5.1 surround or stereo headset audio mode What is better?

[Team solo Justin]

so i was messing with my audio sound and saw the two my headphones have been in stereo headset mode and i have a 7.1 headset and i switched it to the 5.1 mode and saw that it was a quite bit quieter from the stero mode i was wondering tho even tho it sounds quieter can you hear footsteps just as well or or is the stereo mode the way to go as it is louder and you can hear the footsteps better?

[TehSpoopyKitteh]

If you are using 7.1 surround sound headphones, you will want to use HRTF mode if it is availible to you in CSGO's options.. I use a 5.1 surround sound stereo reciever for my PC...so I always set CSGO to 5.1 surround sound mode.

Explanation
Since you are using headphones with 5.1 surround sound settings turned on in game, the software will be sending sounds processed at frequeancies meant to process 5.1 chanels of audio. That is 6 seprate positional channels of audio you are trying to push through only 2 speakers (stereo). The result is that the headphones you are using will be quieter because they are trying to process those sounds with 3 missing speakers in the configuration.
Using HRTF mode will better simulate surround sound affect through your headphones due to the way it manipulates sound frequencies so precisely, that your ears will percieve a sound made behind you in game as being directly behind you.

The following video demonstrates HRTF:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BltHXngvlk

[Team solo Justin]

Originally posted by The Spoopy Kitteh:

If you are using 7.1 surround sound headphones, you will want to use HRTF mode if it is availible to you in CSGO's options.. I use a 5.1 surround sound stereo reciever for my PC...so I always set CSGO to 5.1 surround sound mode.

Explanation
Since you are using headphones with 5.1 surround sound settings turned on in game, the software will be sending sounds processed at frequeancies meant to process 5.1 chanels of audio. That is 6 seprate positional channels of audio you are trying to push through only 2 speakers (stereo). The result is that the headphones you are using will be quieter because they are trying to process those sounds with 3 missing speakers in the configuration.
Using HRTF mode will better simulate surround sound affect through your headphones due to the way it manipulates sound frequencies so precisely, that your ears will percieve a sound made behind you in game as being directly behind you.

The following video demonstrates HRTF:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BltHXngvlk

how do i enable that??

[TehSpoopyKitteh]

Originally posted by Team Solo Justin:

Originally posted by The Spoopy Kitteh:

If you are using 7.1 surround sound headphones, you will want to use HRTF mode if it is availible to you in CSGO's options.. I use a 5.1 surround sound stereo reciever for my PC...so I always set CSGO to 5.1 surround sound mode.

Explanation
Since you are using headphones with 5.1 surround sound settings turned on in game, the software will be sending sounds processed at frequeancies meant to process 5.1 chanels of audio. That is 6 seprate positional channels of audio you are trying to push through only 2 speakers (stereo). The result is that the headphones you are using will be quieter because they are trying to process those sounds with 3 missing speakers in the configuration.
Using HRTF mode will better simulate surround sound affect through your headphones due to the way it manipulates sound frequencies so precisely, that your ears will percieve a sound made behind you in game as being directly behind you.

The following video demonstrates HRTF:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BltHXngvlk

how do i enable that??

Use these settings in game :-)

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1364814915

HRTF mode is automatically enabled when Stereo Headphone and advanced 3d audio procesesing is enabled.