Appalling volume on Nokia N73

Anybody else come across this? Fine if I'm listening to stuff in the quiet
but any hint of sound from an external source, and I can't hear a thing.

"Tom Bradbury" <tom.bradbury@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Anybody else come across this? Fine if I'm listening to stuff in the
> quiet but any hint of sound from an external source, and I can't hear a
> thing.

Yes not very good with the headphones but without them it is really loud.

On Sun, 01 Apr 2007 17:02:15 GMT, Tom Bradbury wrote:

> Anybody else come across this? Fine if I'm listening to stuff in the quiet
> but any hint of sound from an external source, and I can't hear a thing.

Apparently, this is because of the EU regulation which puts a limit on the
maximum volume you can get on a portable music player. The best thing to do
is to get a pair of noise canceling earphones. They'll allow you to listen
to your music even in very noisy environments and save you from going deaf.
Only problem is that there're quite expensive and are usually either bulky
(for the active ones) or not that confortable to wear (for the passive
in-ear ones). Other than that, you can tweak the equalizer to increase the
volume. See here:
<http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/features/item/How_to_Pump_up_the_volume-louder_music_in_S60_3rd_Edition.php>

I got a pair of Sennheiser PX200 for £25 from Amazon combined with my £6
AD-49 adaptor from ebay, as the so-called Stereo headset supplied with the
N73 is crap.

I upgraded to the N73 music Edition which also has a 'Loudness' (OFF/ON)
setting in the 'Audio Settings' which makes it a bit better as well
--
Gerry (The MOTH)

"Mehdi" <vioccc@REMOVEME.gmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 01 Apr 2007 17:02:15 GMT, Tom Bradbury wrote:
>
>> Anybody else come across this? Fine if I'm listening to stuff in the
>> quiet
>> but any hint of sound from an external source, and I can't hear a thing.
>
> Apparently, this is because of the EU regulation which puts a limit on the
> maximum volume you can get on a portable music player. The best thing to
> do
> is to get a pair of noise canceling earphones. They'll allow you to listen
> to your music even in very noisy environments and save you from going
> deaf.
> Only problem is that there're quite expensive and are usually either bulky
> (for the active ones) or not that confortable to wear (for the passive
> in-ear ones). Other than that, you can tweak the equalizer to increase the
> volume. See here:
> <http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/features/item/How_to_Pump_up_the_volume-louder_music_in_S60_3rd_Edition.php>