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    With Klipsch® speakers powered by Waves MaxxAudio®

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by dnoren, Sep 18, 2011.

  1. dnoren

    dnoren Notebook Enthusiast

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    With Klipsch® speakers powered by Waves MaxxAudio®, the Alienware M14x sounds as good as it looks. That is what's advertised on the main page for the M14X. I've had my M14X for about 1 week.
    Upgrades from Dell:
    i7-2630QM CPU
    1600x900 HD+ Screen
    Killer Wireless-N 1103 Network Adapter
    My Upgrades:
    Kingston HyperX 8GB (2 x 4GB)
    Mushkin MKNSSDCL240GB SSD Drive

    I'm very happy with the M14X except the sound is pretty normal laptop sound. I did not order the X-Fi software upgrade. I can't seem to find any MaxxAudio software anywhere. Is the system supposed to come with this software stock? Does anybody here have it? I downloaded the audo driver from dell and it still doesn't have it. Is it possible to purchase the x-fi option still?
    Any help or comments is highly appreciated.

    Darryl :)
     
    dnoren, Sep 18, 2011
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    golden80 Newbie

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    All my options for MaxxAudio are through the "Realtek HD Audio Manager" icon in the control panel.
     
    golden80, Sep 18, 2011
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    Gearsguy Notebook Deity

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    Look up 'Realtek HD audio control panel' in windows search in the start bar, like golden80 said. There you can enable Maxx Audio
     
    Gearsguy, Sep 18, 2011
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    dnoren Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks, for some reason I had to re install the driver to get it to show up in the control panel. The download from Dell did not work, I had to download it from RealTek
     
    dnoren, Sep 18, 2011
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    trooper1414 Notebook Deity

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    IMHO ...m14x packs one of the best sound in the business. Amaznig sound ...really happy with it !!
     
    trooper1414, Sep 18, 2011
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    Deval Notebook Enthusiast

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    You and me both, I'm actually enjoying not having to carry spare speakers in my bag when traveling.
     
    Deval, Sep 18, 2011
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    Yeah, comparing my EAX 4.0 speakers on my G72 to it.. Just.. you cant even compare. The subwoofer makes a huge difference
     
    Gearsguy, Sep 18, 2011
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