[gentoo-user] How do I turn my audio up?

[Alan Mackenzie]

Hi, Gentoo!

On my PC's audio, whilst playing CDs, with all volume settings maxed out,
the volume can't be said to be louder than "comfortable and sensible".
In quiet passages, the music gets drowned out by the noise of the power
supply.  I know from plugging in my iPod that the loudspeakers are
capable of much more.

The three volume controls up at full are (i) the one in aqualung; (ii)
the one in alsamixer; (iii) the physical control on the right speaker.

Surely I can get more volume, somehow.  Could somebody please suggest
how.  TIA

-- 
Alan Mackenzie (Nuremberg, Germany).