a mate was tellin me today that his brother in law has downloaded some software to increase the max volume on his i-pod... l have a sony nw a100 player, does anybody know if and how l can do likewise
Well there are a few issues here. First of all, you could use a program like mp3 gain, to increase the volume of your mp3s.
But, music players sold in the EU have to have a volume limit, by law. You can use a program called goPod to remove this on your iPod, maybe what your mate used. There's perhaps a similar program for Sony players: try googling 'sony remove volume limit' or something.