X870E Hero Realtek Equalizer

[Doomb0t]

I recently bought an X870E Hero motherboard and it's working great. I've upgraded from a Crosshair VIII Hero (Wifi), which had Sonic Studio 3. The X870E Realtek Audio sounds relatively flat and I don't see any equalizer options in the Realtek Audio Console:

I understand that Sonic Studio 3 was discontinued for X870 motherboards, but the lack of equalizer on a 700$ motherboard seems baffling. Is there anything I can do to restore equalizer for the X870E Hero?

[Adiemus]

I have the same issue. Went from a Crosshair X470 to the Crosshair X870E and boom, no equalizer for my headphones anymore!

I have speakers on Digital Output (optical) and headphones (3,5mm). On the old motherboard I had equalizer only for 3.5mm, now it's reversed and I really need the equalizer for my headphones.

Why do we even need to ask this? Why don't all audio devices have their own equalizers?

[josephrickards1]

Had the same issue ended up using a third-party EQ app someone at Liverpool Publicity Experts recommended, since the Realtek console was a letdown.