Music App Volume too Low?

I'm using just a standard pair of headphones with the Instinct, but I can't seem to get the volume to go loud enough. It's up all the way in the music player so far as I can tell. And the system volume setting is set to 8.

Is there anything else I can do?

Yeh, I have the Bose in-ear headphones and the volume is just not loud enough compared to my mp3 player.

I've noticed that the sound seems kinda low too. Aside from re-encoding your mp3s at a higher level I don't think there's a way to make it louder without an external amp.

It really sucks. I hate carrying multiple devices when I buy one that's supposed to do it all. Instinct isn't a PDA, but even my Q had higher sound volume. Albeit, worse quality.
I figure the deal was, if the sound goes louder, it gets choppier. Someone just needs to find a system hack.

I have the same issue too with the volume with the music app or tv being tooo low. As it is I have a hearing impairment so the sound is already extra low.

Hopefully this is fixed in the next firmware update.

That does work if the phone locks you out from the volume but doesn't clear the issue. The ringer or speaker phone volume are loud but TV and music volume are way too low. (btw GREAT improvement with the video quality from the last update)

I believe that MP3GAIN, which I use too does a good job (you can even batch process all your files). BTW this is a reversible process, so you don't loose anything. On the other hand, MP3GAIN increases the digital level of your music, making it closer to full scale. Hence if the dynamic range of the track is high, you're more likely to hear some clipping. It's a good thing to try if your tracks don't use much of the digital range (encoded at low volume) but you need to be careful to not degrade quality.

Bell just released an update today that increased the volume on Media Player and Music Player. Sound Quality improved as well, its now just as good as any MP3 player, also a huge Bass improvement, I have cheap sony headphones and I hear the Bass pounding.