Netbooks have a reputation for terrible audio quality — both Gadget Lab MSI Winds sound worse than the headphones that are handed out on airplanes — and that’s the speakers.
If you’ve bought the Eee PC 1000HA, you may be having similar troubles, but we have good news for you — the Eee isn’t as bad as it first seems. A friend of mine picked one up around six weeks ago and has all but given up on listening to music. Last night we went out and left the poor chap in the apartment, working alone with no way to hook up to the speakers.
We took a look at the audio settings and found the monstrosity pictured above. Sewer Pipe mode. My friend says that it was the first time he had seen the panel, and he’s nerdy enough to know what he’s talking about. We flipped the audio into another mode and the Eee sounds way better. Not fantastic, but good enough for some easy listening.
Our question, though, is this. This may not be the default setting (and we hope that it isn’t), but even so, why is it on there? What possible use is there for a Sewer Pipe effect? The answer is, of course, none. If you have an Eee that isn’t sounding too hot, go check out this panel. It might fix things up.
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