speaker tone control?

[Spamlet]

XP Home SP3

I don't actually use the sound very much when I'm at the computer, but
listening to some online clips today I find them rather high pitched. The
XP speaker controls don't seem to include a tone adjustment. Is there an
add-on or alternative speaker control for tone or is this just a fixed
function of this old Dell Inspiron 2600 laptop?

S

 

[Bill in Co]

Spamlet wrote:
> XP Home SP3
>
> I don't actually use the sound very much when I'm at the computer, but
> listening to some online clips today I find them rather high pitched. The
> XP speaker controls don't seem to include a tone adjustment.

Not surprisingly.

> Is there an
> add-on or alternative speaker control for tone or is this just a fixed
> function of this old Dell Inspiron 2600 laptop?
>
> S

Some media players have tone controls or (more likely) band equalizers.
OR you could add an external amp (with tone controls) and speakers.

 

[Bill in Co]

Addended below.
Bill in Co wrote:
> Spamlet wrote:
>> XP Home SP3
>>
>> I don't actually use the sound very much when I'm at the computer, but
>> listening to some online clips today I find them rather high pitched.
>> The
>> XP speaker controls don't seem to include a tone adjustment.
>
> Not surprisingly.
>
>> Is there an
>> add-on or alternative speaker control for tone or is this just a fixed
>> function of this old Dell Inspiron 2600 laptop?
>>
>> S
>
> Some media players have tone controls or (more likely) band equalizers.
> OR you could add an external amp (with tone controls) and speakers.

Or just some better powered speakers (which have a built in amp and volume
and tone controls)

 

[Anthony Buckland]

"Bill in Co" <surly_curmudgeon@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:bbqdnSXIUIApNNbRnZ2dnUVZ_v-dnZ2d@earthlink.com...
> Addended below.
> Bill in Co wrote:
>> Spamlet wrote:
>>> XP Home SP3
>>>
>>> I don't actually use the sound very much when I'm at the computer, but
>>> listening to some online clips today I find them rather high pitched.
>>> The
>>> XP speaker controls don't seem to include a tone adjustment.
>>
>> Not surprisingly.
>>
>>> Is there an
>>> add-on or alternative speaker control for tone or is this just a fixed
>>> function of this old Dell Inspiron 2600 laptop?
>>>
>>> S
>>
>> Some media players have tone controls or (more likely) band equalizers.
>> OR you could add an external amp (with tone controls) and speakers.
>
> Or just some better powered speakers (which have a built in amp and volume
> and tone controls)

If you Google this issue, you'll find innumurable cases of people
asking why they don't have tone control, and being told that their
sound card, or sound drivers, don't support this function. So
software or (probably external) hardware solutions seem to be the
way to go.

 

[Spamlet]

"Bill in Co" <surly_curmudgeon@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> Addended below.
> Bill in Co wrote:
>> Spamlet wrote:
>>> XP Home SP3
>>>
>>> I don't actually use the sound very much when I'm at the computer, but
>>> listening to some online clips today I find them rather high pitched.
>>> The
>>> XP speaker controls don't seem to include a tone adjustment.
>>
>> Not surprisingly.
>>
>>> Is there an
>>> add-on or alternative speaker control for tone or is this just a fixed
>>> function of this old Dell Inspiron 2600 laptop?
>>>
>>> S
>>
>> Some media players have tone controls or (more likely) band equalizers.
>> OR you could add an external amp (with tone controls) and speakers.
>
> Or just some better powered speakers (which have a built in amp and volume
> and tone controls)

Yes, I already have those on my pc but I'm talking about the laptop here.
Just wanted to know if there was a simple addition to the ordinary speaker
controls for when I have to use it.

S

 

[Spamlet]

"Anthony Buckland" <anthonybucklandnospam@telus.net> wrote in message
news:iIydne6dF9eKKdbRnZ2dnUVZ_qudnZ2d@giganews.com...
>
> "Bill in Co" <surly_curmudgeon@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:bbqdnSXIUIApNNbRnZ2dnUVZ_v-dnZ2d@earthlink.com...
>> Addended below.
>> Bill in Co wrote:
>>> Spamlet wrote:
>>>> XP Home SP3
>>>>
>>>> I don't actually use the sound very much when I'm at the computer, but
>>>> listening to some online clips today I find them rather high pitched.
>>>> The
>>>> XP speaker controls don't seem to include a tone adjustment.
>>>
>>> Not surprisingly.
>>>
>>>> Is there an
>>>> add-on or alternative speaker control for tone or is this just a fixed
>>>> function of this old Dell Inspiron 2600 laptop?
>>>>
>>>> S
>>>
>>> Some media players have tone controls or (more likely) band equalizers.
>>> OR you could add an external amp (with tone controls) and speakers.
>>
>> Or just some better powered speakers (which have a built in amp and
>> volume and tone controls)
>
> If you Google this issue, you'll find innumurable cases of people
> asking why they don't have tone control, and being told that their
> sound card, or sound drivers, don't support this function. So
> software or (probably external) hardware solutions seem to be the
> way to go.

I guess that's a no then. I'll try to make sure I listen to webcasts on the
pc in future.

Cheers,
S