headphone volume on laptop whilst playing music is far too low?

thedarkness · 01-13-2012, 03:15 PM

I have noticed that the headphone volume on this laptop is low, especially the left side-even when the volume on the system and player are set at maximum.
Is it standard for the left to always be lower than the right through any headphones? My hearing is good, but I can barely hear anything when only listening to the left side, even when nothing else is playing in the background, such as a tv. The volume on the right is higher, but it would be good to be able to increase this slightly more, but it does not seem possible. I have found wmp to be the lowest in volume compared to other players, but theres not much of a difference. I am wondering if the low volume in general may be down to the limitations of the headphones, laptop, or both? Has anyone managed to listen to music through headphones on a windows laptop that could be considered able to reach a high volume level?

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thedarkness Groupie Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 20	headphone volume on laptop whilst playing music is far too low? I have noticed that the headphone volume on this laptop is low, especially the left side-even when the volume on the system and player are set at maximum. Is it standard for the left to always be lower than the right through any headphones? My hearing is good, but I can barely hear anything when only listening to the left side, even when nothing else is playing in the background, such as a tv. The volume on the right is higher, but it would be good to be able to increase this slightly more, but it does not seem possible. I have found wmp to be the lowest in volume compared to other players, but theres not much of a difference. I am wondering if the low volume in general may be down to the limitations of the headphones, laptop, or both? Has anyone managed to listen to music through headphones on a windows laptop that could be considered able to reach a high volume level?