Inferno

Well, I tried hooking up the CD player, but the only one I have sucks the bigggins, so that wasn't a real good indicator of how the speakers sound. HOWEVER, I did figure something else out. If I set the balance/fade control to only one speaker, the static goes away. This works for all speakers at all volume levels. It's when the balance/fade goes back near the default where all speakers get an equal amount the static returns. Like you said, it seems like a soundcard issue, but I can't figure out any mixer settings (other than fading to 1 speaker or setting 2 speaker output) that fixes it. Any more help? I have changed PCI slots for the soundcard to no avail. Thanks again, --Inferno This message has been edited by Inferno on 12-01-2001 at 02:07 PM

I've looked through the archives for this specific prob with no luck so... When I put my 4.1s in 2speaker mode (with a SB Audigy) I get great sound, but obviously only in the front 2 speakers. When I change it over to 4speaker output, I get static and buzz from mainly the fronts, but the rears too. I've had the speakers for a few months and just upgraded the sound card from a PCI 128. The same problem occured w/ the old card, but I found setting in volume control that really minimized it. I've tried to do the same with the new card but can't. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks! --Inferno

Hehe, no offense taken. And it's because of the 300 bucks I shelled out for the speakers I can't get a better sound card Two questions though: 1. What kind of performance gain would I see in a higher end card? In games especially (my main use of the speakers). 2. How much does a quality card go for? I could see paying in the vicinity of 100-120 bucks, but I don't want to buy another one for a long while if that's the case. Any suggestions? Thanks --Inferno

I've been reading through the posts and noticed several people reporting fuzzy or static sounds in the midrange. I had the same problem and found something that helped, though not eliminating the problem. First off lemme say I have a SB PCI 128 sound card cough*cheap*cough. For this card, and possibly others, there is an option under the Advanced window in Windows Volume Control called Spatial. I don't know what it does exactly, but it sort of "raises" the sound and takes out a good amount of the hiss. Turning the system volume down as well as tweaking WinAmp helped too. A few other notes-- I imagine some of the residual static is a combination of MP3 quality, my cheezy sound card, and various other computer issues. Also, when in 2-speaker mode I get no fuzz whatsoever; 4-speaker is where it happens. I thought I'd throw my too-cents in --Inferno

Can anyone tell me where on my system the serial number is printed? Thanks! --Inferno