When a deep bass note would be played, normally by the subwoofer alone, it is also played through the center speaker of my Logitech X-540 5.1 system. I wouldn't mind the center speaker playing bass if it knew how to play it. Instead what I hear is a crumbly sound. Simple solution? Unplug the center speaker. Well unfortunately the bass seems divided, whether or not the center speaker is plugged in or not. Songs with a usual bassiness are now not so bassy.
My sound card is Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum. Sound through my headphones when plugged into my PC's front headphone slot is fine. I have double checked all my speaker connections, making sure the right speakers are in the right plugs, and that the output and input is correct.
I've checked things like EAX, CMSS-3D, EQ, Crystalizer, etc. On or off doesn't seem to affect the problem.
It is a little frustrating. But to be quite honest it seems this problem only revolves around anything greater than 2.1 on my Creative X-Fi card. I have got to say I've never worked with such a screwed up problem. I have to believe it is always driver related. I'll install the original drivers that came on my CD (2006) and my rear right speaker wont work. I will install another semi-old driver and my center and rear speakers only play sound, I will install another driver and my center speaker will not play sound at all. Or I just go with this one where bass is reduced and divided between the center and sub leading to a sucky sound for song.
Creative Diagnostics comes out clear. When testing speaker polarity the center speaker receives all of the appropriate noise, only the subwoofer is shared by the center speaker.
I have tried switching the L/R cable with the Sub/Center and playing sound out of the left/right channels and either of those sounds came out of the center. Playing sound out the center channel came out left speaker. Playing the sub channel the only slight sound came out the sub. Although, left, center, right, rear right, or rear left, all of the sound also came out the sub. I did this to try to determine if the sound card or speakers had some problem. So I'm guessing by the results nothing is wrong with the speakers or sound card?
If anyone can help me with this please request info or post an idea. I think I'm about to go on another driver change rage.
Thanks in Advance
Jimmi G
Edit: I'm running Windows XP Media Center Edition SP3
My sound card is Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum. Sound through my headphones when plugged into my PC's front headphone slot is fine. I have double checked all my speaker connections, making sure the right speakers are in the right plugs, and that the output and input is correct.
I've checked things like EAX, CMSS-3D, EQ, Crystalizer, etc. On or off doesn't seem to affect the problem.
It is a little frustrating. But to be quite honest it seems this problem only revolves around anything greater than 2.1 on my Creative X-Fi card. I have got to say I've never worked with such a screwed up problem. I have to believe it is always driver related. I'll install the original drivers that came on my CD (2006) and my rear right speaker wont work. I will install another semi-old driver and my center and rear speakers only play sound, I will install another driver and my center speaker will not play sound at all. Or I just go with this one where bass is reduced and divided between the center and sub leading to a sucky sound for song.
Creative Diagnostics comes out clear. When testing speaker polarity the center speaker receives all of the appropriate noise, only the subwoofer is shared by the center speaker.
I have tried switching the L/R cable with the Sub/Center and playing sound out of the left/right channels and either of those sounds came out of the center. Playing sound out the center channel came out left speaker. Playing the sub channel the only slight sound came out the sub. Although, left, center, right, rear right, or rear left, all of the sound also came out the sub. I did this to try to determine if the sound card or speakers had some problem. So I'm guessing by the results nothing is wrong with the speakers or sound card?
If anyone can help me with this please request info or post an idea. I think I'm about to go on another driver change rage.
Thanks in Advance
Jimmi G
Edit: I'm running Windows XP Media Center Edition SP3
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