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What exactly does speaker selection do?

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zeblk

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I have an SBLive with LiveWare 3.0. In the drivers there is an option for selecting the type of speaker configuration you're using. Does anyone have any idea what this might do? I've heard the 2-speaker and 4-speaker modes may do some crosstalk cancellation, but I have a feeling that there is more going on. I'm wondering if there might even be an invisible EQ that the drivers adjust when you change the speaker mode.

Thanks.
 
I can't comment on 4 speaker mode as I've never used it, but Headphone vs 2speaker sounds quite different.

I think in the case of 2 spk vs HP it's to accomodate the fact that the speaker positions will be different.

In 2spkr vs 4spkr I belive it's so the sound card knows if it should process DS3D and EAX calls with 2 speakers or the full 4.
I think if you hook up 4 speakers and set it to 2 speaker mode you lose some of the effects in the rear channels, or it just mirrors the back two as the front two.
 
in the case of 2 spk vs HP it's to accomodate the fact that the speaker positions will be different

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I'm sure that's the case, but do you know what audio processing the card and/or drivers do to effect that accomodation?
 
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