On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 12:26 PM, Alan Mackenzie <a...@muc.de> wrote: > Hi, Gentoo! > > On my PC's audio, whilst playing CDs, with all volume settings maxed out, > the volume can't be said to be louder than "comfortable and sensible". > In quiet passages, the music gets drowned out by the noise of the power > supply. I know from plugging in my iPod that the loudspeakers are > capable of much more. > > The three volume controls up at full are (i) the one in aqualung; (ii) > the one in alsamixer; (iii) the physical control on the right speaker. > > Surely I can get more volume, somehow. Could somebody please suggest > how. TIA
How are you playing the CDs? I think there are 2 basic ways, either software (reading the data from the disc and playing it), or via line-in (software simply issues "play" command to the drive which outputs via the audio cable, or some drives even have audio controls on the front panel). If the former, the volume should be the same as if you play an MP3, for example. If the latter, maybe you need to find the inputs in alsamixer and boost them, if possible.
