Windows 10: Realtek output gave loud volume

After I updated my Realtek software, it restarting my PC and after that, my Realtek doesn't work properly. However I try to volume down my Realtek speaker, it keeps give me loud volume. Whenever I tried to adjust the volume from 2 to 100 levels, but it still give me loud volume.

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Realtek audio too loud

I was wondering seeing as there are some with driver modding skills around here could tell me if it's possible to change the seemingly hard-coded volume level in Realtek drivers.

I have a Gigabyte board with an ALC1150 and no matter which driver I try the audio volume is so loud I have to turn Windows global volume to 10% otherwise it hurts my ears (I'm using headphones).

I'm not an expert but it's like Realtek are over amplifying the stereo output ?, I've tried enabling the loudness equalization in Realtek control panel & this only partially fixes it for music or Youtube but system audio sounds are still often ear piercingly loud. If I change the audio output to the GPU and plug headphones into monitor it works largely okay volume is around 70-80% level and comfortable though it doesn't sound as good.

Anyone any ideas on this ?

Thanks.

[My backup plan is to get a spdif/optical to analogue DAC, and use the optical out on the Realtek and see if that is any better or look at a sound card]

 

Realtek audio too loud

Tried the equalizer and it didn't seem to make much of a difference, it's very strange it sounded even louder.

As for headphones nothing fancy just basic in ear sennheisers CX 300-II with stereo output. I did swap to a pair of CX 3.00 as those are a little quieter but the output is still so loud can only increase the volume a tiny bit. The realtek control panel does not offer any adjustments to headphones amp at least for me, the built in loudness equalization on futher testing is also quite inconsistent.

This may be it, I had to look up on Google so it may be the Realtek is configured for more meaty headphones or stereo speakers not in ear models (I cant stand wearing over ear headphones).

I did acquire an optical to 3.5mm DAC and this fixes the volume, everything is a lot more normal with volume in the 50-60% range though with a slightly perceptible hiss in the background when audio is active. I can live with that and perhaps look at a new set of headphones or sound card if it gets to me : )

Thanks everyone for all the suggestions.

 

Realtek audio too loud

Hi, same problem here, the front panel audio is too loud (the jacks that are solded on the board are okay, they are like 20dB more silent, but only when you don't install the realtek driver). My headphone is a Sennheiser HD 600, not that loud normally (300 Ohms). It's sufficiently loud at 5%, can't go over 10%, hard to set the volume. The hw specs are Windows 7 64bit on a Gigabyta H270M-DS3H, Realtek driver 6.0.1.7989 (newest). No matter what, you can drag all EQ bands down to -12dB, it will then correct the volume again as if all are at 0dB. The setting headphones/speakers also makes no difference. Seems like a bug, it doesn't make sense.