sound thin & weak from headphone output to LCD monitor speakers

[eganders]

For the 2nd time I bought a monitor that has built-in speakers that the

manufacturer implies is to be plugged into the sound card of the
computer (usually shown as headphone output). This time it is into a
Mac sound output (shown as a pair of headphones). The first time it
was into a PC sound output, but once again the sound is so thin and
lacking in volume that it almost sounds like a speaker plugged into the

line-out of a receiver. I don't see any place where you can get a
booster amplifier solely for this purpose. What am I seeing here. Can

anyone explane the reason for this Phenomenon? Is there a way to
EASILY boost the sound. I am not interested in a set of extra speakers

at this time, just a way to boost the sound into these built-in
speakers.

[Jim Gibson]

In article . com>,
eganders > wrote:

> For the 2nd time I bought a monitor that has built-in speakers that the
>
> manufacturer implies is to be plugged into the sound card of the
> computer (usually shown as headphone output). This time it is into a
> Mac sound output (shown as a pair of headphones). The first time it
> was into a PC sound output, but once again the sound is so thin and
> lacking in volume that it almost sounds like a speaker plugged into the
>
> line-out of a receiver. I don't see any place where you can get a
> booster amplifier solely for this purpose. What am I seeing here. Can
>
> anyone explane the reason for this Phenomenon? Is there a way to
> EASILY boost the sound. I am not interested in a set of extra speakers
>
> at this time, just a way to boost the sound into these built-in
> speakers.
>

There is an amplifier inside the monitor, and there is no easy way to
boost the sound. The amplifier and the speakers are cheap for a reason:
not everybody wants to pay the extra money required for good sound.
Some amount of audio output is beneficial for the sound cues that many
operating systems and applications emit.

If sound is important to you, then you should consider the sound output
of the monitor you buy before you buy it. Lacking that, then the
accepted solution for many is to purchase a separate set of good
amplified speakers. There are many on the market in a range of prices,
and you have already been given some recommendations. Practically
anything you buy will be better than the speakers in your monitor.