The mic volume control on the wire to the headphones overrides the mic volume control on the USB dongle so you have to make sure you mess around with that as well. Fiddling with the mic volume on the USB dongle alone is not enough.

Now, I have considerably loud (and awesome) audio at a volume level as low as 35-40 on my PC. THAT was the culprit that was giving me low volume output. I discovered that the dial for the mic volume on the wire itself was set to about 50%. And the monitor menu or control buttons usually have a speaker setting. I've never seen the speakers in monitors be as satisfactory as separate speakers/headset. Go to Dolby Audio panel and ensure this is switched ON. The Kraken TE has 2 mic volume controls: one on the USB dongle and one on the wire attached to the headphones themselves. You can also plug into the Speakers port on the front or rear rear port is usually the light green one. Right click on the Realtek speaker device, choose Properties.

I tinkered with everything from Synapse 3, maxing out all the EQ settings, to changing USB ports to fiddling with the mic settings.Īnd then, I accidentally figured it out. At first, I thought it was my ears going bad. For about a week, I could never understand why my Kraken TE headphones required that I boost my volume to 100 on my PC just so I can hear sounds at an acceptable level. If this is a repeat thread of an existing one, I apologize in advance.

Speakers are quiet on full volume