Al_Jourgensen wrote:
Hello community
i have an Asus G750JX that is connected to a yamaha amplifier, via digital output with 5.1 DTS and Dolby, but when I want to listen to music for example, the sound is all in stereo PCM, the sound is not good, and i was wondering if I buy an external sound card, if the audio may be played always in 5.1, even in the windows environment, or if there is any player that emits sound in 5.1, like in my old Asus M50Vn, the Asus with other programs since the file is converted to 5.1, such as a movie, it converts it to dolby 5.1 but in music i use winamp for listen , but i have no chance, even if i change the options of the amplifier to 5.1, the music always output in pcm stereo
any help regarding this concern will be much appreciated.
Thank you very much
1. Apologize in advance if I don't understand your post correctly or your hardware setup, but if you were able to get 5.1 working with your old ASUS M50Vn, wondering how it was connected to your amplifier/speakers and why this same set up doesn't work on the G750JX since it should work about the same in my opinion although I may be wrong.
2. We should wait for your reply to question #1 above, but expect the G750JX also provides SPDIF optical output, so wondering if you are using this type of connection and what problems you see to get 5.1 output from the notebook.
Below is a screenshot from the G750JW with options for digital output you can try if you have not already.
3. If you are able to get 5.1 working on the G750JX for some things but not others because of software limitations, then that may be a different story, but expect you saw similiar issues with the M50Vn unless there was something different with the software setup.
Well, hope this helps and makes sense, but if not, feel free to disregard my reply.
Al_Jourgensen wrote:
hello ppl
my issue doesn´t have nothing to do with that, but i thank you for your answers.
i´m going to try to explain with an example
listen to music
i use winamp, and in my previous notebook, i connect it directly to my amplifier, and choose on the sound options (in the panel like the above post), the digital output exit, and then i clicked on properties, and go to the last hash, and choose surround 5.1 speakers.
Now i don´t have that option, i only have 2 channels, so the sound exit in my 5.1 system, is in 2 channels stereo PCM.
The system only changes to surround 5.1 or DTS when i play a movie for example with "xmbc"
the Windows environment, or anything that i play in this environment, to listen music for example, the digital output is 2.0 channels PCM
On my previous notebook, 5.1 was always ON, because i choose that option, that i don´t have in this notebook
that is my problem, i, for example, can´t hear music decent
and this is a major problem, and i want to know, if i have to buy an external soundcard (that is my #1 option), or i get a solution for this...there are only 2 ways
if somebody can help me, i´ll be much appreciated
thank you all
The answer is in your example. 🙂
You need to have a sound source that generates a detectable matrix audio sound stream for the signal to get interpreted as multi-channel.
It works fine from XMBC as it generates the Dolby 5.1 or DTS signal and is detected by the Amplifier.
You need a music player that will generate a true or fake multichannel signal that the amplifier can recognize.
Your amplifier probably has a fake surround mode that will simulate multichannel matrix from your stereo music sources, or you can get a Windows app to do it for you, either way you might find the Amplifier does a better job of faking the surround from stereo source.
Here are Winamp plugins that will do multichannel expansion from a stereo source:
http://www.winamp.com/plugin/stereo-expander/61461
http://www.winamp.com/plugin/izotope-ozone/79374
And, there is an option in the Realtek config speaker panel that turns on Virtual Sound. Mine only shows stereo because that is the only output I have available.
Have you tried setting the Speaker configuration beyond stereo after connecting the S/PDIF cable and turned on the Amplifier?
When you selected the Playback Device Realtek Digitial Device, did you enable all the options for output formats your amplifier supports?
Realtek Digital Output Properties Supported Formats
I don't have a Toslink connection set up, so I only see 2 channel options:
What I see for the 2 speaker configuration under Enhancements
Let us know what you find works for you 🙂
Thank you for the quality of your answer my friend
but the thing is that i have done what you tell me, regarding the winamp plugins, only the first sounds (i think) a little better
has you can see i have these settings
in my previous Asus, i had one more hash, that was saying Dolby Surround, and i had to marke it, then in the hash of "advaned, has you can see i´m iqual has you are, but in my previous notebook, i had also surround 5.1 speakers, in the last option of the list to select.
Now i only have this plug in, to in some way, make a virtual surround to contour the problem
But this is a sad thing, i´m a DJ, i need the notebook fuctional, in matter of sound, and i only see one way, buy an external sound card, to always have 5.1 signal always, like i used to have....
really, i bought this notebook, because of it´s performance, it´s unquestionable, but the compatibility it´s a head hake.
At this point, i had to bought a new Bluetooth keyboard to function with this notebook, and i had to send to the garbage an Apple Wireless Keyboard, that doesn´t pair with this Bluetooth, and i have to by a soundcard........
I should have stayed with the other one.....i spent almoust 2300 with this peace of..... with the peripherals included......when would this end.....first i got problems with asus because of the notebook that they have sell me, to try to change it for another one like this one, 1000 call´s later Asus helped me and change it, now, there are very failure points. really......i don´t know what else i could do...
Thank you sow much all for your help my friends. I apreciated very much, didn´t expect it, thank you
but the thing is that i have done what you tell me, regarding the winamp plugins, only the first sounds (i think) a little better
has you can see i have these settings
in my previous Asus, i had one more hash, that was saying Dolby Surround, and i had to marke it, then in the hash of "advaned, has you can see i´m iqual has you are, but in my previous notebook, i had also surround 5.1 speakers, in the last option of the list to select.
Now i only have this plug in, to in some way, make a virtual surround to contour the problem
But this is a sad thing, i´m a DJ, i need the notebook fuctional, in matter of sound, and i only see one way, buy an external sound card, to always have 5.1 signal always, like i used to have....
really, i bought this notebook, because of it´s performance, it´s unquestionable, but the compatibility it´s a head hake.
At this point, i had to bought a new Bluetooth keyboard to function with this notebook, and i had to send to the garbage an Apple Wireless Keyboard, that doesn´t pair with this Bluetooth, and i have to by a soundcard........
I should have stayed with the other one.....i spent almoust 2300 with this peace of..... with the peripherals included......when would this end.....first i got problems with asus because of the notebook that they have sell me, to try to change it for another one like this one, 1000 call´s later Asus helped me and change it, now, there are very failure points. really......i don´t know what else i could do...
Thank you sow much all for your help my friends. I apreciated very much, didn´t expect it, thank you
