PuffPuff Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 You barely can hear it over your headphones as well as whenever your around areas that make alot of noise. Anyone else noticed this? But why is that? Isn't there any way to improve the sound by putting in a new sound card or something into the DS, or installing it into your system? Because you only can get decent sound at all by turning the volume all the way up without headphones and being in a quiet enviroment, or by watching videos of the 3DS games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agro Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 probably to keep the cost down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Othin Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 "Terrible sound quality" is a foolish way of saying "it doesn't get very loud". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taichi01 Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Katarina, the sound quality is actually top notch. Like Othin said, the speakers don't get very loud and the original 3DS has better sound output compared to the XL. That's one of the problems I have with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melonhead Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 I'm fine. Even the headphones I don't seem to have a problem with, although the original DS was a bit quiet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
domflo Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 I think it does not get too loud via headphones because they don't want kids to damage their ears. It's been quite the topic since a few years, after all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrightBow Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 (edited) I would subscribe to that if it wasn't for the fact that regular DS games are actually louder on the 3DS. Well, at least louder then my DS Lite. Maybe the purpose is to help in keeping the energy consumption low. Edited January 19, 2013 by BrightBow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrostyFireMage Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 I have a bigger problem with the tendency of the speakers to break. <_< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eclipse Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 This is one forum too deep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anacybele Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Funny, I always thought the DS and 3DS systems got loud as heck for handhelds. But that's probably because I have sensitive ears and can hear better than the average person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samias Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 With my volume up halfway I can still hear my 3DS blaring through two closed doors some ways down the hall in my house, even with the noise of the TV competing for attention. Headphone volume is just about right for me, too. Most of the time I'm fine with slider about halfway, which coincidentally is how loud I have my phone and my PSP. I wear closed-ear headphones that are partially noise cancelling due to their construction. What kind of headphones are you using? Because headphone quality is a huge factor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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