At what level do you have your Master Volume output set?

[brigden]

I have mine at 50% and Wave output set at 50%. You? What is considered standard? Is there a standard?

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

I'm using digital out. I have master at 100%, wave at 10% to 100% depending on whether I have my receiver remote nearby to adjust the levels on it. Reciever volume fluctuates between -45dB and reference

 

[clamum]

Master and wave are about 75%-80%.

 

[MeanMeosh]

master and wave at 100%

laptop has a third hardware volume control thing that is at 20%

 

[monk3y]

Both are around 70%...

 

[EvilYoda]

A tick below 100%, I control the final volume on the receiver.

 

[MrChad]

Originally posted by: brigden
I have mine at 50% and Wave output set at 50%. You? What is considered standard? Is there a standard?

That sounds about right. I'd like to know if there's a rule of thumb for this as well.

Logic would dictate that it would be better to use your powered speakers' amp over the sound card's internal amp for better sound quality. Therefore, turning the Windows sound relatively low and the speaker amp volume up should sound better than turning the Windows sound up and keeping the speaker volume low.

EDIT: Although most powered speakers are connected through a line out, which shouldn't be amplified by the sound card at all ...

 

[Boze]

I'm using a HDA Digital X-Mystique 7.1 wave, optical output to receiver, so I keep all volume at 100% and use the A/V receiver's remote.

 

[AbAbber2k]

11

 

[labgeek]

Originally posted by: AbAbber2k
11

beat me to it...

 

[91TTZ]

I turn mine up to 11

 

[Mo0o]

All at 100%. I control the sound through the speakers.

 

[Baked]

100%. Foobar > AV-710 optical out > DAC > Heaphone Amp

 

[konakona]

whats 11, size of your... nvm

it all depends on your equipment. i keep mine at 70-80%, forgot exactly where since my card is sent for repairs (should be back soon tho, hopefully). associated gear is EMU-1212M with some serious modding and Singlepower PPX-6CG7 (x3 RCA cleartops)
with the soundstorm i am stuck with at the moment, i simply couldnt care less; as such, i keep it at 100%.

 

[thomsbrain]

you should set them as high as possible before distortion, to ensure a strong signal to your amp/speakers. otherwise, you're cranking the amp harder and amplifying all that noise along with your signal.

 

[eelw]

It's at like 5-10%

 

[CRXican]

80%

 

[Whitecloak]

max, max