Question : Problem: max volume on new iPod nano is way too quiet !

I just bought a 4gig Nano (g2) direct from UK Apple store. I got it for the Nike+ running pack to use solely for training. Last May, I bought a 60g iPod Video (from John Lewis, UK), which I love ...

The nano's highest volumne is about 25% lower than the Video .. it's insane .. I'm really disappointed with it - to the point of wanting to send it back.  Both are UK official products ... I like a loud kick-ass tune to run to and the Nano has ruined it. ('safe sound' is OFF and there is no 'maximum level' software restriction on)

1. I've read the older Nano's could have the EU restriction turned off. Has anyone got around this on the new Nano?

2. My 60g 5th gen video iPod is only about 8 months old and from a UK highstreet retailer ... if my Nano is a victim of Big Brother's EU volume restriction, why isn't my Video ?

Could it be a duff unit do you think ? Has anyone else had such a big difference in units ... to put it in perspective, I can hardly put my iPod Video on 100%, as it's almost too loud even for me ... the Nano can't get anywhere near it.

Answer : Problem: max volume on new iPod nano is way too quiet !

Responding to criticism over the potential for the players to cause hearing loss, Apple on Wednesday released a software update for its fifth-generation iPods and the iPod nano that allows users to set a maximum volume limit.
The 26.7MB update, labeled iPod Updater 2006-03-23, also offers some "bug fixes" according to a brief set of release notes accompanying its release.
Apple has been criticized recently over the iPods potential to cause hearing loss if listened to at high volumes for long periods of time.

A Northwestern University professor and audiologist in November claimed that the earbud-style headphones which ship with Apple's iPod and other MP3 players can cause serious, permanent hearing loss.

Just last month, the subject escalated when a group of lawyers and an iPod owner filed a federal lawsuit against the company, claiming the iPod causes hearing loss and that the iconic music player is "inherently defective in design and are not sufficiently adorned with adequate warnings regarding the likelihood of hearing loss."

"With the increased attention in this area, we want to offer customers an easy to use option to set their own personal volume limit," said Greg Joswiak, Apple's vice president of Worldwide iPod Product Marketing.

The new Volume Limit feature works with any headphone or accessory plugged into the iPod headphone jack as well as Apple's iPod Radio Remote. Once set, the volume limit can be locked with a combination code.

Instructions on how to locate and activate the new features on your iPod are available on Apple's support site.

iPod update allows users to set volume limit
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