Low sound through headphones? - Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General

The sound seems to be a lot lower through my headphones than with my previous phone (Raphael). It seems to be unaffected by ROM as it happened on stock AT&T ROM and a custom ROM as well. Anyone else notice this? It seems to be loud enough, but i do have to crank volume settings quite high where before with my Fuze I would never even make it past 30% or so.

Don't know if this helps, but I've found that the type of headphone is important. Using not-so-great earplugs I found the sound to be quite low, but using HTC or Nike earplugs or some fairly expensive headphones, the sound was great (stock ATT ROM).

pistou said:
Don't know if this helps, but I've found that the type of headphone is important. Using not-so-great earplugs I found the sound to be quite low, but using HTC or Nike earplugs or some fairly expensive headphones, the sound was great (stock ATT ROM).
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That is helpful, I guess I can't really blame the hardware, it's brand new, I don't think there is an issue there. However I am using the stock HTC headphones. Maybe I need some better ones.

hmm, i would think that stock HTC phones should do the trick -- but certainly try others and see if it makes a difference before fiddling with the device

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headphone volume low

My UK T-mob desire has a very quiet headphone out on it. It's not too bad with actually using headphones but it's noticeably quiet when I use it as a line-out jack into a stereo - it's just too quiet. I could live with it just for headphone use but it sounds pretty dire using line out.
Anyone know if this is a software thing or hardware? Seen some people posting about speakerphone volume issues, which I don't know if it's related.
Is this a T-mob rom thing? Is it EU max-volume restriction? Is the hardware at fault?
It's a bit of a disappointment as it stands as my phone is my main music player..
There won't be a definite answer on this because it seems volume is a subjective thing. People will insist theirs is louder than their other players, others will agree with out.
Me, I agree with you. Coming from an iPod Touch, the max volume is about 60% of an iPod. I can hear my music but not every instrument. From the mixed bag of responses it's hard to pin down if it's hardware or software. Judging by the fact previous Android phones have needed volume hacks I'd assume it's a software issue, but because volume is subjective and some people insist whispers are painful to their eardrums you won't see much action.
aw, crap. I'm comparing iphone output directly to this, on the very hi-fi but low sensitivity amp and speakers I have in the kitchen. It's no-where near line level, which could be easily verified. Sounds like I put up or go back to the iPhone. And I'm on a new 2 year contract with the desire. Arse. It sounds OK on my Sennheiser earbuds - won't go quite as loud as iPhone, but it's loud enough - it's the lack of a line level out that's irritating, particularly as there's no dock connector that could be used to extract one...
This is discussed in more detail here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=657233
i actually find the volume a bit higher than my sony walkman.. i guess its what your used to .. some headphones will be easier to drive than others.. so it will appear to be louder with certain headphones
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i actually find the volume a bit higher than my sony walkman.. i guess its what your used to .. some headphones will be easier to drive than others.. so it will appear to be louder with certain headphones
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No, I actually do think some people got louder units than others. The "detailed" post above from A|ex is the problem. Too many people have assumed the volume levels on all the Desires is the same so they're arguing the relative merits of loud volume over low. I think people with normal sounding units are basically clouding the issue because they're satisfied.
Too many people have complained about the low volume for it to be a coincidence. I don't ever hear such complaints about iPods (issues with sound quality aside).
I will say this...this is the lowest sounding volume I have ever had on any device. It's not my imagination and it's not that I had my other devices too high. Even if it is that, say I had all my devices cranked up to 10 which is too loud, why is 10 on this phone where 4 is on every other phone?
There is a problem, and for those who have a decent sounding phone, fine...but stop making it out that people who's volume is too low are imagining it...it's not helpful.
exactly, it's not subjective in my case, it's demonstrably quieter when compared back-to-back with the same media played on a device with line-level out. it sounds OK on headphones as I don't need it ear-bleedingly loud but it sounds like ass hooked up to my stereo.
Am wondering wether to go back to the store and see if another unit is any differnt, but without taking a DB meter with me (actually, I have an app for that on my old iphone!) it's giong to be tricky to persuade them either way.
I've spent my life messing about with AV / recording / studio bits in an amateur fashion and this device is *quiet*
hi mate - wasnt implying your imagining it.. must be a problem with some units then as i can say on mine.. the volume is as loud or louder than most of the portable audio devices i have owned over the years and there's been quite a few!
i hope you get yours sorted and apologies for adding to any confusion
cheers,
mick
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No, I actually do think some people got louder units than others. The "detailed" post above from A|ex is the problem. Too many people have assumed the volume levels on all the Desires is the same so they're arguing the relative merits of loud volume over low. I think people with normal sounding units are basically clouding the issue because they're satisfied.
Too many people have complained about the low volume for it to be a coincidence. I don't ever hear such complaints about iPods (issues with sound quality aside).
I will say this...this is the lowest sounding volume I have ever had on any device. It's not my imagination and it's not that I had my other devices too high. Even if it is that, say I had all my devices cranked up to 10 which is too loud, why is 10 on this phone where 4 is on every other phone?
There is a problem, and for those who have a decent sounding phone, fine...but stop making it out that people who's volume is too low are imagining it...it's not helpful.
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hi mate - wasnt implying your imagining it...
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No, no...not you personally, I was referring to that post A|ex linked to above you. It's infuriating. From helpful hints to "turn the volume up" to anecdotal tales of the volume being TOO loud for their tastes. It's as if some people decided to be as unhelpful as possible.
is yours on t-mobile UK?
Yes, T-Mobile UK.
just been into t-mob store. guy who sold me mine has one and is technical - his does it. he thought it might be an EU-directive software limit. not particularly convinced this is useful information, but there you go.
It may be that. I distinctly remember that a few years ago when I owned a Creative Mp3 player I had to download and install the US firmware to get decent volume due to EU restrictions.
I will say this...this is the lowest sounding volume I have ever had on any device.
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I can only speak for myself... It's the lowest sounding volume in any of my mobile devices since 2003 without a doubt. I have vids and audio on full volume around just 2 people nattering normally and I still can't make out the words (of slow speeches), headphone or loudspeaker [yet I have very sensitive and refined hearing, usually always on volume 1-3 on other devices around people]. Same piece on Nokia N95 only requires volume 40% to listen to with ease and clarity. My family and friends who have all heard the comparatives agree fully.
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Im happy with my sound volume, I have a unlocked desire, don't now if this change something.
The volume using earphones are loud for me
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Ok, I'm on my second Desire now, still from T-Mobile. Sound is still low on headphones and hissy through speaker. I bought an unlocked Hero (for 120gbp I might add ;-) ) and compared the same song through headphones and speaker and the difference is incredible. Much louder output through Hero and greater clarity and depth to sound. I also have a standard iPhone 3G and I'm sad to report that the Desire's external speaker quality is LAUGHABLE in comparison.
Can HTC not release a device with no heartbreaking caveats?
I got a musical Christmas card last year with better musical fidelity than my Desire; perhaps I could swap the speakers???
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I had the opportunity today to compare my T-Mobile Desire headphones output volume to an Orange Desire output. With the same track the T-Mobile device at full volume was equal to the Orange device at 3 clicks below full volume.
I'd already phoned T-Mobile for a new device which is arriving tomorrow. I expect it'll have the same problem, which if it does will help confirm that it is a T-Mobile ROM issue. If so I'll reflash it to the generic ROM.
you bloody legend. or desire, even. great news, can you post back if t-mob number two is the same?
correct me if i'm wrong, but isn't it impossible to flash these until root's been done? i do like the htc sense rom and extras compared to the nexus but i'm mad keen to get this fixed as the phone's only partially useful to me without it.
cheers dude
I just debranded a T-Mobile UK desire for my bro-in-law and after debanding the headphone volume was twice as loud as before or should I say was as loud as my sim free desire . The lesson to be learnt here is debrand your phone whos wants T-Mobile crap all over it anyway .
OK, I'm sold. What ROM do you flash, and how? Never flashed an android handset before (done millions of WinMo ones though!) and do you lose anything - e.g. all the HTC sense stuff.
I remember doing my old HTC Wizard and removing the stock t-mob ROM with the Mr Clean ROM - easily twice as fast afterwards.
Go on, give me some pointers to research and I'll do it tomorrow.
Cheers
Ric

External Speaker sound quality

How is your external speaker (eg speaker phone, music, etc) sound quality?
Got my Dinc2 on Friday and the sound quality is terrible. There's a buzzing sound almost as if the speaker is blown or loose.
My original Dinc had surprisingly good sound from the external speaker even at higher volumes.
just went from My Dinc to Dinc 2 today. the first song I played you can really tell the difference and see how bad the Dinc 2's speaker is compared to its original
Yeah, its really bad, it cracks/pops a lot too. When I hook it up to my car stereo thru a headphone cable, it cracks a lot too, I think maybe the way the phone processes audio isn't the best. Could be my cord though. I'm disappointed in the sound, other than that though, I love the phone. Came from Droid 2.
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There seems to be an overdrive issue (overdrive meaning pushing too much through the audio ports, be it headphones, bluetooth, or the speaker). I've noticed it seems to vary based on media volume controls, and HTC seems to have implemented a large array of media volume controls that step on each other.
This is one of the reasons I'm really looking forward to ditching Sense and getting back to CM. I need more predictable media controls.
sound issues
Came from a blackberry to the I2, it seems to me that I'm not getting the volume on notifications and what not, keep missing them. I did notice that the head phone jack was pretty sloppy when trying to use the head phones, had to tinker with it to get it to work, haven't found a good way to hook to my car stereo yet as it doesn't have Bluetooth or a way to plugin, any suggestions on good devices are welcome.
Mine definately sounds like it's in a tin can, but i don't have any popping. I think with the right audio manager to correct some of it, it should be fine once we get root.
Mine is pretty rough also. I was sorta shocked at the quality of it on such a nice phone
I guess I was lucky...mines pretty good
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I am also very disappointed with the sound quality of the Dinc 2. Is it a software issue or a speaker problem? I just hope it can be fixed or it may be a deal breaker for me. HTC really blew this one.
i did notice that it can sound a little better by turning on the SRS enhancement mode but not good enough to satisfy me.
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I am also very disappointed with the sound quality of the Dinc 2. Is it a software issue or a speaker problem? I just hope it can be fixed or it may be a deal breaker for me. HTC really blew this one.
i did notice that it can sound a little better by turning on the SRS enhancement mode but not good enough to satisfy me.
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Its gotta be a software issue, speaker and earpiece speaker sound pretty poor compared to Inc 1 at medium to higher volumes.. maybe update or custom roms will fix.. really my only complaint with this phone besides the custom options I've grown used to on sr4.0 and cm7
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I've found something interesting about this issue.
When playing from any media player playing local media, or playing from Slacker, I get problems with playback quality on the speaker and through bluetooth (not so much through headphones though). However, pure streaming media (such as DI FM's app) is clean and clear on the speaker and on bluetooth. This definitely smells of a software problem.
The I2 does have SRS support. Unfortunately the only SRS controls I've seen are in video playback, and it's just a toggle. I've read about other devices having audio quality problems with SRS and I wonder if this is what's going on. I've tried digging around to see if I can completely disable it, but no luck yet. Might have to dig in under the hood.
External speaker is a bit sub-par, but all other audio on mine (including earpiece speaker, headphones, and bt) sounds fine. I could see it being a software issue, though, based on the other replies here.
SRS can also be turned on through the stock music app. Sounds better but not great
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SRS can also be turned on through the stock music app. Sounds better but not great
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That could be why I missed it there. I don't use the stock app.
So, thanks to the unlock finally being released, I'm running CM7 now. My bluetooth audio seems to have cleared up, no more overdrive effect coming through my car speakers. I don't think the external speaker is up to par, still, though. However, bluetooth audio definitely improved, at least so far. Needs more testing.
We received two Dinc2 last week at different day, first one sounds like rock in tin can, it buzz at higher volume, and the lower frequency range is horrid, lots of distortion. my 2nd Dinc2 sounds much better and do not have the same characteristics as the first one, but it is still not as good as the fascinate they replaced. I requested to get the first one replace and VZW is sending me another one, it's definitely not normal when I compare both Dinc2 side by side listening to the same clips, first one is significantly worst.
I wish the speaker was abit louder.. i haven't had any crackles or pops though.
Coming from my original dinc the higher volumes on the dinc 2 do cause a lot of crackling. Listening to the howard stern show I can't have the volume all the way up like I used to :/ .
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Its gotta be a software issue, speaker and earpiece speaker sound pretty poor compared to Inc 1 at medium to higher volumes..
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I mostly agree. When using the speaker phone, it is beyong horrid. However, when playing youtube videos, it is not nearly as bad. So the audio processing from these two different sources is completely different.

Cracles on headphones

Hi all!
I have some really annoying problem with my Gio.
When I plug the heaphones, I hear the analog crackles (like playing vinyls).
Have you any ideas?
Stock Samsung firmware, GioPRO 1.4 and CM7.1/7.2 - the same problem.
With DSP Man., PowerAMP EQ/Eff. and without all of this - the same problem.
I get static as well, but not really crackling. Dunno if anything can be done about it. It's pretty common on laptops as well.
So, I must to use my warranty?
I really won't to do this, I don't like to go back to stock 2.3.5, but I think I don't have any chose?
I'd say try to wait for a few more users to chime in and hear what they say. If it's a common issue with this model then it might not be worth risking the hassle of replacing it just to get another phone with the same problem.
But like I said, I'm not getting crackling so it might be only you. I'm using Particle Android btw.
me to do when I put the CPU frequency to a minimum
Maybe that's because the processor to do it slowly
Sorry for my english
Hmmmm, it have sense ;-)
I'll try to make it faster ;-)
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None effect. Do you think service will do something with that?
Puck only headphones or speaker,too?
No idea about your warranty, yet my Gio's headphones also do the same thing while playing FM radio. In my case, I think the problem comes from headphones, because I hear the same noise while using them on my computer.
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Puck only headphones or speaker,too?
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I don't hear this sound on my phone speaker.
fauchon said:
No idea about your warranty, yet my Gio's headphones also do the same thing while playing FM radio. In my case, I think the problem comes from headphones, because I hear the same noise while using them on my computer.
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No, it exists on all headphones, what I connecting to my Gio (original Samsung, SoundMagic PL30, SoundMagic E10 and some of others headphones from my friends).
Switch off your 3G/WiFi while playing..
I think this could be the reason.
I think this is normal.
every gio I have seen has this noise on headphones.
but it depends on headphones too (better headphones=less noise)
I dont have noise with iphone headphones attached.
see galaxy gio review in gsmarena. sound quality sucks!!!
I only have noise when on the road. I believe it might have to do with 2g/3g cells.
BTW, with PowerAmp sound quality of the gio is excellent, IMHO.
Bought high end phones today and yes I have little crack when plug in or out phones but dont have any other noise but with cheap phones there was noise all the time when music was off
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Same on mine too!
Besides crancles, i only got it working at 100% when i tried with my Creative Zen earphones!
Got a pair of Creative EP480 and now works perfectly. I think that the problem might be the mini jack input, because i´ve got an Sennheiser hi quality headphones and the problem remains.
Don't blame the gio blame the ace too, cuz it has those crackles too....
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I had cracles to, but if you set your CPU to not go below 480 Mhz no more cracles for me !
Strange. I suffer the issue only on stock on both headphones and the speaker.
Neither on CyanogenMod 7 nor on 9 I don't hear them.
I've found one workaround. On stock using PlayerPro with DSP pack and increased audio buffer let cracks go.
I have some noise with some aftermarket headphones on my GIO, but my original (EHS60) headset working flawless..
i have a screen off profile set to 122-340 with smartassv2 and that got rid of any problems with the sound for me.
I get a weird warbling/static/crackle noise during any audio playback, though actually it's more of a high-pitched whine that I can barely hear. On phiex's CM7.2 with $40 Panasonic in-ears.
So, to clarify, it's a non-issue for me.
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DAC part of Tegra 3 Chipset?

Im thinking about buying the new LG optimus 4x. But I cant find a single review, that mentions the audio quality on this phone. But it has the Tegra 3 chipset, so if the DAC is part of this, I could check a one x, to get an idea of the audio quality. Would be great, if someone could help me out
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I'm sure if you asked in a phone shop they might let you plug your headphones in and listen to some of the pre loaded music files.
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Hmmm, well then I need a good headset first here in Germany they never have the phones in shops, I am interested in so I have to rely on what the internet says
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the GS3 have a wolfsonn,no one know what have the HOX?
I don't know what's in the HOX but it pretty much sucks balls. You can even hear a *poof* when the music starts and a few seconds after it stops, not to mention the crappy sound itself.
@Gibeon - you must have a faulty phone as I don't get any of that
OP - Really is very reliant on the quality of your audio files I find, poor quality mp3's will sound TERRIBLE, worse than on some other phones. If it's high quality FLAC rips then the sound quality is really very good for a phone, better than the Desire I used to have for example and miles better than the iPod I used to have.
I have Denon in ear for going out and about with and a couple of quite high end (full size over ear) headphones and good quality files sound really good through them. The one thing I would say is that the output volume is not as high as some other phones I have tried, so you do need quite sensitive headphones if you like your music loud.
No idea what the DAC is but for me it's a great portable music player. No such thing as audiophile in any phone but it's definitely one of the better ones i have tried.
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@Gibeon - you must have a faulty phone as I don't get any of that
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Really? I've heard several cases of this behavior so I guessed it a widespread problem.
GSMarena has put the real specs to the test, here they are.
I also find the OneX sound much worse than on the desire. Beats only changes it from tinny to plasticky. It is so much worse, actually (both on stock earphones and via car stereo) that I no longer enjoy listening to music from the phone in my car, the sound gets on my nerves.
Instead of shelling out gazillions for having the name of a makebelieve gangster on their stuff, htc could have bought millions of decent audio chips and still give them a catchy name That would be the htc spirit I always liked.
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Really? I've heard several cases of this behavior so I guessed it a widespread problem.
GSMarena has put the real specs to the test, here they are.
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I've seen the GSM Arena article, and I can only talk from personal experience based on my phone not yours. I do not have the issues you mention at all. Could be a bad batch of components hence why some are better than others. I've seen plenty of people say it's great quality, plenty of people say it's crap, so would seem to point towards that logically.
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Really? I've heard several cases of this behavior so I guessed it a widespread problem.
GSMarena has put the real specs to the test, here they are.
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This is due to the player you're using. I swear by neutron. The ui might be a bit overwhelming for non audiophiles, but I'm getting some great sound with this app and beats disabled.
After some time with this phone, I'm finding the hox's sound to be quite different, but not necessarily of lesser quality compared to my old sgs1 with voodoo.
My advice would be to just change your music app and if you don't like neutron as I proposed, you could go with power amp or player pro with dsp pack.
On a final note, make sure you get your hands on a decent pair of headphones before commenting on the quality of a Dac. You can't really make any assumptions about these kinds of things if your basing your experience on a free or a $30 pair of ear buds.
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I also find the OneX sound much worse than on the desire. Beats only changes it from tinny to plasticky. It is so much worse, actually (both on stock earphones and via car stereo) that I no longer enjoy listening to music from the phone in my car, the sound gets on my nerves.
Instead of shelling out gazillions for having the name of a makebelieve gangster on their stuff, htc could have bought millions of decent audio chips and still give them a catchy name That would be the htc spirit I always liked.
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Well mine has perfect sound , you either have a faulty phone or your expectations were unrealistically high.
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Im thinking about buying the new LG optimus 4x. But I cant find a single review, that mentions the audio quality on this phone. But it has the Tegra 3 chipset, so if the DAC is part of this, I could check a one x, to get an idea of the audio quality. Would be great, if someone could help me out
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The sound is not the best in the world but its much much better then Galaxy S with voodoo sound while playing at the highest volume, at highest its just awesome stable with this beatsaudio thingy tested using Sennheiser HD 555, mind you galaxy S3 has a cheaper version of op amp used in S1.
The HTC One X have the very best sound in every angle: microphone/speaker/headphones/ear speaker
The volume and quality through the headset is good, unfortunately the loudspeaker is rather poor and doesn't go very loud. Typical HTC though, their speaker components tend to be rather low quality.
LG tend to have alright speakers (The Optimus 2X went fairly loud), but I can't say whether the 4X's will be any good or not
EDIT: I realise you were specifically asking about the quality rather than the volume. The quality is pretty good, you wont be disappointed by it. The Galaxy S III supposedly has fantastic audio quality though, which is likely to be better than the One X's due to the fact that the One X uses 'Beats' (which sucks) and the SIII has a Wolfson Micro WM1811 which is apparently pretty awesome (http://www.wolfsonmicro.com/products/audio_hubs/WM1811/).
yeah right "ultra-low power" is just rubbish
schiphol said:
This is due to the player you're using.
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It's not. I've tried a number of different music players, different EQ's, different thread priority for the audio. All exhibit the same fundamental problems arising from a poor quality DAC. Heck, even the volume up/down sound causes the pop/crackle issue.
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On a final note, make sure you get your hands on a decent pair of headphones before commenting on the quality of a Dac. You can't really make any assumptions about these kinds of things if your basing your experience on a free or a $30 pair of ear buds.
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I've tried 5 different sets of headphones on my One X, some in ear, some open back, one Bluetooth. The same problems could be heard on all of them in varying degrees.
If your guys phones are rooted, flash the latest dspequalizer on this phone. Helps tremendously with sound quality. I agree with the person talking about flac files. You don't even need to have flac, just try to get high bitrate mp3s. I listen with Beyerdynamic headphones which take more power to drive, but it's enough for me and sounds great.
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It's not. I've tried a number of different music players, different EQ's, different thread priority for the audio. All exhibit the same fundamental problems arising from a poor quality DAC. Heck, even the volume up/down sound causes the pop/crackle issue.
I've tried 5 different sets of headphones on my One X, some in ear, some open back, one Bluetooth. The same problems could be heard on all of them in varying degrees.
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I totally agree and I don't think my Grado SR60i's or Shure SE215's are to blame. Really, the quality just sucks on the HOX I own.
No biggie for me though, since I have a PMP for music.
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I totally agree and I don't think my Grado SR60i's or Shure SE215's are to blame. Really, the quality just sucks on the HOX I own.
No biggie for me though, since I have a PMP for music.
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Of course the dac is not the best. The point I was trying to make is that I was able to eliminate most of the hissing and strange pops upon volume changes etc by switching to the neutron player leading me to be believe that these are not necessarily related to the Dac itself.
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With my beats headsets i have excellent audio quality, didnt try the original one...and the sound from the speaker? Well i dont know what you expect, in my eyes it is good enough (i dont listen to music over it) ... and BTW, i use well ripped mp3s because over the beats headset you can hear every single detail in songs ... youtube is also great ...
I dont know, but probably i have a special OneX i dont have any single issue the guys so far had reported ... i am just confused now why i dont get a S-OFF device
As far as I know, the beats audio plugin is only a peace of software, isn't it? It has nothing to do with special hardware, its just an equalizer setting. But I'm confused some sites say, the one x's audio chip is the same, that is build in the one s, but the explanation of the Tegra 3 chipset says, that it is able to handle 7.1 surround sound, which means it includes an audio chip. I think I have to wait for reviews of the optimus 4x to solve this problem
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Anyone return phone due to poor HP audio?

I have to say that while my copy has been flawless, I can't say I like the HP output. It's at least two steps back from my old Samsung GNex. Volume is poor and simply the detail coming out of it, at least through my Audio-Technika IM70 IEMs, is also quite lacking. Not impressed at all.
Is anyone else thinking about returning/selling their phone due to poor HP output?
No ofcourse not there will be a tweak to make it sounds good
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I've not experienced anything like that. Like you I love my music and I am very happy with the quality coming from the handset. Although I always use poweramp.
I like the audio from this device.
I was replying to one guy at reddit before. He was curios about the sound on the G4 compared to HTC One M7. Since I got both, and I do listen to music a lot, I wrote my impression.
"I switched from M7 to G4, and I was worried about the sound in headphones also. Even though I think they both perform really good, but I will give my M7 a slight edge here. I was listening to both right now, and it feels that G4 got more highs, bass is not as punchy as M7, and M7 sounds more tight. It's really hard to say which sounds better, matter of taste, but I find M7 as a better sound quality device, even though the sound is a bit dull comparing to G4. The volume levels are higher in M7, but the volumes G4 produces are more than enough for me.
Both devices were tested with stock players, without any EQ tweaks, Beats Audio turned off of course. Music genre: electronic. Earphones: Shure SE425."
But I won't return this device, only because I don't like the sound as much as I do on M7. G4 is superb phone in overall, and the sound is not bad at all, it's just different.
Versus my M7 it doesnt compare. But with that being said my M7 had an audiomod on it which revamped the output. There really isn't any phone(stock) that I could find that'll compare to it.
Am I going to return it? Nope. I'll wait for root and get another mod and call it a day
The headphone quality is indeed poor. Also on my unit, the device won’t even recognize the headphone input unless the jack is pressed at a certain angle. Tested with multiple pairs of headphones.
The headphone situation is my only negative mark for this phone. Everything else about it meets or exceeds expectations.
Idk how can some people all audio quality on this phone good....
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ambervals6 said:
Idk how can some people all audio quality on this phone good....
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Idk how someone on an S6 keeps trolling the G4 threads.
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The headphones quality by all means isn't poor whatsoever. Tested and compared to iPhone 6,5, Samsung s6 n4 and 2014 edition tablet. Lg g4 by far is the very best. I'm a sound engineer and was blown away from the sound of this device. It's very well balanced with extension on the highs. The bass of course isn't as punchy but it's just right amount of bass extension so it doesn't overpower the mids. Yes volume output for hp isn't so great. Lg g2,3,4 is the one phone that has a DAC inside for sound quality and support natively 192/24bit audio
wadamean said:
The headphones quality by all means isn't poor whatsoever. Tested and compared to iPhone 6,5, Samsung s6 n4 and 2014 edition tablet. Lg g4 by far is the very best. I'm a sound engineer and was blown away from the sound of this device. It's very well balanced with extension on the highs. The bass of course isn't as punchy but it's just right amount of bass extension so it doesn't overpower the mids. Yes volume output for hp isn't so great. Lg g2,3,4 is the one phone that has a DAC inside for sound quality and support natively 192/24bit audio
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This.
LG just lowers the volume so you don't blow out your pretty ear drums. Volume mods are just a number tweak.
player911 said:
This.
LG just lowers the volume so you don't blow out your pretty ear drums. Volume mods are just a number tweak.
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Tweak tips?
Any way to turn on the LG Nanny mode off?
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Idk how someone on an S6 keeps trolling the G4 threads.
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Have both phones. The audio on g4 is crappy when earphones are on. But feel free to troll and deny it
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Sounds a lot better than my Nexus 6. I had to mess with the equalizer to get a decent sound that wasn't muffled/"warm" but not with the G4.
Using PowerAmp and ATH-M50x.
It also gets plenty loud for me. I've never had to turn the volume to max.
If it doesn't get loud enough for you, get some headphones/iems that isolate better, are within proper impedance range for a mobile device or get an amp or get your hearing checked.
I don't understand what you all mean when you say you apply an audio mod to make things sound better. What does this "mod" actually do? I am very skeptical because mods can only modify the software at that point, the hardware (which controls the quality) is what it is.
I sweat by Viper4Android. Its crazy all the things it can do. The convolver in particular has helped elevate the sound. Not being able to install it has been my biggest disappointment with the g4
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