Low audio level

I have a new Intel Core Duo iMac connected to two Bose external speakers. Audio levels are considerably lower than on my old iMac. Sound preferences are at maximum for output and volume is raised to max on the speakers. This happens with online streaming and files played in iTunes. Is this an idiosyncracy of the new iMac? Any Fix?
IMac Intel Core Duo Mac OS X (10.4.7)

The sliders in Audio MIDI Setup correspond to the volume keys above the number keypad on your Apple keyboard.
As far as the resetting of the volume, if there isn't a mini-plug to headphones or external speakers in the audio out-port the volume setting is retained with a restart. But if there is a mini-plug in the port, a restart results in 50% volume. Some folks think it is a glitch, I think it is a safety feature for someone who may be wearing headphones during a startup. If I remember correctly Apple was sued regarding headphone volume at one point in the past. Glitch or default, that's the way it currently works.

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yes i have exactly same problem. Was all working fine till I upgraded to iTunes v8.1.
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I'm glad you mentioned the preset, Silal. I kept meaning to bring that up, but forgot.
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Bah, humbug! Let me hear what the talent is saying. I don't care if I can hear every nuance of that rock ballad, I just want to be able to follow the story, the plot.
Hey, I'm an old dude, you whippersnappers.
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I'm glad you mentioned the preset, Silal. I kept meaning to bring that up, but forgot.
Set Preprocessing to None. That will keep high level short duration sounds, like drums, etc., from overtaking your dialog, and crushing it.
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That, in turn, allows the ridiculously loud music and nat sounds in the film soundtrack to sound "more natural", as they blast your ear drums into bits. "More natural" means "much louder than dialog, just like they are in real life".
Bah, humbug! Let me hear what the talent is saying. I don't care if I can hear every nuance of that rock ballad, I just want to be able to follow the story, the plot.
Hey, I'm an old dude, you whippersnappers.
But back to the point, by setting DIALNORM to -31, the player works out the math like this:
-31 minus -31 = 0dB of attenuation
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