On 02-12-10 21:01, William Lurie wrote:
Sound from rear jack comes out as stereo but needs to be louder, even
with all settings at maximum. Appears to be driven by Realtek HD Audio.
Windows Media Player is onboard; maybe it would be better. But how in XP
do I make the change?

No worries, Windows Media Player is only a front end and uses the
Realtek drivers too.
So yes, you're probably looking at new speakers.