How to get more volume out of an iPod Touch

I've got what I think is a second generation iPod Touch (chrome back plate, and no camera).
Version: 4.2.1 (8C148)
Model: MB531LL
It has very low volume - with the volume turned up to maximum, I can't really hear it. (It doesn't help any that I have hearing issues...)
According to the "Sound Level" app on my iphone, the volume ranges from 30 to 50 db - but who knows how accurate that is.
Doing the same test with my Nokia N8, it plays at 70 to 80 db for comparison - and to me, it's far from being "loud".
With a set of headphones plugged in, the iPod works just fine.  I'm new to iPod - is the device only supposed to be used with headphones/earphones, and is it normal that I can barely hear it without them? 
What I've done so far...
For a different reason, I completely re-set the device back to factory settings, wiping all the old data.  I think I did that right - it should be back to "new" condition. 
Maybe it's supposed to be this way, or maybe it needs repair, or (as I hope) maybe there is some additional setting so I can fix the volume.
As a related question, I installed Viber on the device yesterday, so it's now on both of my idevices.  On the iPhone 3GS, when someone calls me, it rings quite loudly.  On the iPod, it's almost impossible to tell it's ringing unless it's right in front of me.
Any advice?  For $190 or so, I guess I can always buy the latest model.

Good thought, thanks. It does look like the 250 setting is the lower frequency, and by raising that and loewring the others the bass sound is somewhat improved.
My husband, who has been in the music industry for years, explained to me that there will likely always be a difference between listening to an MP3 through headphones and a CD through speakers. The MP3 files are compressed and thus lose some of the richness of their sound. Speakers have woofers, which headphones do not (although he has a pair with some built in, which is unusual) and that's why sound is richer from speakers than headphones.
I also have purchased Creative's noise cancelling head phones for use when I'm traveling. They may offer a better sound than any ear buds can offer.
Thanks for the suggestions, I appreciate them.

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