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    M17X-R2, Win 7, and no stereo sound...

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by TheOxman, Oct 25, 2010.

  1. TheOxman

    TheOxman Notebook Enthusiast

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    This is really weird. I just noticed tonight while playing a game that my headphone speakers were not stereo. Instead, the sound was mono.

    I looked at my playback devices. What struck me as odd was that the default device (Speaker / Headphones - IDT High Definition Audio CODEC) doesn't appear to show 2 channels. Instead of showing something like "2 channel, 24-bit, 44100 Hz (Studio Quality)" it shows "24-bit, 44100 Hz (Studio Quality)".

    The other audio device listed, Independent (R.T.C.) Headphones, shows that it has 2 channels and when I test it, I can hear it beep in the left speaker, and then in the right speaker. When I test the default device, however, it plays the sound in both speakers... not in stereo.

    Can anyone tell me how to make my default audio playback device have more than 1 channel? I'm thinking that's the problem that is causing my games to only have mono sound instead of stereo. Any ideas?

    Thanks!
     
    TheOxman, Oct 25, 2010
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    TheOxman Notebook Enthusiast

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    Ack! I just figured it out. For some reason, if I disable the SRS Premium sound in the IDT control panel, the headphones work like they should with full stereo sound! Wow! I can't believe I've played all those games and only just now noticed the lack of stereo. What an unbelievable difference it made disabling that SRS Premium option. I wonder why the SRS Premium option doesn't work with the headphones? Anyway, I just posted this here just in case someone else runs into the same problem.
     
    TheOxman, Oct 25, 2010
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  3. SillyHoney

    SillyHoney Headphone Enthusiast

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    Lol playing games in mono is really really lol. How do you pinpoint enemies in mono sound :p

    And SRS sucks anyway so...
     
    SillyHoney, Oct 25, 2010
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    Ya I notice that. Found out when I accdently went got a usb headset and it played Stereo. But thanks for the fix.
     
    AtolSammeek, Oct 25, 2010
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