Volume poll

Jaepheth · Post by **Jaepheth** » 2005-06-23 04:01am

How do you prefer to adjust the volume on your PC?

The Grim Squeaker · Post by **The Grim Squeaker** » 2005-06-23 04:03am

Fiddle with the knob-Dial on the speakers, no remote no software.

Simple=Good.

Grandmaster Jogurt · Post by **Grandmaster Jogurt** » 2005-06-23 04:04am

Dial. The push-buttons on my laptop never seem to work right (the steps are either too insignificant or are too large) and changing it by the master volume controls tends to be more of a hassle then turning a knob, especially when playing a full-screen game.

Faram · Post by **Faram** » 2005-06-23 04:08am

The dial. It is simple and works!

KISS in action and yet again!

Uraniun235 · Post by **Uraniun235** » 2005-06-23 04:10am

Depends. If I'm in game then the dial for sure, but if I'm on the desktop I'm likely to use software as I have to reach across my desk to get to the speaker.

Dead_Ghost · Post by **Dead_Ghost** » 2005-06-23 04:23am

Dial. My Logitech keyboard has a dial in the center to control the master volume while I keep my speakers set always on the same volume.

Post by **Mr Bean** » 2005-06-23 08:36am

Nobs and dials on my headphones, I buy headphones not speakers because I like that "half deaf" feeling without the neighbhors call the cops.

Soontir C'boath · Post by **Soontir C'boath** » 2005-06-23 09:01am

Dials are manual and easiest to control in relation to the volume that I want.

Using the computer software or that stupid push button may make it jump to more or less than I want it.

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2005-06-23 09:50am

Dial on the headphones, software when I want to hear my prey over my music during Quake...

Durandal · Post by **Durandal** » 2005-06-23 09:58am

I use the dial on my Z-5500's control module.

Plekhanov · Post by **Plekhanov** » 2005-06-23 10:08am

Push button my amp is too far away from my desk to reach & the graduations on my keyboards volume controls are pretty fine.

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2005-06-23 10:30am

Software. I've found that using the dials give me funky audio quality when using my systems.

Master of Ossus · Post by **Master of Ossus** » 2005-06-23 11:28am

A dial is best, but unfortunately my laptop only has push-buttons.

Darth Garden Gnome · Post by **Darth Garden Gnome** » 2005-06-23 11:29am

I don't have any dials, goddamnit, I don't have any!

So I must use the software and this can be a pain in the ass since my comp freaks out when I access volume control, or when the icon in the shortcuts decides to conveniently disappear.

namdoolb · Post by **namdoolb** » 2005-06-23 12:55pm

Hardware volume control only. I've set the software volume how i like it, and anyway, it distorts on my system if i set it too high by software. The main dial on my stereo is perfectly fine for volume adjustment anyway.

Losonti Tokash · Post by **Losonti Tokash** » 2005-06-23 02:00pm

Software. The box that controls the speakers themselves is a huge pain in the ass to reach.

Post by **RogueIce** » 2005-06-23 02:11pm

If I had my old desktop speakers out here, it'd be dial all the way.

Alas, they're too busy being used on, well, my old desktop.

So it's the little pushbuttons on my monitor, since that's what has the speakers right now. It's not the best, but then whenever I go to a computer store I'm always distracted by all the games and never think about speakers. And even if I did, and if I had the money at the time to buy it, I'd still be fucked because I'd wind up blowing it on a game instead.

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2005-06-23 02:47pm

Either the dial on the speakers, or buttons on the keyboard. I prefer the dial beacuse it makes slight adjustments, but I can't look at the knob and get an idea of how loud it will be like with the buttons, since I've only had the speakers I have now for about a month.

What I'm really tempted to do is turn the speaker volume all the way up, the keyboard volume controls all the way up, and the sound controls all the way up, and hear how loud the resulting sound is.

Vendetta · Post by **Vendetta** » 2005-06-23 02:53pm

Buttons, I have a laptop. Or the remote, if I'm plugged in to my amp.

Tinkerbell · Post by **Tinkerbell** » 2005-06-23 06:18pm

Dial on the side, and the thing on the headphones. I listen to music wayyy to loudly. I have a 1'4" to 1'8" converter so I can listen to music coming through my guitar amp

Captain Cyran · Post by **Captain Cyran** » 2005-06-23 06:32pm

Dials are good. Quick turn down the music when the phone rings, quick turn it up for a good song. Definately, definately dials.

aerius · Post by **aerius** » 2005-06-23 06:36pm

Use the dial on my headphone amplifier. Set volume to about 60-70dB because I can't afford any more hearing loss.

R.O.A · Post by **R.O.A** » 2005-06-23 06:37pm

My keyboard has a built in dial.....quiet usefull

Batman · Post by **Batman** » 2005-06-23 06:44pm

Dial all the way. The software option is way to complicated.

The Dark · Post by **The Dark** » 2005-06-23 08:17pm

Dial. I don't have buttons (old keyboard), and software's too inaccurate. Amusingly enough, my father came in a few minutes ago with a surplussed pair of speakers from work. Conversation was as follows:

Dad: "Hey, do you want some new speakers?"
Me: "Where'd you get those?"
Dad: "From work" *looks at my speakers* "Hey, those are better than these...wait, they're better than what I have. Where'd you get those?"
Me: "Came with the computer."

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