On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 10:26 AM, 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 > > -- > Alan Mackenzie (Nuremberg, Germany). > >
Are you using powered or passive speakers? On my dad's machine he had passive speakers and the Intel on-board audio just wouldn't get very loud so we bought some powered speakers and things were fine. In my office I've got some nice NHT Pro Powered Studio Monitors so I don't have that problem. If you're using headphones then check their impedance spec vs what the MB says it's designed to drive, as well as the efficiency of the headphones. I own some AKG & Sony headphones. The Sony pair is _way_ louder than the AKG pair. HTH, Mark
