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Posted by lpham13
Garmin speakers

I find the Garmin POIs at this site to be quite accurate. I just wish that my Garmin has better voice volume.

Posted by cybercaoboy
Re: Garmin speakers

lpham13 wrote:
I find the Garmin POIs at this site to be quite accurate. I just wish that my Garmin has better voice volume.


Yea.. Garmin should make better speakers. I can barely hear my Garmin 265wt with the windows down.

Posted by Red
Modify the WAV files

Some of the Nuvis are just too quiet, I think when Garmin has stuffed too many options inside they just use smaller speakers.

http://poidirectory.com/forum/topic/2258.html explains how to modify voice files and as part of the process you are converting the to WAV format. You could use a program like Audacity (free sound file editor, a bit of a learning curve) to boost the overall volume level in the WAV files, then resave them.

That would result in a louder "voice", limited only by how far you can push the volume in the .WAV file itself. Often not far, sometimes far enough.

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Posted by johmazz2006
speaker volume

I used to use an external speaker with the Streetpilot 3 and sound was very good compared to the internal speaker. The 765 I have now also has a good internal speaker and plenty of volume to spare.

Posted by rothwepet
Speaker volume on 1490T

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If you are really keen on better volume, the newer 5" GPS 1490t has atleast 30% more volume than the older 4.3" models. Garmin has been able to put bigger speaker due to the more real estate availble. This may not help you since you have already made the purchase, but may be useful for others who consider volume to be an important factor.


I've found that putting the volume past 40% on my 1490T causes the speaker to distort.

Posted by william.beck
Re: Speaker volume on 1490T

I have just got a 1490T and have downloaded the updates, I have cut the soud back to 50 percent, Compared to my previous 760 it is much louder hence the lower setting

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