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Re: Volume by Fullofkittens 10/13/2005, 10:38pm PDT
motherfuckerfoodeater wrote:

I got a nice pair of headphones recently, but they've made me realize that the signal I'm getting is really quiet. Is there any way to get my computer to send a hotter signal to the headphone jack without distortion (or a media player that's louder than the Window's Media Player or iTunes)?


What kind of soundcard are you using? If you're using the mobo's onboard "AC97" audio, the answer is: you probably can't. It doesn't go very loud. The volume control defaults to Program Files/Accessories/Entertainment/Volume Control - if that's maxed out then it's as loud as it gets.

If you have a soundcard, the soundcard will have multiple options, and you may have to turn up more than one of them (example, "Wave out" and "Master") before getting results.

Another thing: some nicer headphones have a higher-than-average impedance and are meant to be used with a headphone amp.
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Volume by motherfuckerfoodeater 10/13/2005, 10:32pm PDT NEW
    Re: Volume by Fullofkittens 10/13/2005, 10:38pm PDT NEW
        Re: Volume by motherfuckerfoodeater 10/13/2005, 11:54pm PDT NEW
    Buy a powered speaker/sub combo, plug the headphones into that. by Fussbett 10/13/2005, 11:27pm PDT NEW
        I know about those by motherfuckerfoodeater 10/13/2005, 11:57pm PDT NEW
 
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