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Root best FREE way to max out my TB's Audio Volume?

i realize i could likely find wat im look'n 4 if i did some serious search'n but my PC,s super slow n im look'n 4 something free n specific to this phone(if it makes a diff.) any LINKS or suggestion will be greatly appreciated.
Note: ive never PUSHED b4 (n again a LINK would be helpful) but i'll figure it out (ADB's already set up-i did a little homework:))
Oh, i'm mostly concerned w/ Media Vol. but also in notifications
 
thanks guys but i already tried maxing STOCK vol. settings n apparently the prob. is headphones w/ resistance ratings above 16 ohms (like many high end headphones typacally are) just aren't tolerated well w/ this fone (n possibly all or most android devices) STUPID huh?
anyway (i just did a little research n while wat i just stated is true, to b precice its not b cuz of the resistance but b cuz of the Sensitivity. High resistance HP's(most high end HP's) also tend to be low Sensitivty, n the lower the Sensitivity, the more power the speakers need to be pushed to meet peak volume, ie: the fone isnt set to be powerful enough n thus needs a little "PUSH". [NOTE:i just edited this n substituted wat used to read Impedance w/ Sensitivity (apparently resistance n impedance are the same?or similar?-yeah i'm still just learning as i type) so if you're re-reading this that was the change-sorry]
So unless someone posts specific instruction's to be pushed thru "ADB" or "term. emulater" soon i'll embark on this mission myself n post my most likely perilous results afterward.(i am very determined -sometimes to a fault- so if any more skilled n able would like to spare me the likely misfotune of haste it would be much appreciated.
EDIT:tho i do stiil plan on figuring this out its prob. more prudent to buy the lower ohm (16 or less HP's) as they will likely also have a Higher Sensitivity-check 1st-most phones put out about 5mW's of power so any HP,s w/ sensitivity of 100 dB/mW will sound loud enough(Verizon sells "JAW BREAKERS"-$20-$30-sound fine to me-maybe not as much range as my $40+ Sony's but its hard to compare w/ the vol. diff. n the bass differance (my brother uses the bass ones)
 
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thanks guys but i already tried maxing STOCK vol. settings n apparently the prob. is headphones w/ resistance ratings above 16 ohms (like many high end headphones typacally are) just aren't tolerated well w/ this fone (n possibly all or most android devices) STUPID huh?
anyway (i just did a little research n while wat i just stated is true, to b precice its not b cuz of the resistance but b cuz of the Sensitivity. High resistance HP's(most high end HP's) also tend to be low Sensitivty, n the lower the Sensitivity, the more power the speakers need to be pushed to meet peak volume, ie: the fone isnt set to be powerful enough n thus needs a little "PUSH". [NOTE:i just edited this n substituted wat used to read Impedance w/ Sensitivity (apparently resistance n impedance are the same?or similar?-yeah i'm still just learning as i type) so if you're re-reading this that was the change-sorry]
So unless someone posts specific instruction's to be pushed thru "ADB" or "term. emulater" soon i'll embark on this mission myself n post my most likely perilous results afterward.(i am very determined -sometimes to a fault- so if any more skilled n able would like to spare me the likely misfotune of haste it would be much appreciated.
EDIT:tho i do stiil plan on figuring this out its prob. more prudent to buy the lower ohm (16 or less HP's) as they will likely also have a Higher Sensitivity-check 1st-most phones put out about 5mW's of power so any HP,s w/ sensitivity of 100 dB/mW will sound loud enough(Verizon sells "JAW BREAKERS"-$20-$30-sound fine to me-maybe not as much range as my $40+ Sony's but its hard to compare w/ the vol. diff. n the bass differance (my brother uses the bass ones)

I use my Audio Technica ATH A700's with powerAmp. I've found just using the SRS mode boosts the volume and sound quality to be very effective on devices with a wide frequency spectrum (mine are 5-35,000 Hz with a sensitivity of 102 dB/mW). This phone plays uncompressed audio remarkably.
 
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thanks guys but i already tried maxing STOCK vol. settings n apparently the prob. is headphones w/ resistance ratings above 16 ohms (like many high end headphones typacally are) just aren't tolerated well w/ this fone (n possibly all or most android devices) STUPID huh?
anyway (i just did a little research n while wat i just stated is true, to b precice its not b cuz of the resistance but b cuz of the Sensitivity. High resistance HP's(most high end HP's) also tend to be low Sensitivty, n the lower the Sensitivity, the more power the speakers need to be pushed to meet peak volume, ie: the fone isnt set to be powerful enough n thus needs a little "PUSH". [NOTE:i just edited this n substituted wat used to read Impedance w/ Sensitivity (apparently resistance n impedance are the same?or similar?-yeah i'm still just learning as i type) so if you're re-reading this that was the change-sorry]
So unless someone posts specific instruction's to be pushed thru "ADB" or "term. emulater" soon i'll embark on this mission myself n post my most likely perilous results afterward.(i am very determined -sometimes to a fault- so if any more skilled n able would like to spare me the likely misfotune of haste it would be much appreciated.
EDIT:tho i do stiil plan on figuring this out its prob. more prudent to buy the lower ohm (16 or less HP's) as they will likely also have a Higher Sensitivity-check 1st-most phones put out about 5mW's of power so any HP,s w/ sensitivity of 100 dB/mW will sound loud enough(Verizon sells "JAW BREAKERS"-$20-$30-sound fine to me-maybe not as much range as my $40+ Sony's but its hard to compare w/ the vol. diff. n the bass differance (my brother uses the bass ones)


Your trying to drive high end / 16ohm or higher headphones with no amp on this phone... wow.

Go to head-fi and do some research.. Anybody that knows about high end headphones knows that you need more power than a phone or a portable mp3 player to drive 16ohm headphones. I have an extensive collection of headphones that would and could never be properly driven by a portable without an amp.

Bitching about the phone, lol.
 
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Yeah, when I installed sound manager from the market I noticed the "media volume" was automatically set at 50%. Jack that up and it makes all the difference in the world.

It really does. I use it soley for that purpose. Why htc would limit the volume so low is beyond me. The speakers on the phone can handle a much larger volume setting.
 
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