I am running a Windows 10 laptop, and I had some audio level issues when I first upgraded to Windows 10 (unwillingly, everything was quieter than in Windows 8), though now I have another issue which I am not sure when it started. Basically, using my normal headphones (basic one-jack phone Panasonic headphones), I am experiencing some very bad audio distortions. Everything sounds staticky, and far quieter than it should, whether it is on games, youtube (with Chrome), or VLC. Voices in particular are bad, frequently being completely inaudible. The same happens with some, but not all, portable speakers.
I've checked the audio drivers, and for both my sound card and VIA HD Device Manager says that my drivers are up to date. All sound enhancements are off. Now, here's the really strange thing. If I plug my headphones into a splitter, which splits it into audio and mic jacks, then it works fine, and my audio comes out sounding for the most part quite clear. Internal speakers as well, while quieter than they were with Windows 8.1, are still undistorted. System sounds are also undistorted regardless of audio setup.
Does anyone know what's going on with this? It's kind of pesky to use the splitter, and I also am not sure if speakers will work through it.
I've checked the audio drivers, and for both my sound card and VIA HD Device Manager says that my drivers are up to date. All sound enhancements are off. Now, here's the really strange thing. If I plug my headphones into a splitter, which splits it into audio and mic jacks, then it works fine, and my audio comes out sounding for the most part quite clear. Internal speakers as well, while quieter than they were with Windows 8.1, are still undistorted. System sounds are also undistorted regardless of audio setup.
Does anyone know what's going on with this? It's kind of pesky to use the splitter, and I also am not sure if speakers will work through it.