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Have you messed with the Graphic EQ yet, or any other settings like that? I say start with the Graphic EQ. If, perhaps, you're unsure of what to do with it, then boost the highs starting at 2k (leave 500Hz and 1k flat) and ending at the highest frequency. As you adjust each frequency starting with 2k, boost the next one higher than the previous. So, 2k would have the smallest adjustment (I actually have mine almost half-way up from 0, or from the center). And then it should curve upwards and smoothly.
As for anything lower than 500, do the same thing. And just for a point of reference, 60Hz is the typical frequency a bass drum produces, and for the highs, 2k and up is where the clarity is. If you reduce 500Hz just a tiny, tiny bit, then tom-toms of drums actually sound better. But 500Hz doesn't need to be adjusted more than approximately 1dB. And again, 1k should be left at 0.
But, above all, experiment with each frequency individually to see how each one sounds, and then, of course, adjust it until you like it.
Oh, and also adjust the Bass and Treble. Take the Treble slider and turn it either all the way up, or at least almost all the way up. And the bass could probably be left at center. But again, experiment.
Those are really the only tweaks that I remember having with the Audigy 2 ZS that I had, and I am quite sure you will have them too with the Audigy SE. Adjusting these things should help improve things quite a bit. In fact, I'm pretty confident that, after adjusting these things to suit your tastes, you'll end up really liking the Audigy SE.
Originally Posted by Phantez  I just bought a $30 junk card because my old one crapped out, as u probably saw from another thread... well, i picked up a creative sound blaster audigy se for $30 and i have to say WOW this thing sucks compared to my old card. I never realized how decent the old one was till it was gone 
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As for anything lower than 500, do the same thing. And just for a point of reference, 60Hz is the typical frequency a bass drum produces, and for the highs, 2k and up is where the clarity is. If you reduce 500Hz just a tiny, tiny bit, then tom-toms of drums actually sound better. But 500Hz doesn't need to be adjusted more than approximately 1dB. And again, 1k should be left at 0.
But, above all, experiment with each frequency individually to see how each one sounds, and then, of course, adjust it until you like it.
Oh, and also adjust the Bass and Treble. Take the Treble slider and turn it either all the way up, or at least almost all the way up. And the bass could probably be left at center. But again, experiment.
Those are really the only tweaks that I remember having with the Audigy 2 ZS that I had, and I am quite sure you will have them too with the Audigy SE. Adjusting these things should help improve things quite a bit. In fact, I'm pretty confident that, after adjusting these things to suit your tastes, you'll end up really liking the Audigy SE.
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