[apatN]

Hi all,
 
I am turning to you for this problem I have with my laptop, an Asus K53SV. I had to reinstall Windows today as all the bloatware caused the Windows Explorer to stop working (thanks for that Asus). Everything I want is already installed but the sound quality of the onboard chip sounds incredibly bad. My iPod blows it out of the water!
 
Now, when I bought this it came with different drivers and also with a tool called Asus Sonic Focus. The Sonic Focus was a nice feature as it made my laptop's speakers sound acceptable, though it did not do much for my headphones. Obviously I have sound via the Realtek driver (Asus website) but I am sure things can sound better than this (and I know, as it didn't sound as bad as this before the reinstall).
 
So then I went searching for these drivers and Asus Sonic Focus, and... I can't find it anywhere... It's not on the Asus website and via Google I only seem to be able to find outdated versions that don't work for some reason... I can't even find the official website of it.
 
Therefore I will need some new drivers or some other tool so that I can at least listen to music through my laptop. Like I said, even my iPod sounds better than this. There is no bass, mids are completely sucked out and overall the sound reminds me of crappy 2$ buds (regardless of what headphone I use).
 
Pleasy guys, help me to be able to listen to some music through my laptop again!
 

 

[apatN]

Ha, faulty chipset driver! I can at least listen to music again, which obviously is great.
 
Still, any tips as to how I can improve my onboard sound with this machine are welcome!

 

[PurpleAngel]

Audio drivers on Asus's website latest version is from July 2011.
Realteks website audio drivers latest version is Dec. 2011

 

[apatN]

I know, thanks. I currently have the Realtek drivers installed, but they seem to be identical...

 

[ChipnDalebowl]

Best thing you can do with onboard outside of using the drivers that came with it, is select a player that can use WASAPI with your onboard chip. foobar, ulilith or some other player ought to be able to do this.

 

[apatN]

That's a good tip indeed.
 
I also just bought a quality Technics set from the '90s that I got a very good deal on (SB-CS9 speakers and SU-470 amp). Should be very decent and it also has a headphone out so I should be able to play a little with treble/bass etc.