I need to replace my Xperia Play headphones and I have been looking online. How do I know if they will work with my Play?
I am looking at these 3 right now. But I am open to any suggestions as long as it is around 45$ with shipping to Canada.
Sony MDR-EX210B
Sony MDR-EX77S
Altec Lansing MZX406
My ideal solution would be something that works with Play and any other future device I own. What headset would you guys recommend and also are there any cheap adaptors if I end up wanting something that wont work with the play.
Also does the Sony Livesound Hifi headset works with other non-sony devices.
Thanks so much to anyone that helps. I want to make an order soon so it ships asap so please help
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As of Sony ones, see the compatibility list on their webpage.
As of any other, they most surely won't work as far as they have a buit-in mic.
Now, if you get a headset (not headphone) compatible with your Play, they will only work on SonyEricsson phones, some Nokia and some Samsung before the Galaxy S.
You can buy an adapter, but... well, see this and this.
Any headphones made for the iPhone (including controls, a mic) like the Altec ones won't work. The Sony ones should be fine.
Hi, I have read the thread about AKG Q460 and android (Headset Button Controller and Klipsch Control) but does someone have experience with the AKG K451 headphones, which has also an in-line microphone, as well as volume control?
AKG says "* Remote control and microphone supported by iPod nano (4th generation and later), iPod classic (120GB/160GB), iPod touch (2ndgeneration and later), iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPad and iPad 2. Remote control supported by iPod shuffle (3rd generation and later). May require latest software version on device."
Can someone explain how is this working only on apples?
I się to this akg about 3y ago all work`d perfect as my new jays a jays 4 all works smooth and clear . Love this bass =) remote controle works too!
Cheers!
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I'm sorry babicz99, but your post isn't clear to me, so I'll try to be more specific :
I'd like to know if the AKG K451 can work with Headset Button Controller, and if all THREE buttons in the K451 remote are supported and programmable via HBC.
For the record I have an Xperia Arc S, and I'd like to buy a K451 to go with it. But I need all three buttons to remain functional.
I've found some info here ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1767954 ) on Android key mapping files, but I'd like to avoid such manipulations if possible. So I hope HBC can be enough to make a K451 work as expected with an Android phone like my Arc S.
Can somebody please answer this question ? Thanks.
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I'm sorry babicz99, but your post isn't clear to me, so I'll try to be more specific :
I'd like to know if the AKG K451 can work with Headset Button Controller, and if all THREE buttons in the K451 remote are supported and programmable via HBC.
For the record I have an Xperia Arc S, and I'd like to buy a K451 to go with it. But I need all three buttons to remain functional.
I've found some info here ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1767954 ) on Android key mapping files, but I'd like to avoid such manipulations if possible. So I hope HBC can be enough to make a K451 work as expected with an Android phone like my Arc S.
Can somebody please answer this question ? Thanks.
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Check here:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Galaxy-Nexus-and-others-headset-remote-with-medi/?ALLSTEPS#step1
Also, look on Play for 'headset control app' or something to that effect. It's a paid app but worth the couple bucks.
Hope that helps!
Thanks for the instructions. However, the author explains that it doesn't work on Xperia Play. Which makes me think that it won't work on my Xperia Arc S...
As for Headset Button Controller, I already know the app, I have even chatted with the developer. Unfortunately HBC can't do miracles. The problem comes from the deeper levels of the OS (Linux driver). It probably could be solved... if someone really wished to solve it.
Hi,
i've just got those headphones (akg k451) on my birthday. they sounds fantastic, i love them but microphone on headset doesn't work with my lg l9 on android i know the headphones are designed for apple devices but it was written on forums that only volume buttons don't work with android.
Please, can anyone help me? I need headset to work.
If you want these for Android then buy k452, same model but buttons work with Android.
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I've got them already - they are my bday gift. I need some solution for the k451 model. I don't want to buy another headphones. The most important is to make microphone working.
I really don't know why it's not working on android. I tried it on my pc and it works.
droid uses a simple resistor ladder to differentiate button presses. İphone however is not open. Also i tried to measure iphone remote bur seemed not as simple they may have used more complex circuitry with semiconductors. But i have a nice solution for you. You can use the stock remote controller with the AKG cable. I made mine like that. Or if i was a chineese businessman i would produce replacement cables for android.
It's lame that in 2016 we still have to ask this. Google was very late to the party to implement hands-free profile 1.6 with wideband audio. They just started with the N6 in late 2014, the N5 did not have it. But, the N9 does not have it, the Shield Tablet does not have it, the N10 of course doesn't either, so no Google tablets that I know of (haven't tried a 2013 N7 though).
If you're wondering, so-called HD Voice in bluetooth (not to be confused with the carriers' "HD Voice" which is a similar thing but within their network) is also called wideband audio because normally BT cuts out at about 3kHz for voice/talk. HFP 1.6 wideband doubles the bandwidth to about 7kHz so voice is much, much clearer.
Usually this is advertised for phones cause the carriers are implementing their own HD Voice, and you'd need a BT HFP 1.6 wideband headset to take advantage of that, but what everyone seems to miss is that pretty much all VoIP apps use a wideband codec, and those work great with these HD headsets.
So, if anyone is familiar with this, could you test it on the Pixel C? You'd need a HD Voice headset, of course. I know pretty much all Sony ones are (but for some like the SBH52 and BRH10 you have to explicitly enable it with an app), and most modern ones from the big brands. If you don't know how, you can make a hangouts-to-hangouts voice call from your phone, and listen to the clarity. (Don't use Skype though, I think its Android app while it does use wideband normally, falls back to narrowband for bluetooth.) There shouldn't be much difference between using headphones and using the headset connected to the tablet. If it's not HD Voice, you'll notice a big difference with the higher frequencies, especially the "S".
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It's lame that in 2016 we still have to ask this. Google was very late to the party to implement hands-free profile 1.6 with wideband audio. They just started with the N6 in late 2014, the N5 did not have it. But, the N9 does not have it, the Shield Tablet does not have it, the N10 of course doesn't either, so no Google tablets that I know of (haven't tried a 2013 N7 though).
If you're wondering, so-called HD Voice in bluetooth (not to be confused with the carriers' "HD Voice" which is a similar thing but within their network) is also called wideband audio because normally BT cuts out at about 3kHz for voice/talk. HFP 1.6 wideband doubles the bandwidth to about 7kHz so voice is much, much clearer.
Usually this is advertised for phones cause the carriers are implementing their own HD Voice, and you'd need a BT HFP 1.6 wideband headset to take advantage of that, but what everyone seems to miss is that pretty much all VoIP apps use a wideband codec, and those work great with these HD headsets.
So, if anyone is familiar with this, could you test it on the Pixel C? You'd need a HD Voice headset, of course. I know pretty much all Sony ones are (but for some like the SBH52 and BRH10 you have to explicitly enable it with an app), and most modern ones from the big brands. If you don't know how, you can make a hangouts-to-hangouts voice call from your phone, and listen to the clarity. (Don't use Skype though, I think its Android app while it does use wideband normally, falls back to narrowband for bluetooth.) There shouldn't be much difference between using headphones and using the headset connected to the tablet. If it's not HD Voice, you'll notice a big difference with the higher frequencies, especially the "S".
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Hey Andy o
I have a Plantronics Voyager Edge with Wideband - I use it daily with my N6P on voice calls (GSM).
I'd be happy to pair it with the Pixel C and happy to try via hangouts, but no one I know uses hangouts anymore. PM me if you want to try and test this.
Seems that the pixel c has no hands free Bluetooth profile at all (not narrow band and not wide band). When you connect a Bluetooth headset the tablet pairs but doesn't connect to any hands free profile. It has A2DP for music streaming but if you were thinking of making voip call using a Bluetooth headset, forget it. Pretty lame for a $500+ device.
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Seems that the pixel c has no hands free Bluetooth profile at all (not narrow band and not wide band). When you connect a Bluetooth headset the tablet pairs but doesn't connect to any hands free profile. It has A2DP for music streaming but if you were thinking of making voip call using a Bluetooth headset, forget it. Pretty lame for a $500+ device.
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Holy crap, it appears you're right. That was unexpected. First, no GPS, then this? Damn that is terrible.
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Hey Andy o
I have a Plantronics Voyager Edge with Wideband - I use it daily with my N6P on voice calls (GSM).
I'd be happy to pair it with the Pixel C and happy to try via hangouts, but no one I know uses hangouts anymore. PM me if you want to try and test this.
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Thanks for the offer, but it appears I already have an answer, worse than I thought!
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Holy crap, it appears you're right. That was unexpected. First, no GPS, then this? Damn that is terrible.
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Hence why I returned it. This and the lack of auto correct when typing with the keyboard killed it for me.
I wonder if this is because of the rumors that it was designed for Chrome OS which, unbelievably, just got the HFP profile last July. If so, it might be available in future updates, and would support the notion that the software on this thing was rushed out.
Regardless of the reason, it is simply unacceptable that such a premium device being sold and a high price tag will lack basic features like this.
I'm sure most users won't use a headset with this device but for the price support for it should be included. The original nexus 7 didn't have it either. The second nexus 7 had it (lowband). The nexus 9 had this profile.
This is why apple is doing so well. Everything just works.
I don't even think "premium" comes into play. That any modern tablet or phone doesn't have it is nuts. I can't imagine a modern BT chip not having support for it, so it's probably a software/drivers issue, but who knows if Google will fix it.
BTW, are you sure the 2012 N7 didn't have it? I remember it not having a TRRS (headphone+mic) connector, which also crippled it for Square payments, and which was just as dumb a product design choice. But IIRC one of the workarounds was to use a BT headset.
Also, I don't think the N9 has HFP 1.6 wideband. The audio itself is just terrible in comparison with HD-enabled devices like the N6P, N6 and my iOS devices. Even using a frequency generator just to be super sure has it cut off at just above 3500 Hz which is expected for the narrowband profile. With wideband I can still hear on the other device up to 7800 Hz or so.
Yes I don't think the N9 had wideband either. As far as I can recall the N7 2012 didn't have HFP profile either as I remember it driving me nuts that I couldn't use a Bluetooth headset on it to make voip calls.
I went ahead and opened a thread on the Google product support for the pixel c and it has been escalated. Let's see what comes back and if they intend to enable HFP on this device or not.
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I went ahead and opened a thread on the Google product support for the pixel c and it has been escalated. Let's see what comes back and if they intend to enable HFP on this device or not.
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Would you mind linking the thread? I can't seem to find it at the Google product support forums.
https://productforums.google.com/forum/m/#!categories/nexus/pixel-c
it's what i think he mentioned.
Thanks, that's it https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/nexus/f8c_iLUs_rI Will be following it.
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Regardless of the reason, it is simply unacceptable that such a premium device being sold and a high price tag will lack basic features like this.
I'm sure most users won't use a headset with this device but for the price support for it should be included. The original nexus 7 didn't have it either. The second nexus 7 had it (lowband). The nexus 9 had this profile.
This is why apple is doing so well. Everything just works.
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I don't believe the Nexus 7s or the Nexus 9 have HFP support (low or wide). I can confirm the Nexus 9 doesn't, I couldn't use my bluetooth headset for voip calls via Hangouts. Here's Google's table with Bluetooth profiles:
https://support.google.com/nexus/answer/6048862?hl=en
I can confirm that the table is correct about the Nexus 10, I used Plumble and Hangouts perfectly with the same Bluetooth headset as I used above for calls.
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I don't believe the Nexus 7s or the Nexus 9 have HFP support (low or wide). I can confirm the Nexus 9 doesn't, I couldn't use my bluetooth headset for voip calls via Hangouts. Here's Google's table with Bluetooth profiles:
https://support.google.com/nexus/answer/6048862?hl=en
I can confirm that the table is correct about the Nexus 10, I used Plumble and Hangouts perfectly with the same Bluetooth headset as I used above for calls.
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That table is wrong. I can 100% confirm that the Nexus 9 and Nexus 7 2013 did have hands free support. The Nexus 7 2012 did not.
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That table is wrong. I can 100% confirm that the Nexus 9 and Nexus 7 2013 did have hands free support. The Nexus 7 2012 did not.
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I'll have to check my Nexus 9 with Plumble + Bluetooth then, only used it with Hangouts video chat and it worked great, but Hangouts Dialer calls to a phone number wouldn't work with my bluetooth headset.
Anyone here with the Pixel C on the latest developer preview? Can you confirm if they added Bluetooth headset support (hands-free profile)?
How can one check, which Codecs are used over Buetooth ?
On my Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite I can somehow enable under Developper Mode the APT-X and LDAC Codecs,
but how can I test it, if it being used e.g. in Skype for Android or other Voice Applications ?
My Blootooth Stereo Headset has Apt-X , but during Skype calls or a Wireless Video Recorder app, it still uses only the 8 Khz SBC bad audio codecs...
Any idea how I can test it and how to enable the Wideband Audio Codecs ?
Many thanks.
Regards., Stefan.
It has to support mSBC for handset:
https://www.rfwireless-world.com/Terminology/SBC-vs-mSBC-codec.html
An app like Bluetooth Monitor might show more info about the actual connection.
Anyone got a good configuration for PowerAmp? I think PowerAmp provides a better overall experience, but, google play is clearer. Would appreciate any recommendations
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If you haven't already done so sign up for the alpha:
http://forum.powerampapp.com/index.php?/topic/8810-poweramp-alpha-build-703/
The most recent changelog:
Alpha-3:
- added DVC support for Hi-Res Snapdragon 24-bit PCM variant (e.g. LG Gx/v10, HTC A9, etc.)
Just start with everything neutral and go from there. It really depends on headphones too. I have sennheiser Momentums and currently use the Techno preset. I feel like it gives good bass but doesn't overdo it on the treble.
Patiently waiting for Maximus to come to the HTC 10
I saw a video on YouTube that had a good EQ.
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Soooo... any Presets for the Alpha for the Speakers?
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If you haven't already done so sign up for the alpha:
http://forum.powerampapp.com/index.php?/topic/8810-poweramp-alpha-build-703/
The most recent changelog:
Alpha-3:
- added DVC support for Hi-Res Snapdragon 24-bit PCM variant (e.g. LG Gx/v10, HTC A9, etc.)
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I haven't used the alpha but I purchased power amp a few years ago and it has been the absolute best music app I have ever used on HTC devices since boom sound was introduced. I had no idea that they had an alpha version. I have a pair of Sennheiser HD 558 headphones and I can make them sound absolutely awesome with custom EQ settings in power amp. The combination of the Dolby enhancement within HTC's phones just puts it over the top I use the HTC in ear setting then I overlay the power amp EQ on top of that. You can really create some amazing sound when you combine an HTC phone that has been sound with power amp
I downloaded the alpha build. After I configured it liked I wanted it and man if you think the normal PowerAMP sounds good, the alpha is like 2 times better. Highest quality sound I've ever heard, no lie.
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Soooo... any Presets for the Alpha for the Speakers?
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I've been messing around with it but I'm not going to share any presets as sound is so subjective.
Personally I dropped 31Hz all the way down to, what is it, -10 because reasons. Why waste amp power for that..
Otherwise I just gave the mid-upper bass a small bump and yanked the highs down a smidgen.
As an example 80's pop/dance-pop/whatever sounds really nice, I was listening to GTA VC Flash FM sound track earlier today.