Recent content by adamwinn

Your S5 shouldn't have any problem with those headphones. They are only 32-ohm. It's possibly something to do with the connector / headphone jack. As an experiment you could try using a headphone cable extension cord or adapter (male to female). Plug the adapter into your phone and then the...

I've had the same problem. Open up the Realtek HD Audio Manager, click 'Device Advanced Settings' in the top right, a pop-up will appear. In the pop-up, change the setting from Classic mode to Multi-stream mode.

Look to see if the TV has an 'Audio Output'. Often times they do. This would get connected back to your audio system as a digital input. Usually it's RCA/Coax or toslink optical

You need an HDMI to DVI adapter. They don't always work though. More info here: https://support.us.playstation.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/989/~/hdmi-to-dvi-converters-on-ps3

Need more details on the Lg system you have.

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The woofer and the tweeter, assuming they have a built-in crossover, can be connected with one pair of wires (one channel only). You'll know this if there are only two terminals (or also if there are four and they are connected with metal plates). So the Sub will be on the left channel, and the...

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The Sound Blaster Z is plenty strong to drive a pair of HD 598's. That being said, you may find the sound more acceptable to your own preference by using an external headphone amp. Not that it would be objectively better per-se, just a different coloration on the sound that some people prefer.

How many connections does the Amp have?

Does your PC have a 'Line-in' in addition to 'Mic-In'? If so, try it. http://www.acoustica.com/mixcraft/help/mixc/recording_tips.htm As you have it configured is the ideal configuration. How much delay is there?

Your AMP is stripping-out the audio signal so the TV basically doesn't even know there is audio. You'll need to use an HDMI splitter before the amp to make this work.

A personal VPN will help for security when on wireless networks primarily. Personally you can get much the same just by ensuring you are using HTTPS whenever possible. This plugin is great: https://www.eff.org/HTTPS-EVERYWHERE And yes, constantly running on a VPN will cause your connection to...

When using digital coax (RCA) input on the receiver, you will likely have to assign the receiver input with the digital input. EG: Set the receiver to 'Video 1' or 'TV', and then find the setting that allows 'Coax Digital' to be assigned to 'Video 1' or 'TV'