Vitaliy87 Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 I've never had a 5.1 or 7.1 headset before but I'm pretty sure that my 1500 headset is not any different from my phone ear plugs right now. I've installed v 2.0.19 drivers played around with it for a bit and I just don't feel any surround sound coming from the 1500. How can I make sure if it's working? Is there a sound file or a video file to test 7.1 sound? All 7.1 Youtube videos seem to only activate the left and right speakers so that's not helping.... I'm just not sure if I was expecting too much or is my headset not setup properly. Using window 8.1 btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandstorm1 Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 reason being that the headset only has one speaker per side.. makes it difficult to reproduce the sound you hear from something with multiple drivers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toasted Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 Make sure 7.1 surround is highlighted when you configure your speakers. (Sound>Playback Devices>Click the headset>configure) It's best to try the headset in a game or movie that has surround sound. AS sandstorm1 said, The surround is virtual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st0neh Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 Quite a few people have reported issues with the surround not working very well if at all with the beta drivers, give it a shot with the old 1.1 drivers too if Toasted's suggestion doesn't hep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vitaliy87 Posted December 26, 2013 Author Share Posted December 26, 2013 Does Battlefield 4 support 7.1? When i set it to headphones-surround left and right virtual speakers don't seem to work. 5.1 seems to sound far better with movies and games. Also I don't hear any strong bass at all is that normal for virtual surround sound? Strange thing I found is that when I go into corsair headset control panel and turn off that blue button on the left so that I get Source Type - 5.1 Surround Now Playing - 2.0 Stereo left and right speakers are constantly switching and I get far better surround feeling than with virtual surround sound button on. Kinda disappointed now that I didn't buy a simple 2.0 stereo headset since this headset sounds the best in 2.0 stereo mode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mexie Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 ^ I noticed this too. The 5.1 and 7.1 are where the headset begins to get muddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mexie Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 install 1.1 drivers after uninstalling the newer drivers and software and restarting. They sound amazing now. Who knew 2 year old drivers would be best for a newer device -.-. [ for the v2's ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doestilvoort Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 install 1.1 drivers after uninstalling the newer drivers and software and restarting. They sound amazing now. Who knew 2 year old drivers would be best for a newer device -.-. [ for the v2's ] can u give me a link? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vitaliy87 Posted January 3, 2014 Author Share Posted January 3, 2014 ^ http://www.corsair.com/en/blog/headset-drivers-1.1/ Whats the best way to uninstall drivers and software? Also how do I install 1.1 on windows 8.1? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toasted Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 I'm not sure if the 1.1 drivers support Windows 8.1. I would just uninstall the drivers normally, then install the v1.1 drivers. If it doesn't install, try compatibility mode and see if that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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