my left speaker doesn't work. It is not a huge deal as i am going to buy better speakers soon, but i would like the laptop speaker to work when im not at my desk. I checked the balance and everything is OK. Any help would be great. Thanks.
ibook G4 12" Mac OS X (10.4.3)

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It sounds like a hardware failure. I'd give Apple a call or make an appointment with the guys at the genius bar at your local Apple store if you have one nearby.
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While using a chat program, e.g. Skype or Google Hangout, the left speaker turns off (MBP Retina 15")!
The left speaker still works for other simultaneously running tasks, like music, but is off for the chat app.
Therefore it has nothing to do with the speaker balance in Settings panel (which btw is set to middle).
As you know the microphone is enclosed in the left speaker, why some think it is logic to close the left speaker while an app needs the microphone to avoid echo.
But this is not true. All of the chat programs, like Skype and Google Hangout do have echo reduction in its software and does not depend on the computer hardware. Apple should not need to close the left speaker because the microphone is too near. To prove this I have used Skype and Google Hangout in Windows/Bootcamp and there both the speakers are enabled, as should, and without causing echo to the other person!
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I have a 2009 MBP.
Same behavior you just described when using internal speakers.
Seems logical to me that left speaker should be shut down while accessing mic due to proximity.
When running on headphone port, external speakers, both speakers active.
This also seems logical, and it would be the user's responsibility to set reasonable distances.
It may be possible to force left speaker on using Audio MIDI Setup utility, if you really want to.
Otherwise, if you're just looking for more sound from right internal speaker while using Skype, go with Boom app, available from the App Store for around $10. Works great.
BTW, new retina models have WAY better speakers and out-of-the-box volume capability.
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