We also had issues with the Chrome browser and head tracking. Here are the best gaming laptops currently available, along with some of their standout features: ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14: features an AMD Ryzen 9 processor, NVIDIA GeForce. The reason? Apparently the Waves Nx head tracking feature doesn’t work in UWP applications. The 3D tracking would work with Windows Media Player, but not Windows 10’s default player, Groove Music. The other weakness of the Waves Nx Speaker head-tracking feature is that it doesn’t work in all applications. ![]() You know it’s working because the laptop’s webcam “in use” indicator is lit up, but unless you have the Waves Nx application open, you can’t tell whether it’s lost your head location. We also found that attempts to keep the sweet spot focused on our head would occasionally nudge the sound out of phase. While it does work sometimes, we found the laptop would lose our head position if we moved too far to the left or right, and it sometimes simply stopped tracking us. We loved many aspects of XPG’s Intel-designed Xenia 15 laptop, but the audio is a dog kennel of bad audio and everything we’ve come to expect from a typical gaming laptop today. The company touts it as transaural playback, which is a fancy way to say algorithms filter and shape positional audio over the speakers to trick your brain into thinking a sound is behind you. The Waves Nx head tracking technology simulates the effect of how our brain processes audio to create a sonically rich and fully authentic 3D audio experience. Audio: Waves MaxxAudio sound technology with Acer True Harmony and Waves NX 3D sound Keyboard: Full-sized backlit keyboard with RGB lighting Ports: Thunderbolt 3, USB-C, USB 3.1 Gen 2, HDMI, Mini. One audio feature that I’ll describe as interesting, but not quite all there, is the Waves Nx head tracking feature. ![]() The Dell and the support a unique head tracking feature that watches your head position and moves the sweet spot as you move your head. I actually preferred to listen to music on the XPS 15 9500’s speaker system, rather than using a portable Bluetooth speaker with my phone. I remember using their Waves compressors and limiters for mastering back in the day. ![]() Sure, you think that’s just a bunch of marketing hooey we’ve long been fed by manufacturers who believe seeing a sticker sells hardware (and it usually does). Waves NX is made by one of the best digital signal processing companies in the entire audio industry. They’re all tuned by Grammy-award winning sound producer Jack Joseph Puig and use fairly advanced Waves NX audio technology. magnetic drivers and Waves Nx head tracking and 3D audio technology. The XPS 15 9500’s sound system features two top-firing speakers and two bottom-firing speakers. like showing interest in anime and video games, having a persona of being soft. I didn’t realize just how bad it had gotten until my ears heard the Dell XPS 15 9500’s sublime sound.
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