Windows 10: Any way to increase the headphone output volume?

On my Android phone, I can root it and edit some .xml files in the system files to increase the volume. For example, I can even push it to the point of distortion ( not what I'm trying to do though) just by changing some values, no need for any hardware changes.

I don't plan on getting a better soundcard or something, I'm just looking for the same type of thing as with my phone.

Is there anything I can do to increase the volume of my headphone output on Windows?

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Increasing headphone volume over maximum

Hi!



First of all, everything is "normal" with my phone volume output, as in it's not broken. When listening to music I get a good sound volume output wether using headphones or not. There's enough volume output to even listen to most podcast episodes in heavy
traffic.



However, there are many podcast episodes that have recorded sound levels so low, that even with volume on maximum I can't hear a thing when using headphones if there's any background noise in my environment! And I'm talking about normal city background,
not heavy traffic, construction, airplane takeoff or anything like that.



Some have suggested that the podcasters sould just normalize their audio volume - but really, that's a really strange way of looking at the problem. What I have is a digital phone that processes digital audio redordings - it should be a really easy task
to adjust the volume level that's going to the output, even over the "maximum" volume. It's clear that the phone
can output enough volume to the speakers even for heavy traffic conditions, so it's not a hardware limitation. Of course, some clipping might occur if the recording is normalized - but I couldn't care less! If the original recording has low volume,
using some sort of preamp over "maximum" would not even reach clipping levels.



So: Does anyone know if there is a way to digitally amp up the volume over maximum, to compensate low sound levels on the audio file?



(I have a Nokia 6220 classic, but I presume this topic would apply to other S60 phones as well.)

 

How to increase sound output

Go to the equaliser (only available in options when music is playing). Create a new preset and take all the sliders to the max, save then use. Volume will increase slightly from default. If using headphones, don't use the Nokia ones buy a decent pair instead.

S.

 

Volume with headphones

With headphones plugged in, my volume stays at a constant 37 even when attempting to increase the volume.

How do I increase the volume?