Pulseaudio way too loud.

[Kevin Gardner]

Do you have any suggestions for how to keep the volume down?  I have a
Creative Labs SB Live! and if I hover over the volume control it shows
Output: 12% -55.25dB and that is near as loud as I can stand listening
to it at.  If I do something like touch the volume control in audacious
which defaults to 50% I get the it shows Output: 49% -18.59 dB and when
I have my headphones on that causes serious pain.  Any suggestions on
how to keep the volume down?

Thanks,
Kevin Gardner <janitor at gocougs.wsu.edu>