However, we can explain some basic things and give you more general advices how you could optimize the settings by yourself.
Every single headset and every soundchip sounds different, so we can’t give you specific recommendations or exact values to optimize your individual equipment. You have to understand that there are no “one perfect sound settings for everyone”. From our experience the locational sound algorithms for headphones are pretty good, so we highly recommend you to play with the “headphones” preset ( windows_speaker_config “1”). The graphic shows you the virtual speaker placement and cross-fading algorithms of the 3 optimized presets for headphones, speakers, and surround-sound setups. What you see above is the new sound spatialization in CS:GO. In this guide we will help you to adjust your sound settings, explain some basic things and give you a handy overview what your enemies can hear ingame. The exact knowledge of what is hearable for your enemies and what not, can give you a huge advantage in competitive matches. As you might already have noticed, one of the most important gameplay mechanics in CS:GO is the sound.
