Glad this helped someone. I couldn't find anything either regarding volume so I'm glad I made the post.
Your Headphones don't support surround so if you go to ccwgtv audio settings there is an option to disable surround sound. I already had it set this way when I was using TV's optical output to avoid a similar issue.
The solution is 2 fold because it fixed volume level AND volume control (remote now controls audio via usb) so I don't have to expect my GF to learn how to set the Preamp if I used Headphones the night before. she can just use Chromecast remote and won't blow my speakers!
Your Headphones don't support surround so if you go to ccwgtv audio settings there is an option to disable surround sound. I already had it set this way when I was using TV's optical output to avoid a similar issue.
The solution is 2 fold because it fixed volume level AND volume control (remote now controls audio via usb) so I don't have to expect my GF to learn how to set the Preamp if I used Headphones the night before. she can just use Chromecast remote and won't blow my speakers!