From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: =?UTF-8?B?RMOibmllbA==?= Fraga Subject: HDA Codec: Soundmax ADI AD1988 x Realtek ALC889 Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 11:22:37 -0300 Message-ID: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from lo.gmane.org (lo.gmane.org [80.91.229.12]) by alsa0.perex.cz (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2920B24608 for ; Mon, 12 Apr 2010 16:24:36 +0200 (CEST) Received: from list by lo.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1O1KZ0-0000EG-OV for alsa-devel@alsa-project.org; Mon, 12 Apr 2010 16:24:34 +0200 Received: from 189.62.197.41 ([189.62.197.41]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Mon, 12 Apr 2010 16:24:34 +0200 Received: from fragabr by 189.62.197.41 with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Mon, 12 Apr 2010 16:24:34 +0200 List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: alsa-devel-bounces@alsa-project.org Errors-To: alsa-devel-bounces@alsa-project.org To: alsa-devel@alsa-project.org List-Id: alsa-devel@alsa-project.org I upgraded my system from a Asus M2N-E (Soundmax AD1988 codec) motherboard to MSI X58 Pro-E (Realtek ALC889 codec). The problem is that I feel the sound worst than before. I feel lack of bass and treble. With AD1988 the sound was more "vivid", there was more bass and treble. With ALC889 it is "flat". The only advantage I noticed on ALC889 is the possibility of mixing multiple sounds at hardware level, what was impossible on AD1988. So, what are your opinion? Ps: I used on both the analog output with a Edifier E3100 2.1 speaker system. Ps2: could be a problem with a bad quality DAC of the Realtek ALC889? -- Linux 2.6.33: Man-Eating Seals of Antiquity