The synth and bass sounded diffused, which weakened the overall track. It was almost as if I was listening to the track on an old record player. I was disappointed listening to Gallant's 'Bone + Tissue' as the singer's impressive vocal range was robbed of its natural richness, leaving a hollow performance. Despite adjusting the volume to maximum and fiddling with Nahimic's presets (Music, Movie, Communication and Gaming), the laptop could barely fill our small testing lab. But on the Prestige 14's small, bottom-firing speakers, the party is rather listless. Usually MSI and Nahimic make for a great listening party. That's far from the 358-nit category average or the Yoga C940's 432 nits, but within spitting distance of the ZenBook 15 (279 nits). The Prestige 14 fell short of the mark on our brightness test, managing only an average of 269 nits. That figure is below the 122% premium laptop category average, but more colorful than the ZenBook 15 (103%) and the Yoga C940 (105%).

When tested for its color-reproduction capabilities, the Prestige 14’s panel measured 112% of the sRGB gamut. The sheen from Kumail Nanjiani’s gold sateen jacket helped show off the various creases in the garment. Watching The Lovebirds trailer, the color was rich enough that I could see the subtle auburn in Issa Rae's braids juxtaposed against the neon-pink accents in her multicolored unicorn hoodie.

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