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| 743666 | 2009-01-31 12:57:00 | PC's are being used as the primary home music system . So,why does my PC music sound like crap? It's not an mp3 issue because I have tested CD's . I have a high power system, Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum Fatal1ty sound card , and Logitech's Z-5500 Digital speaker system . I had my front speakers connected to a pair of Bose speakers, but someone advised that they might not be power compatible with the Z-5500 sound system . Either way, the sound was not that impressive . I've considered running through an amplifier, but I'm resisting that step because of cost and clutter . Thx, BC |
BC1950 (14568) | ||
| 743667 | 2009-01-31 13:52:00 | What do you mean by "sound like crap"? | Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 743668 | 2009-01-31 14:40:00 | Agreed, I thought the "crap" statement harsh and non-descriptive. I'm just not impressed with the quality of the sound. "Tinny" or "Cheap" would be the best description. I'm just assuming that the sound should be much more "rich" approaching a medium quality stereo with decent quality speakers. Hmm.... this is like trying to describe how bread tastes :-) Maybe I should be asking how others have their PC to Speakers set up and their opinion of the sound quality? Thx BC |
BC1950 (14568) | ||
| 743669 | 2009-01-31 16:13:00 | Tried changing equalizer settings? | acheron4778 (12609) | ||
| 743670 | 2009-01-31 18:49:00 | why does my PC music sound like crap? I I have a Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum Fatal1ty sound card , and Logitech's Z-5500 Digital speaker system . Because you play it through hardware designed for gaming . You want real audio then play it through a proper sound system and not your computer . |
pctek (84) | ||
| 743671 | 2009-01-31 20:25:00 | Open the Creative audio control and set it to Entertainment mode. | Sweep (90) | ||
| 743672 | 2009-01-31 21:19:00 | I'm using the X-230 (2.1 sound system) with on board audio, and the sound is definately not tinny, unless you've covered the sub woofer, or maybe your speakers aren't in very good alignment? | the_bogan (9949) | ||
| 743673 | 2009-01-31 21:42:00 | Because you play it through hardware designed for gaming. You want real audio then play it through a proper sound system and not your computer. Or just get a proper sound card designed for good audio. Like something built on the C-media Oxygen (if you can find one!) I think a post from tomshardware forums pretty much sums up what I think of Creative: "they're over priced and underperform and there [sic] driver support is crap." At least Realtek release new drivers seemingly every 5 minutes. |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 743674 | 2009-01-31 21:58:00 | I have some Klipsch 2.1 PC speakers with subwoofer useing a Creative SB Audigy 2 ZS sound card and they sound great. :) |
Trev (427) | ||
| 743675 | 2009-01-31 22:07:00 | I run a Soundblaster X-Fi with 5.1 creative speakers. No problems with the quality of sound here. Then again I am no audiophile. I just know what I like. | Sweep (90) | ||
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