Sound is Suddenly Quiet

I changed the entire housing on my 8520 and now the various alert sounds are really quiet. I cranked them all the way up but still they are sounding quietly. Any thoughts on what to check to get them louder again?

If you changed the entire housing, you might want to be sure that you didn't do something to either cover or move the speakers on the device. Compare the new housing with the old. Are all of the openings in the exact same areas?
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