Sound is messed up SOUNDBLASTER AUDIGY

I had this Soundcad for some time and in the beginning it worked like a dream, but after a while the sound became very dull, screamy en very high toned and it lost al its dynamics and warmth, and now it sounds awfull en its not really a joy listining to it because the high screamy tones it produces now makes your head hurt like hell.
I tried alot of things, messing with the equalizer ( that only made it worse ), reinstalling the drivers over and over again, I rienstallt the Soundcard, I took the soundcard out and put it in the PC again and I replugged al the wires several times. But nothing did the trick, and i know it cant be the soundcard because it worked just fine at the start.
I hope someone can help me

The exact same thing has just happened to me last night. The earphones work, the EQ does nothing, the music is fine on the computer and I have been the whole way through the 5 Rs.
J

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Hello
I excuse myself for my unworthy english.
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