Acer Chromebook 315 CB315-3HT-C296 sound quality is horrible

pointyskull
pointyskull Member Posts: 5

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Just updated my old Chromebook with a new Acer Chromebook 315 CB315-3HT-C296
VERY disappointed with the sound quality to my external speakers (which sounded very good with my old Acer Chromebook).

Anyone else experience this with this particular model?
I am beyond frustrated.

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  • Jack22
    Jack22 ACE Posts: 4,095 Pathfinder
    @pointyskull
    Is the volume low or its the clarity of the sound is bad ?
    Click on 'Yes' if the comment answers your question!
  • pointyskull
    pointyskull Member Posts: 5

    Tinkerer
    It's not a volume issue. It's clarity of the sound. While hard to describe accurately, the sound quality on streaming music (which sounded excellent with my older Acer Chromebook) is just not clean. I even bought a new set of externals thinking maybe that was the issue. It isn't.
  • billsey
    billsey ACE Posts: 34,246 Trailblazer
    Any chance the jack just isn't quite fully seated? That could allow for some static bleed from the ground...
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  • Jack22
    Jack22 ACE Posts: 4,095 Pathfinder
    pointyskull said:
    It's not a volume issue. It's clarity of the sound. While hard to describe accurately, the sound quality on streaming music (which sounded excellent with my older Acer Chromebook) is just not clean. I even bought a new set of externals thinking maybe that was the issue. It isn't.
    Try this this and check the sound clarity. Turn off the chromebook and press and hold the Refresh  + tap Power  for 30 seconds and than check
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  • pointyskull
    pointyskull Member Posts: 5

    Tinkerer
    billsey said:
    Any chance the jack just isn't quite fully seated? That could allow for some static bleed from the ground...
    Thanks for the suggestion - but that isn't the issue unfortunately.
  • pointyskull
    pointyskull Member Posts: 5

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    Jack22 said:
    pointyskull said:
    It's not a volume issue. It's clarity of the sound. While hard to describe accurately, the sound quality on streaming music (which sounded excellent with my older Acer Chromebook) is just not clean. I even bought a new set of externals thinking maybe that was the issue. It isn't.
    Try this this and check the sound clarity. Turn off the chromebook and press and hold the Refresh  + tap Power  for 30 seconds and than check
    If I did that correctly it does seem to have helped. I think.  What exactly would the Refresh/Power combo have done?

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