Podcasting volume is low?

[potthole]

The volume does seem lower to me too. If I steam the audio through my laptop, I'll have the volume at maybe half power, and I can hear it fine throughout the whole living room. When playing the podcast through the laptop, I've got the volume cranked up to the max, and it's still difficult to hear at times.

Don't really run into any issues with the (apparent) lower volume when using headphones at work, though.