Sound from speakers is very quiet.

I was wondering if there is a way to make the sound that comes from my speakers louder. I have the volume all the way up on the computer itself and there is no volume control on the speakers. They are Polk speakers if that makes a difference. It is pretty quiet and annoying when trying to listen to music and other files. Is there a way to make this louder? Is it the sound card? Or maybe just the speakers?
Any advice would be great! Thanks!

Most external speakers are self-powered (plugs into power supply) with a volume control. If these speakers are not powered, that's probably the problem. You can check by plugging in a set of regular headphones. It the headphones have a good volume range, then the output from the Mac is fine.

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