JasinC19 Posted September 3, 2003 Share Posted September 3, 2003 I've had my 4.1's for like 2 years now. When I first bought them, they were ridiculously loud. I had the volume on the speakers turned up about 1/4 of the way and 3 bars on the windows volume meter was blowing me away. Now after all this time I have them turned up half way on the speakers and the volume all the way up in windows and they're not even as loud as they used to be. Also worth noting is that the front two speakers are WAY louder than the backs, which used to be the other way around. I have a SB live value (i know it sux, but it used to work fine). I dont think the problem is software, I've reinstalled all the Creative drivers/software a bunch of times. IS there a problem somewhere? Any suggestions? Thanks Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bohemian_Rhapsody Posted September 3, 2003 Share Posted September 3, 2003 try switching the wires on the back of the sound card to see if the volume shifts from the fronts to the rears. If it does, then your sound card might be at fault... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsteinert Posted September 3, 2003 Share Posted September 3, 2003 I've had the same problem a couple of times as well. I'm using the same sound card the computer intially came with, as a result there is only one jack output for the speakers instead of the required two. I'm using a Y-adapter and it seems as though the connection degrades over time. Try unplugging them and plugging them back together (With the speakers turned off of course). See if that seems to help, has in the past for me. If not, try cleaning them off as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MD1032 Posted September 4, 2003 Share Posted September 4, 2003 Is it possible you have hearing loss??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cemepee Posted September 5, 2003 Share Posted September 5, 2003 i thought that also that my speakers have gotten quiter also but nope i figured out that it was me myself and i i had done got to were my ears ajusted to the loudness of the volume i did this Do this ok leave ur speakers at a low normal listing volume for a week or two dont cut them up. Then after the week or two cut them up and they should sound like there old selfs again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasinC19 Posted September 9, 2003 Author Share Posted September 9, 2003 when i switch the wires, the rears are still really soft. i guess i'll try them on a different sound card. i still think the problem might be software related. i definitely don't have hearing loss.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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