

Still, even with the cheaper ones, I could hear the difference and would recommend trying it out to see if it’s your cup of tea. The spatial sound makes the basis of Windows Sonic for Headphones and is required as a way in which to create audio objects that emit audio from positions.

As you’d expect, the quality headphones produced the best experience. A decent set of Sennheiser earbuds, an expensive set of A-audio cans, and a cheap set of earbuds that I had accumulated somewhere along the way. I tried this out on three different types of headphones. In the resulting window click the Spatial Sound tab and then choose “Windows Sonic for headphones” from the drop-down and click OK. Now highlight your playback device and click Properties. Then choose “Windows Sonic for Headphones” from the menu under the Spatial Sound section.Īlternately, you can hit the Windows key and type: control panel and open the classic Control Panel. Outside of Windows store apps, like Steam games, Windows Sonic does not work as intended, UNLESS you are able to turn on surround audio 5.1 or 7.1 within ingame settings, which most of the games do not have the option for nowadays. Head to Settings > System > Sound and click the Device Properties link under the Output section. FYI, the Windows Sonic 7.1 virtual sound only works in UWP (Windows Store) Apps/Games correctly. You can also find it in the Settings app. To turn it on, right-click the speaker icon on the taskbar and select Spatial sound > Windows Sonic for Headphones from the menu.
