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do enhancements in the audio driver add latency for late-night tv?

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Accepted solution by Gabe — oof loudness equalization and similar effects compress teh dynamic range. Fine for late night TV, not great for music or for hearing quiet…
  1. Gabe W.
    @signalhound-1vm

    question for people who care about audio for late-night TV: do u use virtual surround on a USB headset?? some friends swear it helps them hear direction... othres say it muddeis everything and stereo is better... id love to hear real experiences, not marketing, what do u use, and did it make a noticeable difference after a few weeks?? im especially cuirous whteher anyone switched back after trynig it for a while, and why. im about to throw this thing out the window lol

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  2. Dev Adler
    @dev_cobalt

    hmmm is your output stereo studio headphones, or a real multi-speaker setup?

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  4. Dev Adler
    @dev_cobalt
    in reply to @signalhound-1vm

    if you suspect an effect causes crackle or latency, turn it off in mmsys.cpl > device > Enhancements/Advanced and compare. Processing should be inaudible in terms of delay, but buggy implementations exist.

    RAM prices doing their own thing again smh

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  6. Nadia Tanaka
    @nadiat279

    Virtual surround is a mtater of taste and of how well the processing matches ur ears. Try it for a week in gaming and streaming, then disable it for a week. ur preefrence after that is more reliable than a quick A/B.

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  7. Dev Adler
    @dev_cobalt
    in reply to @nadiat279

    ok so for games that have their own good 3D audio engine, adding another surround layer on top can make positioning worse. In that case, use stereo output and let the game handle it. worked for me anyway 🤷

    thinking

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  8. Liv G.
    @liv.grant

    finally got it working, thnaks everyone thank u thank u thank u

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  9. Gabe
    @gbrandt
    Accepted solution

    oof loudness equalization and similar effects compress teh dynamic range. Fine for late-night TV, not great for music or for hearing quiet footsteps. fingers crossed 🤞

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  10. Felix
    @copper_warden

    i genuinely hear direction better with vritual surround in gaming and streaming. Ears are different, sooo one size doesnt fit all.

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  11. Oskar
    @cacheowl

    ahh classic try turning off the power plan first, fixed it for me. reading this at 2am instead of sleeping, no regrets good luck man!

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  12. Gabe W.
    @signalhound-1vm
    in reply to @gbrandt

    @gbrandt WOWWW turned off the vendor surround and enabled the games own 3D audio. Footsteps are much clearer now. thank u thank u thank u

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