Sound from speakers sound like it's coming from a tin can

I just bought a Toshiba Satellite L505-S5971 and the sound from the speakers sound like it's coming from a tin can. The volume never really reaches a very loud volume even at 100%. I've checked all of the settings for the Realteck HD Audio control panel and I've check the device manager and drivers and all seems ok. Does anyone have any suggestions on what could be wrong or is that the way it's supposed to sound? If this is the way it sounds I am very disappointed.

The Realtek HD Audio driver low volume level plagues a great many of us. One workaround is to try the following which tends to improve the volume levels:
First, either download and install the latest Toshiba audio drivers for your laptop via the Toshiba Support web site, or download and install 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 Realtek drivers have been updated and the "Loudness Equalization" has been enabled the system sound audio level is much louder, however the DVD and Audio CD audio levels might continue to be low.

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