Hey I hope nobody minds me jumping in on this thread with my similar, if not same issue. If so I'll remake my own post. I have searched around and seen other variations of this issue, but people seem to have different board variations, and this seems to be the most recent post on this?

So I just got my Dredd and seem to have the same issue and I'm trying to trouble shoot.
-Audio plays fine, volume button + & - work fine, but the Volume wouldn't go below 8
-Changed the Minimum volume override in the test adjustment section to be "Yes".
-Volume levels on dmd now allow to go below 8, but there is no change in the volume level at all
-Also can not find any other additional volume control added in the backbox

I'm trying to find more pictures of Judge Dredd audio boards like mine to see if there's anything visually different. If anybody has or is willing to post pictures of their Dredd sound boards it would be appreciated, and any additional advice to track this down.
Here's a picture of mine. The 2nd picture I unplugged the cables for a better view:

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Yea it’s loud. It won’t lower or raise at all despite the volume bar changing on the dmd when I try.

Just a follow up to my issue. I installed a pinsound board and new speakers and now the volume works fine. I'm not sure if I'll keep the pinsound board in here or put it in another pin, but that being the case that it resolved that issue I'm still trying to narrow down what to check on the original board.

Thanks, I sent him a message.