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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #670 on: October 24, 2014, 02:30:50 PM »
@firev1

Yes, I supose it was soundcard going wild, with software trying to block it (or whatever tried), that would explain pretty much that slight booming from time to time. (I'm just guessing)

So that noise is sign blown out soundcard def? No relation to drivers? It's just weird to me to go that wild when disableing DC offset on soundcard, but maybe I answered to myself in the first sentence of the post.

Yes that sucks if they are broke, but glad it's them and not my new headphones. Imagining this with them, I would be pissed.

Anyway, this is VERY important. Since I do music production, but I don't record anything, I'd need some soundcard pretty much just for headphones (can DAC be used instead of soundcard and in digital audio workstations?), and since hi end soundcards tend to suck CPU, I'd need something that won't take too much out of my CPU. (My friend started using 2i2, but he says it takes a lot of his CPU) So, from what I said, pretty much basic, but solid sounding USB soundcard needed.
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #671 on: October 24, 2014, 02:32:30 PM »
@namaiki

Will try to do it. I will ask you to go back 1 or 2 pages if you can and tell me what you think of the problem I have. Would be thankful.
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #672 on: October 24, 2014, 02:41:50 PM »
Hmm, what laptop do you have? Are you using the audio driver that has originally been provided by the laptop manufacturer?
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #673 on: October 24, 2014, 02:50:59 PM »
HP G62

I didn't re-install them for for about 3 years, until my friend tried to fix the problem, but I think he installed very same drivers. Can't remember. However, it didn't help.

Here is the driver information. Date is 2010, so yes, he probably installed the same.



And this is what it finds too in device manager

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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #674 on: October 24, 2014, 03:04:30 PM »
Hmm, it is possibly the original driver. However, you can check on the HP website if there is a more current version: http://www8.hp.com/us/en/drivers.html
(there seem to be many HP G62 sub-models, you can try use the "Detect my product" option on the HP website to let it detect exactly which laptop sub-model you have and which drivers are appropriate)

No guarantees that it isn't a hardware issue since you seem to have had the volume issue for a long time.
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #675 on: October 24, 2014, 03:09:05 PM »
OK. Thank you very much, sir!
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #676 on: October 24, 2014, 07:54:47 PM »
It was about the drivers! I installed the latest version they had and it works now! Will have to check it with my headphones when I come back home. Thanks again!
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #677 on: October 24, 2014, 09:12:58 PM »
Darsus, if you are on tight budget some personal tips.

Find older series of powered monitor speakers or if you are really low on budget get something like a Logitech S715. Logitech's portable speakers are better than people give them credit for the money. Easy to equalise to and powerful enough for a simple listening set-up.

For the DAC you can go for a basic USB Midi interface. Just check the specifications. Decent ones can be very affordable.

For the headphone amplifier, first try a cmoy which is easy to adjust and fix. Many people in the hobby have one or two unused lying around which can be easily borrowed or passed on.

If you look around you can find a K601 or K240M/DF for little money. Just check their condition. Good luck, scavenger hunting for low cost good value gear at one point becomes second nature  ahoy   
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #678 on: October 24, 2014, 09:32:28 PM »
Great recommendations, thank you! Will have them on mind. (:
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #679 on: October 24, 2014, 10:18:14 PM »
Quote from: Darsus on October 24, 2014, 07:54:47 PM
It was about the drivers!

Amazing. I was thinking... this cannot be the drivers  :-[  :-[

Glad you are sorted :)

about speakers... although I drool over better things, my desktop M-Audio AV40s are great value for money. There are genuine active speakers from JBL, something-305 and something-308, I think (sorry if that is hopelessly wrong) that have had a good reception and the Equator D5s, which I have heard and enjoyed, also get a good press.
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