Creative Sound Card Users: How do you have your settings configured?

[I3eyond]

As far as surround mixer on the bass, treble, etc.? Also, post what headphone(s) this goes to, and amps, if applicable..

 

[jiiteepee]

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Originally Posted by I3eyond As far as surround mixer on the bass, treble, etc.? Also, post what headphone(s) this goes to, and amps, if applicable..

This PC (for surfing/demoing/listening puropses):

Audigy 2 (SB0244, 'soft modded' to A2Zs):
Drivers: 02.08.0004
CT Surround Mixer: Bass -NO, Treble -NO, All sources -MUTED
CT Graphics EQ: OFF
CT EAX Panel: everything OFF
CT Speaker settings: 2/2.1

Headphones: normally Sony MDR CD380 w/ this setup
Headphone amp: PHONIC MM502 (atm)

Player/sources: NI BeatPort Player, native ASIO 16-bit/48 kHz // Asio4All 24-bit/96 kHz, MP3 (192-320kpbs) // Wave 16-bit/48 kHz // Wave 24-bit/96 kHz


jiitee

 

[I3eyond]

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Originally Posted by jiiteepee This PC (for surfing/demoing/listening puropses): Audigy 2 (SB0244, 'soft modded' to A2Zs): Drivers: 02.08.0004 CT Surround Mixer: Bass -NO, Treble -NO, All sources -MUTED CT Graphics EQ: OFF CT EAX Panel: everything OFF CT Speaker settings: 2/2.1 Headphones: normally Sony MDR CD380 w/ this setup Headphone amp: PHONIC MM502 (atm) Player/sources: NI BeatPort Player, native ASIO 16-bit/48 kHz // Asio4All 24-bit/96 kHz, MP3 (192-320kpbs) // Wave 16-bit/48 kHz // Wave 24-bit/96 kHz jiitee

Under surround mixer, what do you mean by Bass -NO, Treble -NO?

 

[jiiteepee]

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Originally Posted by I3eyond Under surround mixer, what do you mean by Bass -NO, Treble -NO?

Not adjusted, i.e. 50%.
Also, Master Volume is @ 95%.


jiitee

 

[JaGWiRE]

X-fi xtrememusic
All stock settings except set to headphone, and spdif dolby digital / dts external. Also have inputs spdif in and aux in unmuted.

 

[I3eyond]

I don't see how you guys run Bass/Treble at 50% in Surround Mixer! When I do this, I can barely hear the music! There is NO treble, or bass!

 

[RichA]

Audigy2 SE / NX

Both are just straight through - upsampled to 48khz by ALSA, no bass or treble fiddling... Line-out to my Sansui AU-G11X amplifier, headphones powered through the headphone socket on the amp.

Loudness feature on the amp is never used on headphones, but is used at low(pre 9-10 o'clock) volumes through the speakers. After around 9.30 or so, the bass tends to get a bit boomy so off it goes, and the natural sound shines through

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No need for it with headphones, they sing without any artificial trickery. But they do seem a tad 'flat' at lower volumes, but any fiddling and they seem unnatural.

--Rich

 

[Duggeh]

http://www.thismanwillkillyou.com/bu...gy%20setup.jpg

Everything turned off and defaulted.

 

[device manager]

My X-Fi Audio Creation config

Bit-perfect + flat EQ in Winamp & Foobar2K.

 

[I3eyond]

Why do these settings sound so bad to me?

 

[jiiteepee]

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Originally Posted by Duggeh http://www.thismanwillkillyou.com/bu...gy%20setup.jpg Everything turned off and defaulted.

You can mute all those source channels. Wave needs to be enabled if you're not using ASIO or KS devicr drivers (especially Mic source line is noisy).

I'm using ASIO so here are my settings on SM:

jiitee

 

[jiiteepee]

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Originally Posted by I3eyond Why do these settings sound so bad to me?

Maybe it's your hardware ... 'incompatibility'.

Are you using DirectSound --> check how Windows Audio: SRC quality and HW acceleration are set --> MAX both settings for best quality.

If it's lack of deep bass --> try Bass Boost.

jiitee

 

[]|[ GorE]

I think he has screwed up his ears by listening to nasty boosted treble and bass. I pity people who do this.

 

[I3eyond]

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Originally Posted by ]|[ GorE I think he has screwed up his ears by listening to nasty boosted treble and bass. I pity people who do this.

I hope it's reversible!

Seriously, things turned to 50% make my MS-1s sound like $10 cans. I hope I haven't ruined my ears, and it's just something else with my system...

 

[jiiteepee]

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Originally Posted by I3eyond I hope it's reversible! Seriously, things turned to 50% make my MS-1s sound like $10 cans. I hope I haven't ruined my ears, and it's just something else with my system...

Which audio player are you using?

Do you have some processing activated there (WOW in WMP, etc.)?

Which sources you are listening (CD, MP3, etc.)?

If youre listening original CD's, have you connected CD/DVD-ROM player through analog cable (are you able to connect it digitally (cable free, see on Device Manager, CD/DVD player settings))?


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