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#1 2018-08-31 10:25:13

Magicsentence
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Poor Bang Olufsen sound quality - Hp Envy 13 ad106nf

Hi,

I have just completed a fresh Arch +gnome3  install on my Hp Envy 13, model ad106nf
Here are its detailed specs
https://support.hp.com/hr-en/document/c05888558

So far, everything seems to be working great, in particular the power consumption seems on par or even more efficient than on Windows 10.

However, the audio output quality isn't satisfying: Bang & Olufsen speaker doesn't play bass but high-pitched sounds.
I've been reading quite similar issues on other linux forums :
https://www.linux.org/threads/issue-wit … kers.4589/
Also I've been attempting to fix the issue with Ubuntu's documentation (in French):
https://doc.ubuntu-fr.org/b_and_o_play

However, I could not find a straight-forward and efficient solution to fix my problem.
Did someone succeed in fixing this very issue?

Thanks a lot !

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#2 2018-08-31 10:29:56

V1del
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Re: Poor Bang Olufsen sound quality - Hp Envy 13 ad106nf

Post the changes of files you've attempted so far, as well as 

amixer -c$cardindex from aplay -l
#If using pulse
pulseaudio --dump-conf
pacmd list-cards

Last edited by V1del (2018-08-31 10:30:17)

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#3 2018-08-31 11:14:30

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Re: Poor Bang Olufsen sound quality - Hp Envy 13 ad106nf

There are a few issues with B&O speakers. Do you get sound from both the front and top speakers? Kernel 4.18 should have a patch that helps it in some cases, though. https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=189331

Last edited by progandy (2018-08-31 11:16:12)

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#4 2018-08-31 12:02:03

Magicsentence
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Re: Poor Bang Olufsen sound quality - Hp Envy 13 ad106nf

Hi,

Thanks for your quick reply.

Here are the steps I did so far:
1/

sudo bash -c "echo 'options snd-hda-intel model=auto position_fix=0' >> /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf"

As displayed in the https://doc.ubuntu-fr.org/b_and_o_play webpage in order to install the device

2/
Then I installed pulseaudio-equalizer and ran it through qpaeq command. Tweaking the equalizer did not make a great change.


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And here are the outputs of the commands you advised me to run: 

[antoine@ad106nf ~]$ amixer -c0
Simple mixer control 'Master',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Limits: Playback 0 - 87
  Mono: Playback 75 [86%] [-9.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Headphone',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 87
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [-65.25dB] [off]
  Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [-65.25dB] [off]
Simple mixer control 'Speaker',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 87
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 87 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
  Front Right: Playback 87 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'PCM',0
  Capabilities: pvolume
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 255
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 254 [100%] [-0.20dB]
  Front Right: Playback 254 [100%] [-0.20dB]
Simple mixer control 'Mic Boost',0
  Capabilities: volume
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: 0 - 3
  Front Left: 0 [0%] [0.00dB]
  Front Right: 0 [0%] [0.00dB]
Simple mixer control 'IEC958',0
  Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Mono: Playback [off]
Simple mixer control 'IEC958',1
  Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Mono: Playback [on]
Simple mixer control 'IEC958',2
  Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Mono: Playback [on]
Simple mixer control 'IEC958',3
  Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Mono: Playback [on]
Simple mixer control 'IEC958',4
  Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Mono: Playback [on]
Simple mixer control 'Capture',0
  Capabilities: cvolume cswitch
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Capture 0 - 63
  Front Left: Capture 39 [62%] [12.00dB] [on]
  Front Right: Capture 39 [62%] [12.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Auto-Mute Mode',0
  Capabilities: enum
  Items: 'Disabled' 'Enabled'
  Item0: 'Enabled'
Simple mixer control 'Internal Mic Boost',0
  Capabilities: volume
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: 0 - 3
  Front Left: 0 [0%] [0.00dB]
  Front Right: 0 [0%] [0.00dB]
[antoine@ad106nf ~]$ pulseaudio --dump-conf
### Lecture à partir du fichier de configuration : /etc/pulse/daemon.conf ###
daemonize = no
fail = yes
high-priority = yes
nice-level = -11
realtime-scheduling = yes
realtime-priority = 5
allow-module-loading = yes
allow-exit = yes
use-pid-file = yes
system-instance = no
local-server-type = user
cpu-limit = no
enable-shm = yes
flat-volumes = no
lock-memory = no
exit-idle-time = 20
scache-idle-time = 20
dl-search-path = /usr/lib/pulse-12.2/modules
default-script-file = /etc/pulse/default.pa
load-default-script-file = yes
log-target = 
log-level = notice
resample-method = auto
avoid-resampling = yes
enable-remixing = yes
remixing-use-all-sink-channels = yes
enable-lfe-remixing = no
lfe-crossover-freq = 0
default-sample-format = s16le
default-sample-rate = 44100
alternate-sample-rate = 48000
default-sample-channels = 2
default-channel-map = front-left,front-right
default-fragments = 4
default-fragment-size-msec = 25
enable-deferred-volume = yes
deferred-volume-safety-margin-usec = 8000
deferred-volume-extra-delay-usec = 0
shm-size-bytes = 0
log-meta = no
log-time = no
log-backtrace = 0
rlimit-fsize = -1
rlimit-data = -1
rlimit-stack = -1
rlimit-core = -1
rlimit-rss = -1
rlimit-as = -1
rlimit-nproc = -1
rlimit-nofile = 256
rlimit-memlock = -1
rlimit-locks = -1
rlimit-sigpending = -1
rlimit-msgqueue = -1
rlimit-nice = 31
rlimit-rtprio = 9
rlimit-rttime = 200000
[antoine@ad106nf ~]$ pacmd list-cards
1 card(s) available.
    index: 0
	name: <alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1f.3>
	driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
	owner module: 6
	properties:
		alsa.card = "0"
		alsa.card_name = "HDA Intel PCH"
		alsa.long_card_name = "HDA Intel PCH at 0xa1328000 irq 139"
		alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
		device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:1f.3"
		sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.3/sound/card0"
		device.bus = "pci"
		device.vendor.id = "8086"
		device.vendor.name = "Intel Corporation"
		device.product.id = "9d71"
		device.product.name = "Sunrise Point-LP HD Audio"
		device.form_factor = "internal"
		device.string = "0"
		device.description = "Audio interne"
		module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
		device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
	profiles:
		input:analog-stereo: Entrée Stéréo analogique (priority 65, available: unknown)
		output:analog-stereo: Sortie Stéréo analogique (priority 6500, available: unknown)
		output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo: Duplex stéréo analogique (priority 6565, available: unknown)
		output:hdmi-stereo: Sortie Digital Stereo (HDMI) (priority 5900, available: no)
		output:hdmi-stereo+input:analog-stereo: Sortie Digital Stereo (HDMI) + Entrée Stéréo analogique (priority 5965, available: unknown)
		output:hdmi-surround: Sortie Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI) (priority 800, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround+input:analog-stereo: Sortie Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI) + Entrée Stéréo analogique (priority 865, available: unknown)
		output:hdmi-surround71: Sortie Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI) (priority 800, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71+input:analog-stereo: Sortie Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI) + Entrée Stéréo analogique (priority 865, available: unknown)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra1: Sortie Digital Stereo (HDMI 2) (priority 5700, available: no)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra1+input:analog-stereo: Sortie Digital Stereo (HDMI 2) + Entrée Stéréo analogique (priority 5765, available: unknown)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra1: Sortie Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 2) (priority 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra1+input:analog-stereo: Sortie Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 2) + Entrée Stéréo analogique (priority 665, available: unknown)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra1: Sortie Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 2) (priority 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra1+input:analog-stereo: Sortie Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 2) + Entrée Stéréo analogique (priority 665, available: unknown)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra2: Sortie Digital Stereo (HDMI 3) (priority 5700, available: no)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra2+input:analog-stereo: Sortie Digital Stereo (HDMI 3) + Entrée Stéréo analogique (priority 5765, available: unknown)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra2: Sortie Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 3) (priority 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra2+input:analog-stereo: Sortie Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 3) + Entrée Stéréo analogique (priority 665, available: unknown)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra2: Sortie Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 3) (priority 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra2+input:analog-stereo: Sortie Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 3) + Entrée Stéréo analogique (priority 665, available: unknown)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra3: Sortie Digital Stereo (HDMI 4) (priority 5700, available: no)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra3+input:analog-stereo: Sortie Digital Stereo (HDMI 4) + Entrée Stéréo analogique (priority 5765, available: unknown)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra3: Sortie Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 4) (priority 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra3+input:analog-stereo: Sortie Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 4) + Entrée Stéréo analogique (priority 665, available: unknown)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra3: Sortie Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 4) (priority 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra3+input:analog-stereo: Sortie Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 4) + Entrée Stéréo analogique (priority 665, available: unknown)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra4: Sortie Digital Stereo (HDMI 5) (priority 5700, available: no)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra4+input:analog-stereo: Sortie Digital Stereo (HDMI 5) + Entrée Stéréo analogique (priority 5765, available: unknown)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra4: Sortie Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 5) (priority 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra4+input:analog-stereo: Sortie Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 5) + Entrée Stéréo analogique (priority 665, available: unknown)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra4: Sortie Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 5) (priority 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra4+input:analog-stereo: Sortie Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 5) + Entrée Stéréo analogique (priority 665, available: unknown)
		off: Éteint (priority 0, available: unknown)
	active profile: <output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo>
	sinks:
		alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo/#0: Audio interne Stéréo analogique
	sources:
		alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo.monitor/#0: Monitor of Audio interne Stéréo analogique
		alsa_input.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo/#1: Audio interne Stéréo analogique
	ports:
		analog-input-internal-mic: Microphone interne (priority 8900, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
		analog-input-mic: Microphone (priority 8700, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
		analog-output-speaker: Haut-parleurs (priority 10000, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "audio-speakers"
		analog-output-headphones: Casque audio (priority 9000, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "audio-headphones"
		hdmi-output-0: HDMI / DisplayPort (priority 5900, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "video-display"
		hdmi-output-1: HDMI / DisplayPort 2 (priority 5800, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "video-display"
		hdmi-output-2: HDMI / DisplayPort 3 (priority 5700, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "video-display"
		hdmi-output-3: HDMI / DisplayPort 4 (priority 5600, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "video-display"
		hdmi-output-4: HDMI / DisplayPort 5 (priority 5500, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "video-display"

Last edited by Magicsentence (2018-08-31 12:27:30)

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#5 2018-08-31 12:08:02

V1del
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Re: Poor Bang Olufsen sound quality - Hp Envy 13 ad106nf

Please edit your post and use [ code ] tags for pasting command output.

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#6 2018-08-31 12:34:57

Magicsentence
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Re: Poor Bang Olufsen sound quality - Hp Envy 13 ad106nf

V1del wrote:

Please edit your post and use [ code ] tags for pasting command output.

Sorry for my initial messy post, the edited version should be fine.

progandy wrote:

There are a few issues with B&O speakers. Do you get sound from both the front and top speakers? Kernel 4.18 should have a patch that helps it in some cases, though. https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=189331

Yes, I do get sound from the two speakers. It is not exactly the same problem as described in the linked webpage: the sound works, but there is no bass boost, which results in a low quality / high-pitched audio.

Last edited by Magicsentence (2018-08-31 12:35:18)

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#7 2018-08-31 15:42:07

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Re: Poor Bang Olufsen sound quality - Hp Envy 13 ad106nf

I've got basically the same laptop, and can report that bass is non-existent. When I first set Arch up it sounded much better though (circa October 2017). In the meantime I've been very busy and hardly use the speakers (preferring my bluetooth headset for private listening) so I can't say for sure when this started.

I will comment that the problem is almost definitely the bottom speakers not performing as they should, based on a Windows comparison that should be where the bass sound comes from.

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#8 2018-10-28 20:43:56

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Re: Poor Bang Olufsen sound quality - Hp Envy 13 ad106nf

There were a lot of sound quirks in Linux 4.19. I am considering this model and was wondering if one of the previous posters could check back in and give an update on whether this has been resolved with the new kernel.

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#9 2018-10-30 06:31:10

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Re: Poor Bang Olufsen sound quality - Hp Envy 13 ad106nf

thomas_w wrote:

There were a lot of sound quirks in Linux 4.19. I am considering this model and was wondering if one of the previous posters could check back in and give an update on whether this has been resolved with the new kernel.

I'm on 4.19.arch1-1 and it still has not been resolved (unless I'm missing some tweak). Bass is non-existant compared to windows.

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