Sound seems to be fading!!!!

I don't know if its only in my head or not, but whenever I plug my iPod into my iHome, headphones, and my radio transmitter; I have to turn it up a bit more to hear it. The lack of sound is especially apparent when I watch movies (I can barely hear them when its at full volume, i used to have to keep the volume at half to get the prefered volume). Also, I know that it is not a problem with the movies/music itself because they play just fine on my computer. I prefer my music on the loud side and i thought there might be some sort of sound card in the iPod which could be fading/dying/or dead, or something along that line, and if i should send my iPod in for a check-up?
Please help me out!
5th Gen 60 GB Video iPod Windows XP

well, if you prefer your ipod on the loud side, you may want to consider it because it may be you. Try going to thesound settings on your ipod and take off sound controll. Or maybe your headphones are giving out. The ipod doesn't play the music, it just stores it.

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There are many possible causes for this issue. Take each of the following steps that you haven't already tried. Some may not apply to your model. Back up all data before making any changes.
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11. Reset the NVRAM.
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I've checked the settings in the control panel Wave is up full, Volume is up full, Iturned up the others to max as well to no avail. I checked the advacned properties, and it's set to speakers.
You didn't mention the most frequent reason for this - the tiny physical volume-control dial.
It's located on the right side of the computer near the rear.
-Jerry

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Welcome to the Apple Community.
If your problem persists get yourself a micro USB cable (sold separately), you can restore your Apple TV from iTunes:
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Select your Apple TV in the Devices list, and then click Restore.
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mcfancher wrote:
Thanks for the reply. My dumbself forgot that right next to my new TV is my old TV, a 40" Samsung LCD. Now I put it on my desk and I have it in 1080p and everything is going good except for the fact that I can't see the top bar on my desktop and now the sound seems to be coming exclusively from my Mac instead of my TV, although I still have it hooked up with an HDMI cable. Any new thoughts?
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