[GTALUG] Acer Aspire 3 A315-21 laptop has mono sound only?

[William Witteman]

I found several examples of stereo tests on youtube using the "stereo
test" search.  They certainly work on my headphones.

Good luck!

On Thu, 19 Mar 2020 at 10:55, Don Tai via talk <talk at gtalug.org> wrote:
>
> The specs on this laptop say that it is stereo. I'd be surprised if it was not.
>
> https://www.acer.com/ac/en/GB/content/model/NX.GNVEK.009
>
> You could download Audacity and try recording in left or right only channels.
>
> On Thu, 19 Mar 2020 at 06:42, Ken Heard via talk <talk at gtalug.org> wrote:
>>
>> I think that this particular laptop has mono sound.  I have been using
>> it temporarily to stream content by HDMI to a LG HD monitor and then by
>> fibre optical cable to a NED D3020 V2 hybrid amplifier and finally to a
>> pair of bass reflect speakers.  Unfortunately sound comes out of only
>> one speaker.
>>
>> After extensive tests I have determined to my satisfaction that the
>> problem is in the laptop.  I can test the two speakers built in the
>> laptop separately, but I have no way of knowing whether the sound so
>> produced is mono or stereo.  I could find no specs for this laptop with
>> details about the sound card.
>>
>> Lack of such specs indicates to me that Acer does not want people to
>> know that this laptop is mono only. Is mono sound the norm for low
>> market laptops such as this one and notebooks?
>>
>> Ken Heard
>> ---
>> Post to this mailing list talk at gtalug.org
>> Unsubscribe from this mailing list https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk
>
> ---
> Post to this mailing list talk at gtalug.org
> Unsubscribe from this mailing list https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk