The only thing left, that I can think of, would be to try the USB sound
device in someone else's computer. This will eliminate or prove to, this
device. Not being familiar with this USB device, is the output amplified?
Also, is the speaker system you are using amplified? The reason I ask, if
you are putting an amplified signal into a speaker system designed to do
its' own amplification, it may be 'clipping' the signal. Once
again.........'straws.'
Heirloom, old and you could always
purchase/build a new system :-)

"Stephen" wrote in message
...
All contributions, straws or otherwise, gratefully received...

DirectX version 9.0c
DXDiag reports no problems, all tests passed (even though the test sounds
were choppy)
Changing audio acceleration and sample rate conversions make no
difference, original settings were "full" and "best"
All drivers are latest from Creative and WHQL signed.

Stephen


Heirloom wrote:
Ok, here's something that has not been mentioned......worth a try, since
we're grabbing for straws.
What ver of DirectX are you running? Is it up-to-date and have the
latest codecs?
Now, just for grins, try adjusting the audio acceleration settings.
1. Open Control Panel, double click the Sounds and Multimedia icon and
select the Audio tab.
2. Click the Advanced button in the Speakers section or Sound Playback
section (whichever you have, I'm not running Me). You need to get to the
Advanced Audio Properties window.
3. Click the Performance tab and adjust the Harware acceleration slider
to one notch above "None." Reboot.
4. Try your sound again, is there an improvement? If so, consider
different drivers....preferably from the sound device's maker.
Second option:
Also on the Performance tab, try adjusting the 'sample rate'
conversion quality (this adjusts how well and quickly the digital samples
are converted to audio). Depending on the speed of your sound card and
the system, your default setting may be set to 'Good'. If it is, slide
the control one Notch towards the middle, this will improve audio
conversion quality, but, it will tend to tax your cpu.
Let us know if any of this helps.
Heirloom, old and whatever works


"Stephen" wrote in message
...

Thanks.
I believe my system exceeds the specs for all the sound cards I have
tried.

CPU Pentium 4 2.8ghz
RAM 512MB PC3200 Dram dual channel
Windows ME (and Windows XP Home installed with third party bootloader to
eliminate possibility of messed up ME registry/File system).
USB 1 and USB 2 installed and working
PSU Enermax 460 Watt max 33 amp on +12v, 35 amp on +5v and +3.3v
6GB HDD FAT 32 data, 4GB free
40 GB partition FAT32 on SATA HDD for WinME 20GB free
40 GB partition NTFS on SATA HDD for Win XP 30GB free
No system conflicts or problems showing in Device Manager.
Installed devices internal CD rewriter, DVD rewriter, USB printer and
scanner.
No viruses or ad/spyware.
All disks scanned and defragged regularly.

Stephen

webster72n wrote:


Stephen:

Based upon some experiences of my own with stuttering sound, I would
like to
mention the requirements for your sound card, in particular the cpu
size, if
applicable. Does your pc fulfil those?

Harry.


"Stephen" wrote in message
. ..


Following on from the earlier thread about my sound problem, I have
completed a clean install of WinXP Home as a dual boot using Acronis
boot manager.
With only WinXP and the newly installed Audigy2NX USB sound card
running
(on board sound disabled in Bios and no drivers for it installed) the
problem is exactly the same - all sounds are grossly distorted.
No problems in XP device manager, all drivers WINXP certified.
Could there be a component on the motherboard MSI 875PNeo that could be
causing this?
As far as I can tell everything else on the PC works perfectly in
WinME.
I haven't installed anything else on XP yet.

Any further help gratefully received.

Stephen