PCWorld – August 2019

AUGUST 2019 PCWorld 87

nx technology

generates the

illusion that the

audio is coming

directly from the

screen—a nifty

trick, though one

you can live

without.

In all, I only

found two things

I didn’t like about

Dell’s Maxx

AudioPro

experience. By

default, the

software asks you

to specify what

sort of head-

phones you plugged in: true headphones,

earbuds, or over-the-ear earbuds. That gets

old, though you can opt out. The Waves

MaxxAudioPro nx technology also refuses to

work with UWP apps, which excludes both

the Microsoft Store Netflix app as well as any

audio played back within Microsoft Edge.

Though nx may be a bit of a gimmick, the

restrictions are annoying.

ADD-ONS AND

ACCESSORIES

Dell’s Latitude 7400 2-in-1 ships with the usual

contingent of Windows bloatware, along with

three Dell-branded utilities: Dell Command |

performed a side-by-side comparison to
evaluate one audio-enhancement
technology compared to another, some form
of audio enhancement goes a long way to
improve the typical laptop audio experience,
and MaxxAudioPro offers one of the most
sophisticated feature sets available.
With headphones in, MaxxAudioPro also
provides the option to turn on the nx
positional audio, which uses the Latitude
7400’s user-facing webcam to track your
head’s position and route the sound
accordingly. Turn your head to your left, and
Waves routes more audio to your right
headphone speaker, and vice versa. In all, the

Waves’ MaxxAudioPro provides both an equalizer as well as sound enhancement.