HTF600 Help

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Originally Posted by yzeets 

Hi, I new to these forums and after doing a lot of reading I ordered a pair of HTF600 and I really love them, I also got a Xonar DG because my on-board sound was terrible, I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations for settings for this card I'm not really sure what to set it to. I just want settings for music not really gaming

Sample: 96Khz

Analog out: Headphone

Advanced HP setting: Exciter mode. (Experiment here with lower settings and higher settings to see what you prefer, this is essentially adjusting gain)

Click the Hi-fi button on the lower right.

Tune EQ if you want to adjust any of the frequency response via "Effect" tab.

Next, get these.

Very best,

I keep mine at

For music:

2 Channels

96 KHz

Headphone out

Pro-gaming @25 volume most of the time and @50 when I'm really in the mood (never for more than an hour)

Toggle HF on (just means there's no extra effects or EQ)

SVN off (adds static when on)

For movies and games:

6/8 Channels (depends on 5.1 or 7.1 audio stream)

96 KHz

Headphone out

Pro-gaming @40-50 volume (for some reason the audio in movies isn't as loud)

Toggle Dolby Headphone (DH-2 Livelier room)

Toggle 7.1 Virtual Speaker

SVN off

Still not sure what the hell the 'GX' toggle does.

I don't find the need to EQ, but if you go on the HTF600 appreciation thread. They post their EQ settings. I think the thread is called 'HTF600 more fun than HD650' or something like that. Just let them burn in more, they need a lot of burn in until they sound good. 

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Originally Posted by Omark12 
I keep mine at

For music:

2 Channels

96 KHz

Headphone out

Pro-gaming @25 volume most of the time and @50 when I'm really in the mood (never for more than an hour)

Toggle HF on (just means there's no extra effects or EQ)
SVN off (adds static when on)

For movies and games:
6/8 Channels (depends on 5.1 or 7.1 audio stream)
96 KHz

Headphone out

Pro-gaming @40-50 volume (for some reason the audio in movies isn't as loud)

Toggle Dolby Headphone (DH-2 Livelier room)

Toggle 7.1 Virtual Speaker

SVN off

Still not sure what the hell the 'GX' toggle does.

GX is Asus's software for emulating EAX 5.0
 

These are my EQ settings for HTF600 depending on what EQ/source I use:

Realtek HD onboard:

31: +2, 62: +1, 125: 0,  250: -1 500: +1, 1kHz: -1, 2kHz: 0, 4kHz: +1, 8kHz: +1, 16kHz: +1

(as steps from the default value)  

Audigy 2 ZS:

What it does is making bass extension obviously a little better so it's more even in the subbass vs midbass and the midrange will sound just tiny bit less smooth/warm from the slightly boosted highs for more detailed/neutral sound. Just talking very tiny amounts though as it's good without EQing already.

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Originally Posted by PurpleAngel 

GX is Asus's software for emulating EAX 5.0
 

 

 

Is it any good? and how do you know its working>

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Originally Posted by Omark12 

Is it any good? and how do you know its working>

I cannot answer how good GX2.5 on C-Media cards (be it Asus, HT Omega, or some Auzentech models) is because I've only owned X-Fi-based sound cards out of my modern ones, which handle EAX natively instead of emulating it.

However, you'll know it's working if a DirectSound3D game didn't let you enable EAX before and it suddenly allows you to now. The easiest way to test is with RightMark 3DSound's positioning utility, which uses DS3D and verifies functionality of EAX 1 through 4. As for EAX 5...the only games I know use it for certain are Battlefield 2 and Battlefield 2142, and they use OpenAL instead of DirectSound3D, which could help or hinder things. (Games that use OpenAL don't need ALchemy on X-Fi cards, but with C-Media chipsets that lack the gaming features Creative has a strangehold over, I don't know.)