Nexus 7 speaker issue.

[jd914]

The nexus 7 speaker is not the best. It's not very loud to begin with. I have encountered very good and bad sounding audio. I guess whatever sound the speaker can handle, it does it's best but we can't expect much. I'm in no way making excuses but lets keep in mind, the Nexus 7 is a budget device. I also have an HP touchpad running ICS and the sound blows away pretty much any mobile device I have ever heard.

 

[GoBucks811]

The sound on mine pops so much and is so distorted that I can barely use It. Guess I need to send it back and get a replacement. I would just hate to send it back and then have the new one have glass separation or one of the other issues.

 

[Bryce N]

Got mine in the mail on Friday and the speaker didn't work at all. No audio whatsoever. It's on its way back with a new one in the mail. Hopefully that one will work...

 

[paul-c]

The nexus 7 speaker is not the best. It's not very loud to begin with. I have encountered very good and bad sounding audio. I guess whatever sound the speaker can handle, it does it's best but we can't expect much. I'm in no way making excuses but lets keep in mind, the Nexus 7 is a budget device. I also have an HP touchpad running ICS and the sound blows away pretty much any mobile device I have ever heard.

Totally agree. I think the Nexus does an alright job, for the size and price. I haven't run into the distortion issue after a certain volume, but it is kinda quiet depending on what I'm listening to. Haha, the TouchPad is like a boombox compared to the Nexus.

 

[TANDC]

Just got mine Friday and zero issues sounds great at 100% and great with app booster an with high end headphones, low end and use Foxl 2 sounds great!

I turn mine upside down with audio and have speaker to the top.

soundmatters | foxL - The first pocket-sized music system good enough for audio purists

 

[juvogel]

Sometimes my sound will quit all together. It just happens randomly. I reboot it and then its fine. I'm not sure whats going on. It is really annoying.

 

[Nychotxxx]

Ive had my 16 gb a few days and am knocked out by the High quality and volume of the small speaker. those with complaints must have defective speakers.

 

[Joyfuldia]

Any suggestions for using external speakers? Can they be connected to the N7? I'm wanting something small and portable, but can't hear music or movies without a headset.

 

[SAENZ_SCENE]

The speakers are loud and sound great in my opinion. That's one of the things that I always pointed out. How loud the speakers are. I'm wondering if some have speakers that are not as good.

Sent from my Nexus 7

 

[MikeLip]

You want good speakers in this little package? It's not going to happen. You can get ACCEPTABLE speakers for voice, barely, in a 10" tab, since there is room for a bigger speaker and also room for air to move a little. I mean, they can barely get understandable speakers in most laptops. Some laptops port their speakers behind the keyboard, and those sound almost good, but they have the room to do it. You won't get hi-fi, ever. If you want really good sound, get external speakers. There are lots of bluetooth speakers available, and while bluetooth isn't exactly audiophile quality it beats the heck out of the in-built speaker.

Yes, I've noticed the problem on my 7. The speaker is really bad. There is nothing you can do about it. Well, you might try porting, which would require you to put a hole in your 7 somewhere. But that's not worth the trouble imho.

That buzzing is the laws of physics telling you that you can't do that

 

[one028]

my sounds like crap also....just got mine at officemax.....i hate returning things....

 

[eomerh6x]

We can always go to staples like u said, but I am in India now. At is the best way to get the nexus 7 replaced... I purchased it from Walmart, do they give a new unit after 30 days... please advice..

 

[Matt Haux]

If you think you have a bad speaker, just turn your device off then turn it on again and it should work

 

[iLOVEhead]

I have two 7"s at home. One a 16gb that I picked up when they first launched and a 32gb 3G I just picked up last week, speaker was fine on the 3G for the most part this weekend and last night it started to crackle and pop which is not normal. Bought it from B&H, already submitted a RMA for a exchange. Lets see how long its going to take to get it replaced.

 

[Tania Maldonado]

Re: Nexus 7 speaker issue.I am having the same issues.

I was very happy with my tablet and suddenly it just started sounding horribly. Couldn't listen to anything clearly and I don't know how to fix it! A y suggestions?

 

[mathelm]

Re: Nexus 7 speaker issue.I am having the same issues.

I was very happy with my tablet and suddenly it just started sounding horribly. Couldn't listen to anything clearly and I don't know how to fix it! A y suggestions?

Try what's in this thread and/or warranty...

Nexus 7 speaker blown?

 

[Thorby Corvin]

My speaker just blew today, I bought my Nexus 7 less than a week ago. The size of the speaker doesn't matter, it should not get distorted. I've owned the iPod Touch (different generations) for years and the even tinier speakers never got broken like this. There's a lot of Apple haters but their quality has been absolutely better, I even accidentally put an iPod Nano through an entire wash cycle at the laundry years ago and it's still working.

After researching this and reading these comments, I am becoming very dissapointed because it seems to be a common and unfixable issue. I should go get a refund but I do enjoy everything else about this tablet.

 

[sharol46]

If it happens suddenly, reboot sometimes fixes it. Mine does that, and I believe it may be a software glitch. If I shut it down and do a clean start, the static sound is gone for a while. It doesn't seem to have anything to do with volume. The static is there with apps and with music. I haven't tried headphones yet, but I will. I got it though Samsclub and it has an extended warranty (the reason I bought it from them), so I have lots of time to get it resolved.

 

[L Bonar]

I have ran into a bad speaker in my Nexus 7, but it was an easy fix. $38 for replacement speaker module at eBay.

View eBay item here: Nexus 7 Speaker Module Replacement Parts for Google Asus Parts 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB | eBay

 

[cdstart]

Speak is bad on my n7 as well...