They have a good DSP for sure, but those speakers on their own can get louder than any other laptop I’ve ever heard while maintaining pretty decent clarity (to my layperson ears). The DSP can help with the clarity and quality, but the actual loudness and hardware capabilities also seems better.
The DSP does also tricks to make them “louder than possible”. That’s why it was complicated for the Asahi team : messing with the algo would easily fry the speakers because they’re driven by more current than they can sustain, so only transient peaks are allowed.
They have a good DSP for sure, but those speakers on their own can get louder than any other laptop I’ve ever heard while maintaining pretty decent clarity (to my layperson ears). The DSP can help with the clarity and quality, but the actual loudness and hardware capabilities also seems better.
The DSP does also tricks to make them “louder than possible”. That’s why it was complicated for the Asahi team : messing with the algo would easily fry the speakers because they’re driven by more current than they can sustain, so only transient peaks are allowed.