Vendor Audio Drivers: Useful Features Or Bloat??

Lina Iqbal · 2024-06-11T08:28:36.062Z

ok so curious about smth 🙏 When i install AC 97 ALC650 Audio CODECs Driver 2006/11/30 i get extra features 😭 When i use the built in driver i get fewer features but no surprises after updates. For movies on a home built desktop, which would u choose and why? 🙏 i'm not an audiophile, but i do notice when something sounds off... i'd like to make an informed choice once and then stop thinking about it. Which one has been less hassle for you over time? thx in advance!!

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Lina Iqbal
@liqbal_0
23 rep · 4 posts
2 yr. ago
ok so curious about smth 🙏 When i install AC 97 ALC650 Audio CODECs Driver 2006/11/30 i get extra features 😭 When i use the built-in driver i get fewer features but no surprises after updates. For movies on a home-built desktop, which would u choose and why? 🙏 i'm not an audiophile, but i do notice when something sounds off... i'd like to make an informed choice once and then stop thinking about it. Which one has been less hassle for you over time? thx in advance!!

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Priya
@priya.walsh20
89 rep · 10 posts
2 yr. ago
wait is it laptop speakers, headphones, or external speakers?

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Lina Iqbal
@liqbal_0
23 rep · 4 posts
2 yr. ago in reply to @priya.walsh20
ok so mostly headphones on the home-built desktop, sometimes built-in speakers. hope thats enough info 😅

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Basil
@voxel_sprite
81 rep · 6 posts
2 yr. ago
if you go generic, block driver updates for that device or Windows Update will likely reinstall the vendor driver at some point.

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Ada O.
@aortiz
54 rep · 7 posts
2 yr. ago
oh ive been there lol on laptops especially, the PC makers driver often contains speaker tuning and sometimes features like headphone detection or mic arrays... if teh speakers sound flat on teh generic driver, thats why.

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