Thaddeus Smith Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 2 hours ago, rockhound said: Like I said earlier some folks don't want to listen! Get one of those 1,500 dell xps's or dell alienware ones if you must. I have a $2200 15" XPS and it still only has a generic Intel/Realtek audio. I think it's better to lower one's expectations for portable audio if they're not willing to add an external DAC. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 5 hours ago, Pete H said: I would imagine it has to. If it's pushing a signal out to a 3.5mm headphone jack. Acer Predator Triton or Helios 700 5.1 surround sound , I was also going to Say HP , but let's start with the ACER https://www.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/predator-series/predatorhelios700 https://www.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/predator-series-features/predatortriton700 https://www.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/predator-home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave A Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 35 minutes ago, Thaddeus Smith said: I have a $2200 15" XPS and it still only has a generic Intel/Realtek audio. I think it's better to lower one's expectations for portable audio if they're not willing to add an external DAC. Go here https://www.realtek.com/en/component/zoo/category/pc-audio-codecs-high-definition-audio-codecs-software Install this driver and make sure you have the output settings as high as possible and large speakers selected in Dell audio setup. This takes that crummy lo def factory realtek and turns it into a high def one with 24bit 192kz output. The difference is huge when you get it set up. I have done this and just feed right into my Xilica, amps the speakers and no fancy DAC or pre amp or anything else and have great sound. That XPS will do just fine. If your sound ever degrades check to see if one of Microsofts lovely updates has caused trouble or a setting was defeated without you knowing. Yes both have happened to me. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 1 hour ago, Pete H said: And I looked at it and agreed with your point. I just think it's sad that you can't buy a laptop with a decent soundcard/dac, already built in. Refresh my memory, prior to the Bifrost, you had a ? Maverick D2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave A Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 Something else here too. I have a slight background noise from some spinning platter hard drives and using SD's for my music solves that. I also get noise when I move my mouse while playing music too and just turn it upside down so it can't track and that ends that. I am too cheap to see if a different mouse would solve the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 17 minutes ago, Dave A said: Go here https://www.realtek.com/en/component/zoo/category/pc-audio-codecs-high-definition-audio-codecs-software I figured I'd try this but there are 4 different downloads that say Windows 7. How do you know which one to use? We can take it to PM if necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 LAST YEARS Predator TRITON 900 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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