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spamrundie OP t1_j1pf1x4 wrote

Reply to comment by usernamesoap in HD599SE sounds worse than my old G433.. What am I doing wrong? by spamrundie

I tried connecting it to the front panel audio header of my case, but Windows itsn't detecting anything. I might be missing some drivers for the AAFP port. However in the motherboard's manual it says Line Out connects to headphones and speakers.

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joddeldido t1_j1pn69d wrote

have you connected the front audio connectors to your motherboard header?

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spamrundie OP t1_j1poioa wrote

Yes this morning I reconnected them and now the front panel works. Obviously there's no change in sound.

I don't know if this is the case for you too, but apparently the Realtek Audio Manager has been replaced with the Audio Console (from the microsoft store). Kinda sucks I can't use the equaliser without enabling DTS, and there seems to be more options for a Realtek Digital Output (environment options, etc.) which my headphones apparently aren't (they're under the Speakers tab)

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joddeldido t1_j1pou9r wrote

I noticed that too when updating to windows 11. I would recommend getting a dac, for the 599 the apple dongle dac should be sufficient. It's only a few bucks.

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spamrundie OP t1_j1ppv25 wrote

What improvements does the apple dongle dac give? Is it compatible with windows?

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joddeldido t1_j1pqgqu wrote

It probably (!) Has noticeably better sound than the onboard dac on your Mainbord. And it is compatible with windows

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spamrundie OP t1_j1ykxy5 wrote

Is the EU version of the apple dongle good too? I live in the EU and importing from US is a bit too expensive

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