All is at 100%; even when in WMP. I am frustrated. I play stuff very loud; always have. And XP WMP was great for that, I mean it was close to perfect. I play old recordings 30s-50s mostly. WinAmp does a great job getting rid of static, and it's not bad but too soft. WMP is too soft also (in Win 7) but otherwise horrible; almost useless. No, not almost. Useless.