DTO

I am experienceing a weird audio glitch where the voice of any character gets turned down to an almost inaudible level as soon as i face them. When i turn slightly the volume of the character increases, and facing away from them I hear them clearly, but still like they are talking from behind, so it doesn't seem like an issue with the surround effects. I have tried with different speakers, multiple headphones, with and without dolby 7.1. Restarting, resetting, adjusting settings, starting a new game, drivers, compatibility, cables... All of those failchecks have been applied with no result. Again this happens only when i'm facing any character (companion, quest giver, enemy, good ol' factory worker and even animals) directly. This also means, you know, due to the fact that you're forced to face anyone you speak to directly, that i can't hear what anyone is saying. Sort of game breaking to say the least. The general quality of the audio also comes and goes. Sounds really tinny and poor periodically.