Hi All,
Of note, I did a few searches and did not find much on the subject.
I have an ASUS N61J laptop. It has an HDMI output but I can't use this until I return home (currently deployed to Afghanistan). I use a 1/8 stereo headphone jack to RCA to connect to my used yamaha RXV465 + Behringer B2030P Truth speakers (receiver has no HDMI inputs).
When I get home I plan on looking into a wireless DAC. For now, I'd like to know does anyone have insight into the SRS premium sound & Realtek HD audio manager features - what do these things "do" to the sound? I have them disabled and the sound seems a bit "muted". I've tried uninstalling them and the volume is very very low (almost can't be heard with some low recordings/movies). Each of them has all sorts of silly features like listening to music in a padded room, underwater, etc. How can I get clean, unprocessed sound from my laptop?
Do any of you audiophile folks use these programs and like the results? Or, are you successfully bypassing them and why are you doing so?
Thanks!
Joe