@ gerardfrazer . sorry to change the subject but i also have the z5500 whit all other games the sound is great rfactor , gtr2 ... but whit f1 2010 my front speackers are very low , they almost sound like they are under water ( or something ) while racing for a few seconds they play like they should but then go back to being crap . when i look behind when i am racing they sound great again ! i have a x-fi titanium fatality pro sound card in game mode , the game sound is set to hardware . i tried rapture 3d ( crap ) , i tried my soundmax integreted sound ( crap ) whit no changes . everything is up to date . thanks for any help !