Why would integrated sound have less niose than SB Live?

**sillyeagle** · 06-01-06, 10:55 PM

I get a good 50% more noise through my Klipsch 2.1 speakers with my SB Live than with AC97. Seems to me the SB Live should be cleaner than integrated, or have a higher SNR, but I guess not.

With integrated I can keep my windows volume at in the middle and there is no hiss, with the SB Live there is noticeable hiss.

**nekrosoft13** · 06-01-06, 11:11 PM

try a different PCI port and different driver

**sillyeagle** · 06-02-06, 04:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nekrosoft13

try a different PCI port and different driver

Drivers didn't help. I'll try to swap it with my wireless nic. Thanks.

**nekrosoft13** · 06-02-06, 04:09 PM

two more things to check

check if the live is sharing IRQ

and mute inputs: Line-in, Line-2 etc..

**Starscream** · 06-03-06, 10:04 PM

Something I've found that helps a lot with SB Live's is to mute all the inputs you possibly can including cd audio. I've seen many Live's that put out a lot of hiss when the extra inputs aren't muted.

06-01-06, 10:55 PM	#1
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06-01-06, 11:11 PM	#2
nekrosoft13 I'm Geralt Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Chicagoland, once a year in Poland Posts: 24,364	Re: Why would integrated sound have less niose than SB Live? try a different PCI port and different driver

06-02-06, 04:09 PM	#4
nekrosoft13 I'm Geralt Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Chicagoland, once a year in Poland Posts: 24,364	Re: Why would integrated sound have less niose than SB Live? two more things to check check if the live is sharing IRQ and mute inputs: Line-in, Line-2 etc..

06-03-06, 10:04 PM	#5
Starscream Decepticook Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Cybertron Posts: 989	Re: Why would integrated sound have less niose than SB Live? Something I've found that helps a lot with SB Live's is to mute all the inputs you possibly can including cd audio. I've seen many Live's that put out a lot of hiss when the extra inputs aren't muted. __________________ Maybe tomorrow I'll wanna settle down, until tomorrow I'll just keep moving on...

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