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    TZ headphone volume

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by tomato123, Aug 23, 2008.

  1. tomato123

    tomato123 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello, I am an owner of a TZ290 and I was using my laptop to watch a DVD on my plane ride when I noticed that the volume wasn't very loud when I used my headphones to listen to the sound, given that planes can get noisy. And I compared the loudness with the system on the airplane by plugging the same headphones into the jack on my seat for the onboard movie, and it was VERY significantly louder. Is there a way I can configure my laptop to make the maximum volume louder? (EQ, drivers, or other). Realtek doesn't seem to have any programs installed that will allow me to play around with the sound settings (or I just couldn't find it). Maybe through vista?

    Appreciate the feedback!
     
    tomato123, Aug 23, 2008
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  2. DetlevCM

    DetlevCM Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    I'm sorry to say that as far as I am aware there isn't any way to solve the problem.
    (Try different headphones - possibly the only thing you can do is get headphones that block out outside noise (in-ear headphones))
    In a way I have the same problem and it's part Vista related - on two Vista laptops the headphone jack is just quiter than the XP laptop.
    All you can do, is use the vista volume control and put it to maximum, but in-ear headphones will be your best bet.
    PS: I'm happy with a Sony model for 44 Pounds but feel free to look at any company.
     
    DetlevCM, Aug 23, 2008
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  3. grisjuan

    grisjuan Notebook Evangelist

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    Both my recent Sonys are just a bit lower volume with earphones than I would like (TR2A and SZ110).

    On the SZ, I've used both XP and Vista and there is no difference in the volume level.

    I have been assuming they did this intentionally to avoid getting sued if they were to damage your ears.
     
    grisjuan, Aug 23, 2008
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  4. DetlevCM

    DetlevCM Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Possible.
    Nowadays you can sue a company and get compansation for your own !!! stupidity.
    It's a sad world...
     
    DetlevCM, Aug 23, 2008
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  5. robus

    robus Notebook Geek

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    I noticed the same thing with TXN15. I am using Sony MDR-NC22 and it helped a lot.
    Rob
     
    robus, Aug 24, 2008
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  6. bogart

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    Aside from using a headphone amp, you can try installing AC3Filter and raising the master gain.
     
    bogart, Aug 24, 2008
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  7. InfyMcGirk

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    Also, AC3 soundtracks like on most DVD movies, will have a large dynamic range - i.e. a large range in volume between the quietest and the loudest sounds. This can sometimes make speech and quiet sounds difficult to hear at low levels. Some software DVD players have a 'dynamic range compression' option to help with this.
     
    InfyMcGirk, Aug 24, 2008
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