Latest Realtek HD Audio Driver Version [2]

9102 has improvements for bass heads.
The mid and low bass has more punch than the last few drivers(9091, 9098, and 9099).
And the subs have finally lost some of the sloppy rumble.

Tested on both my soundbar and my headset(both Dolby Atmos capable, but turned Atmos off)
The filters have obviously been improved.
If you cannot hear the full range in this tune, than don't worry about updating.... except for maybe security reasons.



For punch, try this

Boy, this seems to be the place to be!

Thanks for the test, Cliff.

I need to get back to running a full suite of the tests I used to do, as well. But I think that I will vary it up a bit.

One place that anyone who really wants to test the output of their devices can look at it audiocheck.net - well worth it to really delve into the dynamics of sounds and what your equipment can and cannot do.

For example, my previous rig had a much older RT chipset for audio, and coupled with my wired Astro Gaming A40s, I had decent sound - but regularly missed a lot of frequencies (especially low end) when testing.

My new SS Artcis Wireless Pros, however, paired with the (much more modern) RT chipset (and making use the S/PDIF output versus traditional headphone jack / USB) has made a *huge* difference in not only what I can now hear, but how dynamic the sound output is, in both listening to music as well as gaming.

E.g. - my current setup allows me to hear every single step though the low frequency check - The Ultimate Bass Test | Ultra Low Frequency Range Test

Not kidding - every single one. At 10 Hz it's a very, very muted hum - but it is there (assuming, of course, that it's not an anomaly of the recording itself, which it could very well be!). That's insane. I didn't think I could hear that, especially with my previous setup - but that was, at least partially, because my previous setup was inferior to my current setup. And my setup is still nowhere near studio quality, like what CliffS and a few others here have.

But, also using the various tests here, I realize that my tinnitus has affected some of my upper range - I cannot hear nearly as high I *should* be able to as a normal human being, and there are, for lack of a better word, gaps in my high range sensitivity - a block of frequencies that I simply cannot hear / detect that are *below* my actual high end threshold.

I also need to get a better set (read: selection, including larger variety) of audio samples- or else (finally!) extract the data from my mechanical HDs that had all of my .FLACs on it so I can run a wide variety of test using various genres and styles. Even then, though, it will be limited, because there are genres I don't listen to at all.

And, really, anyone who comes here asking "which is the driver / sounding driver" NEEDS TO DO THIS FOR THEMSELVES ALSO.

Unless you have my exact hardware, coupled with my exact frequency range and my exact idiosyncrasies, anything I say won't really mean jack / squat to you. My experiences will be what I discern and feel and may not be the same as anyone else's.

And thus, no matter what I say, you should try the drivers out for yourself and see what *you* think about them. Yes, recommendations made here are a good starting point - but that simply means you have recommendations on which drivers to include in your testing to find the exact one that suits you for your needs.

HTH

I wish there was a way to include equalizer to Line/Microphone input too.