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So having been the owner of an early 2008 model 17" Macbook Pro, I became somewhat accustomed to its ability to faithfully reproduce audio with a crystal clear and full-bodied sound.
Since then, I've picked up the newer 2011 model 17" MBP, and to my dismay have found that while the sound is 'acceptable' it is by no means as good as the earlier non-unibody speakers.  In fact, by comparison the low-mid range frequencies really are understated.
So either, I've got dud speakers.. or Apple have skimped on the newer machines.
I suppose it may also have been a design choice, as I suppose everybody has different ideas of what sounds 'good'.
What I'm wondering is..  Can I retrofit my old speakers into the 2011 unibody enclosure?  I know not of the internals of these machines, but I suspect they are somewhat different.
Thanks for any advice.

I'd totally forgotten about this until I got a notification that you had replied.
I no longer have this problem.vaguely remember calling up Crucial (who make my second SSD) and they said something about leaving the machine on, but not doing anything on it for 24 hours or something. So it has to stay switched on, not go to sleep (dim your screen though) and don't touch your keyboard or mouse for a full 24 hours... maybe it was a bit longer... maybe it had to be at the login screen (can't remember)... and in this time it will run some automatic repair thing.
It was so long ago I really can't remember the spcifics - but have a hunt around for things to that effect. Or call Apple/Crucial and mention what I've just said, see if it makes any sense to them and get them to advise the exact corect procedure.

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