Escape Your Mind
New Head-Fier
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Ok, so ive had my av710 and foobar for a few days now and when I use my normal computer speakers (old altec lansing acs56) it sounds very good, however when i put my HD497's on it sounds really distorted all around. My guess is that I currently have all the volume settings for my card and windows set to max per some reading around here. However, I think thats mainly for people who have a headphone amp so it gets the maximum signal. Either way, since i currently dont have an amp Ive kind of took the volume down in several places and tweaked the equalizer but it still sounds a little distorted and tinny still. Could that just be my very budget headphones, or something else?
Also my other question is, is kernel streaming the best way to go, as doing that causes me to lose the ability to hear normal windows sounds, such as when i get a message or something. I have windows setup to use my normal soundstorm, which doesnt have anything plugged into it, and foobar is for the av710. If i set windows to just do the av710 as well then when ever windows plays a sound, it stops my music. I have two soundcards, but my headphones dont have two plugs
. So is there some trick or something that im missing that would allow me to use my av710 and foobar without losing the normal windows sounds?
Also my other question is, is kernel streaming the best way to go, as doing that causes me to lose the ability to hear normal windows sounds, such as when i get a message or something. I have windows setup to use my normal soundstorm, which doesnt have anything plugged into it, and foobar is for the av710. If i set windows to just do the av710 as well then when ever windows plays a sound, it stops my music. I have two soundcards, but my headphones dont have two plugs