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Sound quality issues

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oynaz

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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?
 
oynaz said:
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.
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I thought all notebooks had weak sounding audio?
 
Zap said:
I thought all notebooks had weak sounding audio?
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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!)
 
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.
 
oynaz said:
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.
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You had it basically isolated to the driver and you didn't think of the driver?
 
oynaz said:
No, only the cheapest ones. Mid to high end notebooks sound fine for the most part.
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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.
 
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