EVGA Z490 DARK (131-CL-E499)
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NU Audio Custom Settings:
a.
REVERB
Reverb acts much like an amplifier for the volume. It increases the level of the audio,
but it also makes a noticeable impact with positional effects by increasing or decreasing
the sound made when objects collide with other objects. Use care when setting Reverb,
as this will likely be the most noticeable change to your audio. Setting Reverb too high
will likely create an unpleasant volume level, while insufficient Reverb will leave the
audio sounding hollow and unnatural.
b.
SPACE
Space refers to the soundstage created by the headphones to both spatially identify the
distance of the audio from the ear, as well as the virtual effect created to simulate the
location of positional objects. This setting is essential to creating a virtual surround
environment if adjusted carefully. If the Space is set too high it may be difficult to
determine the location of certain sounds or certain details may be lost. Likewise, if the
Space is set too low, you may find that too much detail is compressed in the same
location, which means it may be difficult to separate distinct audio signatures.
c.
CROSSFEED
Crossfeed refers to how much left/right directional audio bleeds into the other ear. For
example, if you hear a door slam to the right of your position, the sound will first travel
to your right ear and then reach your left ear after a slight delay. This tells your brain
where the sound is coming from and how far away the sound originated. Similarly,
speakers recreate this effect naturally, for the most part. With headphones, however,
sound is not produced in this way because each audio channel is enclosed. Crossfeed
remedies this by allowing audio directed towards one channel to bleed into the opposite
channel with a slight delay, thus simulating a more natural sound. Carefully adjusting
Crossfeed has been known to reduce listening fatigue for some people.
For NU Audio, balancing the Crossfeed will both pass through a more natural audio
experience, but it can also improve detection of positional effects from left/right audio.
