illram
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Waves NX has been reborn into Steelseries GG, which is free to use, but if you want Advanced features, you have to buy one of their headphones. Still, it works well.
Windows Sonic is a lot better these days, and Dolby Access / DTS Sound Abound are still sold or bundled with hardware. (My laptop came with a Dolby Access license)
Asus' SS3 is a Nahimic solution.
Razer sells THX Surround, but I am not a fan of that solution.
I still prefer a solution that uses a virtual sound device, because I can keep that as default, and use it with gaming, and have my audio apps output direct to my DAC. This way I can keep my music from being processed while I game.
Nice summary. I have tried all of those except Nahimic, although I have not tested any recent Windows Sonic audio. Redscape still is the winner in both quality and ease of use, like you I appreciate how I can use it with any hardware I want. (And the fact that even after they shut down, Ryan immediately answered a support issue I had made me love it even more...) It'll be a very sad day if it ever stops working!