Most people I’ve spoken with agree that footsteps all sound similar and it’s hard to distinguish distance. It might make this worse but in some cases, strange speakers have benefitted from this setting. Night mode is only good if you can’t hear footsteps over booms that are 50 feet away. Which brings us to another suspect setting, “Night Mode”. “3D headphones” are touted occasionally, and they have advantages in treble however, they don’t have the mid-tones the others contain, and everything has a tin quality to it- like the whole battlefield is made out of aluminum siding.įrankly, I like my booms grumbly and my footsteps distinguishable. Let’s go over the best baseline audio settings that require the least EQ tweaks.īest Dynamic Range #1 Best Sound Settings for Surround Speakers:Īfter rigorous testing, we have to go with “Surround, Speakers” for the best dynamic range while maintaining competitive awareness. What about “War Tapes” you ask? They have a wide range and deeper bass but not as much clarity in treble.
Battlefield 5 sounds incredible in all the modes, but some settings can drown out what’s important.