This free audio tool made my cheap speakers sound dramatically better

There is a special kind of joy that comes from squeezing extra performance out of hardware you already own. You know that smug feeling when a tiny tweak makes a cheap gadget feel expensive. That is exactly what happened when I installed FxSound on my Windows PC. I was expecting a small difference. Maybe a bit more clarity or a slight volume boost. Instead, my bargain bin headphones started sounding like they had no business sounding.