Corsair 1500 Sound Quality...

[JimmyBoy]

Purchased these at the beginning of the week, and since then ive been tinkering with them to try and make them sound OK. To say im disappointed with the sound quality is an understatement.

 

Everything ive tried sounds tinny / flat, and it doesnt seem to matter what I do, the sound just sucks.

 

Ive installed the drivers, tried different settings in windows control panel, and tried different settings in the corsair control panel, all with no luck.

 

Does anyone have a step-by-step procedure from first opening the item out of the box, to setting everything up to work correctly? as im out of ideas.

 

If I cant resolve this by tommorrow then im returning them as I am really unhappy with them.

 

Thanks for any advice.

[risochras]

Purchased these at the beginning of the week, and since then ive been tinkering with them to try and make them sound OK. To say im disappointed with the sound quality is an understatement.

 

Everything ive tried sounds tinny / flat, and it doesnt seem to matter what I do, the sound just sucks.

 

Ive installed the drivers, tried different settings in windows control panel, and tried different settings in the corsair control panel, all with no luck.

 

Does anyone have a step-by-step procedure from first opening the item out of the box, to setting everything up to work correctly? as im out of ideas.

 

If I cant resolve this by tommorrow then im returning them as I am really unhappy with them.

 

Thanks for any advice.

 

Hi Jimmy, some had issues with the mic/hissing sound/cracking (including me), but not once did i see somebody complaining about the audio quality. I would first test the headphones on another system, if same - return. If only on your own system - try deleting the drivers and letting windows install its own. (to see if corsair drivers mess up or are being messed up by something) Plus check for any other software (older audio software/drivers) that could be causing conflicts with the new headphones. Wish you much luck !

[JimmyBoy]

Already tried that mate, there going back, dont like em.

[Toasted]

Have you tried a different USB port?

Right click the Speaker Icon at the notifications tray>Playback Devices>Click the V1500>Configure>See if its set on 5.1 or 7.1 Surround.

[filenotfound]

The headset is made to be flat. Which is a good thing.

It allows you to completely and accurately customize the audio to your liking using the equalizer.

But you also kind of need to know what you are doing, otherwise you will cause certain frequency ranges to be washed out or can cause audio distortion.

 

It will depend on the headset you are using (well the 1500, but ofcoruse i dont have it so wouldnt really be able to tell you applicable settings for it), and your personal preference, whether you want more deep base, better/wider midranges, higher vocals, or for some reason the highs higher lol

 

id say something like (and looking at the software for it, it ranges from +/-20db, and each notch is 5db):

no increase at 30hz band (since you arnt going to get much from that band in headphones)

a little more on 60hz band, like maybe 5-8db increase (depending on how much bassier you want it to be)

the 120hz band, increase to 10-15db (depending on how much bassier you want it to be, id recommend like 10 though)

the 250hz band should be like 7-10db

the 500hz should be about 7-10db

the 1khz should be 10db or so

the 2khz should be alittle higher, like 12 (where most vocals are)

4khz should be 7-10db

8khz should be 5-7db or so

16khz should be left at 0 or a small increase

 

something like this should be good. Ofcourse you should play with it alittle bit until you get it to your liking.

 

Id recommend probably turning the mic loop back down/off, since that can cause extra hissing and/or cause pops/crackles (but ofcoruse there are other causes for that aswell)

 

When listening to music, turn OFF 5.1/7.1, only use that for gaming or maybe movies (for sense of direction). music will not sound right in virtual surround.