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Since an update triggered this.... goto device manager, open "sound, video, ...", right click realtek, click properties, try rollback driver. If the rollback driver is greyed out, DELETE the realtek device in device manager. Reboot. Win10 will detect the sound chip and reinstall it on...

Couple of ways to do this. Look on the TV and see if there is ... 1) a subwoofer powered analog output from the TV. Many large screens have this. This would be a speaker wire level connection to the subwoofer 2) a sbuwoofer line level output from the TV. Typically an RCA connection. This...

I connect two HDMI devices to my monitor, then drop toslink from the monitor audio out to my receiver then to speakers. When I switch video sources on the monitor the sound automatically switches. Check if your TV has a toslink or hdmi audio out (or whatever you need to drive the...

Maybe look at a few of these, pick one or two headsets from these and then read reviews. http://www.techradar.com/news/computing-components/best-pc-gaming-headset-1322675 http://www.trustedreviews.com/guide/best-gaming-headset https://www.tomsguide.com/us/best-gaming-headsets,review-2710.html

Over the air digital channels or from cable ? If over the air have do you have a high-def HDTV antenna ? Have you checked to see if there are any digital signals in your area to pick up?

Try the initial pairing somewhere far from your phone and other bluetooth devices. Your phone may be grabbing the headset before the clip and find it. Make sure you get your headset in pairing mode. Directions for pairing look straightforward: Bring your player and your Bluetooth wireless...

windows 10? IS the output device set to headphones ? Right click the vol control in lower right, click playback devices, click your headphone (or sound card that drives the headphones) then click set default. Or google "troubleshoot win10 headphones" for about 80K videos showing various...

Make sure these are not POWERed speakers where the bottom connection is for line power to drive a small internal amp before you start hooking things up. Here is a site that claims to have the manual for these speakers which are part of an all-in-one unit...

You can take a line level signal out of the pre-out RCA sockets and record that analog. You will need to tell the RX-A870 to generate a stereo signal, not any of the dolby surrounds. Likely teh akai deck will only capture the left and right channels. Note the pre-out connection is a...

Skype has a very mature trouble-shooting section for microphones and changes many things correctly for you. Try getting the mic to work in Skype. That's 60 cycle humm from a ground loop or really poorly set mixer controls. Get into "sounds" and mute any other input devices especially line in...

+1 above. If its a powered speaker, LINE OUT should work. Is your line out RCA or 3mm mini jack ? You would not connect a powered speaker to the amplified connectors you normally use to drive unpowered speaker (and it sound like you plan to cut off the banana plugs to do that). You would...