2014/1/15 Gene Heskett <gheskett at wdtv.com>: > Running an older ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS 32 bit build because a specially > patched rtai kernel is mandatory for one app. However, I am booted to a > 32bit 3.12.6 build ATM. > > The Audigy2 Value (SBO-400) card, and my amps/3way speaker all went south > for the winter in a space of about 3 weeks, so I bought another amplified > 3way kit and switched the audio back to the intel HDA facilities on this > motherboard. > > Is there anyplace where I might find another 20 db of gain? Its so quiet, > even a youtube video would never get me accused of disturbing the peace. Please post the output of alsa-info.sh The script is at http://git.alsa-project.org/?p=alsa-driver.git;a=blob_plain;f=alsa/utils/alsa-info.sh;hb=refs/heads/build Also, we need to know whether this is a problem with speakers that you want to work around (which likely won't work), or a purely software problem. As you are a Certified Electronics Technician, I assume that you have a digital multimeter and a cable with a 3.5mm jack at one end and just three wires on the other. I want you to run this command: speaker-test -c1 -t sine and measure the output voltage of the card at its maximum volume in three situations: with only an unloaded 3.5mm jack connected, with typical 32-ohm headphones connected, and with your speakers connected. -- Alexander E. Patrakov
