I've tried model 6stack-digout and have no noticable improvment in sound. An ubuntu live cd yields the same result. The sound is good in Windows7. My friend says the audio sounds compressed. :( On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 8:46 PM, Colin Kincaid Williams <discord@xxxxxx> wrote: > I selected node 0x0c in hdaanalyzer and see audio mixer [OxOb] in the > Connection list, but I cannot select the radio button. > > On Sun, Nov 28, 2010 at 11:40 PM, Raymond Yau > <superquad.vortex2@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> 2010/11/28 Colin Kincaid Williams <discord@xxxxxx> >> >>> no, the motherboard has 6 plugs, but no digital outputs on the back. >>> Furthermore, I muted the CD channel, the line in was already muted, >>> but I still have crap sound compared to my $20 mp3 player. Something >>> else is wrong! >>> >>> >> Take a look at the block diagram of alc880 datasheet >> >> does it help when you use hda-analyzer to mute the amp-in value from node >> 0x0b in 0x0c ? >> >> >> Node 0x0c [Audio Mixer] wcaps 0x20010f: Stereo Amp-In Amp-Out >> Control: name="Front Playback Volume", index=0, device=0 >> ControlAmp: chs=3, dir=Out, idx=0, ofs=0 >> Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1 >> Amp-In vals: [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00] >> Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x40, nsteps=0x40, stepsize=0x03, mute=0 >> Amp-Out vals: [0x33 0x33] >> Connection: 2 >> 0x02 0x0b >> _______________________________________________ >> Alsa-devel mailing list >> Alsa-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> http://mailman.alsa-project.org/mailman/listinfo/alsa-devel >> > _______________________________________________ Alsa-devel mailing list Alsa-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://mailman.alsa-project.org/mailman/listinfo/alsa-devel