Device detected, but does not pick up sound I'm using the free version and considering paying (it's on sale at $20 today). Just make sure 'smart loudness' is on/enabled to protect the speakers from peaks/spikes in games and movies, then select a preset that suits either music/games/movies and you're away in seconds with acceptable volume again. It just installs alongside everything else so you don't need to uninstall/replace drivers or mess about with core audio settings. Something like 'FX sound' offers a decent 150% boost for free (with various other decent options) and also has a paid option for extra features and even more volume boost. The best solution for louder volume (rather than trashing the functionality of the surround and 3D sound by disabling the drivers or tweaking the EQ to max - which destroys the fidelity of the sound) is just to simply 'boost overall volume' with a separate program such as 'FXsound' or 'DFXsound'. This is due to the nature of 3D volume balancing and binaural placement, the volume seems much lower than normal stereo speakers. The basic windows driver does not boost the volume past what can be achieved by tweaking the Realtek and Nahimic settings. If you follow other guides and uninstall the Nahimic software, you will lose all dynamic sound, all 3D sound and will also lose VR sound capability. If you follow other guides and uninstall realtek driver, you will only be able to use either sub, front or rear speakers, not all at the same time. The hardware is decent quality but the realtek driver only offers basic function and the Nahimic driver allows settings for VR and 3D. The Apache Pro has 3D sound consisting of a dynamic sub-woofer and stereo front and rear speakers. As an Apache Pro VR user, I was horrified at the low volume of such a high spec device.

Laptop speakers not loud enough