CNET

Troubleshooting iTunes 4 (#7): Still more on muffled sound, better settings

MacFixIt reader David Eichert, with 7 years experience in the sound system industry, has compiled a thorough review of what exactly is causing muffled audio in iTunes 4, and what users can do to ...
CNET

AAC encoding issues: Muffled sound

MacFixIt reader Jorge Padilla reports a problem with AAC audio quality that we have not experienced in house, and for which we are seeking confirmation: "This is a bug I?m experiencing specifically ...
PC Magazine

Does Your Music Sound Terrible? Here's How to Fix the Audio Coming From Your Headphones, Speakers

Does Your Music Sound Terrible? Here's How to Fix the Audio Coming From Your Headphones, Speakers Are you getting muffled, crackling, or distorted sounds when you try to listen to music? Here's how to ...
Ars Technica

Aureal SQ2500 + muffled A3D sound in CS

I have a WinME system running an SQ2500 with a quad speaker set up. I love this soundcard, but have one problem with A3D -- when I activate the A3D setting in Counter-Strike, the sound is distinctily ...
Ars Technica

Max Payne muffled sound issue

I was just going through some "old" games I had beaten and wanted to try again, so I installed Max Payne. Everything goes fine, 1.05 patch goes in just fine and whatnot. I get into the game itself and ...