2014-06-09, 16:42
Hi there,
The Problem
I'm facing severe audio problems with my relatively new HTPC. It sounds like the audio is over... overamplified? (german->english translation), as if the adjustment had put too much +db on top. (I'm sorry for the messed up English, but it's quite technical stuff here ) Furthermore, I really have to turn up the volume of the TV to get some output. Usually, we're watching TV at volume between 7 and 15, but for the HTPC, we have to turn the volume up to 40, sometimes even 50 or 70 for acceptable sound.
My Hardware
I'm using a ASUS Z87I-PRO (C2), and it is connected via HDMI with one of the three HDMI inputs of my TV. It's an Intel® Z87 Express chipset with an i3-4330 CPU. The device manager says that the audio driver (Intel Display-Audio) is version 6.16.0.3129 from 2013-10-16. The graphics card (in the chipset, I don't have a dedicated one) is "Intel HD Graphics 4600", version 10.18.10.3621, updated 2014-05-16.
The TV appears to be fine. I have a Chromecast and it works splendid. Changing the HDMI port for the server didn't have any effect. I don't have another TV or display with which I could test the output. I also don't have an AVR or the like.
My Software
Running Windows 8.0 64bit. XBMC 13.0. foobar2000 and Windows Media Player have the same audio difficulties.
I was really glad when Intel fixed the video problem earlier this year, but now the audio problem has become quite annoying I'll be glad for any advice what I could do to fix this issue!
Thanks in advance,
Momro
The Problem
I'm facing severe audio problems with my relatively new HTPC. It sounds like the audio is over... overamplified? (german->english translation), as if the adjustment had put too much +db on top. (I'm sorry for the messed up English, but it's quite technical stuff here ) Furthermore, I really have to turn up the volume of the TV to get some output. Usually, we're watching TV at volume between 7 and 15, but for the HTPC, we have to turn the volume up to 40, sometimes even 50 or 70 for acceptable sound.
My Hardware
I'm using a ASUS Z87I-PRO (C2), and it is connected via HDMI with one of the three HDMI inputs of my TV. It's an Intel® Z87 Express chipset with an i3-4330 CPU. The device manager says that the audio driver (Intel Display-Audio) is version 6.16.0.3129 from 2013-10-16. The graphics card (in the chipset, I don't have a dedicated one) is "Intel HD Graphics 4600", version 10.18.10.3621, updated 2014-05-16.
The TV appears to be fine. I have a Chromecast and it works splendid. Changing the HDMI port for the server didn't have any effect. I don't have another TV or display with which I could test the output. I also don't have an AVR or the like.
My Software
Running Windows 8.0 64bit. XBMC 13.0. foobar2000 and Windows Media Player have the same audio difficulties.
I was really glad when Intel fixed the video problem earlier this year, but now the audio problem has become quite annoying I'll be glad for any advice what I could do to fix this issue!
Thanks in advance,
Momro