vzwuser76
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Yes go check out the other threads. One guy shows a teardown if the phone. The speaker is in an awkward spot by design, so it requires to be angled slightly differently than what most people are used to.
First you said there was 2 speakers, and then you say there's one. The teardown shows only 1 speaker, and most likely they are doing something along the lines of a transmission line (a speaker firing into a chamber which then is vented to the listening space). I listened to my Turbo, and the sound is loudest on the left side (left side if you're looking at the face of the phone). The other side is just sound from that same speaker traveling through the speaker grill channel. I also listened to my Droid Maxx as well, and the difference was barely noticeable, so I'd guess the difference is about 1 - 2dB. Twice as loud is 6dB so we're not talking night and day here. Either way it's also possible that this can be fixed with software, assuming there is a volume limiter currently in place and it's not maxed out, which most manufacturers don't do because it may shorten the life of the component.
If it's really that bad, you could try an app called Speaker Boost. It will increase the volume, however it may also introduce distortion, which can damage hearing and the speaker itself if used at too high a level for too long. But the only way is to try it.