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Test your speakers

Tones made in your browser to check each side, the stereo image and the range your speakers reproduce.

Runs on your device. Nothing is uploaded.

Start with your volume low. Every tone is generated here in your browser. No sound files are used.

Left, right and both

Each plays about 1.5 seconds of a two-note chime.

Sweep

Frequency now—

Steady tone

Press a button to play a sound.

How to test speakers

  1. Set the volume low, then press Left and then Right.
  2. Press Both to check the stereo image.
  3. Run the sweep or the steady tone to hear the range, and press Stop when you are done.

Questions

Why can I hear sound from only one side?

Check the balance control in your system sound settings, and that the cable or Bluetooth link is firm. Then press Left and Right again. If the same side is silent every time, the cable or that speaker is the likely fault.

I cannot hear the top or bottom of the sweep. Is it broken?

Probably not. Most adults cannot hear tones close to 20 kHz, and small speakers cannot reproduce very low tones. Silence at the ends of the sweep is normal.

Why do I have to press a button before any sound plays?

Browsers block sound until you interact with a page, so sites cannot play audio without asking. Your first press starts the sound engine.

Does this test use sound files?

No. Every tone is generated live in your browser with the Web Audio API. Nothing is downloaded or uploaded.

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