Hello, I am maddened by the ba735 speakers

LuvsDeity · 07-06-2008, 11:11 PM

Every where I go they talk about the "issue" of the driver, but no driver.
I need help pleaaassseee....

I am running win xp-pack 2

I have some Boston Acoustic ba735 speakers which are analog, which is my trouble. Being analog there is no usb male, just a reg old speaker jack.

Someone please help, my speakers sound awesome (when they work) but now nothing.

I upgraded os from 98>XP and Bam!! Headphones for movies...

Houndog777 · 07-07-2008, 06:31 AM

Hi,
Your post is confusing. Are the Boston BA735's not Digital?

http://www.bostonacoustics.com/tec_multimedia_faq.aspx

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/302710

LuvsDeity · 07-07-2008, 04:36 PM

Ok, sorry, I messed that up. Its been so long since I've revisited this. Ok, the 1st link is for usb speakers which I dont have. I went to the second one and found a link to correct my advanced options in my volume control, but advanced options is grayed out.

Also I noticed the article speaks of Sound blaster audio cards which I don't have, I have a Creative AudioPCI (ES1371, ES1373)(WDM) sound card

LuvsDeity · 07-07-2008, 06:33 PM

Hey I gotta thank you!! I didnt find it exactly were you suggested however you lit a fire under my BUM!!!! I am engulfed in sound!!!!

correra · 11-03-2008, 02:29 PM

I'm having the same problem, what did you do LuvsDeity ?

LuvsDeity · 11-04-2008, 03:57 PM

Damn dude, I'll chase it down again. Give me like 20 min.s

LuvsDeity · 11-04-2008, 04:03 PM

ok dude, go here: http://www.codecs.com/download/AC3_Filter.htm

Download the AC3 Filter

correra · 11-05-2008, 01:16 PM

It didn't work . Although I had the exact conditions as you somehow it didn't work for me .Prior all I could find was that there was a XP driver for BA 735 that had dual analog/digital functions , that would fix the problem but MSN Support didn't seem to have it and a call to Boston Acoustics got me back to the initial problem of not being able to switch to digital in the XP OS.The search goes on.

Thanks for helping.

Pillowfight · 06-25-2009, 03:57 PM

The AC3 filters worked for me and the BA735s. After installing that you just have to hunt around for the the right place to tell your sound card "Digital Output only." Thanks!

correra · 06-27-2009, 09:35 AM

Hi Pillowflight ,

I have WinXP Pro as you do ,but "you just have to hunt around for the the right place to tell your sound card "Digital Output only." ......... this is the hard part.Can you you guide me to that spot ?

Thanks,

Pillowfight · 07-28-2009, 04:03 PM

Sorry this took a while. Anyway, here's where I found mine:

correra · 07-29-2009, 12:28 PM

Thanks for the reply.Unfortunately I have no advanced function to change to DI.
See screen shot attached :
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I guess since we have different sound cards, how to maneuver to the digital option may be different .

Any other suggestions?

Thanks !

~~zerofire~~ · 07-29-2009, 02:10 PM

correra your sound card driver looks generic. You should visit creatives site and use the auto update to get the newest and most up to date drivers. Perhaps your drivers are causing the feature to not be present.

Normally it is in Sound and Audio Devices.
In the volume tab select speaker volume.
The option should be right there if it is supported by your software and hardware.

correra · 07-30-2009, 12:21 AM

I have been through all the suggestions you say but it has not helped . What did come up one time was there was a WINPRO X fix ( for the operating system) that provided a Ba735 audio/digital capability to solve this problem , but that to I could not get to the end of.These speakers worked for a very long time but the normal operating system changes ,etc kicked out the digital capability because these speakers are strickly digital .

~~zerofire~~ · 07-30-2009, 10:12 AM

What was the problem with installing the fix?

Pillowfight · 07-30-2009, 01:21 PM

Another thing to check is the audio cable itself. Mine just failed this week (thin, cheap and old). Got a new one from Radio Shack for $4 and everything working fine again.

correra · 07-31-2009, 12:50 AM

I couldn't locate it anywhere.

Pillowfight · 07-31-2009, 01:13 AM

Can you post screenshot of your device manager?

I suspect you have a driver issue. Check again that you have the right ones installed, try the AC3 codec mentioned in message #7.

07-06-2008, 11:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
LuvsDeity Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 11 OS: Xp, Service Pak 2	Hello, I am maddened by the ba735 speakers Every where I go they talk about the "issue" of the driver, but no driver. I need help pleaaassseee.... I am running win xp-pack 2 I have some Boston Acoustic ba735 speakers which are analog, which is my trouble. Being analog there is no usb male, just a reg old speaker jack. Someone please help, my speakers sound awesome (when they work) but now nothing. I upgraded os from 98>XP and Bam!! Headphones for movies...

07-07-2008, 06:31 AM	#2 (permalink)
Houndog777 Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Scotland, UK Posts: 2,683 OS: XPpro sp3 My System	Re: Hello, I am maddened by the ba735 speakers Hi, Your post is confusing. Are the Boston BA735's not Digital? http://www.bostonacoustics.com/tec_multimedia_faq.aspx http://support.microsoft.com/kb/302710

07-07-2008, 04:36 PM	#3 (permalink)
LuvsDeity Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 11 OS: Xp, Service Pak 2	Re: Hello, I am maddened by the ba735 speakers Ok, sorry, I messed that up. Its been so long since I've revisited this. Ok, the 1st link is for usb speakers which I dont have. I went to the second one and found a link to correct my advanced options in my volume control, but advanced options is grayed out. Also I noticed the article speaks of Sound blaster audio cards which I don't have, I have a Creative AudioPCI (ES1371, ES1373)(WDM) sound card

07-07-2008, 06:33 PM	#4 (permalink)
LuvsDeity Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 11 OS: Xp, Service Pak 2	Re: Hello, I am maddened by the ba735 speakers Hey I gotta thank you!! I didnt find it exactly were you suggested however you lit a fire under my BUM!!!! I am engulfed in sound!!!!

11-03-2008, 02:29 PM	#5 (permalink)
correra Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 9 OS: XP service pack 3	Re: Hello, I am maddened by the ba735 speakers I'm having the same problem, what did you do LuvsDeity ?

11-04-2008, 03:57 PM	#6 (permalink)
LuvsDeity Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 11 OS: Xp, Service Pak 2	Re: Hello, I am maddened by the ba735 speakers Damn dude, I'll chase it down again. Give me like 20 min.s

11-04-2008, 04:03 PM	#7 (permalink)
LuvsDeity Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 11 OS: Xp, Service Pak 2	Re: Hello, I am maddened by the ba735 speakers ok dude, go here: http://www.codecs.com/download/AC3_Filter.htm Download the AC3 Filter

11-05-2008, 01:16 PM	#8 (permalink)
correra Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 9 OS: XP service pack 3	Re: Hello, I am maddened by the ba735 speakers It didn't work . Although I had the exact conditions as you somehow it didn't work for me .Prior all I could find was that there was a XP driver for BA 735 that had dual analog/digital functions , that would fix the problem but MSN Support didn't seem to have it and a call to Boston Acoustics got me back to the initial problem of not being able to switch to digital in the XP OS.The search goes on. Thanks for helping.

06-25-2009, 03:57 PM	#9 (permalink)
Pillowfight Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: CA Posts: 86 OS: WinXP Pro My System	Re: Hello, I am maddened by the ba735 speakers The AC3 filters worked for me and the BA735s. After installing that you just have to hunt around for the the right place to tell your sound card "Digital Output only." Thanks!

06-27-2009, 09:35 AM	#10 (permalink)
correra Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 9 OS: XP service pack 3	Re: Hello, I am maddened by the ba735 speakers Hi Pillowflight , I have WinXP Pro as you do ,but "you just have to hunt around for the the right place to tell your sound card "Digital Output only." ......... this is the hard part.Can you you guide me to that spot ? Thanks,

07-28-2009, 04:03 PM	#11 (permalink)
Pillowfight Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: CA Posts: 86 OS: WinXP Pro My System	Re: Hello, I am maddened by the ba735 speakers Sorry this took a while. Anyway, here's where I found mine:

07-29-2009, 02:10 PM	#13 (permalink)
~~zerofire~~ Troubled Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: United States Posts: 637 OS: Windows 95/98se/2000 Pro/XP Home, Pro, or MCE/2003 and 2008 Server Enterprise/7, Debian, Ubuntu My System	Re: Hello, I am maddened by the ba735 speakers correra your sound card driver looks generic. You should visit creatives site and use the auto update to get the newest and most up to date drivers. Perhaps your drivers are causing the feature to not be present. Normally it is in Sound and Audio Devices. In the volume tab select speaker volume. The option should be right there if it is supported by your software and hardware. Last edited by zerofire; 07-29-2009 at 02:12 PM.

07-30-2009, 12:21 AM	#14 (permalink)
correra Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 9 OS: XP service pack 3	Re: Hello, I am maddened by the ba735 speakers I have been through all the suggestions you say but it has not helped . What did come up one time was there was a WINPRO X fix ( for the operating system) that provided a Ba735 audio/digital capability to solve this problem , but that to I could not get to the end of.These speakers worked for a very long time but the normal operating system changes ,etc kicked out the digital capability because these speakers are strickly digital .

07-30-2009, 10:12 AM	#15 (permalink)
~~zerofire~~ Troubled Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: United States Posts: 637 OS: Windows 95/98se/2000 Pro/XP Home, Pro, or MCE/2003 and 2008 Server Enterprise/7, Debian, Ubuntu My System	Re: Hello, I am maddened by the ba735 speakers What was the problem with installing the fix?

07-30-2009, 01:21 PM	#16 (permalink)
Pillowfight Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: CA Posts: 86 OS: WinXP Pro My System	Re: Hello, I am maddened by the ba735 speakers Another thing to check is the audio cable itself. Mine just failed this week (thin, cheap and old). Got a new one from Radio Shack for $4 and everything working fine again.

07-31-2009, 12:50 AM	#17 (permalink)
correra Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 9 OS: XP service pack 3	Re: Hello, I am maddened by the ba735 speakers I couldn't locate it anywhere.

07-31-2009, 01:13 AM	#18 (permalink)
Pillowfight Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: CA Posts: 86 OS: WinXP Pro My System	Re: Hello, I am maddened by the ba735 speakers Can you post screenshot of your device manager? I suspect you have a driver issue. Check again that you have the right ones installed, try the AC3 codec mentioned in message #7.