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    crappy audio output

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by polish_jr, Aug 29, 2006.

  1. polish_jr

    polish_jr Notebook Consultant

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    To avoid using my NB speakers, i bought a nice pair of Sony V6 headphones. They sound great... off my home stereo system but are really really bad when powered by the NB headphone output. I have an MSI 270 which lists:

    sound, video and game controllers
    ...audio codecs
    ...legacy audio drivers
    ...legacy video capture devices
    ...media control devices
    ...realtek AC'97 Audio
    ...Video Codecs

    in Device manager. I don't know what the actual onboard sound processor is.

    I use WINAMP. I don't know what I can do but I would prefer a free/cheap software solution rather than getting a hardware audio card. Would I be able to fix this with better drivers, codecs, or some software like SRS WOW or something?
     
    polish_jr, Aug 29, 2006
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    Pitabred Linux geek con rat flail!

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    Really bad how? Crackly? You may just have a low-quality sound card (AC'97 isn't top of the line) and your only recourse would be a USB sound device.
     
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    polish_jr Notebook Consultant

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    It sounds mufled, echo-y and hallow, like it was set to an preset or something like underwater church hall....

    I have a program always running called AC97 Audio configuration. It has a bunch of presets just like that but make it sound even worse...

    I was just wondering if there are any sites that offer third party performance drivers for audio, like there are for video cards...
     
    polish_jr, Sep 2, 2006
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