All of a sudden bass doesn't work.

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ampdgmr

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first of all I'll give you the specs...

Windows Vista home premium 6.0 build 6001

Intel core 2 quad cpu Q6600

Realtek high definition audio version 6.00.0001.5485 date 9/19/2007

Speakers set to Stereo (I have 2 speakers and a subwoofer)

I've had the system for about 3 months and my sound has worked perfectly, bass and everything but all of a sudden it stopped, i've checked and double checked to make sure everything is plugged in properly... i've check the audio levels and it seems everything is fine but still no bass, I even checked to see if my subwoofer was smashed in by my parents when I was out, they are always bitching about how loud it is... so I'm pretty sure my sound was sabotaged :mad:

any ideas would help, and if you need more info just leme know i'd be glad to supply it.
 

My Computer

System One

Try a pair of headphones to see if the sound is normal (with bass).
Look for cracks in the wires.
Do a sound check using the inbuilt software.
Try connecting the speakers to another system to check them.

What speaker system are you using.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    I5 3570K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z77-DS3H
    Memory
    4 x 4GB corsair ballistix sport DDR3 1600 Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte Geforce GTX 660 TI
    Sound Card
    creative x-fi
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Primary CiBox 22" Widescreen LCD ,Secondary Dell 22" Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    Both 1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    2 x 500G HD (SATA) 1 x 2TB USB
    PSU
    Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Complient PSU
    Case
    Antec 900 Ultimate Gaming Case
    Cooling
    3 x 80mm tri led front, 120mm side 120mm back, 200mm top
    Keyboard
    Logik
    Mouse
    Technika TKOPTM2
    Internet Speed
    288 / 4000
    Other Info
    Creative Inspire 7.1 T7900 Speakers
    Trust Graphics Tablet
I'm using an altec lansing setup, it consists of 2 speakers and 1 subwoofer... it puts out really good sound imo and I can really blast it...if that's not enough info and you want the exact model where do you think I can get this info? also im starting to think it's possible my subwoofer just died? i've had it for 2 years and have played it really really loud off and on but it seems strange that it just dies.

hmm, I just plugged in my headset and yes it sounds perfectly normal, bass and everything... I'm just remembering the last few things I did before my bass stopped working and I don't see how it would cause it to stop working? I played some music at night like I always do and then the next morning it stopped working, but previously to me finding out my bass doesn't work I installed a program for ventrillo that alters your voice... just for fun meh I uninstalled it anyway but yah that's all I did.
 

My Computer

System One

I doubt your bass would just die, normally you get a thing called flutter before the speaker dies. (unless you went totally mad with the volume and blew the speaker).

How many jacks go into the pc? Is it possible to try the speakers on a different device? Headphone jack on a sterio for example.

As a last resort try reinstalling the software.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    I5 3570K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z77-DS3H
    Memory
    4 x 4GB corsair ballistix sport DDR3 1600 Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte Geforce GTX 660 TI
    Sound Card
    creative x-fi
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Primary CiBox 22" Widescreen LCD ,Secondary Dell 22" Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    Both 1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    2 x 500G HD (SATA) 1 x 2TB USB
    PSU
    Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Complient PSU
    Case
    Antec 900 Ultimate Gaming Case
    Cooling
    3 x 80mm tri led front, 120mm side 120mm back, 200mm top
    Keyboard
    Logik
    Mouse
    Technika TKOPTM2
    Internet Speed
    288 / 4000
    Other Info
    Creative Inspire 7.1 T7900 Speakers
    Trust Graphics Tablet
thank's in advance for your quick help and tips, i'm off to bed now but the war against my bass isn't over... ill be on to give you some updates on my failures haha
 

My Computer

System One

As a *first* resort check the speakers in another device to see if the bass works in the speakers first. You may be right the sub may be out - voice coils can go at any time, and sometimes you can tell and sometimes you won't be able to....
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro X64 Insider Preview (Skip Ahead) latest build
    Manufacturer/Model
    The Beast Model V (homebrew)
    CPU
    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)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 * Lenovo LT2323pwA Widescreeen
    Screen Resolution
    2 * 1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    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
    Case
    ThermalTake Level 10 GT (Black)
    Cooling
    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
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