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ofspeakers.Dependingonthesizeoftheroomand
howloudyoulikeyoursound,youmaynotneedthose
externalspeakersanymorewiththe 16in MacBook Pro.
Also consider that Apple thinks of the 16in MacBook
Proasa mediaproductionmachine.A greatsetof
speakerscanhelpa producermakethevideo or audio
that they are striving for.
Speaking of production, Apple thinks the 16in
MacBook Pro is capable of recording studio-quality
audio. Both the 15- and 16in models have three-
microphone arrays, but the 16in model’s array is an
improvement. The person speaking sounds much more
in focus, and background hiss isn’t as prominent. It’s not
quite up to par with a proper microphone set-up that a
professional would use, but the quality is good enough
to be used if such a set-up can’t be done.The 16in MacBook Pro still
has a headphone jack, as well
as four USB-C/Thunderbolt 3
ports (two on each side)