normal speakers sound but low in headphones

thank you Whs for your help, you did what you could +rep :)

hopefully someone could help out there..

Miscellaneous - clutching at straws:
1) Can you bring up the Realtek Audio Manager and see what level is set there.
2) Do your speakers also have a headphone socket. If so is the result the same as directly connecting headphones.
3) What type of headphones are you using (eg. impedance?)

mjf said:

Miscellaneous - clutching at straws:
1) Can you bring up the Realtek Audio Manager and see what level is set there.
2) Do your speakers also have a headphone socket. If so is the result the same as directly connecting headphones.
3) What type of headphones are you using (eg. impedance?)

1-

2- no its a build-n speakers (notebook)

3- a regular 32 ohms

looks like I'm alone at this

ok do u think its an OS issue, like if I format and reinstall will it solve this ?

I didn't get back because I'm stumped.
Maybe check the specs on the notebook and make sure it isn't just a "line out" connection intended to be connected to amplified speakers.
I would have thought a notebook should be able to drive a pair of headphones.

Before you reinstall the whole OS try running a lightweight live linux CD like Puppy linux. If you have the same sound problem then it's probably hardware related.

thx guys I don't wanna put any pressure on u

I'll try ur suggestions plus couple more and get back to you so this would be a reference to whoever needs it.