Sound quality is extremely bad

havrige · n00b Joined: 11 Apr 2005 Posts: 38

While playing .mp3s with xmms the sound quality is really bad. I just used these same .mp3s on my win box with winamp so I know they sound good. However in linux I get a flat sound with almost no bass... I have a setup with two small speakers and a subwoofer.

I have installed ALSA and OSS support drivers. I have also tried different setups in xmms itself but there is no difference in quality. What could the weak link be? My soundcard is an onboard realtek ac '97, intel8x0 is what I should use according to the alsa-matrix, and also what I have used.
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fctk · Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 6:50 pm Post subject:

have you tried other mp3 players such as mpg123 mpg321 beep-media-player and lamip?
anyway you can set the volumes (included the bass) with alsamixer.

havrige · n00b Joined: 11 Apr 2005 Posts: 38

I tried mpg321 and the quality is exactly the same.... It makes me think something must be wrong with my ALSA setup...

Is there anyway to check this simply?
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fctk · Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 8:26 pm Post subject:

but it used to work before or it has never worked?
anyway if i were you i would simply reread the alsa guide...

thegoonden · Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 3:48 pm Post subject:

I'd take a look at your winbox and make sure it's not got some EQ on it. Either in winamp or in the windows sound mixer applet ( or proprietry equivalent if you're insane and run that sort of thing).

Also check the gain structure on alsamixer or kmix or something to make sure you're note badly underdriving a channel.

penguinland · n00b Joined: 26 Sep 2004 Posts: 50 Location: California