hey guys just received the vortex 3. the screen is amazing everything works and its super quite no noise!! but the sound quality is just terrible. No bass at all I tried to connect my headphones and still couldn't get a decent sound also updated realtek driver + sound manager . Whats up? is there anyway to fix this ? I had a 5 years old acer 1000 times better sound with headphones connected.
Recieved vortex 3 VERY BAD SOUND QUALITY :/
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keynes
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Not sure if it will help but you could try having a look at this thread:
http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?14177-Vortex-II-Audio-Guide
http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?14177-Vortex-II-Audio-Guide
Hello,
I'm having exactly the same problem as the OP. I've been using realtek + THX combo with my older laptop and everything worked just brilliantly. But not now unfortunately.
http://imageshack.us/f/193/1thx.png/ maybe something is wrong? I cant any bass or decent sound that would match cheapest nokia c1-02 with these http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=467128533&pf_rd_i=468294 extremely bass heavy earphones.
Cheers :turned:
I'm having exactly the same problem as the OP. I've been using realtek + THX combo with my older laptop and everything worked just brilliantly. But not now unfortunately.
http://imageshack.us/f/193/1thx.png/ maybe something is wrong? I cant any bass or decent sound that would match cheapest nokia c1-02 with these http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=467128533&pf_rd_i=468294 extremely bass heavy earphones.
Cheers :turned:
Hi,
I've playing audio with 'surround' in THX disabled and 'speaker' on 100%, helped a bit its no so awful anymore but still no bass at all.
17.3 votrex 3
HurdyGurdy
Member
Join the club - followed all the same instructions as mentioned and all I can get is some very faint response from the sub, to the point where it is not worth having.
Pity though as the speakers themselves are very crisp. Things do improve when using headphones but not to the point that there is real bass sound
[specs are similar - Vortex 3 with 7970m)
- for correcting headphones: the easiest way is to buy a decent usb sound card (I bought Asus Xonar U3 for my vertex II - the difference is huge)
- as for the sub in the laptops real speakers... I've checked notebookreview forums and it seems that some people have had issues with low level of sub, or weak sub but it has not really been confirmed. It's rather small and a weak speaker anyway (a real sub is much bigger than the laptop itself).
If people are using the 17-inch model I suggest trying 5.1 speakers and checking their user guides if there still is a button for enabling all the speakers / "enhanced audio" like there was in the previous model.
- as for the sub in the laptops real speakers... I've checked notebookreview forums and it seems that some people have had issues with low level of sub, or weak sub but it has not really been confirmed. It's rather small and a weak speaker anyway (a real sub is much bigger than the laptop itself).
If people are using the 17-inch model I suggest trying 5.1 speakers and checking their user guides if there still is a button for enabling all the speakers / "enhanced audio" like there was in the previous model.
yes very strange problem I have no idea how a super cheap and old laptop can beat the sound card of a newer laptop with every single spec better than my older one well except the sound card of course that's why I opened this thread :wacko:
something is defiantly wrong with the sound card.
The sound card/chip itself is pretty high specced in terms of integrated sound cards (it's pretty much Realtek's top of the line and can be licenced to do a lot of fancy stuff but unfortunately clevo has not done this), and should produce high quality sound when plugged to an external amp. The problem is with the quality of DAC and headphone amplification and can be heard as headphones lacking bass.
I don't know about the vent issue cuz I don't use it myself. Skype seems to work just fine with the lappys internal microfone.
I don't know about the vent issue cuz I don't use it myself. Skype seems to work just fine with the lappys internal microfone.
SmokeDarKnight
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I've had my Vortex 2 for a few months now and i think that the only reason the Sub is there is to take away the bass distortion from the main speakers. I personally think the sound from the Vortex is good, its crystal clear even at loud volumes and that is because of the small sub at the bottom, this is fine for television programs and some movies. Where this doesn't help is gaming and movies where you want the explosions and action sounds i have a seperate set of speakers for that but it is an incovenience to have to plug in extra equipment.
Its a gaming laptop it just doesnt have gaming speakers and i think because PCS advertise the laptop as having these amazing speakers we excpect better sound that it promisis. Its the only part of my laptop that dissapointed me.
Its a gaming laptop it just doesnt have gaming speakers and i think because PCS advertise the laptop as having these amazing speakers we excpect better sound that it promisis. Its the only part of my laptop that dissapointed me.