I recently purchased the Polk Hampden Speakers. For some reason, the manual volume control built into the speakers themselves doesn't affect the volume level. The only way I can adjust the volume is by using my computers volume control software (the little white speaker in the bottom left of Windows 7/8). I am fairly certain the hardware volume control isn't broken, because when I first plugged them in ( a week or 2 ago) they worked fine. It wasn't until I disconnected/reconnected everything on my computer when I installed a new desk that this problem started.
However, even the software volume control isn't working properly either. In particular, when I go into the mixer to see the volume levels for each application, if I adjust the main "Device - speaker volume" it won't alter the specific applications volumes accordingly. Like, I can reduce the main - device speaker volume all the way to zero (not muted) and the applications will still have the same volume level as they did before I adjusted it.
Finally, even my keyboard bindings to the volume control are whacky. I can still adjust the "main - device speaker" volume with the keyboard, however since this "main - device speaker" volume no longer influences the individual application speaker volume level it is pointless to do so.
I have tried disabling all other sound drivers/sound hardware, but it doesn't help.
I have tried uninstalling/re-installing the USB drivers for the Hampdens which didn't help.
I have tried restarting the Microsoft Services responsible for audio output recognition which didn't help.
I have tried downloading the audio drivers specific for my motherboard, but that didn't help.
Additionally, applications sometimes don't recognize the speakers. If I start the application before turning on the speakers the application won't recognize the speakers unless I cycle through the speaker output modes (the little button under the volume knob) and get back to USB mode. Otherwise, I have to completely restart the application. This issue isn't as big of a problem as the manual volume control not affecting the volume output of the speakers.|
Does anyone have any possible fix suggestions?
I have tried uninstalling all my audio devices/drivers, but this doesn't seem to help. They just instantly re-install it appears.
Here is my PC set-up:
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CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($224.96 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: Patriot Gamer 2 Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Storage: Samsung 830 Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($126.45 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 3GB LIGHTNING Video Card ($501.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 600T White Graphite ATX Mid Tower Case ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Pro 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($129.94 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VS247H-P 23.6" Monitor ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: QNIX Perfect Pixel QX2710 Matte 60Hz 27.0" Monitor ($369.99 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: SteelSeries 6Gv2 Wired Standard Keyboard
Mouse: Razer DeathAdder Black Edition Wired Optical Mouse
Total: $1847.25
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