Quality of built-in Speakers

Could I just ask anyone else who has the new display what they think of the sound? The reviews I read before buying was that the Speakers were superb but I just can't agree. CNET claim it has superb bass, I can't even hear any bass. Mine don't sound any better than the MacBook Pro's inbuilt speakers. Maybe slightly louder top end but just as poor.
Just need to know if maybe mine is faulty because nearest Apple store for me is 4 hour round trip to check there.
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I think they are fine for normal use (just the typical computer sounds... new mail, iChat, etc.). If I'm going to listen to music, I always plug in my external speakers, though. As you said, they sound similar to the MacBook's speakers (probably slightly better, but not too much).

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