Lenovo Sound Bar on T410s - volume too loud

[zhenya]

I work with my T410s docked at my desk most of the time, connected to two external monitors. I recently purchased the Lenovo Sound Bar which mounts to the bottom of my monitor and should be perfectly adequate for the system sounds and occasional on-line video I want to show someone. The problem is that no matter what, it is too loud. With the volume set to 1 it is louder than I would like it to be in our quiet office. It is also hissy and static-y - it sounds AWFUL. I've tried hooking it up to different usb ports to no avail. I have tried adjusting the Windows volume control independently, but it is also set to the lowest setting. I'm on Windows 7 x64.

Any suggestions?

[Colonel O'Neill]

Is it okay when you're trying to play from regular speakers? Does the sound bar work properly with other sources?

[zhenya]

Yes, regular built in speakers are ok, as is the headphone jack, and the external usb headphone amp I use at times.

I have not tried it on another computer.

[Colonel O'Neill]

Err... Could you try it on another computer/stereo/iPod/something? I assume it's the standard 3.5mm headphone jack.

EDIT: Or not, it's USB.

[zhenya]

Right, USB. Actually, I did have it on my old laptop, I forgot about that - I got the sound bar and a new laptop around the same time. Old laptop was also Win 7 x64. I think this product is basically just junk. I wish it was a simple headphone jack instead of USB.

[Colonel O'Neill]

So... Does it work properly on another computer or not?

[zhenya]

No, my recollection is that the old computer had the issue too, but I'm out of the office for a while so I cant check it at the moment. Thanks!