Hi All
I need some help with my new Z906 I recently bought.
Everything is connected correctly and the hardware sound test passes fine, I can hear loud white noise from every speaker (including the rear ones) and low rumble from the sub-woofer.
Since during the test an LED on the console lights in accordance to the speaker that currently play sound (the white noise) I can tell that all the speakers are connected to their proper positions.
The system is connected to the sound card via optical cable. And I think this is a big part of the problem. Because when the system is set to receive signal from the ordinary input of three 3.5mm jacks (front, rear, center/sub-woofer) I have the option to independently adjust the level of the rear speakers, center speaker and sub-woofer. However when the optical cable is the active input I can only adjust the level of the sub-woofer. In both cases by "Adjusting the levels" I mean adjusting through the console. There is a button to toggle through the different speakers and adjust the level through the central knob.
Actually that ability to adjust the levels is very "funny" because some times I can only adjust the sub-woofer level, other times I can adjust the rear speakers but the adjustment has no effect. the speakers are still weak even when they are at max level. Also there is no independent adjustment of the front speakers, their level is the master volume.
Now the sound card. I think that's the other big problem. It's a Realtek sound card integrated into my ASUS X99-E WS mother board. It's a high-end sound card with many features and flashy control panel software. I think that's the main problem. The way to listen to surround sound on this card is to activate an option called "Interactive DTS 5.1". But even on that option while listening to true 5.1 source the sound still predominantly comes from the front I can't feel any surround effect. the rear speakers are so quiet that I have to put my ear to them to check if they even work.
The sound card software gives no option to adjust the level of every channel independently, which is a huge omission now when I think of it. Windows allows for independent channel adjustment which improves things greatly but is not remembered, I have to adjust the levels every time I turn on the PC.
So should I buy another sound card or return the whole system.
Thanks in advance.
I need some help with my new Z906 I recently bought.
Everything is connected correctly and the hardware sound test passes fine, I can hear loud white noise from every speaker (including the rear ones) and low rumble from the sub-woofer.
Since during the test an LED on the console lights in accordance to the speaker that currently play sound (the white noise) I can tell that all the speakers are connected to their proper positions.
The system is connected to the sound card via optical cable. And I think this is a big part of the problem. Because when the system is set to receive signal from the ordinary input of three 3.5mm jacks (front, rear, center/sub-woofer) I have the option to independently adjust the level of the rear speakers, center speaker and sub-woofer. However when the optical cable is the active input I can only adjust the level of the sub-woofer. In both cases by "Adjusting the levels" I mean adjusting through the console. There is a button to toggle through the different speakers and adjust the level through the central knob.
Actually that ability to adjust the levels is very "funny" because some times I can only adjust the sub-woofer level, other times I can adjust the rear speakers but the adjustment has no effect. the speakers are still weak even when they are at max level. Also there is no independent adjustment of the front speakers, their level is the master volume.
Now the sound card. I think that's the other big problem. It's a Realtek sound card integrated into my ASUS X99-E WS mother board. It's a high-end sound card with many features and flashy control panel software. I think that's the main problem. The way to listen to surround sound on this card is to activate an option called "Interactive DTS 5.1". But even on that option while listening to true 5.1 source the sound still predominantly comes from the front I can't feel any surround effect. the rear speakers are so quiet that I have to put my ear to them to check if they even work.
The sound card software gives no option to adjust the level of every channel independently, which is a huge omission now when I think of it. Windows allows for independent channel adjustment which improves things greatly but is not remembered, I have to adjust the levels every time I turn on the PC.
So should I buy another sound card or return the whole system.
Thanks in advance.