*HP ENVY 14 & ENVY 14 Beats (1XXX series) Owners Lounge, Part III*

[MagusDraco]

the quad core 5650 tends to not be undervolted.

it is a tad bit underclocked compared to what the 3820tg comes at from stock.

however the clock range for the 5650 from amd is 450-650. we have 450. acer gets 550. it's...'bout 1-3 fps difference

[petp]

audiophiles/sound engineers/audio geeks...whats your opinion on the sound quality of the envy??? (no, not the silly speakers it has, but the audio when plugged in with headphones)

im playing my music (320kbp and FLAC files) and though it sounds good to me...definitely ALOT better than when i listen to music on my cellphone...was wondering if getting an external DAC (looking at the NuForce uDAC-2 since its not too pricey) would make much of a difference.
FYI; my headphones are shure SE-215's.

thanks!

[Somnio]

Hi petp. You can read a small but nice discussion starting here: http://forum.notebookreview.com/hp-e...ml#post7713367

[petp]

thanks somnio!

[Szadzik]

audiophiles/sound engineers/audio geeks...whats your opinion on the sound quality of the envy??? (no, not the silly speakers it has, but the audio when plugged in with headphones)

im playing my music (320kbp and FLAC files) and though it sounds good to me...definitely ALOT better than when i listen to music on my cellphone...was wondering if getting an external DAC (looking at the NuForce uDAC-2 since its not too pricey) would make much of a difference.
FYI; my headphones are shure SE-215's.

thanks!

If you really are into sound quality, buy a USB DAC/ AMP like DACPort or similar.

[smashweights]

the quad core 5650 tends to not be undervolted.

it is a tad bit underclocked compared to what the 3820tg comes at from stock.

however the clock range for the 5650 from amd is 450-650. we have 450. acer gets 550. it's...'bout 1-3 fps difference

Any updates on the ability to alter the voltage or clock speed? I've got Afterburner and the OC just isn't happening at whatever the stock voltage is set to. I know it doesnt seem like much, but 3 more fps in BF3 would make a big difference given on the lowest settings with the 1600x900 screen it's churning out 24-28 fps...

[eafd]

audiophiles/sound engineers/audio geeks...whats your opinion on the sound quality of the envy??? (no, not the silly speakers it has, but the audio when plugged in with headphones)

im playing my music (320kbp and FLAC files) and though it sounds good to me...definitely ALOT better than when i listen to music on my cellphone...was wondering if getting an external DAC (looking at the NuForce uDAC-2 since its not too pricey) would make much of a difference.
FYI; my headphones are shure SE-215's.

thanks!

Far too much static on the integrated audio. I just finished building the electronics for my CIEMs and the drivers are far more sensitive than anything I've had before. The static sounds like it's raining outside, it's that loud. An external DAC would improve this greatly, plan to build one sometime later.

[smashweights]

Far too much static on the integrated audio. I just finished building the electronics for my CIEMs and the drivers are far more sensitive than anything I've had before. The static sounds like it's raining outside, it's that loud. An external DAC would improve this greatly, plan to build one sometime later.

I noticed the static seems to depend on the headsets I've used. Some of the lower impedence headsets like my skullcandy buds have a constant buzz and blow my ears out if I don't turn the volume to nearly zero. But the higher impedance Triton headset has no static whatsoever and also doesn't require me to turn down the volume much when switching to the headset from onboard speakers. $.02

[eafd]

Definitely. The sensitivity of the ones I just finished are around 135dB/mW for the bass driver (~47 ohm impedance @ 500Hz). I end up hearing this lowish frequency static and it drives me crazy. Even a quick DIY 75 ohm impedance adapter doesn't work well enough to decrease the volume of the static.

Probably going to just build a grubDAC.

[MagusDraco]

yeah. I get a bit of a high pitched whine with the headphones now.

kind of annoying. ('course this may somehow be the cpu whine filtering into the audio...through some magic...or something)