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Hey guys, these are some early unboxing videos of the HTC one X and as you will see, all the videos clearly show that the phone comes with a normal headset and not the Beats headset as claimed .
sucks..gotta buy it seperatly
It does suck a little bit, but for the price (about £30) you can buy far superior earphones.
So yeah, a pain, but not the end of the world
Guys.. be happy about it, really.
I never wanted to have a Beats Headset with it.
A friend of mine has the Sensation XE/XL which comes with Beats Audio (and Beats Headset), he said the phone is beast, but the Beats headset is total crap.
The name sounds cool 'Uhhh original headset of Beats', but the quality of the headset is worse than HTC's standard headset.
He said it sounds horrible and any other headset would be better.
I, for myself, have bought good Sennheiser Headphones for 120€ to use with the Htc One X.
The Beats Audio is just an equalizer setting, which 'should' make the music sound better, also by adding more Bass to it.
But anyway... the Beats headset which normally comes with HTC phones sounds bad and Beats headset itself breaks very, very fast.
I'd be happy that I don't get such crappy headphones with it.
HTC knows that it was a mistake to give such heaphones with their high quality phones, that's why they decided in most cases (and even staff of HTC said so), to not include a beats headset as that would lower the quality.
Beats Audio is overrated. The equalizer setting is nice, the beats headset isn't.
Just get some Sennheiser's and you'll be more happy than you would have been with Beats, over-rated stuff.
I too don't care much even though if it were there I would've been happier, but those headsets really really sucks. Most people like those headsets that goes in the ear not those ones
McSic said:
Guys.. be happy about it, really.
I never wanted to have a Beats Headset with it.
A friend of mine has the Sensation XE/XL which comes with Beats Audio (and Beats Headset), he said the phone is beast, but the Beats headset is total crap.
The name sounds cool 'Uhhh original headset of Beats', but the quality of the headset is worse than HTC's standard headset.
He said it sounds horrible and any other headset would be better.
I, for myself, have bought good Sennheiser Headphones for 120€ to use with the Htc One X.
The Beats Audio is just an equalizer setting, which 'should' make the music sound better, also by adding more Bass to it.
But anyway... the Beats headset which normally comes with HTC phones sounds bad and Beats headset itself breaks very, very fast.
I'd be happy that I don't get such crappy headphones with it.
HTC knows that it was a mistake to give such heaphones with their high quality phones, that's why they decided in most cases (and even staff of HTC said so), to not include a beats headset as that would lower the quality.
Beats Audio is overrated. The equalizer setting is nice, the beats headset isn't.
Just get some Sennheiser's and you'll be more happy than you would have been with Beats, over-rated stuff.
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Overrated.....but comes for free so why not take it? If anything, resell it for profit.
Beats aren't terrible, it depends what kind of music you enjoy listening to. Definitely better for more modern stuff like dubstep etc...hip hop/R&B
As for Beats Audio, it's an equalizer right now but they're going to integrate it a lot deeper
any good in-ear earphones that can control music and pick up calls to recommend? previously i was hoping they will give the earphones similar to those in sensation xl, that are in-ear and can control music and pick up calls.. guess that is happening this time round.
HTC One X Package for Hong Kong
Dear All,
This is one of the two packages offered in Hong Kong.
http://www.smartone.com/jsp/phone/english/detail_v12.jsp?id=1934
fcng said:
Dear All,
This is one of the two packages offered in Hong Kong.
http://www.smartone.com/jsp/phone/english/detail_v12.jsp?id=1934
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They offer it in europe too......it's the deluxe edition that comes with Beats Solo's for around $60 more. Worth the extra money IMO as Beats Solo's sell for $150
Ok so today i put my One X, Sensation XL, iPod and Sensation classic to music test
HTC didn't not really lie when they said now Beats is included in software and let me explain why
If you use the iPod earphones, standard old HTC earphones and urBeats with the Sensation XL, you find the best audio is coming from urBeats, second place goes to the iPod earphones and finally ofcourse the old messy HTC earphones
but then i expected the included One X to do badly on the One X, turns out urBeats is doing very badly even if you choose urBeats profile, the included One X headset actually comes best a bit better or equal to the iPod earphones, which are not bad to begin with, certainly miles ahead of the old HTC stuff, the One X earphones does best with urBeat profile very similar to the quality of urBeats on XL, which are for some reason rendered useless on the X
of course this is all subjective and depends on my audio preference
but my point is, it seems the Sensation XL was simply detecting the urBeats set and enabling the beats improved profile, has nothing to do with the quality of urBeats itself
on the One X those profiles are open for you to choose from and the include inbox earsets is so incredibly close to the iPod ones, not a bad deal if you ask me!
The included beats profiles sound really good and we have tons of profiles to choose based on our test and they work globally too, much better beats/audio than the sensation XL!
I find the audio quality far better on the one X stock headphones on my one X compared to the endymion Rom (sensation xl) for my desire S using the same phones.
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to be honest, the earphones are good and i wouldt have mind them if they were in-ear and had music control instead of pause play function only..
been using in-ears for far to long to go back to non in-ear earphones..
I have been using klipsch s4i and Bose Mie2i with my phone and the output was great compared to the output with my iPod touch. Previously with my DesireHD there is no comparison of the sound quality. Thanks to the beats audio.
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Indeed, the new earphones from the One X are not bad and way better than the standard HTC earphones from earlier phones. But I still have the Beats in-ear headset from my Sensation XE and that sounds way better than the ones out of the box.
Hi, did anyone tried to use some high-end in-ear earphones? Like Sennheiser.
I have and the sound is brilliant, bassy and crisp
tested my klipsch s4i vs the included urBeats by Monster earphones. (beats headset is included @ vodafone one series devices)
the beats do have a better bass but the s4i sounds more natural, the midrange is a lot clearer.
sadly the cable remote of the s4i won't work completly, pause and play is possible, but no track jumping.
anyways, i will he selling my beats headset, the s4i are the better earphones for me, much lighter, much more confortable and i think the better sound
(so if you want just testet urbeats... pm me, they are like new)
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tested my klipsch s4i vs the included urBeats by Monster earphones. (beats headset is included @ vodafone one series devices)
the beats do have a better bass but the s4i sounds more natural, the midrange is a lot clearer.
sadly the cable remote of the s4i won't work completly, pause and play is possible, but no track jumping.
anyways, i will he selling my beats headset, the s4i are the better earphones for me, much lighter, much more confortable and i think the better sound
(so if you want just testet urbeats... pm me, they are like new)
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Install klipsch control app for play store, which will enable all the missing features of the button. But the volume buttons still won't work.
Does the urbeats have the music control and volume control features?
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hey thanks, i will try this after work today.
the beats headset dont have a volume control either.
middle bottom: play, pause, pickup call, end call
and 2 bottoms for next track and previous track
greetings
hamdir said:
The included beats profiles sound really good and we have tons of profiles to choose based on our test and they work globally too, much better beats/audio than the sensation XL!
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As far as I can see there is just one Beats profile and option to choose headset. All other profiles are regular profiles.
At first, changing these profiles didn't do anything to me. Then I found out that PowerAMP is going around all those profiles, it's an option: Audio Engine > Advanced Tweaks > Direct Volume Control. It's enabled by default and for me it is better that the stock/beats profiles. I can also further tweak equalizer to my liking/headphones I'm using, to get more/less bass.
Nothing wrong with beats. Enabling it sounds like enabling that PowerAMP option + adding some bass boost.
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As far as I can see there is just one Beats profile and option to choose headset. All other profiles are regular profiles.
At first, changing these profiles didn't do anything to me. Then I found out that PowerAMP is going around all those profiles, it's an option: Audio Engine > Advanced Tweaks > Direct Volume Control. It's enabled by default and for me it is better that the stock/beats profiles. I can also further tweak equalizer to my liking/headphones I'm using, to get more/less bass.
Nothing wrong with beats. Enabling it sounds like enabling that PowerAMP option + adding some bass boost.
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the specific beats type can be choosen from the drop down menu of the music group
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the specific beats type can be choosen from the drop down menu of the music group
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Yes, that's the "choose headset" option I mentioned too.
I wonder, why is audio quality so bad when beats if off or when DVC is off in PowerAMP? The difference is so easy to notice.
I'm using sennheiser headphones with poweramp. Sounds great but can't see the Beats button in power amp... Just SRS. In any case, it still sounds great with SRS but anyone else have this issue with poweramp build 488?
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I'm using sennheiser headphones with poweramp. Sounds great but can't see the Beats button in power amp... Just SRS. In any case, it still sounds great with SRS but anyone else have this issue with poweramp build 488?
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I don't think there is Beats button in PowerAMP? I think you need to go into Settings > Sound and enable Beats there, then disable DVC in PowerAMP. As long as DVC is enabled, PowerAMP has direct control over audio hardware.
Now I know many people dislike beats headphones and think there not good for audio quality (which I agree on for all the beats headphones EXCEPT the pros) but yer Ive had solos studios and now pros and I gotta say man the sound from the pros with this phone is amazing, blows my sensation out the water. Think it's kool how the beats enhancer has presets for the different beats headphones too!!
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Now I know many people dislike beats headphones and think there not good for audio quality (which I agree on for all the beats headphones EXCEPT the pros) but yer Ive had solos studios and now pros and I gotta say man the sound from the pros with this phone is amazing, blows my sensation out the water. Think it's kool how the beats enhancer has presets for the different beats headphones too!!
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Do you mean these ones?
http://reviews.cnet.co.uk/headphones/monster-beats-by-dr-dre-pro-review-50001277/
My biggest complain about beats in general is that its very overpriced, fooling people into thinking they are getting more than they are. But I can see it's attractive offer to many people especially when they have beats profiles in the phones, instead of profiles for Shures, Sennheisers, Sony and all other popular ones. And I can see the beats profile does a good job when enabled, no argue here, but I was always getting the same from PowerAMP and it's DVC.
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Do you mean these ones?
http://reviews.cnet.co.uk/headphones/monster-beats-by-dr-dre-pro-review-50001277/
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Yer I got those but with the black band. Amazon where selling them for 230 which I thought it was a good idea. I mostly listen to tupac/biggie/jay z you know mainly older generation artist and the headphones suit them really well the bass Is awesome. Plus this phone is loud as f**k...first time I can't use those headphones on full volume!
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I'm no audio geek, but I was impressed with the sound quality of the One X and standard HTC headphones. Better than listening to my iPod
WHAT IS BEATSAUDIO?
OK, so now in my new HTC One V, when I connect a headphone, it says "beatsaudio enabled".
When I turn off beatsaudio, NO Different things happen. The sound is just a little louder with beatsaudio.
So, what's beatsAudio?
Is it a different headphone? Is it the one that came with HTC One V?
Is it a part or a technology in this phone? (like this phone 'supports' beatsaudio, etc.)
What's the difference between iBeats, urBeats, etc.? (are they different headphones or some kind of technology?)
And lastly, What does beatsaudio do? Just makes the sound louder in headphones or something else?
This may help:
http://tunelab.com/2012/01/09/what-exactly-is-beats-audio-update-an-answer/
I think Beats Audio is a lifestyle audio technology company. The one includes in HTC Onee V is only an enhancer, which needs Beats Audio product to feel the different. This brand is really popular among youngster. Thanks to DR Dre who puts it on almost every hip hop video he affiliated.
For more info, Wikipedia might help.
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Yup, that's about it.
He had it right with that link...
--> It's a fancy equalizer setting software (personally, I really like it)
--> Slightly better sound chip with audio isolation.
A lot of people rag on it, but I really enjoy the audio with it on.
People give EQ a lot of [email protected] and beats can be gimmicky but EQ is REALLY important with musing.
Try a nice pair of headphones or car stereo.
Compare the Beats audio to a normal MP3 player with the same song. You'll definitely notice a difference.
All that being said - it's not worth hundreds of dollars. But it does help some.
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Why, oh why
Quick question y is it that we have Dr dre beats eq on our phone so it basically Taylor made for beats yet the volume rocker dosnt work ?
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Beats is a gimmick. You can get the same/better sound from any music player with an eq and can get better headphones for much cheaper.
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Beats is a gimmick. You can get the same/better sound from any music player with an eq and can get better headphones for much cheaper.
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I agree, it is just custom levels made to make bass louder and focus on a couple of other things. It's more of a hope that it will make people go out and buy the matching over priced headphones.
Hi, my stock S3 earphones died yesterday, and I bought the iBeats by Beats by Dre. It's an awesome sound quality, and a fantastic and crispy bass, but it's one drawback, and it is that the controls are not working because its made for iphone. Just the middle button and the mic. Is there any solution for this. An hack or something, or is there any kind of adapter that will make it work
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Hi, my stock S3 earphones died yesterday, and I bought the iBeats by Beats by Dre. It's an awesome sound quality, and a fantastic and crispy bass, but it's one drawback, and it is that the controls are not working because its made for iphone. Just the middle button and the mic. Is there any solution for this. An hack or something, or is there any kind of adapter that will make it work
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from what i know samsung changed the Aux plug.......its the way its hooked up like the negative and positve is the other way around........so the only way to fix this is to open your earphones and change the wires back to front.....and i dont think you want to do that.......sorry to give you the bad news......BUT who knows there might be an adaptor that fixes that problem
Yeah beats products only work with either iPhones or HTC phones. I pretty much have a useless controltalk cord for my Solos.
Stock ICS on my S3
I use this with my beats and all the controls work
http://www.ebay.com/itm/251166734779?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1964016&highlight=looking+for
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1964016&highlight=looking+for
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i'm thinking about grabbing a pair of those.
sly-tendencies said:
Yeah beats products only work with either iPhones or HTC phones. I pretty much have a useless controltalk cord for my Solos.
Stock ICS on my S3
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Not true. Any iBeats with controltalk won't just work. You need a beats product with UNIVERSAL controltalk. All the headsets that come bundled with the HTC phones have universal controltalk. I have a headset from the Sensation XE and it works absolutely perfectly.
I believe that a lot of beats products produced after a certain date have universal controlltalk but you have to research before actually purchasing.
s3 compatible earphones that aren't Beats?
nevermind! should've clicked the link before I asked. noob mistake. thanks for the info!
Also, heres a defined list of headsets that do work with the S3 and info about volume controls or not.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=36828206#post36828206