Volume Amplifier

I searched around for posts on amplify volume on a macbook, and there are some old posts but no one has been able to answer it that I found. Here is the problem:
The volume on my macbook is too low. When I have the volume turned all the way up, I can barely hear the sound if there is any background noise (street noise (I live in NYC), a fan, air conditioner, etc.). This is true in itunes, dvd player, and sound and video clips from the web. I've turned up the volume controls I know of, on the software player and on the mac.
This is not a problem when I boot to windows xp in boot camp. There, I turn the volume to maybe 80-90 percent and I can hear ok. This is why I do not think it is a hardware issue - the speakers can obviously go higher because they do so in windows.
I wanted to repost this to see if anyone has a suggestion. Is there a patch, or hack, or plug in, or firmware file, or something I can do to boost the sound volume? Thanks all.

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Give the free trial a go. It not only allows you to adjust the overall gain to over +238% louder, but you can also set a whole chain of effects like EQ, etc. You'll love it.

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Does anybody have an idea when this will land in the repos?
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i dont want to be rude, but these kind of questions dont help anyone and dont get it released any sooner.. in the arch way, flag the package "out of date" (if it was not already done) and wait for it.....
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youtube's fullscreen is 4:3 with two black bars filling the screen...and of course, as it was reported in the OP, the html5 demo does not work
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Now and then the sound will go completely dead but as soon as i move the sound slider in the system tray it will spring back to life again. Some days i have no problems and other days it may happen.
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So even if I just ask to pay them to replace the lock button they won't because my screens are third-party?
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Remote...How can you set the your amplifier to be the default volume?

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Solved!
Go to Solution.

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I have spent a lot of time over the last two years trying to get my itunes library organized as well as getting good digitized versions from my vinyl records as well as CDs. I was pleased with my results and then I added the songs to itunes. I could not believe how inconsistent the sound quality was. Invariably the volume is always lower. [Please do not post a reply such as: Check the volume controls in itunes proper as well as in itunes preferences (i.e., Sound Check, Sound Enhancer) & the Volume Adjustment in the Information pane under Options for particular songs.] I tried all of those means of adjusting volume. They do NOT work.
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