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| [* black] As we delve deeper into the shallow device, we realize we haven't spotted any internal cabling yet. | |
| [* black] We find this 3.5 mm headphone jack and speaker driver right where we expect ... | |
| [* black] ... but instead of routing their ribbon cables over the top of the speaker resonance chamber like in their [guide|52599|12.9" counterparts|stepid=115438|new_window=true], Apple has tucked the cables rather inconveniently ''underneath''—that is, sandwiched between the speaker and rear case. | |
| - | [* black] Looks like this speaker will have to come out, but it doesn't want to budge. |
| [* black] Lifting up a strip of padded conductive tape, we find screws! [guide|52599|Last time|stepid=115456|new_window=true] we had a sad time removing Pro speakers, so screws are a good sign. | |
| - | [* black] ''Psych''—screws |
| + | [* black] ''Psych''—those screws didn't save us from fighting through nasty adhesive to remove the speakers. |