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    NP 8170 Sound Issues

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by skorostrel, Jan 20, 2012.

  1. skorostrel

    skorostrel Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello,

    I recently received my NP8170. I have installedb all the drivers correctly, and activated the THX sound software. However, the sound quality is still horrible, especially when using headphones (the headphones are fine, I use them on my other laptop without any issues).

    Typical problems encountered include:

    BF Bad Company 2: Dialogue EXTREMELY quiet when using headphone, fine without.
    Left 4 Dead 2: Silenced weapons make unusual and bizarre noise when firing, issue is present both with and without headphones
    Mass Effect 2: Issues with sound direction and surround (Incorrectly increases / decreases volume of near / distant sounds), both with and without headphones


    My suspicions are that something is wrong with the drivers. Has anyone encountered similar issues or has any suggestions? I already tried clean driver install and tinkering around with various in-game and windows settings.

    Thanks,
    SK
     
    skorostrel, Jan 20, 2012
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  2. sha7bot

    sha7bot Company Representative

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    Have you tried uninstalling the sound drivers and using windows' default drivers?
     
    sha7bot, Jan 20, 2012
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  3. skorostrel

    skorostrel Notebook Enthusiast

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    Haven't tried that yet, will do once I am home - thanks for the suggestion.
     
    skorostrel, Jan 20, 2012
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  4. Etherealone

    Etherealone Newbie

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    Try hitting the Fn key and the number 5 key to activate THX and the subwoofer (not the f5 key).
     
    Etherealone, Jan 20, 2012
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  5. Gorifest

    Gorifest Notebook Enthusiast

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    Try it like this.
     
    Gorifest, Jan 21, 2012
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  6. acroedd

    acroedd Notebook Evangelist

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    did you try dialogue plus from the THX software, the built in speakers are BS, w/0 the thx drivers and software its really bad! but after installing it, the sound is surprisingly awesome! I do however have a top of the line Altec Lansing 2.1 sys! I can the diff before and after the THX
     
    acroedd, Jan 21, 2012
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  7. skorostrel

    skorostrel Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yes, I tried dialogue plus and played around with many of the THX settings.

    If possible, can someone post a screen or list what they see under their audio drivers in system management? I think there might be something funky going on in there.
     
    skorostrel, Jan 23, 2012
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