How to improve sound quality on laptop & PC [Windows 10]

by Tashreef Shareef

Windows & Software Expert

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• You can enhance the audio out of your Windows 10 laptop and PC by tweaking a few audio settings.
• In this article, we show you the 5 ways to improve the sound quality of your Windows 10 computer.
• For more Windows 10 guides, browse our dedicated How-to hub.
• Explore our Audio software section for advanced audio enhancement software recommendations.

Windows 10 offers many audio enhancements features to help you improve sound quality on laptops and PC.

While an expensive laptop with better speakers will definitely sound better, there are a few tweaks that you can make to your Windows 10 laptop to make it sound better.

Be it enabling audio enhancements, sound effects, or using third-party tools.

In this article, we explore all the options to help you get the best sound quality on a laptop and PC.

How can I improve sound quality on my Windows 10 laptop?

1. Use Boom 3D Desktop

Boom 3D Desktop is a computer application that helps you achieve immersive 3D surround sound with movies, music, and games.

This pro-audio enhancement app is designed to play your media content with incredible 3D effects on any headphones as well as streaming services.

This software also allows you to use the built-in smart audio player to play your locally stored songs and access to 20,000+ radio stations all over the internet.

• 31-band equalizer presets
• Volume booster to safely increase the volume
• 3D surround sound technology
• Apps volume controller to individually control app value

If you have a high-end pair of speakers, Boom Sound 3D will help you make the most out of your audio equipment.

Boom 3D

Bring your PCs sound quality output to the next level by trying this powerful equalizer software now!

2. Enable Spatial Sound

1. Right-click on the speaker icon in the taskbar.
2. Go to Spatial Sound.
3. Select Windows Sonic for Headphones.
4. You can also turn it from the settings.

Spatial Sound is an enhanced immersive audio experience where sounds can flow around you, including three-dimensional virtual space.

It offers an enhanced atmosphere in which the traditional surround sound formats cannot.

Spatial Sound works with your headphones and you can turn it on/off from the settings.

Apart from Windows Sonic for Headphones, you can also install third-party software like Dolby Atmos for Headphones and DTS Headphone:X.

However, the additional software is part of the premium utilities section that you can purchase from the Microsoft Store.

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3. Change sound effects

1. Right-click on the speaker icon in the taskbar.
2. Click on Sound.
3. Open the Playback
4. Right-click on your Speakers and select Properties.
5. Open the Enhancement
6. Here, you can enable the following enhancements:
   Bass Boost
   Virtual Surround
   Room Correction
   Loudness Equalization
7. Try experimenting with by enabling one or two enhancements to find the perfect mix of loudness and bass boost.

You can further tweak the enhancements by accessing the equalizer. In the Sound window, select Equalizer in the Enhancement tab and click Settings.

Now tweak the Graphic EQ as your preference and click Save.

Tweaking the sound enhancements can help you make the most out of your external speaker connected to a laptop or PC.

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4. Update audio drivers

1. Press the Windows key + R.
2. Type devmgmt.msc and click OK.
3. Expand the Audio inputs, and outputs category.
4. Right-click on system audio driver and select Update Driver.
5. Next, select Search automatically for updated driver software.
6. Windows will download and install if any driver update is available.

Driver updates for your audio device can bring enhanced audio capabilities and new features. So, make sure you have the latest audio drivers installed.

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5. Try audio enhancement software

If you still think your system speakers can sound better, there are third-party Windows 10 audio enhancement utility that you can install to personalize every bit of your speaker output.

Beginning with the audio equalizer software to balance the frequency. You can also try some speaker calibration software or go full out and try the hardware-based USB audio equalizer.

So, these are the 5 ways to improve sounds quality on a Windows 10 laptop and PC. Make sure to enable the Windows Sonic spatial sound effect if you use your headphone to listen to the media.

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