> I'd love to know which speaker manufacturers you approve of I have no idea how things go in the laptop market, so I can't say there's one I approve of in par

> I'd love to know which speaker manufacturers you approve of I have no idea how things go in the laptop market, so I can't say there's one I approve of in particular. The fact that the ones on the laptops are crap can, however, be assessed quite easily by ear :).