Then u dont know what REAL LOUD is...if ur settisfied with default headphones nokia provides..lol
I actually have AKG K321 and to tell u the truth it somehow louder, but when i had my Omnia Hd and normal headphones(i mean headphones for 1euro)then even then the sound was louder than now in Nokia N8 and AKG

Its pathetic, Nokia N8 heh cant be compared to Omnia HD ;] Omnia HD blows it away, but i will w8, maybe some1 will provide a customisable 'acoustic.cfg' to N8.
I dont believe that we cant do anything about the sound played from HEADPHONES, there has to be a way to improve it, i mean only on headphones cuz speakerwouldnt have taken it, it would just blow away, cuz there is only ONE small speaker

Cheers ;]