How to improve improve quality of audio in Linux

[Vincent Trouilliez]

On Sun, 20 Jul 2008 15:20:16 -0300
"Sergio Belkin" <sebelk at gmail.com> wrote:

> Since a lot of years ago I don't use Windows no more, but a coworker
> has recently installed Linux (Ubuntu Hardy Heron) and he complains at
> me saying that sound is lower than in Windows, I had no much time to
> see it and sorry I don't remember which is the sound card, but of
> course I checked that  mixer has high volumen... but still it sounds
> low.  What can I do to improve the audio, what is better for a user
> with many years using Windows: Alsa, Pulse audio, OSS, any idea, tip,
> hint, etc...


Hmmm, I recently renewed my motherboard, and with it came a new sound
chip: out the old AC97, welcome to the RealTek ALC888 !
... and to the host of new sound related bugs that came with it !
The extremely low sound volume being one of them... searched the web...
well known problem... but no solution really, just live with it ! ;-/
I have amplified loudspeaker, set to 100% amplification, all controls
in the volumle control panels set to the max, and that only gives an 
"acceptable" sound level.
I am seriously thinking of getting an add-on sound card with an old
fashioned AC97... at least that one "just worked".

Sorry for the bad news (in case your mate indeed has an ALC888 or
similar).


--
Vince