From Macformat via iPodLounge, details and instructions on how to make your euro-pod LOUDER In the letters page of the October issue of MacFormat magazine, a reader complained about the European Volume issue with his new iPod. He stated a friend brought a new iPod back from Japan, and the difference in volume between the European and Japanese versions was quite noticeable. Macformat replied - "Apple hasn't said officially whether the European iPods come with a nobbled volume. However, this website says they do: and reckons it's found the answer. Plug in your iPod and follow the instructions at www.bsodmike.com/ipodnocap.html."
Link works now, removed the "." Yeah, don't we have one of them there BSODMike things here on Bit-Tech Forums?
I'm sure that a mac could be 'borrowed' for this purpose. Hasn't anyone you know got one? You'd only need it for half an hour or so.