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Onboard sound hardware is pathetic

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I'm using an Asus P5GDC-V motherboard with CMI9880 integrated sound. Music (specifically trance, house and progressive) sounds pretty bad through headphones connected directly to the back port but half-decent through external speakers. The problem with headphone sound is the noticeable lack of bass and way too much treble. I've adjusted my equalizer settings to compensate but it's still pretty bad. Low-frequency distortion is also quite apparent.

Is this a problem afflicting integrated audio hardware in general (i.e. do I need to shell out a few $$$ for a dedicated card?), or are my settings awry?
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v0id said:
I'm using an Asus P5GDC-V motherboard with CMI9880 integrated sound. Music (specifically trance, house and progressive) sounds pretty bad through headphones connected directly to the back port but half-decent through external speakers. The problem with headphone sound is the noticeable lack of bass and way too much treble. I've adjusted my equalizer settings to compensate but it's still pretty bad. Low-frequency distortion is also quite apparent.

Is this a problem afflicting integrated audio hardware in general (i.e. do I need to shell out a few $$$ for a dedicated card?), or are my settings awry?
What you're hearing is the last link in sound output, after source, hardware, then output. If it's that bad, I think the place to start is the sound source. Is it a home-burned disc, or a store buy? If it's streamed stuff, what's the play speed, and the ISP connection quality? If it's recorded into the pc, was the record volume optimal? I think EQ settings should be neutral, and used for fine-tuning, after all other factors are in proper order...
Jedi_Master said:
All you have to do is to go into the software and tell it hey I want 5:1 sound, then the sound output will become the rear speakers, the Line In will become the front speakers and the Mic will become the big hooka bass speaker ( depending on your setup ):D...
This is really interesting!!!

How many TSG posters found in their pc sound properties this setting for 5.1 sound, not knowing exactly what they were doing, and then posted with non-recording mic problems???;) ;) ;)
Jedi_Master said:
:D :D :D :D :D :D :D

If you look back through some of the archives there are some who actually did !

No offence, I'm just posting :D

Back to lurking...:p
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