9 replies to this topic

[Haissem]

Alright guys, I need serious help.
Here's the problem:
I had these speakers, and I would plug headphones into them to listen to music late at night. They broke, so today I bought me new speakers.
When I plug the same headphones into the new speakers to listen to music, the volume is unusually low - even when I put all the volume controls to maximum.
What do I do to get it back to the old level?

Suggest anything, but returning is not an option. Should I buy new headphones that come with an external volume control? Is there something I'm missing? Please HELP! Thanks!

[Transparent Reality]

Are you changing you volume via windows' volume control or the actual speakers?

[Haissem]

Via windows. Via speakers doesn't work.

[Josh]

Do you need to install any drivers?

If the speakers came with a CD, use it. If not, search online for "[speaker company] [speaker model] driver."

[leo2car]

Look for Volume control on the ear phones. Put all up and see what happens.
Software won't help. Try on other devices(CD player, iPod or Radio)

[Haissem]

No the speakers did not come with CDs or anything like that.
Anyhow, I found out what the problem is. Apparently, the headphone jack was built that way. Some technicians have suggested that I buy "volume boosters" or headphones with extra volume output.
For headphone users out there, any suggestions?

[SptsNaz]

Have you tried plugging the headphones directly into the soundcard? The soundcard should have several outputs, hopefully one of them is for headphones (if not, try the same output you plugged your speakers in). I would never plug headphones into any computer speakers, because speakers usually have really crappy internal amplifiers that degrade sound quality.

Probably too much of a hassle, but given what you said it's probably the only thing that will work

[teknite]

try updating your soundcard driver

[azntechguy]

Teknite, do look at the reply above yours... How's it feel replying to a thread from last year? . It's okay, it happens .

BTW, they don't come up with updated soundcard drivers too often though for many products, last time I checked.

I personally suspect the problem is related to the hardware itself (the headphone). I think the "internal volume" of the thing is set low by default and in-Windows volume adjustment may not work as well on those anyway. Oh yes, for future reference, if you can help it, see if you can avoid purchasing headsets with built-in adjustable volume. For me, they tend to break down faster than regular non-volume integrated headphones.

[z2z007]

Azntechguy has a point. This thread will be locked.