The intro screen *MUST* read and use the sound preferences from the game, it is still running independent of them. I have all my sound turned down to 5, and its about where I like it, the intro screen when I go to show this to friends nearly blows my computers 5.1 apart.
I have requested this more then once though the beta, please fix it, or buy me a much bigger 5.1 system that can handle this 
Another useful feather would be an "all" slider for the sound options, please think these over.
Maybe for your next beat release, build in "TOB" reply option for the star-dock employees, where they just hit one button and it automatically posts "Suggestion has been take on board", so we know someone has at lest read the post, as we never seem to know if anyone has read these unless major discssion has evoved to the point of brining you guys in on it.