Hi guys , I have a Asus Xonar Essence STX in the main pc and a Creative X-FI for the laptop. Sound from both was bang on until a couple of weeks ago but now both sound really tinny. Reinstalled Windows on both thinking it may fix it but , the sound remains really bad. Any ideas as pulling my hair out here.
awful sound with sound cards on Windows 10
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Soldato
Same here, latest version of Win 10 and STX using Asus drivers (8.1.8.1823) - no problems at all
Man of Honour
I have a Soundblaster Z on the latest version of Windows 10 and when I got the latest update it messed up the sound. I had to remove all traces of the Creative driver and software and reinstall them but it got the sound back to normal.
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I have got the stx2 and latest vers of windows 10 no diff in sound for me.
If the sound is fine when using the headphones with other audio devices, then it's unlikely the headphones are the problem.
Could be the Windows 10 update causing a problem. I've lost count the amount of times I've seen someone say a W10 update has mucked up their sound. Could be that or it could be just a coincidence both developed a problem at the same time, but I would have thought the chances of that happening are pretty remote, given the issue is the same with both.
If it's a Windows problem, would a new sound card be any different?
Could be the Windows 10 update causing a problem. I've lost count the amount of times I've seen someone say a W10 update has mucked up their sound. Could be that or it could be just a coincidence both developed a problem at the same time, but I would have thought the chances of that happening are pretty remote, given the issue is the same with both.
If it's a Windows problem, would a new sound card be any different?
Interesting. Can the ANC be turned off with those Bose headphones? and if so, does that make any difference.
Is the ANC a necessity for when using headphones with PC?
If not, you might have to look at getting or using other headphones for PC use and use the Bose headphones for other things.
Is the ANC a necessity for when using headphones with PC?
If not, you might have to look at getting or using other headphones for PC use and use the Bose headphones for other things.
Man of Honour
What driver are you using please mate, trying to troubleshoot mine
Soldato
i have an stx II 2 yearsago i was issues with it and gave up and removed it. recently found out asus released new drivers late last year and i dusted off the card and gave it a try and its working zero issues. for me
as for the anc head phones issue that is a new one i was hoping to get either a sony or bose one to use with the stx 2
as for the anc head phones issue that is a new one i was hoping to get either a sony or bose one to use with the stx 2
Win10 monthly patch quality has been terrible since they fired their QA team and started using AI instead.
There's lots of known issues on Win10 2004 with Conexant audio devices, it wouldn't be a stretch for them to break something else.
Time to do a clean uninstall of everything and start again!
There's lots of known issues on Win10 2004 with Conexant audio devices, it wouldn't be a stretch for them to break something else.
Time to do a clean uninstall of everything and start again!
Soldato
2004 broke the drivers for my Soundblaster AE-9. No ability to switch between speakers and headphones without everything crashing. A driver update seems to have solved the issue for me. I’m hoping that’s the end of it.
2004 has caused many issues, worst update they have done in years, it killed all my audio
i ended up downloading a fresh install from ms site and installing it
i gave up letting it do the update
not sure if its relevant but mine was fighting with the amd drivers (windows provided ones and amd ones)
tho it was not tinny, just crackling for me, you can disable any audio devices you don't use, see if that helps
last time i had it sounding tinny i did not have enough ohm's the onboard should have been able to do 600ohm but the g6 was amazing upgrade
i ended up downloading a fresh install from ms site and installing it
i gave up letting it do the update
not sure if its relevant but mine was fighting with the amd drivers (windows provided ones and amd ones)
tho it was not tinny, just crackling for me, you can disable any audio devices you don't use, see if that helps
last time i had it sounding tinny i did not have enough ohm's the onboard should have been able to do 600ohm but the g6 was amazing upgrade
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I have had no issues with 2004 and AE-9.