If stereo is all you require there are a number of 2.1 speaker systems that
don't need a lot of desk space but have a pretty good range of sound because
of the additional bass speaker which sits on the floor, or on a low shelf.
I'm thinking of the Logitech X series (X-230, X-240) in particular but
there are probably others with even smaller main speakers that may suit you.
Speakers can even be wall-mounted in some cases. Of course if you're one
who prefers ear-splitting sound levels there are options out there for that
too. ;-)
Sound volume levels aren't affected by the connection speed. IIRC the Flash
player plugin for YouTube has its own volume control (icon) that may be set
too low. I suspect that the I-player has something similar. If it isn't
that, the Realtek sound manager (and Windows as well) has settings for what
type of speaker configuration you are using. It could make a difference if
it is set to 4 or 5.1 channel sound and you only have 2 speakers connected,
especially if bass redirection has been enabled and all the low frequency
sounds are being channelled off to a non-existent bass speaker.
"Joe McElvenney" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Hi,
>
> Thanks both of you for your suggestions. I have removed the Audigy SE
> card/drivers and enabled the on-board RealTek HD chip which has improved
> matters. I intend to get a pair of powered speakers but am a little
> short on space so will have to find a pair that will fit into my setup.
> This still leaves the 'bitty' sound in streaming audio such as YouTube
> and BBC i-player. The downloads are buffering OK so perhaps Vista and my
> machine are not capable of doing several things at once. Under XP Home,
> on the same computer, there wasn't a problem but I don't intend to
> revert just because of that.
>
>
> Thanks - Joe
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