New MacBook Pros Feature 3.5mm Headphone Jack With Advanced Support for High-Impedance Headphones, Six-Speaker Sound System

Apple's new MacBook Pro models feature the "best audio system" in a notebook, according to Apple. Upgrades to the speaker system and headphone jack have been made.


High-impedance headphones can now be used with the 3.5mm headphone connector. Professionals who need high-quality headphones for their studio will appreciate the MacBook Pro's new high-end models of high-impedance headphones from companies such as Sennheiser or Beyerdynamic.

The MacBook Pro 14-inch and 16-inch models include an upgraded high-fidelity six speaker sound system with force cancelling woofers, wide stereo sound, and a three-microphone array that produces high signal-to noise ratios and directional beamforming.