Audio Ampllification

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cstone6

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Audio Amplification

For some reason my computer doesnt put out very loud sound into head phones, just wondering if anyone knows a way to amplify the volume other than just the basic control panel volume method. Also in case you are wondering i have tried other pairs of head phones to make sure it they were not at fault.
 
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LTR12101B

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From a soundcard designed to feed amplified speakers, headphone output is usually unsatisfactory.

I've seen headphone outputs on a few CHEAP speaker sets, but this doesn't seem to be that widely taken up.

Tsunami "Shadow Series" XX-119A
http://www.tsunami.com.tw/en/products/sp.html
The 119A and 117A appear to have headphone sockets, but I'm not certain if they are actually fed through the amplifier.
 
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scarecrow

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Should not have something to do with your computer, but rather your headphones' sensitivity and nominal input impedance. You shouldn't expect a pair of AKG K-240's sound loud through a typical computer line-out, would you?
 
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schwedenmann

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headphones

hallo

You should use an headphone-amplifier to get better sound and volume. There are a lot of audio projects (handmade headamplifiers) or small ready to use amplifiers.

Schwedenmann
 
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cstone6

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Thanx for the help

Thanx for the help guys, im going to look into getting a new sound card soon and a new set of speakers, i will let you know how it goes.
 
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LTR12101B

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Any soundcard with a LINE OUT rather than built in amplifier, tends to be incapable of providing adequate drive directly to headphones - but I don't know of anywhere selling a sensibly priced headphone amplifier, though it's an ideal novice electronics project. As I said, FEW speakers bother with a headhone socket.

I have a set of those Tsunami's, so I can check to see if they do act as a headphone amplifier - I just LOVE the claimed "180W PMPO" from a 3 watt pair of speakers - just HOW do they work that one out ... and that sort of bizarre power claim tells you they aren't high quality speakers, but they just might be a passable headphone amp
 
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