Low Audio Volume - M2A-VM HDMI

Hi Again,

I have an M2A-VM HDMI that I (finally) got setup (after a bit of a
run-in with RAM voltage)

Now that it's running, I have to say I'm a bit dissapointed with the
onboard audio. The volume is severely lacking - even with all the
audio properties and the speakers set full-blast, the sound is very
soft. The quality is clear, but the volume is definitly lacking. I
know the speakers are capable of so much more.

We've tried two different pairs of speakers, both times using the rear
green jack (don't have front panel audio connectors hooked up). They
were plugged in at different times, we weren't using a splitter, and
both sets of speakers are amplified...one set was my Edifier 2+1 sound
system (2 speakers + sub), the other was my old HP monitor's built-in
Polk speakers. We've been all throughout all the settings in Windows
Audio Properties and the Realtek control panel.

Is the onboard audio really supposed to be this bad, or am I missing
something? Or could there just be something wrong with the onboard
audio?



Thanks,

Fred
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