Internal Speaker for Satellite L505D-S5983

Question

Internal speakers for satellite L505D-S5983 has barely audible sound when listening to streaming video (live or recorded), but works well otherwise.

Answer 1

Roland wrote:
Internal speakers for satellite L505D-S5983 has barely audible sound when listening to streaming video (live or recorded), but works well otherwise.
As mentioned elsewhere with respect to the L505 series laptops, if your laptop uses the Realtek HD audio drivers try this two step process to improve the system sound volume levels. If these two steps don't work, try uninstalling via the Device Manager the installed audio driver and reboot the computer to let Microsoft install its own default audio driver.
First, either update to the latest Toshiba audio drivers via the Toshiba Support web site, or by downloading the latest Realtek HD Audio drivers from the Realtek website.
Second, once the audio drivers have been updated, enable "Loudness Equalization" on either the Start -->  Hardware and Sound --> Realtek HD Audio Manager --> Sound Effects tab, then click OK to save the setting change. Or on the Start -->  Hardware and Sound --> Sound --> Speaker Properties (select Speakers then the Properties button) --> Enhancements tab, scroll down the list of sound effects to enable "Loudness Equalization" then select the OK button to save the setting changes.
Once the drivers have been updated and the "Loudness Equalization" has been enabled the system sound audio level is much louder, however you may find the DVD and Audio CD audio levels are still low. No real fix for that issue yet from Toshiba.