making laptop louder

[Vendog]

Is there a way to do this the volume on my laptop is laughable at best. Is there a way to make it louder by changing any settings? I have Windows 7 if that helps with any answers.

In b4 turn the volume up.

[Isiolia]

Do you simply mean the internal speakers? Or are you having issues with headphones or the line-level signal to an amp of some kind?

[Cream Soda]

Not to hijack, but I've made a handful of threads recently, so I didn't want to make another.

Regarding laptop audio, I have a Ibasso d4 mamba USB amp/dac. It says it can be used as an amp alone, as a dac alone, and as an amp/dac

- Works as a DAC+AMP Combo, a standalone AMP, or a standalone DAC (Line out function)
http://www.ibasso.com/upimg/20091014221143.jpg

So what do I take and where do I plug it to get it to work as Dac only? (and play from my laptop's speakers, don't like to use headphones EVERY TIME)

[Agito]

Is there a way to do this the volume on my laptop is laughable at best. Is there a way to make it louder by changing any settings? I have Windows 7 if that helps with any answers.

In b4 turn the volume up.

In windows "Open Volume Control" and you'll be able to adjust it to your liking. In other words, you can adjust your audio through your computers operating system.

[bungiefan]

The entire purpose of that is to replace the built-in speakers with external ones. You can't make the internal speakers louder.

[bluefan]

A few media players have options to boost the volume of your speakers...but it's not a good idea to use it for long periods of time. If it isn't too much of a hassle, I suggest just getting some decent portable speakers.

[Isiolia]

The entire purpose of that is to replace the built-in speakers with external ones. You can't make the internal speakers louder.

Aye, I don't see what you'd hope to gain by pumping higher quality audio back through shitty integrated speakers.

Buut...

My assumption is that it's a DAC if you're the USB input, and an amp-only if you're using the aux-in. If you're using line-out, then it's a line-level signal, making it a DAC only.

I mean, I guess you could feed it back to line-in on your laptop, but that'd mean using your built-in sound as well, which might defeat the purpose of you using an external DAC in the first place.

[Cream Soda]

The entire purpose of that is to replace the built-in speakers with external ones. You can't make the internal speakers louder.

Wouldn't that be the amplifier though? I just mean the dac portion. Since it can be used individually as a Dac.

[Vendog]

I meant internal speakers.

[Isiolia]

In that case, what's the relative volume like? I assume line-out/headphones work fine?

Most can't go -that- loud since they'd just get damaged.

If you're talking like, whisper-quiet at full volume or something, then it may well be a software problem (or a blown amp/speakers, but shouldn't just jump straight to that).

Check your sound control panel to see if it's set to "laptop speakers" and not something else. Make sure you don't have digital output only checked. Barring that, try updating the drivers or reinstalling the device. I'd also simply double check all the volume controls. IE, some laptops have an actual physical volume control in addition to the Windows software one, that sort of thing.

[Vendog]

hmmm..... Like my sisters laptop speakers are loud enough to interfere with my experience when watching TV but my laptop I need to turn the TV to mute to enjoy it lol. But I'll try to update the driver and other things you said.

[Furtwangler]

Some laptops just aren't as loud as others are. As others have said, make sure that your system volume is turned up all the way, and if you have vista or 7 make sure whatever application is also turned up in the mixer. Other than that you're kinda fucked without buying new external speakers, or headphones.

[bungiefan]

Netbooks have pretty quiet speakers, while notebooks for gaming or media with Harmon Kardon speakers on them could be heard from across the house clearly. You can't really replace the speakers in your notebook without using external ones, so if you didn't pick a model with good speakers you are stuck.