Fuze volume seems lower then what it used to be. What is the deal?

I use the fuze at normal volumes when i work out but when I go to workout i usually turn the volume to 66%-75%, eq set at 6,6,9,12,12 (with mdr-v150 headphones) and replaygain at song and pre-gain at 12.0db. Also use an e5 with it at full volume no bass boost.

However I only do this a few times a week for 1/2 hour each time.

But It seems like lately when I plug in my fuze to my stereo with a 3.5 to white/red rca y adapter. I have to turn the volume up more (volume used to be 66% on fuze and 20 out of 40 on the stereo.) Now I have to turn it up to 75% on the fuze and 25 out of 40 on the stereo for it to get the same volume.

I have plugged it in a few times to the headphone jack when both stereo and fuze were on (and stereo on/off and fuze on/off etc.)

And I may have jiggled the proprietary cable a bit.

So what is wrong? Thanks.

And btw, it is not my hearing as my tv and tape player function of my stereo (cd doesn’t work for some reason) still sound the same loudness at their regular volumes. Just the fuze sounds quieter.

EQ settings have unpredictable effects on the volume. How about trying it with Normal (flat) EQ and seeing how it works.

I find I have to turn the Fuze way up when I connect it to my car radio (headphone jack to Aux in).

You can also try to reset all factory settings and try to observe any difference and it may also depends on the song you transfer, possibly you can also try to reload firmware and if not try to use different earphone :wink:

@tmansdc wrote:

But It seems like lately when I plug in my fuze to my stereo with a 3.5 to white/red rca y adapter. I have to turn the volume up more (volume used to be 66% on fuze and 20 out of 40 on the stereo.) Now I have to turn it up to 75% on the fuze and 25 out of 40 on the stereo for it to get the same volume.

Have you set Settings->System Settings->Volume to Low instead of High?

You can also check that :wink:

the volume is on high. And I think the eq is a -4db boost? So anything above 4 would actually increase the volume from default/normal right?

I have to turn the bass down on the v150’s. Too much bass. KSC75 and hooking it up to stereo are the only times i use normal.