#Realtek hd audio muffled sound install
#Realtek hd audio muffled sound drivers
#Realtek hd audio muffled sound update
#Realtek hd audio muffled sound driver

I had an idea to use the Mic front jack as a headphone jack. I have an older Asus case that uses AC'97 cable config but I am doubtful it would change anything. The computer is quite far away and not on the same table as the monitor and speakers. The reason for not using the rear jack for headphones is, well, cable length.

#Realtek hd audio muffled sound driver

Windows plays fine, every other application has the same issue.Д®dit: Uninstalling nVidia HD audio driver didn't do anything. This is why I'm so dumbfounded right now. To remind you, most of the sounds that are louder are in high frequencies, bass is non existent, everything else is really faint even at 100% volume, yet Windows and Realtek Sound Manager has no problem playing it's sound test on the headphones. Saying 'distorted sound' is really vague. I read of people having the same issue, but I am not sure about that. I only saw installing 1607 back again as an option anyway from the beginning, since there is no magical driver or tweak that fixes this. Setting the the integrated audio to AC'97, as expected renders the front panel useless because of different pin layout. The only sound options would probably be HD audio and AC'97 compatibility and ON/OFF, it defaults to HD panel on the BIOS.Д«tw, any linux distro either locks up my system or gives off no video signal.

#Realtek hd audio muffled sound drivers

This might be the first time where I genuinely don't know what the hell is happening.ДЄny help is appreciated, I've literally almost tried everything that makes sense.Д®DIT: I tried plugging the speakers into the front jack, all it did was give off loud static and nothing else.ДЇinal thoughts: The audio chip or the connector on the motherboard might be broken, So I intend to return the board for repairs.Д¬lick to expand.I tried both Microsoft Software driver thingy database, official Realtek website and the drivers that AsRock provides. I lived through nVidia drivers crashing constantly on Vista and 7. I have never been so frustrated in my life. What's interesting is how other sources cannot play audio normally, but Windows obviously has no difficulty. Youtube and Video/Audio players react somewhat when changing which API to use but that doesn't fix anything.

#Realtek hd audio muffled sound install

When I install the driver off of the motherboard support section, the volume on headphones doubles, but it isn't possible to control the volume anymore, any setting higher than 0 gives off the same volume and 0 just mutes it. If the jack or the cable was busted I wouldn't hear any sound.ДЄll other sound sources are unbearable to listen, I haven't been able to use the headphones for weeks now and I can't game at night without them. So I am lost, I could only blame the front jack connector, but the case (Define C Mini) is new. If headphones are connected to the rear connector, it sounds as it should. I also noticed that the volume on speakers is quite lower than it was before.

I just don't get what is actually causing this. Thing is Windows sounds are completely fine, so are the test sounds coming out of Realtek HD Audio Panel and the built-in Windows sound test for speaker setups.

The sound coming out is very low, I can only hear faint trebly sound. I have found 0 solutions.Д®verything worked fine until I updated Windows from 1607, and changed out the PC case.

#Realtek hd audio muffled sound update

It's a combination of updating to WindCreators Update and a change of the case. Even ones that come through Microsoft themselves.Дў) Disabling Audio Enhancements (Why would you though? It never helps)Д¤) Messing with quality settings, volume and speaker setup. 1) Reinstalling different Realtek driver versions.