Speakers in monitors are an area where Apple really could have disrupted the status quo. It just makes no sense how bad built in speakers are, my iPhone SE has better sound than my 4K monitor or my 2.5K monitor. I didn't come across anything with positive speaker reviews while shopping for my monitors either.
And it's not like some advanced tech is needed to make speakers that sound good in a small space like a monitor bezel. I have a 7 year old portable Bluetooth speaker that is probably 1" x 2" x 5" and it sounds great.
