subwoofer problems

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agk512

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hey guys
I just built myself a computer and put on vista ultimate 64bit, and everything worked great until i turned on the sound...

it seems like 80% of the sound is coming from the subwoofer and only 20% is coming from the speakers. its so annoying and obnoxious! all i can hear is 'thump thump thump' its horrible. ive searched around for hours and i cant find any solution. everything audiowise was perfect just a day ago when i was runnign xp
I'm not a huge audio person. my set up is 2 speakers and a subwoofer

the software that came with the motherboard is realtek HD audio manager

if anybody can help with this problem i would greatly appreciate it :D
 

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Hi, agk512, and welcome to the forums.

With the Realtek drivers, it can be a bit of work getting it to work correctly. First of all, you should make sure your settings are set to use only 2.1 / stereo sound as opposed to 5.1 / 7.1
 

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thanks for the welcome ;-)

so i guess i was using the realtek drivers a second ago
then i decided to update the driver, but somehow i "lost" the whole program and now im stuck with a high definition audio device...

i really dont care what audio program will work, i just want some program that will give me some reasonable sound so i can enjoy my new computer without this rediculous THUMP THUMP THUMP

sound shouldnt be a problem, it should just be plug and play like it always is...something else should break. this is absolutely 100% ridiculous.

sorry its 3 in the morning and im so frustrated




my settings were set as stereo sound until i literally lost the program
what else can i do to fix this?
 

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If you update the RealTek drivers, it first uninstalls the old driver, and you'll need to reboot - then probably Windows will install its default driver and you need to run the RealTek driver installer *again*.

BTW, it tell you this when you first start the installer for the first time.
 

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    Windows 10 Pro X64 Insider Preview (Skip Ahead) latest build
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    The Beast Model V (homebrew)
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    Intel Core i7 965 EE @ 3.6 GHz
    Motherboard
    eVGA X58 Classified 3 (141-GT-E770-A1)
    Memory
    3 * Mushkin 998981 Redline Enhanced triple channel DDR3 4 GB CL7 DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3-12800)
    Graphics Card(s)
    eVGA GeForce GTX 970 SSC ACX 2.0 (04G-P4-3979-KB)
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio (onboard)
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    2 * Lenovo LT2323pwA Widescreeen
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    2 * 1920 x 1080
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    SanDisk Ultra SDSSDHII-960G-G25 960 GB SATA III SSD (System)
    Crucial MX100 CT256MX100SSD1 256GB SATA III SSD (User Tree)
    2 * Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA II Mech. HD
    Seagate ST1500DL001-9VT15L Barracuda 7200.12 1.5 TB S
    PSU
    Thermaltake Black Widow TX TR2 850W 80+ Bronze Semi-Mod ATX
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    ThermalTake Level 10 GT (Black)
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    Corsair H100 (CPU, dual 140 mm fans on radiator) + Air (2 *
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15 (gen 2)
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master (shared)
    Internet Speed
    AT&T Lightspeed Gigabit duplex
  • Operating System
    Sabayon Linux (current, weekly updates, 5.1.x kernel)
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo ThinkPad E545
    CPU
    AMD A6-5350M APU
    Motherboard
    Lenovo
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Radeon HD (Embedded)
    Sound Card
    Conextant 20671 SmartAudio HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Lenovo 15" Matte
    Screen Resolution
    1680 * 1050
    Hard Drives
    INTEL Cherryvill 520 Series SSDSC2CW180A 180 GB SSD
    PSU
    Lenovo
    Case
    Lenovo
    Cooling
    Lenovo
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master (shared) | Synaptics TouchPad
    Keyboard
    Lenovo
    Internet Speed
    AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex
ok i have the driver down, and its set as stereo - there isnt even an option for 2.1 system

i also tried tweaking it so the equalizer is set to treble... but the bass is still overpowering the treble by way to much
are there any more audio programs or drivers out there that i could use to help fix this problem?
 

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yay! i fixed it

after thinking about it i figured out that the subwoofer was trying too hard to produce all the sound...so i just unplugged the subwoofer plug from the audio slot and bam! im good to go!

thanks for the input johngalt, its greatly apreciated ^.^
 

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