Latitude E6520 Audio

Has anyone figured out how to get the audio a bit louder on the E6520? The speakers seem that they can handle much more volume and bass. Maybe a new driver is in the works I hope. My small Asus Eee EP121 Slate has a higher volume. Has this concerned anyone else?

I do love both my E6520 and EP121.

 

This thread has a lower volume than my E6520.

 

Err... go to the Sound control panel or on the toolbar and fiddle with it?

Your application has a volume control, and the sound output has a separate one. If you're using Media Player Classic, there is a boost option. The control panel might have some extra things like bass boost, but that's about it...

 

Thanks AlexF.

I have already tried all the options before posting here with no luck of having a "louder volume". Even the Windows Sounds are lower than expected on my E6520 compared to my Asus Eee EP121 or Latitude's E6500 / 6510. It looks to be driver related. I hope. Thanks again for your post.

 

Our office purchased and evaluated the E6520's as replacements for our aging HPs. They've great machines except for the low sound volume. It's too low to have few people listening in a conference room with the normal shuffling of papers, etc.
Dell came and replaced the speakers, upgraded the drivers, etc. No change. The laptop only has a 1/2 watt amp. They admit that the volume is low but don't have an alternative. Their criteria is that it's good enough for the windows OS beeps, etc.
Too bad because it's a good computer. Gotta go, I see HP sales coming down the hall....
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A little further digging and we just found the amp docs at IDT. Low and behold the amp is actually a 2W/Ch unit. Why would Dell configure this for 1/2 watt? To save power? By mistake? To differentiate this sytem from a system with decent sound? Go figure....
IDT is under agreement not to supply drivers, firmware, etc to end users. Only to OEMs.
The IDT link: IDT - Integrated Device Technology - 4-channel HD Audio > 92HD90B > 92HD90B0X5NLGXYAX
The Doc: 92HD90 Datasheet
The Data: "2W/channel Class-D stereo BTL speaker amplifier"
That said, there might be a way to fix this issue if it can be software controlled. How about it Dell?

 

Found a partial solution:
I noticed that some of the sound adjustments on the control panel weren't working again. So I reloaded the driver from Dell - again. But this time just the audio driver. In the past we reloaded all the drivers. Now the control panel is working. On the Sound->Playback->Speakers->Enhancements tab, enable 'Loudness Equalization'. Low and behold, the sound volume increased with most audio selections to the point where it's usable. Music and music vids actually got lower however.
This finally made the laptop usable for us in the office.

 

Thank you for the info everyone.

BilgeBoy: Let's hope Dell hears you on this one. I need more power coming out of these speakers!