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SRS AUDIO ESSENTIALS REVIEW FULL VERSION
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Containing both an introduction containing lots of dialogue and the game containing a heavy soundtrack, it was the perfect game to test. The Binding of Issac was tested with SRS Audio Essentials. Considering the source was from DVD, it was impressive that SRS Audio Essentials processed the smaller noises not heard during playback. SRS Audio Essentials was also able to create more virtual surround with small background noise like crickets being easily heard.

SRS AUDIO ESSENTIALS REVIEW MOVIE

In the case of both pop videos, there was a noticeable amount of cracking during playback that sat right behind the melody of the song and even adjusting the advanced option sliders did not remove the issue.Ī dialogue-heavy movie was also tested and with presets (movie and headphones), the audio came across clean and audible. The only problem with SRS Audio Essentials is that the presets do not work well with music video audio. The hip-hop video played with an enjoyable amount of bass and the treble also presented small cues not heard with Realtek High Definition Audio. The pop song’s heavily layered instrumentals contained more depth while the vocals sounded much more natural and comprehensible. Using two pop songs and one hip-hop song, SRS Audio Essentials was able to create a wider and more expansive sound. Using three high definition music videos, SRS Audio Essentials again produced more impressive audio.

SRS AUDIO ESSENTIALS REVIEW WINDOWS

SRS Audio Essentials is compatible with most media players and natively works with Windows Media Player while Media Player Classic had to be configured to recognize the program to process the sound. The hip-hop songs sounded heavier with the increased bass and the rock songs had new life brought to them with the percussion and smaller recorded sounds becoming more vibrant by SRS Audio Essentials.įor the video tests, Media Player Classic Home Cinema (in the K-Lite codec pack) and Windows Media Player were used to compare playback. Hip-hop and rock music have comparable audio attributes, and the four songs chosen contain both a good amount of high and lows.Īcross the board, SRS Audio Essentials beat Realtek High Definition Audio by producing a wider spectrum of sound and highlighting the higher pitches and solid lows. With iTunes, four different songs from two different genres were tested. Two sets of headphones were used: Altec Lansing ear buds and WESC over-the-ear headphones. SRS Audio Essentials was tested on an Alienware MX11 that uses Realtek High Definition Audio as the default audio processor. SRS Audio Essentials also features a simulated 5.1 surround sound option that can be used with most video playback.īut how did SRS Audio Essentials compare to the on-board audio?

SRS AUDIO ESSENTIALS REVIEW FULL VERSION

Runs on: WinXP, WinVista, WinVista 圆4, Win7 x32, Win7 圆4, Win2000, WinOther, Other, Mac OS X, Mac Other, Windows2000, Windows2003, WinServer, Windows Vista, WinMobile, Windows CE, Pocket PC, Android, BlackBerry, iPhone, iPod, iTouch, Palm, Palm OS 6.0, Not Applicable, Win98, WinME, WinNT 3.x, WinNT 4.x, Win95, Unix, Linux, Handheld, Mobile Other, Java, Win 3.1x, Windows Tablet PC Edition 2005, Windows Media Center Edition 2005, Windows Mobile 2003, Windows Mobile 2005, Linux Console, Linux Gnome, Linux GPL, Linux Open Source, MS-DOS, AS, 400, OS, 2, OS, 2 Warp, OS, 2 Warp 4, Mac PPC, Mac OS X 10.5, Mac OS X 10.4, Mac OS X 10.3, Mac OS X 10.2, Mac OS X 10.1, Mac OS 9, MAC 68k, Palm OS 5.0, Palm OS 4.0, Palm OS 3.2, Palm OS 3.1, Palm OS 3.0, Palm OS 2.1, Palm OS 2.0, Palm OS 1.0, RIM, Symbian, OpenVMS, Netware, BEOS, Mac OS X 10.6, Mac OS X 10.7, Mac OS X 10.SRS Audio Essentials is simple to use with the standard options, but the full version of SRS Audio Essentials features customizable sliders that affect the treble, bass, and sound dimensions.