surround sound 5.1 problems

jman15 · 08-24-2005, 04:12 AM

i have logitech x-530 5.1 surround sound speakers. My front left and right speakers work fine. nice and loud. My two rear speakers emit sound, not as loud as the fronts, a little tiny bit fuzzy. My subwofer is beautiful. However, my front center speaker emits NO sound what so ever. I installed all teh drivers, changed the settings to 5.1 surround sound, and i have tested all teh speakers with teh cd individually. The center one emitted no sound during the test. Is the speaker dead?

i just tested a 5.1 surround sound encoded dvd and non eof the voices came out of the speakers so i am assuming that the front cetner speaker is responsible for that.

I have an Audio Excel 6 channel PCI sound card.

jman15 · 08-24-2005, 08:36 PM

bump

skidude · 08-24-2005, 09:06 PM

Could be either a bad set of speakers or a bad soundcard.

lynx6200 · 08-24-2005, 09:32 PM

Try running a testone, where your sound card, or some device send singals to each speacker seperately and emits a sound. this will tell you if the speakers are all working. If one doesnt work, check the connections, and make sure you are using the correct cabling and ports on the sound card for 5.1 output.

skidude · 08-24-2005, 10:35 PM

Ya cuz some sound cards (notably Audigy series), doesn't have the color coding for their input jacks, so make sure that you have the cables connected in the right place.

ilovefishsticks · 08-24-2005, 11:15 PM

i have the same speakers. mine work fine, the rear speakers should be a little dimmer, thats how it usualy is with surround sound. Fuzz is a different story, it mite be the spakers or sound card, what kind of sound card do you have. for the center speaker, it isnt supposed to play music. mine does but its so dim that the volume is lower that the center speakers. test it by playing a game or movie.

jman15 · 08-25-2005, 01:43 AM

please read the whole post before replying ^^ i have stated the sound card type, and i have already done a tone test and stated that the front center speaker emits no sound. The front center speaker and teh subwofer plug into the same plug in on the sound card (it is color coded and everything matches up). The subwofer works, and the front center does nto so it is not the sound card.

[-0MEGA-] · 08-25-2005, 01:53 AM

jman, on my z-5300 speakers, on the back of the subwoofer there is a switch that says "5.1, 4.1, and 2.1", make sure that the 5.1 is selected, and not the 2.1. This could be your problem. And just a note the rear speakers are suppose to be quieter, mostly because of the cord length.

flame1117 · 08-25-2005, 03:09 AM

You could try waiting longer then 4 hours to bump....

jman15 · 08-25-2005, 07:24 AM

you could try reading the post before replying, you are a coupe days late.

i have no switch on the back of my sub. :/

08-24-2005, 04:12 AM	#1 (permalink)
jman15 Silver Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 124	surround sound 5.1 problems i have logitech x-530 5.1 surround sound speakers. My front left and right speakers work fine. nice and loud. My two rear speakers emit sound, not as loud as the fronts, a little tiny bit fuzzy. My subwofer is beautiful. However, my front center speaker emits NO sound what so ever. I installed all teh drivers, changed the settings to 5.1 surround sound, and i have tested all teh speakers with teh cd individually. The center one emitted no sound during the test. Is the speaker dead? i just tested a 5.1 surround sound encoded dvd and non eof the voices came out of the speakers so i am assuming that the front cetner speaker is responsible for that. I have an Audio Excel 6 channel PCI sound card. __________________ Some cool alien case AMD Athlon 3700+ Geforce Nvidia 6600 256 mb ram 1g pc3200 ram AudioExcel AV51X 5.1 surround sound card. 450watt power supply cool blue neon lights and red ones too 80gb WD hard drive. Last edited by jman15; 08-24-2005 at 08:36 PM.

08-24-2005, 08:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
jman15 Silver Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 124	bump __________________ Some cool alien case AMD Athlon 3700+ Geforce Nvidia 6600 256 mb ram 1g pc3200 ram AudioExcel AV51X 5.1 surround sound card. 450watt power supply cool blue neon lights and red ones too 80gb WD hard drive.

08-24-2005, 09:06 PM	#3 (permalink)
skidude Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Orono, Maine Age: 19 Posts: 4,896	Could be either a bad set of speakers or a bad soundcard. __________________ Desktop / Laptop CPU- AMD Athlon X2 6000+ 3.0 GHz / Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 2.8 GHz Video- ATI X1900XTX / 2x 8800M GTX SLI Memory- 2 GB A-Data DDR2800 / 4GB DDR2800 Hard Drives- 3x 160GB 7200RPM / 2x 320GB 5400RPM (RAID 0) Mobo- Gigabyte GA-M61P-S3 Socket AM2 Motherboard / Sager NP9262 "In These Lowly Halls / No Moon Will Beam, No Sun Will Shine / In These Narrow Rooms / No Tears Are Seen, No Laughter Heard" --- Insomnium ---

08-24-2005, 09:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
lynx6200 Platinum Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NC Age: 26 Posts: 787	Try running a testone, where your sound card, or some device send singals to each speacker seperately and emits a sound. this will tell you if the speakers are all working. If one doesnt work, check the connections, and make sure you are using the correct cabling and ports on the sound card for 5.1 output. __________________ [size=2][size=1][color=DarkGreen][color=Navy] CoolerMaster Case Asus A8N SLI- Deluxe AMD athlon 64 3400+ 1GB Ultra DDR ram XFX 7600 GT 256mb videe 230GB SATA HD Combo drive

08-24-2005, 10:35 PM	#5 (permalink)
skidude Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Orono, Maine Age: 19 Posts: 4,896	Ya cuz some sound cards (notably Audigy series), doesn't have the color coding for their input jacks, so make sure that you have the cables connected in the right place. __________________ Desktop / Laptop CPU- AMD Athlon X2 6000+ 3.0 GHz / Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 2.8 GHz Video- ATI X1900XTX / 2x 8800M GTX SLI Memory- 2 GB A-Data DDR2800 / 4GB DDR2800 Hard Drives- 3x 160GB 7200RPM / 2x 320GB 5400RPM (RAID 0) Mobo- Gigabyte GA-M61P-S3 Socket AM2 Motherboard / Sager NP9262 "In These Lowly Halls / No Moon Will Beam, No Sun Will Shine / In These Narrow Rooms / No Tears Are Seen, No Laughter Heard" --- Insomnium ---

08-24-2005, 11:15 PM	#6 (permalink)
ilovefishsticks Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Chicago, IL USA Age: 18 Posts: 396	i have the same speakers. mine work fine, the rear speakers should be a little dimmer, thats how it usualy is with surround sound. Fuzz is a different story, it mite be the spakers or sound card, what kind of sound card do you have. for the center speaker, it isnt supposed to play music. mine does but its so dim that the volume is lower that the center speakers. test it by playing a game or movie. __________________ My Computer Specs NVidia GeForce 6600 256mb Intel D195PCY motherboard Intel Pentium 4 3.2 Ghtz HT 300 GB Seagate SATA HDD 2048mb 533mhtz ddr2 corsair (1x1024)(2x512) Aspire X-Dreamer II case Ultra X-Connect PSU BenQ Dvd-R and DVD-RW 5.1 logitech x530 speaker system 19 inch Fuji Plus LCD monitor

08-25-2005, 01:43 AM	#7 (permalink)
jman15 Silver Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 124	please read the whole post before replying ^^ i have stated the sound card type, and i have already done a tone test and stated that the front center speaker emits no sound. The front center speaker and teh subwofer plug into the same plug in on the sound card (it is color coded and everything matches up). The subwofer works, and the front center does nto so it is not the sound card. __________________ Some cool alien case AMD Athlon 3700+ Geforce Nvidia 6600 256 mb ram 1g pc3200 ram AudioExcel AV51X 5.1 surround sound card. 450watt power supply cool blue neon lights and red ones too 80gb WD hard drive.

08-25-2005, 01:53 AM	#8 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 20 Posts: 27,082	jman, on my z-5300 speakers, on the back of the subwoofer there is a switch that says "5.1, 4.1, and 2.1", make sure that the 5.1 is selected, and not the 2.1. This could be your problem. And just a note the rear speakers are suppose to be quieter, mostly because of the cord length. __________________ Desktop // Laptop Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0GHz // Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 // Intel PM45 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 // 512MB GDDR3 9800M GTS 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 940 // 4GB DDR3 800 750GB SATAII w/32MB // 200GB SATAII 7200RPM Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 21391 // 9179

08-25-2005, 03:09 AM	#9 (permalink)
flame1117 banned Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,770	You could try waiting longer then 4 hours to bump....

08-25-2005, 07:24 AM	#10 (permalink)
jman15 Silver Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 124	you could try reading the post before replying, you are a coupe days late. i have no switch on the back of my sub. :/ __________________ Some cool alien case AMD Athlon 3700+ Geforce Nvidia 6600 256 mb ram 1g pc3200 ram AudioExcel AV51X 5.1 surround sound card. 450watt power supply cool blue neon lights and red ones too 80gb WD hard drive.

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