greenhorn
Patron
It's been a while since i used a realtek onboard. Most of my music listening is through my Atrix 2 + ES18 - they sound divine, and my laptop, which has an IDT codec.
I remember Realtek's AC'97 codecs from back in the day sounding pathetic, but their newer ones were slightly better, and figured the current ones should be decent. I recently ordered an Inspiron 15R for my sister, and got it yesterday, and despite whatever maxxaudio it had, it sounded PATHETIC. I was underwhelmed by how it could sound so lame. My own 2010 Inspiron R's built in IDT chip made it sound like crap. There was absolutely no highs, and the lows were positively anaemic.
I thought Realtek codecs had started improving. Seems they are just as sad as they used to be.
I remember Realtek's AC'97 codecs from back in the day sounding pathetic, but their newer ones were slightly better, and figured the current ones should be decent. I recently ordered an Inspiron 15R for my sister, and got it yesterday, and despite whatever maxxaudio it had, it sounded PATHETIC. I was underwhelmed by how it could sound so lame. My own 2010 Inspiron R's built in IDT chip made it sound like crap. There was absolutely no highs, and the lows were positively anaemic.
I thought Realtek codecs had started improving. Seems they are just as sad as they used to be.