how come my sound sucks?

footballstevo75 · 04-06-2007, 07:18 AM

So I have a Soundblaster 7.1 Audigy SE
I have had this problem ever since I got it, but not sure whats wrong here.
So I have 7.1, but am only using 2 speakers. I have it set up from the creative software for 2 desktop speakers, sound is on max in control panel, and everything else, and it is still really quiet.

It is even worse when watching TV with my AIW X1900.
So are the speakers busted? Or do I need to fulfill the 7.1 in order to get decent sound? It is barely audible unless it is right next to my ear like a pair of earphones, lol.

**DCIScouts** · 04-06-2007, 07:24 AM

Check the speakers with another sound card/computer.

footballstevo75 · 04-06-2007, 07:30 AM

They work great with my ipod and my dads pc

**DCIScouts** · 04-06-2007, 07:33 AM

Hmm..., have you tried uninstalling/reinstalling the drivers for the sound card, or another set of speakers?

footballstevo75 · 04-06-2007, 07:39 AM

No and no.
Will try tomorrow, its sleepy time now.
If anybody has any other suggestions, I will check tomorrow morning and continue.

**The_Other_One** · 04-06-2007, 08:01 AM

Do you think you might just have the volume up too loud? Assuming your AIW uses a Line-in, that's a pretty typical problem... And I know on my desktop, if the WAV gets maxed out(which some problems do for me...) my audio is distorted.

footballstevo75 · 04-06-2007, 08:33 PM

OK, so I guess my other speakers were messed. They suddenly went really quiet on me. So I hooked up some new ones, and bam they work.

However...
The AIW tv sound still crackles, and where I turn down the WAV (it doesn't use line in) it still crackles.

footballstevo75 · 04-06-2007, 08:38 PM

Update- I hooked the speakers up with this little adapter that plugs into the sound card and connects to the AIW.

Certain channels have a lot of crackling in the background, some do not. Some have the audio skipping.
What's wrong here?

04-06-2007, 07:18 AM	#1 (permalink)
footballstevo75 Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Age: 18 Posts: 1,259	how come my sound sucks? So I have a Soundblaster 7.1 Audigy SE I have had this problem ever since I got it, but not sure whats wrong here. So I have 7.1, but am only using 2 speakers. I have it set up from the creative software for 2 desktop speakers, sound is on max in control panel, and everything else, and it is still really quiet. It is even worse when watching TV with my AIW X1900. So are the speakers busted? Or do I need to fulfill the 7.1 in order to get decent sound? It is barely audible unless it is right next to my ear like a pair of earphones, lol. __________________ R.I.P. MOM February 7th, 2006, I think about you every day. ---------------- Q6600 160GB Seagate SATAII / over 750gb external 2gb patriot ddr 2 800 p180b gfx- xfx geforce 8600gt (dx10)/ hauppauge pvr 500 GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3P hiper 530W modular ubnutu 7.10 /XP

04-06-2007, 07:24 AM	#2 (permalink)
DCIScouts Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA Age: 26 Posts: 5,235	Check the speakers with another sound card/computer. __________________ In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. -Martin Luther King Jr. The most overlooked advantage to owning a computer is that if they foul up there's no law against wacking them around a little. -Joe Martin FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND :F@H Team 44358 Posting and you - CF Edition Cheers CF

04-06-2007, 07:30 AM	#3 (permalink)
footballstevo75 Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Age: 18 Posts: 1,259	They work great with my ipod and my dads pc __________________ R.I.P. MOM February 7th, 2006, I think about you every day. ---------------- Q6600 160GB Seagate SATAII / over 750gb external 2gb patriot ddr 2 800 p180b gfx- xfx geforce 8600gt (dx10)/ hauppauge pvr 500 GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3P hiper 530W modular ubnutu 7.10 /XP

04-06-2007, 07:33 AM	#4 (permalink)
DCIScouts Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA Age: 26 Posts: 5,235	Hmm..., have you tried uninstalling/reinstalling the drivers for the sound card, or another set of speakers? __________________ In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. -Martin Luther King Jr. The most overlooked advantage to owning a computer is that if they foul up there's no law against wacking them around a little. -Joe Martin FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND :F@H Team 44358 Posting and you - CF Edition Cheers CF

04-06-2007, 07:39 AM	#5 (permalink)
footballstevo75 Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Age: 18 Posts: 1,259	No and no. Will try tomorrow, its sleepy time now. If anybody has any other suggestions, I will check tomorrow morning and continue. __________________ R.I.P. MOM February 7th, 2006, I think about you every day. ---------------- Q6600 160GB Seagate SATAII / over 750gb external 2gb patriot ddr 2 800 p180b gfx- xfx geforce 8600gt (dx10)/ hauppauge pvr 500 GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3P hiper 530W modular ubnutu 7.10 /XP

04-06-2007, 08:01 AM	#6 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 24 Posts: 12,368	Do you think you might just have the volume up too loud? Assuming your AIW uses a Line-in, that's a pretty typical problem... And I know on my desktop, if the WAV gets maxed out(which some problems do for me...) my audio is distorted. __________________ Desktop * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT Laptop1 * C2D T5550 \| 3G RAM \| 120G HD \| Intel x3100 Laptop2 * C2D T5250 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100

04-06-2007, 08:33 PM	#7 (permalink)
footballstevo75 Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Age: 18 Posts: 1,259	OK, so I guess my other speakers were messed. They suddenly went really quiet on me. So I hooked up some new ones, and bam they work. However... The AIW tv sound still crackles, and where I turn down the WAV (it doesn't use line in) it still crackles. __________________ R.I.P. MOM February 7th, 2006, I think about you every day. ---------------- Q6600 160GB Seagate SATAII / over 750gb external 2gb patriot ddr 2 800 p180b gfx- xfx geforce 8600gt (dx10)/ hauppauge pvr 500 GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3P hiper 530W modular ubnutu 7.10 /XP

04-06-2007, 08:38 PM	#8 (permalink)
footballstevo75 Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Age: 18 Posts: 1,259	Update- I hooked the speakers up with this little adapter that plugs into the sound card and connects to the AIW. Certain channels have a lot of crackling in the background, some do not. Some have the audio skipping. What's wrong here? __________________ R.I.P. MOM February 7th, 2006, I think about you every day. ---------------- Q6600 160GB Seagate SATAII / over 750gb external 2gb patriot ddr 2 800 p180b gfx- xfx geforce 8600gt (dx10)/ hauppauge pvr 500 GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3P hiper 530W modular ubnutu 7.10 /XP

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