how to check that volume is set max everywhere?

unwashed potato! · 19 Sep 2018 at 21:13

i swear my speakers used to be louder at mid setting than they currently are. i now have to set to almost fully way up for it to be what i consider a good volume for music. either i'm going death, the speakers are failing, or some where in windows something is turned down.

i've checked the volume mixer, and chrome and the master volume seems to be maxed.

i noticed the volume being lower first when i used a splitter for the aux in, as it seemed to go almost half volume, but ever since coming back to just straight in single aux, i'm still doubting the volume is it's highest possible for these speakers.

what can i do to check?

jpaul · 19 Sep 2018 at 21:28

I was going to say have you checked the silly windows sound enhancements are all disabled
bass boost, virtual, loudness equalization
these can mess-with/corrupt the output sound ?

BUT

Fairly sure the answer is no said:
i noticed the volume being lower first when i used a splitter for the aux in

not sure what you meant by splitter .. you are using an analogue input to the PC too ?

unwashed potato! · 19 Sep 2018 at 21:36

jpaul said:
I was going to say have you checked the silly windows sound enhancements are all disabled
bass boost, virtual, loudness equalization
these can mess-with/corrupt the output sound ?

not sure what you meant by splitter .. you are using an analogue input to the PC too ?

this is the splitter i used before. i had a chromecast audio go into the speakers, as well as the pc which was connected by an aux cord. now i've removed the splitter and i've just the aux straight from pc box to speakers.

how would i check the bass boost, loudness etc?

jpaul · 19 Sep 2018 at 21:42

Fairly sure the answer is no said:
i've checked the volume mixer, and chrome and the master volume seems to be maxed.

I thought these were references to WINDOWS(OS) volume mixer, chrome browser and windows master volume ... but its your AMP you are talking about ?

it was not really a windows question ... rather hifi !

unwashed potato! · 19 Sep 2018 at 22:03

jpaul said:
I thought these were references to WINDOWS(OS) volume mixer, chrome browser and windows master volume!

they were...

jpaul · 19 Sep 2018 at 22:14

these are the options I was thinking of

unwashed potato! · 19 Sep 2018 at 22:29

i've gone through and nothing is enabled.

jpaul · 20 Sep 2018 at 07:34

if you genuinely meant combining two outputs via splitter that is I suspect bad ..
quick google via arts technica ... someone explained, better than I can, why.
check the sources independantly - from what you say neither works correctly now.

edit : ...maybe @lucid , or @Rroff have practical experience

No. No. NO!

You cannot use a "splitter" ("wye") cable to mix two outputs together.

You would be connecting each output to the other output as well as to the input. Line level outputs are on the order of 100 ohms or less; they are designed to work into inputs of 10K or so. Each output will therefore be working into an impedance at least 100x lower than it is designed for. Each output will short out - or nearly so - the other.

See: "Why Not Wye?" - Rane Audio:

Quote:
Outputs are low impedance and must only be connected to high impedance inputs -- never, never tie two outputs directly together -- never. If you do, then each output tries to drive the very low impedance of the other, forcing both outputs into current-limit and possible damage. As a minimum, severe signal loss results.

You know better.

unwashed potato! · 20 Sep 2018 at 10:47

yeah but as mentoined, that's long gone

jpaul · 21 Sep 2018 at 18:04

.... but outputs could be permananently damaged

Emmy Watson · 8 Oct 2018 at 04:47

Sometimes issues present in our audio drivers & audio system. So try to install the audio driver again. If it doesn't work then use 3rd party software. I already installed 3rd party software (free of cost) and increase my system volume.