Beats Wireless Headphones Don't Go Loud Enough

Volume not loud.....I fixed mine! So I've sent 4 pair back because of this volume issue. AND they would cut out when I turned my head to look behind me.

I have fixed the low volume problem. Go into settings, music, then scroll down to see if the soundcheck is on.

Turn it off!!! The volume will come right up!

For the second problem, my latest pair hasn't cut out ......yet. So we'll see how it goes.

Okay so the 'b' logo-button, has a volume button placed right around it. Looks like nothing is there but it is. While connected to Bluetooth, press the top of the circle to turn up the headphones' separate volume. (Yes, it has it's own volume)

I can not believe how simple it was to turn up to volume. to be more specific, it is the outer circle on the left ear above the beats logo. Worked liked it was designed to. Believe me they get really loud.

I've gone into Settings -> Music -> Volume Limit and, when at full volume, the Beats Solo 3 Wireless are capped at the EU Max Volume Limit... If you switch there EU tab the volume rocker moves down to half level but then back to Max when you switch the EU tab off again - there is nothing you can do to override it so it is a software issue that Appke need to fix ... It should be MY choice if I want to exceed the EU volume limit and the headphones appear to have the capacity to exceed it if an update is released.

To the people who responded to your post in a way that I personally found a bit condescending and dismissive....Yeah I agree with the fact that we do not need lectures about decibels. Please create your own blog if you are a frustrated writer looking for an audience. This is a forum meant to be helpful. We are not morons.

About the volume from the headphones....I have the same issue. I own the Beats 2 "top of the line" Bluetooth over the ear version. When I plug them in with the sound cable, no problem. However, when I use them wirelessly - the whole reason I paid the extra money for this model - the volume is at about 50% of what it would be with the cord plugged in. Definitely a design/function issue.

I installed iVolume but it only seems to work with songs cataloged on iTunes, not with VLC Player or even with Quicktime.

I will probably end up contacting Beats directly, but seeing that Apple is a representative of Beats, it would be nice - from a customer care point of view - to have Apple initiate a fix for this. I think this is reasonable, especially considering that when I had an issue with my previous set of headphones from Beats, I simply made an appointment at the Genius bar and Apple took care of the rest. They are filling the role as stewards to this product. I don't see why it should be any different when it comes to working up a patch to fix a volume issue.

Just my opinion...

In any case, let me know if you find a solution.

Thanks,

Jagannath

Hey Imaginos7, Volume is your issue with Beats? Really... Quality of the sound reproduction, durability, overall quality of the product would be much higher on my list of issues. Imaginos, Instead of going for max. volume, and having to deal with some permanent hearing damage (tinnitus) for the last 20 years+/-, (that little ringing in my ears that never goes away-- sometimes I swear the people next to me should be able to hear it), let me give you some advice... "TURN IT DOWN!!!" The ringing never goes away, it is with you, everywhere you go, and it get's madding at times. The only thing I can find for beats headphones output is 115Db, that's just shy of jets taking off and rock concerts! Anything over 80Db, (about the noise of a lawn mower from 5 to 10 feet) for more than 30 minutes is causing you damage, anything over 120Db only takes a few seconds to a few minutes, 140Db+ and you go deaf in seconds! If the volume is more than speaking volume from your headphones-- your doing damage. Now, with that said, If your attempting to drown out the outside world, invest in a good set of noise canceling headphones, unless you like the idea of always having to list to a sharp high C. (And just incase your wondering most of my damage came from racing bikes, from the wind rushing pass my ears for hours on end, the rest of background noise where I work, a few concerts, wearing headphones and age, or so the doctors tell me. And there is nothing that can be done to stop that fool ringing, protect your hearing, OK). Cheers.

Have you tried to turn up the actual headphones? Left ear cup where you would plug the aux cord in to go wired mode. On the outer part you can click in the B and there is a circle ring around it that is the volume controls up for loud and down for quiet. My GF didn't know this for a year of owning them.

I had the same issue, likewise I was very disappointed. Instead of giving you a lecture on decibels and other things I have no idea about I'll give you my fix. I changed out the buds to the larger supplied ones and these now rock. I think the ones they ship with are to small and don't create the seal you need to fully enjoy the headphones. I love them, hope this helps.

All this troubleshooting is BS, cause no matter what I pushed and tried - it's not getting any louder than my Bose noise cancelling headphones. My son got free Beats with his computer and I contemplated giving them away cause we already have a bunch of high end Bose headphones but I watched 'The Defiant Ones' on HBO and they make the Beats headphones seem sooooo superior...... Well, Beats are NOT superior and it's all hype and BS. I compared my Bose to Beats and the Bose headphones are actually louder! Beats are B....S

Took me a second to figure this out too. You adjust the volume by pressing up on the same B logo button on the left earpiece that pauses the music. Except you have to press on the top of the button to raise the volume, as normally pressing the center just pauses again of course.

where the microphone is on the left side below the ear piece there is an up and down to be pressed for the volume on the headset itself. i just discovered it yesterday. i was all set to return them too.

they sound good, not as great as over the ear to me but still good.

Hey Imaginos,

Recently, I've been experiencing the same problem. I contacted Apple, they did a few procedures, then finally told me that the only solution was to send it to them. I didn't believe them. Then suddenly I thought: what if the problem wasn't in the beats, but in the device I was using (iMac). I then connected it to my iPhone and it worked perfectly! I then decided to restart my iMac and it worked normally after that!

Hope This Helps!

Adham7681

I've had a previous beats wireless and they packed up two and a half years later 2 weeks ago I bought the beats 3 and two days ago they started not being loud enough. I find the product inferior and i doubt I'll be buying beats again

Have you contacted Beats?

Maybe you have poor hearing? The preserve hearing, the government limits the max volume from headphones.

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