Sound quality issues

[oynaz]

Hi guys.

I have a problem with my Asus G53. The sound quality in Windows is very poor. The soundcard is an onboard Realtek HD Audio. It does not matter which media player - the sound is always weak and thin sounding.

It is not a hardware issue. Starting Cubase 5.1 and using the built-in Generic Low Latency ASIO driver gives a very nice audio quality, but switching to the ASIO DiretX full duplex driver results in the poor sound again.

Thus, I think it is a driver/DirectX issue, but how do I solve it?

 

[mfenn]

Have you tried updating the drivers?

 

[Zap]

I have a problem with my Asus G53. The sound quality in Windows is very poor. The soundcard is an onboard Realtek HD Audio. It does not matter which media player - the sound is always weak and thin sounding.

I thought all notebooks had weak sounding audio?

 

[mfenn]

I thought all notebooks had weak sounding audio?

Ouch...

 

[oynaz]

I thought all notebooks had weak sounding audio?

No, only the cheapest ones. Mid to high end notebooks sound fine for the most part.

I will try updating the driver (obvious when I think about it. D'oh!)

 

[oynaz]

Waddaya know. I simple driver update from Asus' website solved the problem.
I spent hours poking around the settings and trying exotic solutions. I case of not being able to see the wood from the trees.

 

[DominionSeraph]

Waddaya know. I simple driver update from Asus' website solved the problem.
I spent hours poking around the settings and trying exotic solutions. I case of not being able to see the wood from the trees.

You had it basically isolated to the driver and you didn't think of the driver?

 

[oynaz]

You had it basically isolated to the driver and you didn't think of the driver?

Yep. Not my brightest moment.

 

[Zap]

No, only the cheapest ones. Mid to high end notebooks sound fine for the most part.

Dunno about that. I haven't had a chance to listen to any of the ones that advertises as having better audio (HP "Beats" editions?) but I've used multi-thousand dollar notebooks, and have never been impressed. I bought some $12 speakers for my mom that sound better than any notebook speaker.

Of course "adequate" is in the ear of the beholder. Maybe I just need more volume these days, to make up for all the clubs I went to in my youth.