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    NP8130 - Bass?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by QrafTee, Apr 19, 2011.

  1. QrafTee

    QrafTee Notebook Enthusiast

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    I received my Sager 8130 a few days ago and its been pretty cool, but the speakers pale in comparison to my previous Dell Studio XPS 1640. The sounds do not sound full; it sounds like the bass isn't working. Is there anything I need to do to activate it or is there a way to test it out specifically? Thank you guys.
     
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    Try searching for Realtek from your laptop. You should find one ( as attached). Just play around and discover for yourself... :)
     

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    Then again its a 15 inch laptop with a 1 inch sub... Your not going to get stellar bass...
     
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    I don't have anything Realtek on my laptop, my sound drivers read: High Definition Audio Device and NVIDIA High Definition Audio.

    But I do have this basic Sound Setup option, it just says Stereo (2.0, I'm assuming, no 2.1)

    That's true, but the Dell Studio XPS 1640 had a similar tiny bass. It's one of the reasons I chose the NP8130 over the NP5160, I thought the sound system would be roughly on par if not better than the Dell.
     

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    You should be able to find the Realtek HD Audio Manager in Control Panel. If not, you can always reinstall with the driver disc.
     
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    There's no Realtek HD Audio Manager in the driver disc or the Sager website--only thing Realtek is for the wifi, but I have an Intel card.

    I checked the Speaker Properties and checked the Enhancements; I checked the Bass Management Settings and it reads:
     
    QrafTee, Apr 21, 2011
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    My 8170 has the RealTek HD Audio Manager.
     
    Arclight615, Apr 22, 2011
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