How to make your headphones louder: on your computer and on your phone

If you are not satisfied with the maximum volume of your headphones, but also do not want to buy new - with reduced impedance - there are a few simple ways to cope with this problem.

Check quality of connection

The jack on your device may be loose or the plug may not be inserted properly. It should be inserted with a distinctive click. In addition, if it is a computer, an appropriate icon will appear in the tray, confirming that the connection was successful.

By clicking on this icon, turn the volume to maximum and check the sound. If you are watching a movie or listening to music in an audio or video player, check the volume in that player as well. Some programs, such as Media Player Classic, allow you to increase the volume even above the 100% mark.

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Check settings

Go to the "Control Panel" of Windows 7 and find the "Sound" icon there. After selecting it, check that the headphones are present in the list of devices, and by right-clicking on them, make sure they are activated.

After that, double-click the line with the headphones to open their properties. Next, in the Advanced tab, check the "Sound Equalization" box if it is not already checked. Click "Apply" and test the sound.

Check your drivers.

Make sure you have the latest sound drivers installed on your device. The wrong driver will either not allow the headphones to be recognized at all, or their functionality will be minimal. The most common problems related to drivers are:

• bugs committed by developers (usually fixed with the release of new versions);
• The version of the driver does not fit the specific version of the operating system;
• The driver conflicts with one or more multimedia devices.

You can update the drivers through the official website of the headphone manufacturer, selecting the model with which you have a problem. To do this, you also need to know the version of the OS and its bit size.

There are special utilities for driver control that will do everything for you. For example, DriverPack Solution or Driver Booster. The program will scan your computer, identify the models and versions of your connected devices and download the perfect drivers for them.

Before that, you can check for driver problems via Device Manager (if there are exclamation marks near one or more items, this may be the reason why the headphones are not working properly).

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Use sound reinforcement programs

One such program is Sound Booster, but there are several similar ones. The software can increase the sound volume up to 500% in some programs - Skype, audio and video players, Internet browsers.

The volume is easy to manage, you can do it with the help of hot keys. It is also possible to set these programs to autorun, so that they appear in the tray immediately after turning on the computer. If the program is designed well, it will not distort the sound, due to the presence of certain filters.

Increase the volume of an individual track

Nowadays there are many programs that can help you to amplify the sound of a particular melody if it is the only one that is playing quietly. For example:

1. Audio editors such as Adobe Audition or Sony Sound Forge. These are the two programs that have the fastest file processing speed and compression percentage. With their help, you can make any desired manipulations with the track, including increasing the volume.

2. If you need to boost the sound of several tracks at once, you can try the mp3gain program. It can edit some parameters of audio recordings in batch mode.

If you could not do anything programmatically, the problem is most likely in the hardware.

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Possible reasons for low sound

The following factors directly or indirectly influence the sound volume in headphones:

• Current strength in the coil area, which depends on the power of the audio card amplifier;
• the resistance of the coil in the diaphragm;
• the possible recoil of the cone (diaphragm) itself;
• the transient resistance acting on the connectors.

One of the most logical ways to increase the volume of your headphones is to increase the current supply. In simple terms, to increase the volume programmatically. We have already looked at ways to do this. Note that if there is some wheezing and squeaking, then the speaker simply does not support the volume you have selected.

If software methods fail, the problem is most likely a lack of consistency between the output stage of the amplifier and the impedance produced by the headphone coil. It is possible if the amplifier supports a load of 4 ohms and the particular headphones have an impedance of 32 ohms. Then you only have to think about buying another model.

You can also try cleaning the connector that connects the headphones to the audio card with sandpaper (sandpaper). And don't forget to test the headphones with another device to see if the problem is in them.

Some users have found another way - they plug the headphones into the input on the speakers and the speakers into the sound card. It is noted that in this case the headphones sound much louder.

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Increasing the volume of the headphones in the iPhone

You can adjust the sound level on Apple phones and tablets using the built-in equalizer. Go to Settings and select Equalizer. Select the "Late Night" setting that is ready.

After this operation, the sound on iPhones and iPads becomes noticeably louder. This is because the "Late Night" setting raises the volume of quiet sounds, but lowers the volume of maximum sounds. The result is an acceptable sound.

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