Anybody else think it should be louder?

#1 Posted by Hizang (8536 posts) - 11 months, 4 days ago

Is it just me or is the 3DS too quiet? Even at full volume I find myself wishing it would go louder.

#2 Posted by Dixavd (800 posts) - 11 months, 4 days ago

Not to me. Use headphones if it bothers you.

#3 Posted by egg (894 posts) - 11 months, 4 days ago

get an ear syringe and just keep at it

#4 Posted by Hizang (8536 posts) - 11 months, 4 days ago

@Dixavd: I do, I was playing through MGS3 watching a cutscene at full and it was at a decent volume, but I could have done with it a little bit louder. That being said I listen to my music on my iPhone always at the top, probably doing crap to my ears.

#5 Posted by MikkaQ (9720 posts) - 11 months, 4 days ago

Sounds like you have hearing problems, MGS is plenty loud with headphones on.

#6 Posted by DeF (4181 posts) - 11 months, 4 days ago

If you find yourself cranking the system up to full volume, you should probably be using headphones anyway. It will sound better and you won't need to turn the volume up that much.

#7 Posted by Hizang (8536 posts) - 11 months, 4 days ago

I may go to the doctors about it, see if I do have a problem.

#8 Posted by egg (894 posts) - 11 months, 4 days ago

oh, actually it might depend on the game. This was a thing on PSP, for instance Juiced Eliminator is loud on 1 volume, whereas LittleBigPlanet is very quiet and you have to crank it up to hear anything.

#9 Posted by Legend (2495 posts) - 11 months, 4 days ago

I agree, compared to my iPhone and Vita, sound on the 3DS is really really bad.

#10 Posted by TehFlan (1944 posts) - 11 months, 3 days ago

I haven't had any issues. I've been playing Kid Ikarus at like half volume without any issues.

#11 Posted by buft (3148 posts) - 11 months, 3 days ago

@Dixavd said:

Not to me. Use headphones if it bothers you.

I found it to be extremely low with headphones too, playing in a busy environment like a bus terminal was not a great experience but its fine at home of course

#12 Posted by Slaegar (279 posts) - 11 months, 3 hours ago

The 3DS is pretty quiet compared to most mp3 players and such. Its not too bad and its sound is better out of the device than my psp 1000.

The audio quality out of the 3.5mm jack is also worse sounding that my iphone.

Its a bit of a shame since the 3DS would make a decent mp3 player with its SDHC slot and you can close the device and the music keeps playing.

I imagine expensive audio equipment was not a huge concern for them when trying to get the price down.

Its good enough for what its built for, though.

Its its unbearable you could pick up a portable audio amp.

Something like this might work

http://www.amazon.com/Fiio-E6-Headphone-Amplifier/dp/B005HJWWW8/ref=pd_cp_e_0

#13 Posted by Jack268 (3386 posts) - 11 months, 2 hours ago

I haven't really thought about it. I keep the slider on about half and that works most of the time, but usually sound is completely off because I don't want to disturb other people. On full, it's about equal to my PSP-2000 though.

#14 Posted by GunstarRed (4037 posts) - 11 months, 2 hours ago

It is pretty low volume, I have it up full. I tend to use headphones though.

Nintendo 3DS

The Nintendo 3DS is a portable game console produced by Nintendo. The handheld features stereoscopic 3D technology that doesn't require glasses. It was released in Japan on February 26, 2011 and in North America on March 27, 2011.

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