diff --git a/frontends/sdl/src/main.rs b/frontends/sdl/src/main.rs
index 40972d9bb3fac616891190e2cdfa6bc0ce268300..f30039a08723b429334fd7bc19cccdb987d424c2 100644
--- a/frontends/sdl/src/main.rs
+++ b/frontends/sdl/src/main.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ static TITLE: &str = "Boytacean";
 
 /// Base audio volume to be used as the basis of the
 /// amplification level of the volume
-static VOLUME: f32 = 40.0;
+static VOLUME: f32 = 64.0;
 
 pub struct Benchmark {
     count: usize,