On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 1:26 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
Check that PA isn't getting in the way somewhere. Try using a different media player. See if you can find out if the files' ReplayGain feature is or is not involved. Check that you're outputting to the correct audio sink; I've had cases where I *thought* things were working, but really quiet, and it turned out that crosstalk was the only reason I was hearing anything. -- :wq
