W3V Sound Question

Hey guys, I just had a quick question about the W3V's Sound output. The sound is extremely low in comparison to other laptops, (I've owned a dell and vaio previously) and I was hoping someone knew that if i bought a Creative Audigy Soundcard for this puppy, if it would boost the sound? I dont know much about the speakers on the machine so could it be likely the soundcard would only help if i used secondary speakers, or would it boost the ones i have now? Any information anyone may have is greatly appreciated.

Thanks again

 

Anyone? Someone has to know about sound cards and boosting this puppies sound!

 

The soundcard will only help with external speakers. If you only want it for more power on the output (for example to use with higher impedance headphones) an USB-solution will be cheaper. Turtle Beach have an OK one that will do just fine. Alternatively: For a speaker solution that's portable and does not need external power have a look at Altec Lansing XT1. They're about $70 street and IMO the best available speakers of this type. Google for lots of positive reviews.

 

as bugmenot has said, the soundcard won't help the speakers on the machine. external soundcard solutions (either usb or pcmcia) bypass the laptop's internal audio circuitry and so need external speakers or headphones. What are your needs exactly?

 

Using Windows Media Player Classic you can boost the volume in movies, which is where I experienced the lowest volumes (DivX, DVD). Also, when you have the AC3 plugin installed, you can change gains there as well.

 

Someone mentioned bumping up all the settings in the equalizer. Just have to remember to set it up and turn the equalizer effect on. The sound got noticably louder for me