Serious voice chat difficulties

[dayzsurvivors 155]

Can someone who has got the proximity direct chat at a good audible level please give a concise description (with screenshots if needed!) of how they have it set up?

I am have massive difficulties hearing other players talking to me. Now, I have every sound option bar VON and Microphone down to a tiny slither of a bar. I then whack my PC volume up to full and use the microphone control on my headset for adjustments.

STILL I cannot hear people. I can tell they are talking, and if there is nothing else going on noise wise I can just make out what they are saying. But it is far from ideal. I once was able to hear someone clear as day, when we both got into a bus. That was the one time I ever heard someone clearly.

It is such a shame as I am one who doesn't mind death and prefers risking it to interact with survivors, but 99% of the conversation is me saying 'Pardon? I'm sorry, what was that? HUH?'.

[Killerbeavis 1]

It is the Microphone volume level that is the other players, so what I have is Microphone level at max, and others at a fairly low tune so I can hear zombies, and other things aswell.

[dayzsurvivors 155]

I have both VON and Microphone at max.