Sound Blaster Z

[Hawkman21]

Not sure if anyone can help me, but I recently bought a creative Soundblaster Z, and the sound is extremely loud even on the lowest volume ( Highest I can go is around 20% before it becomes uncomfortably loud

) . After doing some research I know that it is due to my headphones (ad700) being low impedance and the Z not having the option to switch between normal gain and high gain unlike the Zxr. That being said thought it is extremely annoying. Is there any way I can fix this 

 

[PurpleAngel]

  Not sure if anyone can help me, but I recently bought a creative Soundblaster Z, and the sound is extremely loud even on the lowest volume ( Highest I can go is around 20% before it becomes uncomfortably loud

) . After doing some research I know that it is due to my headphones (ad700) being low impedance and the Z not having the option to switch between normal gain and high gain unlike the Zxr. That being said thought it is extremely annoying. Is there any way I can fix this 

Sell off the 32-Ohm ATH-AD700s for headphones with a higher impedance?
AKG K612 Pro 120-Ohm headphones.

 

[Hawkman21]

It might be problematic to get my ad700 sold atm..... Anything I can do involving the card itself, maybe a custom driver or something?

 

[PurpleAngel]

  It might be problematic to get my ad700 sold atm..... Anything I can do involving the card itself, maybe a custom driver or something?

Personally I know of no way to "fix" the issue with the Sound Blaster Z.
I believe the situation is a hardware issue.

 

[rene mauricio]

Try the fix described here:
 
http://forum.corsair.com/v3/showthread.php?t=123956
 
many Z and ZX users have used it to tame the volume on their cards with great success.