If it was a definite tweak in how the hardware handles the audio output, I'd expect to see a change with all playback bit-depths and frequencies. even moreso considering the values for 16b/96k and 24b/44k aren't changed. then again, it's also possible that a echo/reverb/EQ effect is being applied to the output stream, which would affect those values and cause a 'false' percieved improvement in audio quality. I'm assuming, then, that the hardware is being directed to process each output channel a bit more seperately, and possibly even being run through the low-pass and high-pass filters a couple of times, possibly as well some changes to the hardware equalizer to achieve a cleaner tone. there appears to be a general improvement in two key areas: 16b/44k (which is the standard for 99% of games) and 24b/96k (which is standard for most DVD-quality playback). Noise level / Dynamic range - basically represents the difference between the strength of the audio signal to that of the stream's noise floor. the only thing the driver pack is changing - in regards to the percieved audio quality - is how the hardware handles processing the output audio stream.įrequency response - which, in brief, is the full range of the audio spectrum the hardware is able to reproduce. Reading that alone, and asusming you're testing is accurate.

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