Originally Posted by Foxix

Eeyyyup. Same for me OP. I gave my original 3DS away and dipped back in on an XL. After realizing that the speakers were so inaudibly quiet that I wasn't able to hear dialog in Soul Hackers if I had any background noise, like say a tv on in the background, I just kind of gave up on the system and sold it on craigalist.

What's stopping you from using ear buds/headphones? I never play my handhelds without my ear buds.