surround sound help..

nd4spdbh2 · 03-06-07, 08:27 PM

OK i have a audigy 2 value and i have a problem. I have a set of 5.1 headphones directly connected to my sound card (no inline amp) and the front speakers have a very noticible volume difference than the rest of the speakers. It doesnt matter what im doing... listening to music or playing games i gotta turn the fronts down to abotu 60% volume to have a even volume. why is this? i mean the front and rear speakers are the same so its not the headphones...

My next problem is that the rest of the speakers becides the front dont have nearly the ammount bass as the fronts. could this have something to do with my first problem. its almost like the audigy 2 uses seperate sound processors for each channel and that the front channel processor has a higher SNR, and better bass.... it has me baffeled.

Thnx

(btw i dont have bass redirection enabled because i want bass in every speaker, not just the subs, and again the sound card doesnt seem like it has enough power to power the sub)

bchur83 · 03-06-07, 08:40 PM

That is because the front audio is the main audio channels. The rears are just for ambient sound enhancements and a feeling of something behind you. Also, for the most part, 5.1 channel headphones are a joke. You can not get good surround sound from them.

nd4spdbh2 · 03-06-07, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by bchur83

That is because the front audio is the main audio channels. The rears are just for ambient sound enhancements and a feeling of something behind you. Also, for the most part, 5.1 channel headphones are a joke. You can not get good surround sound from them.

lol this thread is pretty much useless.... i finally came to terms that 5.1 headphones suck the kack... the spearkers in them suck soo bad... it has nothing to do with the sound card

mods plz delete

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nd4spdbh2 Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Camarillo, CA!	surround sound help.. OK i have a audigy 2 value and i have a problem. I have a set of 5.1 headphones directly connected to my sound card (no inline amp) and the front speakers have a very noticible volume difference than the rest of the speakers. It doesnt matter what im doing... listening to music or playing games i gotta turn the fronts down to abotu 60% volume to have a even volume. why is this? i mean the front and rear speakers are the same so its not the headphones... My next problem is that the rest of the speakers becides the front dont have nearly the ammount bass as the fronts. could this have something to do with my first problem. its almost like the audigy 2 uses seperate sound processors for each channel and that the front channel processor has a higher SNR, and better bass.... it has me baffeled. Thnx (btw i dont have bass redirection enabled because i want bass in every speaker, not just the subs, and again the sound card doesnt seem like it has enough power to power the sub) __________________ #12 in the 4ghz core 2 duo club baby! - 52 inches of CRYSIS! - Black Belt Ubercloxx0r -- Heatware Main -- Lian Li V2000b -- i7 2700k -- MSI Z68A-GD80 -- 12gb 1600 -- GTX560Ti --Adata 128gb S510 & 2x500gb -- Seasonic S12 600w -- Dell 2209WA HTPC -- Silverstone GD05B -- E7200 @ 3.2ghz -- G41-M7 -- 4GB 800mhz -- g210 passive -- 320gb 2.5in WD -- Antec EA 430w -- 52inch Samsung LCD Server -- Antec NSK4480B -- E3300 @ 2.5ghz -- ECS G33T-M2 -- 3gb 667mhz -- Onboard Vid -- 500Gb + 1TB hatachi + 1tb WD -- Zalman 400w Netbook - Dell Mini 9 - Atom 1.6ghz - 8GB ssd - 2GB pc6400 - WIN 7 PRO! Need 4 Speed - BH
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bchur83 Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Land of 10,000 Lakes	That is because the front audio is the main audio channels. The rears are just for ambient sound enhancements and a feeling of something behind you. Also, for the most part, 5.1 channel headphones are a joke. You can not get good surround sound from them. __________________ Main Rig: Asus P8Z68 Pro Gen3 * Core i7 2600K @ 4.4Ghz * 8GB (2x 4GB) Mushkin Blackline PC3-1600 * GeForce GTX 560TI 448 1280MB * 6TB Storage * LG BD/RW * Lian-Li PC-V2000B * Dell 24" 2407FPW & Asus 24" VS248H Backup Rig: Gigabyte EP45-UD3P * C2Q Q9400 @ 3.2Ghz * 4GB (2x 2GB) G-Skill PC2-8000 * Sapphire Radeon 4870 512MB * 320GB Storage * Samsung SH-S203N DVD+/-RW * Apex Full Tower Case * 2x Dell 19" LCD HTPC: Abit IP35PRO * C2D E6600 @ Stock * 2GB G-Skill PC6400 * Geforce 8600GT 256MB * 640GB Storage * Lite On 16x DVD-ROM * 55" Samsung 1080p 3D LED LCD via HDMI Media Server: DFI Lanparty UT NF4 Ultra-D * A64 3800+ X2 * 1GB PC3200 * Powercolor X800XL * 14TB Storage * Lite On 16x DVD-RW Heatware
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