Sound card amplification settings

[aDigitalPhantom]

Consider this closed. I didn't want to, but I will make a hardware solution. It will be less hassle than having most of what I say ignored, insulted because I don't like the same brands, people replying can't bother looking at the devices in question, and it's not worth being treated poorly over. It will also be safer than "hacking" the software and motherboard for the same effect.

No I'm not going to share what I'm building, and get treated bad for making it how I will. If you don't believe me that's your problem.

No it's not going to be as simple as cutting a cable and splicing in a potentiometer, but that would do the job without problems. Not that doing that would damage the speakers in anyway. The input is just a standard male 3.5mm stereo to male 3.5mm stereo cable. The same kind of cable you might use to connect a phone to the aux in on car radios. Just longer.

 

[BibbelBobbel]

There is nothing wrong with the onboard Realtek amplifiers. Also ASUS did nothing wrong. These amps are for headphones only! Not for speakers. Impedance will never show correctly. It's a technical behavior. Impedance on headphone is not a fix value, it varies, and can't really be measured. So it can't be measured or shown correctly. It can be shown in steps, maybe <100Ohm, <200Ohm, ...
Always set an ampflier to lowest gain settings to not blow headphones, speakers or audio frontpanels.
If an audio front panel is not compatible it with Intels HD Audio standard it will shurely crash. An electrical short circuit will occur. I had an ROG Maximus IX Hero with an old (2004) case. The thing gave me bad BSODs when I turned the amp on on the connected old audio front panel. I could only set AC97 standard for this old case/frontpanel instead of Intel HD. When set to AC97, headphone amplification is not available. So nearly all audio front panel can work. My newer Corsair Air 540 case worked fine with HD Audio front panel an headphone amplification.

I read an whitpapel from the Realtek ALC1220 where i readsomething about 32Ohm up to 600Ohm. So this is for headphones.

Try different Realtek drivers. Ampfliciation should not appear when speakers are connected/set. Only when headphones are chosen.

 

[craigo]

Sorry if I have offended you,
I looked at the picture of the speakers you linked to (Bose companion) and thought the breakout/line-in, round thing? may have been a volume controller
That is the case on my klipsch 2.1 running off onboard ALC898. I would like to see your solution to the issue if you feel like sharing.

 

[aDigitalPhantom]

The case is maybe 2 months old. It's a CoolerMaster MasterCase Pro 6. My understanding is the case design is from 2017.

If you believe ASUS it is gain control.

TUF X299 Mark 1 utilizes a unique audio codec designed in close collaboration with Realtek — the Realtek S1220A. It also features an unprecedented 120dB signal-to-noise ratio for the stereo line-out and a 113dB SNR for the line-in, providing pristine audio quality. Additionally, a new impedance-sensing circuit automatically adjusts gain to ensure the optimal volume range for your headphones.

Maybe the PCI sound card, and the older motherboards had low line level. The PCIE, and USB sound card didn't. The audio output in the Logitech G510s might be.

Sorry if I have offended you,
I looked at the picture of the speakers you linked to (Bose companion) and thought the breakout/line-in, round thing? may have been a volume controller
That is the case on my klipsch 2.1 running off onboard ALC898. I would like to see your solution to the issue if you feel like sharing.

It's not you. Maybe when I'm done with the design, and have it working.