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Low Audio on G74SX? Here's the fix

Chastity
Level 10

‎07-28-2011 05:26 PM - last edited on ‎03-06-2024 07:20 PM by Community Admin

Open up the THX TruStudio app and set it to "External Speakers". When on "Built-In Speakers", it's filtering the audio improperly, and losing a lot of the audio playback.

Just a FYI, comparing the G74SX to the G73SW, the audio is fuller sounding. Seeing how the audio plate is wider, I suspect they put in larger drivers. 🙂

Feedback welcome!
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Retired
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‎07-29-2011 10:03 AM

Nice, but isnt it smarter to keep it at "built in speakers"
If you want them to last longer?
Have had some several other products that had their speakers destroyed
for playing music to high.
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jorlanm
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In response to Retired

‎07-29-2011 10:45 AM

I fount the G73's 2.1 speaker to be louder than he G74's speakers...
-ASUS ROG G73SW-3DE-
-Intel Core i7-2630QM Mobile Quad Processor
-Intel HM65 Express Chipset +ICH10
-17.3" 1920x1080 120Hz Anti-Glare Matte Screen
-nVidia GeForce GTX 460m 1.5GB GDDR5 VRAM
-nVidia 3D Vision Active Shutter Glasses
-Creative EAX Advanced HD 5.0
-THX TruStudio
-8GB DDR3 1333MHz RAM (Max 32GB)
-2x500 Seagate Momentous XT Hybrid HDD
-Blu-Ray 4x Burner
-Logitech Performance MX Darkfield Laser Mice
-Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate

-XBOX360, PS3, Wii
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Chastity
Level 10

‎07-30-2011 01:49 PM

jorlanm wrote:
I fount the G73's 2.1 speaker to be louder than he G74's speakers...


If the G74 had THX set to "Built-In Speakers" then yes that would be true. Tab it over to "External Speakers" and then you will hear how they are supposed to be heard, and I find the G74 sounding better.
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reddragun3
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‎07-31-2011 11:25 AM

thanks for this...
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jorlanm
Level 7
In response to reddragun3

‎08-01-2011 06:18 AM

Question though...one I restart my G73sw-3DE THX goes back to Built-In-Speaker mode...anyway I can have it set on External?
-ASUS ROG G73SW-3DE-
-Intel Core i7-2630QM Mobile Quad Processor
-Intel HM65 Express Chipset +ICH10
-17.3" 1920x1080 120Hz Anti-Glare Matte Screen
-nVidia GeForce GTX 460m 1.5GB GDDR5 VRAM
-nVidia 3D Vision Active Shutter Glasses
-Creative EAX Advanced HD 5.0
-THX TruStudio
-8GB DDR3 1333MHz RAM (Max 32GB)
-2x500 Seagate Momentous XT Hybrid HDD
-Blu-Ray 4x Burner
-Logitech Performance MX Darkfield Laser Mice
-Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate

-XBOX360, PS3, Wii
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Chastity
Level 10
In response to jorlanm

‎08-02-2011 01:23 PM

jorlanm wrote:
Question though...one I restart my G73sw-3DE THX goes back to Built-In-Speaker mode...anyway I can have it set on External?


I haven't figured out a workaround for that yet. 🙂
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Retired
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‎08-02-2011 10:55 AM

Do you get a vibration noise in the chassis though? Sort of like a buzzing noise?
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Retired
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‎08-06-2011 10:10 AM

Ill take back what I said hehe. It's clearly worth it.
Tried it out with some different styles of music(rock,hardstyle) and so on.
And the difference is just amazing. Sounds alot better with the speakers set to "external"
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userdude
Level 7

‎08-06-2011 11:34 AM

Chastity wrote:
Open up the THX TruStudio app and set it to "External Speakers". When on "Built-In Speakers", it's filtering the audio improperly, and losing a lot of the audio playback.

Just a FYI, comparing the G74SX to the G73SW, the audio is fuller sounding. Seeing how the audio plate is wider, I suspect they put in larger drivers. 🙂

Feedback welcome!


Question about the THX TruStudio oem...

would the pro version make the G74 sound any better ?
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