Help with hyperx cloud silver

[Dillidle]

Hello eveybody, I have a small problem with my hyperx cloud silver headset and i'm wondering if there is a simple solution. I have an old cheap logitech headset with a usb connector, but for some reason I find it's audio quality better than my hyperx cloud when it comes to hearing gunshots and explosions in battlefield 1. On the same level of volume these sounds seem to be silent, or muffled on my hyperx, and they sound more loud and powerful on my logitech. My motherboard is a gigabyte ab350 gaming 3 with realtek HD audio. I've also realized that when changing equalizer settings in realtek audio manager like selecting the "treble" preset, I can get better sounding gunshots, but at the same time other sounds like voices sound a bit off. Has anyone else experienced this? and if so, Can it be fixed by messing with the equalizer settings on realtek audio manager?

[Firecheetah13]

Don't use the realtek audio manager for equalizer settings. "Treble" and "bass" are the most vague terms in audio enhancement. 

https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/11/1696040635911128308/

This should help a lot if you take your time adjusting the settings, creating the preset which works for you best. Explosions will be on the lower end, probably around 60-100 Hz, and gunshots will probably be from 3-5 kHz, at least based on my experience. So I recommend medium-ish settings in the 20-60Hz range, maybe with a slight boost of 1-2, a higher boost from 60-150Hz of 3-4.5, from 300-2 kHz I wouldn't really edit anything, and boost 2-5 kHz by somwhere between 2-4 ticks, and leave the rest above, maybe with a slight reduction above 15 kHz of 0-1.5. (BTW don't use the settings he stated in the post, that's for music)

[Dillidle]

3 hours ago, Firecheetah13 said:

Don't use the realtek audio manager for equalizer settings. "Treble" and "bass" are the most vague terms in audio enhancement. 

https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/11/1696040635911128308/

This should help a lot if you take your time adjusting the settings, creating the preset which works for you best. Explosions will be on the lower end, probably around 60-100 Hz, and gunshots will probably be from 3-5 kHz, at least based on my experience. So I recommend medium-ish settings in the 20-60Hz range, maybe with a slight boost of 1-2, a higher boost from 60-150Hz of 3-4.5, from 300-2 kHz I wouldn't really edit anything, and boost 2-5 kHz by somwhere between 2-4 ticks, and leave the rest above, maybe with a slight reduction above 15 kHz of 0-1.5. (BTW don't use the settings he stated in the post, that's for music)

Thanks friend! truth is i'm a real noob to this whole audio stuff and really have no idea how an equalizer works, but after a little bit of research I just ended up copying some other guys settings for his hyperx cloud, and I can already tell the diference. Do you happen to have APO equalizer settings of your own? if you do could you share them? Again thanks for your help, now i can enjoy my new headset

[Firecheetah13]

9 hours ago, Dillidle said:

Thanks friend! truth is i'm a real noob to this whole audio stuff and really have no idea how an equalizer works, but after a little bit of research I just ended up copying some other guys settings for his hyperx cloud, and I can already tell the diference. Do you happen to have APO equalizer settings of your own? if you do could you share them? Again thanks for your help, now i can enjoy my new headset

No problem! I generally have mine deadset for music 99% of the time.

(Preamp: -6.5 dB
Include: example.txt
GraphicEQ: 20 2.75; 25 2.5; 31.5 2; 40 2; 50 1.95; 63 2; 80 2; 100 2.1; 125 1.9; 160 1.65; 200 1.5; 250 1.15; 315 0.8; 400 0.5; 500 0.55; 630 0.6; 800 0.65; 1000 1; 1250 0.75; 1600 0.65; 2000 0.38; 2500 0.1; 3150 -0.07; 4000 -0.25; 5000 -0.62; 6300 -1; 8000 -2; 10000 -2.5; 12500 -3; 16000 -3.25; 20000 -3.65)

That's what's in for me right now, as I listen to a lot of music that is heavier on the bass side of things, but I set my preamp lower to reduce distortion in the headset for high frequencies. However, you can always raise the preamp to get more total volume out. Everybody's tastes are different, so find what works for you. I personally love the sound signature of these headphones, even if I have to boost the bass a little