[hoopsman]

i have a 5.1 speaker system. i had a problem that i thought would be fixed by getting a sound card, and i play games a lot, so i thought, why keep relying on onboard audio when i should get a soundcard? so i got an asus xonar dx and it works fine, but my original problem seems to still be happening. my problem is that my speakers will start out at the loudness they should be, then fade out to be quieter, and then be loud again, which as you can imagine, is maddening. i cant determine if the problem is hardware of software related, but this problem is really pissing me off. i would really appreciate some help or advice on what to do.
thanks
hoopsman

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Have you tried a different set of speakers to make sure its not the speakers?
That would be the first course of action to eliminate the hardware side of it.
Then we can move on to the software part

[rshaffer61]

Have you tried a different set of speakers to make sure its not the speakers?
That would be the first course of action to eliminate the hardware side of it.
Then we can move on to the software part

[hoopsman]

well i sorta have. my steelseries siberia headphones seem to work fine, and dont fade out at all when im playing music or whatnot.

[rshaffer61]

are you plugging to the speaker connection on the back of your system?
If so I believe trying another set of speakers regardless how cheap they are will show the problem
I'm basing this off your headset doesn't fade so I'm looking at speaker failure at this point.

[hoopsman]

hmm. well i have a pretty nice stereo with a rca-3.5mm jack input i could use.
ill try them and report back

[rshaffer61]

Ok i'll be waiting for your post.
I may get some sleep as it's late here. If I don't get back with you I will reply in the morning. Don't give up as we will determine the problem. If it is software We have options.

[hoopsman]

hey man thanks for all the help. fortunately, i figured out it was the dell speakers, cause when i triend with my stereo it worked flawlessly, so that is what i am going to do for sound now through an y adapter audio cable. its gonna sound great on my infiniti speakers and my sony STR-DN15 reciever.
thanks again
peace

[rshaffer61]

You are very welcome. I'm glad we could help. Please let us know how everything works.. If there is anything else I can do to help please feel free to ask.
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