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My bigger concern at the moment with regards to sound is the very low headphone output level, this simply does not have enough juice to power any decent pair of cans.
Is there any system level tweaks to increase the output level any more than it is?
I have a sneaky feeling HTC has limited the max output on the headphones.
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My bigger concern at the moment with regards to sound is the very low headphone output level, this simply does not have enough juice to power any decent pair of cans.
Is there any system level tweaks to increase the output level any more than it is?
I have a sneaky feeling HTC has limited the max output on the headphones.
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Are you serious or just deaf? The sound even on the bog standard earphones nearly blows my ears off
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Are you serious or just deaf? The sound even on the bog standard earphones nearly blows my ears off
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Have you compared it to other phones such as *Phone or even the SGS2? I have them both and can confirm the output volume is much lower than them.
This is noticable clearly when trying to use them with some proper over the head headphones such as the Sennheiser HD650 or Beyer Dt770.
tanseerj said:
My bigger concern at the moment with regards to sound is the very low headphone output level, this simply does not have enough juice to power any decent pair of cans.
Is there any system level tweaks to increase the output level any more than it is?
I have a sneaky feeling HTC has limited the max output on the headphones.
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I don't understand why you are saying this, but I have noticed that the headset volume was high even compared to my ipod. I use two headsets Bose Mie2i and Klipsch S4i both were awesome with my phone.
I hope you haven't enabled beats audio.
I will accept you if you are talking about speaker out volume.
Drives my Sennheiser HD 25-1 II perfectly.
Interesting that some of you find it loud, considering GSMarena's tests show one of the lowest volume outputs I've seen recorded on a phone in a long time... Worth noting too that their results are similar to the RMAA results reported by a different site that were posted here at XDA, so more than one set of RMAA results in accordance now.
It's output would not be sufficient to power a high quality set of cans like the Senn HD650 without a headphone amp, the OP is quite right about that. The HD25-1 II are much easier to drive in comparison, I should know as I have a set of those and a set of LCD-2's which are much higher quality and more difficult to drive like the OPs Senns. The IEMs mentioned above are designed to be easily driven by portable sources, and more sensitive than even the HD25-1 II, so no surprise that they should sound loud enough.
Blows my ears off with my HD650s.
No issues here!
EDIT: I do listen quitely though, in all occaisions. But if at max volume it is a tad painful for me!
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Blows my ears off with my HD650s.
No issues here!
EDIT: I do listen quitely though, in all occaisions. But if at max volume it is a tad painful for me!
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Interesting! Sounds like you have quite sensitive hearing?
I've got a set of Sennheiser HD 25-SP II and instantly noticed the lack of volume compared to my Gen 5 iPod (arguably the benchmark of portable music player sound), Galaxy S II, Galaxy Nexus and HTC Mozart.
Even the Monster Beats weren't that loud with this phone. GSMarena were spot on regarding volume.
It's not that we always listen to our music that loud we want to be able to if we choose. A bit like having 6Ghz worth of processing power in a mobile. Overkill yes and we'll unlikely ever use it but its good to know its there.
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I just did a comparison in volume between my
- iPod 6G 120GB, Sound Check and EQ off, max volume
- HTC One X, beats audio off, max volume
through my Sennheiser HD25-1 II.
The One X is louder!
Both actually hurt my ears at this volume...
Overkill? No its called headroom for when we feel like using high quality headphones that need more juice to power them
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When a sound in a certain frequency appears on my phone it comes with an annoying hissing sound especially on the left channel. it drives be bananas! i already sent it back and got a replacement and the bug is still there. Work arounds that didn't work for me: switching to ATR, Another audio cable, Sound About(my headphones is also detected as actual headphones), making a call.
I'm desperate for a solution. I hope it gets fixed with lollipop but if not i rely on you guys.
I already posted this on reddit and i keep you guys updated if i get a valuable answer.
i would really appreciate it if you got anything to help me out with.
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When a sound in a certain frequency appears on my phone it comes with an annoying hissing sound especially on the left channel. it drives be bananas! i already sent it back and got a replacement and the bug is still there. Work arounds that didn't work for me: switching to ATR, Another audio cable, Sound About(my headphones is also detected as actual headphones), making a call.
I'm desperate for a solution. I hope it gets fixed with lollipop but if not i rely on you guys.
I already posted this on reddit and i keep you guys updated if i get a valuable answer.
i would really appreciate it if you got anything to help me out with.
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Does it appear when using the headphones that came with the G3? And which headphones are you using?
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Xerionius said:
Does it appear when using the headphones that came with the G3? And which headphones are you using?
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i'm using the ath m50x from audio technica. ****ty in ear headphones including the lg earbuds doesn't have this problem since they're not very sensitive.
thanks for your help mate
by the way it works perfectly fine on the s5 and my computer
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i'm using the ath m50x from audio technica. ****ty in ear headphones including the lg earbuds doesn't have this problem since they're not very sensitive.
thanks for your help mate
by the way it works perfectly fine on the s5 and my computer
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It's not about sensitivity, it's about impedance. Headphones with a low impedance always have this problem on the G3.
Unfortunately there is nothing you can do, except for using other headphones or soldering a resistor in row to your headphones, but that would ruin the HiFi-capabilities of the M50X.
In my experience, Headphones with 20+ Ohms work well, but it seems that the M50X (which have 38 Ohms) don't have a very linear impedance.
I've talked to LG about that issue, but their support doesn't know anything about anything. After a long discussion about it not being a defect, she just said that she will forward the complain to their engineers...
You're not the only one though
damn this is too bad. i hope it can be fixed with a software update unfortunately i can say that the support indeed is pretty bad at least from my point of view they doesn't seem to have any IT experience.
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damn this is too bad. i hope it can be fixed with a software update unfortunately i can say that the support indeed is pretty bad at least from my point of view they doesn't seem to have any IT experience.
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It can't be fixed via software. It's a hardware issue.
I think a headphone amplifier unit should 'correct' the issue assuming my understanding of wikipedia is incorrect
Output Impedance
Many headphone amplifiers have an output impedance in the range of 0.5 - 50 Ohms. The 1996 IEC 61938 standard recommended an output impedance of 120 Ohms, but in practice this is rarely used and not recommended with modern headphones. High output impedance can result in frequency response fluctuations, due to varying load impedance at different frequencies. In 2008 Stereophile Magazine published an article that showed that a 120-Ohm output impedance could cause a 5-dB error in frequency response with certain types of headphones. However, the author of the article also states: ″The ramifications for subjective assessment of headphones are more troublesome because it is usually unclear what assumptions the manufacturer has made regarding source impedance. ″ [2]
More importantly, low output impedance can reduce distortion by improving the control that the source has over the transducer. This is often expressed as damping factor, with higher damping factors greatly reducing distortion.[3] One company shows a 45 dB improvement in THD+N at 30 Hz for their low-impedance amplifier compared to a 30-ohm amplifier.[4] For example, a 32 Ω headphone driven by a headphone amp with a <1 Ω output impedance would have a damping factor of >32, whereas the same headphone driven with an iPod Touch 3G (7 Ω output impedance) [5] would have a damping factor of just 4.6. If the 120 ohms recommendation is applied, the damping factor would be an unacceptably low 0.26 and consequently distortion would be significantly higher. Conversely, the same iPod Touch driving a pair of 120 ohm headphones would have a respectable damping factor of 17.1, and would most likely not benefit from the addition of a lower impedance headphone amplifier.
In addition to output impedance, other specifications are relevant to choosing a headphone amplifier — THD, frequency response, IMD, output power, minimum load impedance, and other measurements are also significant. However, most of these will be improved by lowering output impedance and hence improving damping factor.
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I think a headphone amplifier unit should 'correct' the issue assuming my understanding of wikipedia is incorrect
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That's right, a dedicated headphone amplifier would fix this, because the input impedance is typically very high.
But most heaphone amps in the lower price range decrease sound quality significantly.
The problem I'm facing..
There is noise+distortion+hissing during call but ignore-able
And when headphones are connected I cant understand or listen to any thing I only hear wired noises..
Any fix guys ?
Dont know if its technical or software based issue
if technical then I bet it could be faulty ic chips
omr911 said:
The problem I'm facing..
There is noise+distortion+hissing during call but ignore-able
And when headphones are connected I cant understand or listen to any thing I only hear wired noises..
Any fix guys ?
Dont know if its technical or software based issue
if technical then I bet it could be faulty ic chips
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To me that sounds like a hardware issue. I'd contact LG.
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To me that sounds like a hardware issue. I'd contact LG.
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I sent my G3 to service center and today they gave me a new replacement phone, that one had indeed technical problem and the main board replacement wasn't available :highfive:
I am not a audiophile, by any means at all.
On multiple occassions I have seen comments about the Moto Z Play DAC and how about it is actually decent to good.
Can anyone confirm or deny this? For curiousity's sake really.
It does the job is all i can say.
coolkingler1 said:
I am not a audiophile, by any means at all.
On multiple occassions I have seen comments about the Moto Z Play DAC and how about it is actually decent to good.
Can anyone confirm or deny this? For curiousity's sake really.
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AFAIK DAC is part of SoC and Qualcomm always produced good ones.
Odoslané z XT1635-02 pomocou Tapatalku
coolkingler1 said:
I am not a audiophile, by any means at all.
On multiple occassions I have seen comments about the Moto Z Play DAC and how about it is actually decent to good.
Can anyone confirm or deny this? For curiousity's sake really.
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I am one.
It is good. See https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-z-play/themes/music-players-one-standout-dac-to-192k-t3533577
Audiophiles are a group comprising about .1% of male population. Search for Medical Research ~ 2001, male hearing anomaly/acuity
Audio output is pretty average overall. DAC seems to be fairly accurate (it's just Qualcomm's standard offering, not a discreet DAC like the V10/V20 or Axon 7 have), but there's audible interference from the cell radio and other components with sensitive in-ears and output power is unremarkable
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Output is adequate if you use a low impedance, high efficiency bud. The Apple earpod is not as bad as most reviewers pan it to be. I keep it upside-down and fitted tightly in ear canel.
I have even carved out the plastic to let the bass reflex ports pass while tightly fitted (lol we can't messing to improve audio!)
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Output is adequate if you use a low impedance, high efficiency bud. The Apple earpod is not as bad as most reviewers pan it to be. I keep it upside-down and fitted tightly in ear canel.
I have even carved out the plastic to let the bass reflex ports pass while tightly fitted (lol we can't messing to improve audio!)
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The Apple Earpod is probably a good choice because it's actually not very low impedance for an earphone (it's 45 ohms), but it is fairly sensitive (109 dB), so it's in a nice middle zone. You get a sensitive in-ear that's 32 ohms or even 16 ohms and you will start to hear the noise floor, interference and some distortion on the Z Play's headphone output. It's not bad for a phone by any means, but it's not especially good either.
I used an external DAC with the Z Play for a while (Fiio E18), but even that would pick up some noise from the call radio if I didn't have it in airplane mode (which I couldn't do all the time). I finally had to get a separate audio player to get the sound quality I wanted.
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The Apple Earpod is probably a good choice because it's actually not very low impedance for an earphone (it's 45 ohms), but it is fairly sensitive (109 dB), so it's in a nice middle zone. You get a sensitive in-ear that's 32 ohms or even 16 ohms and you will start to hear the noise floor, interference and some distortion on the Z Play's headphone output. It's not bad for a phone by any means, but it's not especially good either.
I used an external DAC with the Z Play for a while (Fiio E18), but even that would pick up some noise from the call radio if I didn't have it in airplane mode. I finally had to get a separate audio player to get the sound quality I wanted.
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Hmmm
Yes I do not hear any noise with these buds.
Neither do i hear any clipping.
So how is sound at very low impedance in airplane mode without a DAC? What player do you use? Have you tried UAPP without a DAC?
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Hmmm
Yes I do not hear any noise with these buds.
Neither do i hear any clipping.
So how is sound at very low impedance in airplane mode without a DAC? What player do you use? Have you tried UAPP without a DAC?
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I did try UAPP. It's very listenable in airplane mode, some system noise (processor maybe?) but the cell radio is the biggest culprit so airplane mode helps. Compared to the V10 or the Pioneer XDP-100R (which is the DAP I bought to use at work) it does sound more compressed and congested, instrument separation isn't as good and it's not quite as clean, but the frequency response seems fairly neutral and it's better than most of the previous smartphones I've had (the Oneplus One especially was pretty bad for audio). Without a discrete DAC/amp like the V10 it's as good as I would reasonably expect. It also doesn't have much power, but that wasn't a big deal for me since I only intended to use it with IEMs (usually Cardas A8s).
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I did try UAPP. It's very listenable in airplane mode, some system noise (processor maybe?) but the cell radio is the biggest culprit so airplane mode helps. Compared to the V10 or the Pioneer XDP-100R (which is the DAP I bought to use at work) it does sound more compressed and congested, instrument separation isn't as good and it's not quite as clean, but the frequency response seems fairly neutral and it's better than most of the previous smartphones I've had (the Oneplus One especially was pretty bad for audio). Without a discrete DAC/amp like the V10 it's as good as I would reasonably expect. It also doesn't have much power, but that wasn't a big deal for me since I only intended to use it with IEMs (usually Cardas A8s).
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Did you see my thread in our app section
https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-z-play/themes/music-players-one-standout-dac-to-192k-t3533577
Try UAP with bitrate set to variable and no DAC. Do you have some good dsfs?
But you must play from OTG... See thread
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Did you see my thread in our app section
https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-z-play/themes/music-players-one-standout-dac-to-192k-t3533577
Try UAP with bitrate set to variable and no DAC. Do you have some good dsfs?
But you must play from OTG... See thread
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I'll give it a try
Suggest me a good in-ear earphones under $100 with high impedance. I want to get rid of this horrible hissing noise.
This has nothing to do with impedance. I have in-ear headphones with 16 Ohm impedance (JBL T110) and there's noise as well. But I have on-ear headphones (Connect IT CI-235) and there's no noise at all. The issue is how much voltage can the headphones take. So I would recommend you to get some on-ear ones and if they're above 20 dollars they should do the job.
ProchyGaming said:
This has nothing to do with impedance. I have in-ear headphones with 16 Ohm impedance (JBL T110) and there's noise as well. But I have on-ear headphones (Connect IT CI-235) and there's no noise at all. The issue is how much voltage can the headphones take. So I would recommend you to get some on-ear ones and if they're above 20 dollars they should do the job.
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Someone said, we need to buy earphones with impedance of 32 Ohm or more. So when you buy better check impedance, it should be more than 32 Ohms.
Ritik99 said:
Someone said, we need to buy earphones with impedance of 32 Ohm or more. So when you buy better check impedance, it should be more than 32 Ohms.
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That is odd then. As I've said I have 16 Ohms and I don't have any noise at all. Well better take the extra precaution if your budget is 100 dollars
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This has nothing to do with impedance. I have in-ear headphones with 16 Ohm impedance (JBL T110) and there's noise as well. But I have on-ear headphones (Connect IT CI-235) and there's no noise at all. The issue is how much voltage can the headphones take. So I would recommend you to get some on-ear ones and if they're above 20 dollars they should do the job.
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Thank you for the advice but imho, on-ear headphones are not that mobile.
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That is odd then. As I've said I have 16 Ohms and I don't have any noise at all. Well better take the extra precaution if your budget is 100 dollars
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Actually I do have 16ohm impedance earphone. Sony EX-15AP. Hissing is very much audible.
It's really weird, I have never heard this hissing.
I even just tried a pair of free ones I was given free on a sightseeing bus, quality is rubbish but still no hissing, I get a crackle if I twist the jack but that's it.
Problem is combination of low impedance and high sensitivity - which is pretty much case for majority of IEMs. Bigger headphones are often less sensitive so they do not tend to have the hissing issue. For 100usd, I would suggest buying any headphones you like + iEMatch impedance adapter (https://ifi-audio.com/portfolio-view/accessory-iematch/) - particularly if you need mic/buttons.
Edit: per iEmatch manual, mic/buttons on headphones will be disconnected by this adapter, so better verify with Ifi company before purchase.
Budget version would be ChiFi headphones (KZ, Senfer, ..) + cheap impedance adapter, but beware that this combination doesn't allow usage of cable with mic/buttons. I am quite happy with the budget solution..
Just flash the hissing noise fix and you can use any earphones
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Just flash the hissing noise fix and you can use any earphones
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What's that? There was one "fix" flying around few months ago, but it did absolutely nothing (modified some parameters in mixer path xml file with no effect whatsoever). I would love to have something which actually works..
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What's that? There was one "fix" flying around few months ago, but it did absolutely nothing (modified some parameters in mixer path xml file with no effect whatsoever). I would love to have something which actually works..
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That's actually what the "fix" does. It's a hardware issue so no soft fix
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What's that? There was one "fix" flying around few months ago, but it did absolutely nothing (modified some parameters in mixer path xml file with no effect whatsoever). I would love to have something which actually works..
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There's a magisk module you can flash here in the forums. Om My phone it removes almost all hissing :good:
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There's a magisk module you can flash here in the forums. Om My phone it removes almost all hissing :good:
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Link please? I saw and tried only one and that was useless - I even tried to decrease the headphones gain in the xml file by ~99% and it didn't do anything.
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Link please? I saw and tried only one and that was useless - I even tried to decrease the headphones gain in the xml file by ~99% and it didn't do anything.
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-a1/themes/mod-xiaomi-mi-a1-soundmod-dualspeaker-t3741675
I'm using the nougat version on flyme os. But I've tried om stock Oreo too and it removes almost all hissing for me. Go for the magisk version and be sure to get the right version.
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I'm using the nougat version on flyme os. But I've tried om stock Oreo too and it removes almost all hissing for me. Go for the magisk version and be sure to get the right version.
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Unfortunately I hear absolutely no difference in the hissing or overal volume of headphones. I'd say it's only a placebo "fix".. On the other hand, decreasing the headphones gain via custom kernel masks the hissing quite effectively - hissing is still the same, but as you have to turn up the volume, Signal To Noise ratio increases as well and you can't hear the noise over music. Quiet songs/passages are still bad though.
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Thank you for the advice but imho, on-ear headphones are not that mobile.
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iam using ATH-M50X everywhere
But Otherwise i cant use In Ear with gum and so iam on the way to build my own In Ear Monitors :fingers-crossed:
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Problem is combination of low impedance and high sensitivity - which is pretty much case for majority of IEMs. Bigger headphones are often less sensitive so they do not tend to have the hissing issue. For 100usd, I would suggest buying any headphones you like + iEMatch impedance adapter (https://ifi-audio.com/portfolio-view/accessory-iematch/) - particularly if you need mic/buttons.
Budget version would be ChiFi headphones (KZ, Senfer, ..) + cheap impedance adapter, but beware that this combination doesn't allow usage of cable with mic/buttons. I am quite happy with the budget solution..
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I got interested on this. I looked for some cheap ones but there is something i dont get, there are 30, 70 or 150 ohms so i wonder which one i have to pick. And some of those even say that they dont work on mobile phones so... I get even more confused.
And want to know if you found some cheap ones with the mic/buttons function
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Unfortunately I hear absolutely no difference in the hissing or overal volume of headphones. I'd say it's only a placebo "fix".. On the other hand, decreasing the headphones gain via custom kernel masks the hissing quite effectively - hissing is still the same, but as you have to turn up the volume, Signal To Noise ratio increases as well and you can't hear the noise over music. Quiet songs/passages are still bad though.
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I guess it only changes the gain or amplifiction. But my piston 3 almost gets no hiss with that fix. Super noisy without.
Arthur King said:
I got interested on this. I looked for some cheap ones but there is something i dont get, there are 30, 70 or 150 ohms so i wonder which one i have to pick. And some of those even say that they dont work on mobile phones so... I get even more confused.
And want to know if you found some cheap ones with the mic/buttons function
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70 ohm should be fine, it will remove pretty much all the hissing and keeps overal volume high enough. Or there is an even cheaper and more versatile alternative - cable with analogue volume control (https://www.ebay.com/itm/131489435905). By turning the volume down, you effectively increase the impedance and hissing disappears. And you can fine tune it to each headphone. Though still no mic/button control.. I have similar one with button and mic on the cable and it makes wonders, but I purchased it years ago and can't find it anymore. Try to look for one in your favorite shops, you might have more luck.
Edit: this one http://www.dx.com/p/3-5mm-male-to-f...one-volume-control-for-cell-phone-84cm-126278
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I guess it only changes the gain or amplifiction. But my piston 3 almost gets no hiss with that fix. Super noisy without.
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No idea what it does, on my phone nothing audible. From the description it should do what custom kernel with sound control does - only mask hissing.
Just get a pair of Apple EarPods. They have an impedance of around 40-45 ohms and work great.
I wanted to start a thread discussing the performance of the headphone jack. I'm a bit disappointed considering Sony's audiophile history with their walkmans and LDAC codec.
Yes, I'm nit picking about a $13XX dollar phone but for this price, I was expecting a bit more that just average performance.
For comparison I do have a LG V40 with it's quad dac and it powers my audio technicas perfectly fine with High-Impedance mode.
On the MK ii, I don't get the full sound with out an external dac coming into play.
I'd like to ask other MK ii owners if having just a headphone jack is enough to power your earbuds/iems/headphones.
Going to do a bit more in detail research within a couple of days but I think Sony just wanted to slap a headphone jack just to say it has one.
Ps- I'm no audiophile but having a full sound for the headphones I have is a must.
Thank you! This thread is very interesting.
I have reduced hearing and I badly need a smartphone with high-output. My LG V30 with it's QUAD-DAC has no problem giving me enough volume even on my favourite pair Hifiman HE-4xx.
I was hoping that Sony 1 mk2 was an alternative, but maybe not................ ?
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I wanted to start a thread discussing the performance of the headphone jack. I'm a bit disappointed considering Sony's audiophile history with their walkmans and LDAC codec.
Yes, I'm nit picking about a $13XX dollar phone but for this price, I was expecting a bit more that just average performance.
For comparison I do have a LG V40 with it's quad dac and it powers my audio technicas perfectly fine with High-Impedance mode.
On the MK ii, I don't get the full sound with out an external dac coming into play.
I'd like to ask other MK ii owners if having just a headphone jack is enough to power your earbuds/iems/headphones.
Going to do a bit more in detail research within a couple of days but I think Sony just wanted to slap a headphone jack just to say it has one.
Ps- I'm no audiophile but having a full sound for the headphones I have is a must.
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You may want to make the distinction between headphone jacks that can and cannot drive high impedance headphones as a headphone jack that can't can still be good as in clear, little to no distortion with good response and sound reproduction.
In this case its more like LG's has gone out of their way to include a dac that can power high impedance headphones (which is rare in the first place, in addition to the jack being rare) so if high impedance headphones usage is a top priority, then sticking to LG would be recommended.
I have a Meizu Pro usb dac which has a good reputation. The volume of the Meizu is a bit higher, but the audio quality of the Sony is equal. You just have to increase the volume 2 or 3 notches. The Sony uses the Qualcom dac and excellent Cirrus amplifier chips. I use my Beoplay H6 over the ear headphones for listening. The volume being a bit lower is no problem for me, I still can get serious hearing damage if I want to.
The audio is detailed, excellent channel separation, noise is undetectable.
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You may want to make the distinction between headphone jacks that can and cannot drive high impedance headphones as a headphone jack that can't can still be good as in clear, little to no distortion with good response and sound reproduction.
In this case its more like LG's has gone out of their way to include a dac that can power high impedance headphones (which is rare in the first place, in addition to the jack being rare) so if high impedance headphones usage is a top priority, then sticking to LG would be recommended.
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I have a Meizu Pro usb dac which has a good reputation. The volume of the Meizu is a bit higher, but the audio quality of the Sony is equal. You just have to increase the volume 2 or 3 notches. The Sony uses the Qualcom dac and excellent Cirrus amplifier chips. I use my Beoplay H4 over the ear headphones for listening. The volume being a bit lower is no problem for me, I still can get serious hearing damage if I want to.
The audio is detailed, excellent channel separation, noise is undetectable.
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Yeah LG has done the headphone jack justice, but I was expecting a bit more out of the mark 2 for it's price point.
Like hi-res audio. I get it's mainly a photography oriented product. I mean I guess I got used to only using half of the volume steps provided by the LG phones.
I just had high expectations out of Sony in the audio department. Great camera. As for the dac mentioned above, i have a couple so I'm not too worried about getting any more of them. I have a couple of headphone I can try out besides my audio technicas.
The audio capability of the phone is lacking
Bluetooth volume is pretty poor even though it's decent quality
The 3.5mm Jack absolutely doesn't have that much power to drive much more than basic iem 8 to 16 ohm level. Can't push my 150ohm cans at all
Definitely louder than the previous phones. I'm just happy that the jack is back. I did notice a difference with bluetooth vs wired on WH1000XM4. Volume was definitely louder on bluetooth, but can really notice the difference in quality despite LDAC. But that's just me.
R800x_user said:
Yeah LG has done the headphone jack justice, but I was expecting a bit more out of the mark 2 for it's price point.
Like hi-res audio. I get it's mainly a photography oriented product. I mean I guess I got used to only using half of the volume steps provided by the LG phones.
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But it does have Hi-Res audio. Volume is a bit lower, but is also the curve of the volume control. With the LG the volume control is linear, with the Sony starts to increase real slow, until over half of the volume.
Sho-Bud said:
But it does have Hi-Res audio. Volume is a bit lower, but is also the curve of the volume control. With the LG the volume control is linear, with the Sony starts to increase real slow, until over half of the volume.
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Yeah volume has to be over half way to start making decent sound. Regular buds are fine though. I have some kz iems and it's fine with those. Just higher impedance isn't for this phone.
My Beoplay H6 headphones have an impedance of 30 Ohms. They work great with the Sony. I can't compare, these are the only wired headphones I have.
The audio quality is perfect with my XBA-N3AP or WH1000XM3
niaboc79 said:
The audio quality is perfect with my XBA-N3AP or WH1000XM3
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Oh snap, how are the XBAs?
Currently, I'm using AKG N700nc2( using them wired )
R800x_user said:
Oh snap, how are the XBAs?
Currently, I'm using AKG N700nc2( using them wired )
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XBA are amazing, well balanced and no extra bass like many earphones.
With an upgraded cable it's even better [emoji106]
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niaboc79 said:
The audio quality is perfect with my XBA-N3AP or WH1000XM3
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I think using its headphone jack to push N3AP do not working perfect, the human voice is low, the sound ‘s analysis goes bad, compare to use usb-3.5 dac line. I use IE60.
highlightshadow said:
The audio capability of the phone is lacking
Bluetooth volume is pretty poor even though it's decent quality
The 3.5mm Jack absolutely doesn't have that much power to drive much more than basic iem 8 to 16 ohm level. Can't push my 150ohm cans at all
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Poor volume, I can still get hearing damage by the levels of volume here.
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Monster_Dawn said:
I think using its headphone jack to push N3AP do not working perfect, the human voice is low, the sound ‘s analysis goes bad, compare to use usb-3.5 dac line. I use IE60.
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I haven't tried with a dac, I will try to compare with my XA50ES
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For everyone who isn't satisfied with the performance of the headphone jack:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/crossdevice-dev/sony/xnext-walkman-v1-0-xperia-1ii-5-ii-t4192117
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[email protected] said:
For everyone who isn't satisfied with the performance of the headphone jack:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/crossdevice-dev/sony/xnext-walkman-v1-0-xperia-1ii-5-ii-t4192117
Require a rooted device
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Apologies for replying to an old threat, but what became of this? The link is now dead unfortunately. Was it an actual improvement or deleted because it was non-functional? Thanks.
Coleh said:
Apologies for replying to an old threat, but what became of this? The link is now dead unfortunately. Was it an actual improvement or deleted because it was non-functional? Thanks.
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Try to dm peter. I didn't have a chance to save this.
Sony Xperia 1 II most probably uses a Qualcomm audio codec. Can be their flagship Aqstic WCD9341, a dedicated audio chip. Only a proper tear-down will reveal the details. As I found out this audio chip contains a very good DAC section and can produce nearly 1 Vrms at headphone out when implemented in high performance mode.