Low Volume

I have a new HP 17 laptop, Win11 Home, AMD Ryzen, Realtek. It's a basic laptop, but it is all I need. So far, so good except one thing. The audio volume is too low. Everything is set on maximum. I spent the afternoon, viewing videos that were supposed to help. I tried a good many of them and nothing helped. Seems to me I adjusted everything =) and the drivers are up to date.

So, what is wrong? Do I need better speakers? If so, should I buy a set or replace what is in the laptop?
Suggestions requested. Thank you for your support.

 

Laptop speakers are usually poor. I bought a bluetooth speaker. It is wireless, and once set up, is easy to use. Since my husband's laptop doesn't have bluetooth, I made sure I bought a speaker that could also be plugged in. He uses it too when he wants to hear something.

It is similar to this
https://www.amazon.com/Sony-Portable-Wireless-Speaker-Bluetooth/dp/B01N4TIRUD
which I bought on sale for $40.28 on Amazon.

Look at portable bluetooth speakers. I think you'll be happy with one.
https://www.stuff.tv/features/best-bluetooth-speakers-reviewed/

Avoid Sonos. They are expensive and Sonos issues updates that can break the speaker! I've heard good things about JBL.

 

I agree that new speakers are needed to enable decent sound quality and volume.

Checklist to ensure Windows is setup correctly for sound:- https://www.majorgeeks.com/content/page/computer_sound_volume_is_too_low_on_windows.html

Software that should help boost volume in the interim:- https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/deskfx.html

Some age-related hearing issues might be compensated for with this:- https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/fxsound.html

@plodr Happy Birthday!

 

OK, that is what I thought, Do not have bluetooth on the machine but I can install it. I'll check out the software too.