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Hi,
For people who have the phone, does the beats enhancer work and does it make the sound different without using the enhancer.
I am running sense 4 light on my desire a and I went into the equaliser and it told me which headphones I was using, presumably I chose studio or solo would the original buttons on the headphones work? The volume up and down?
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Hi,
For people who have the phone, does the beats enhancer work and does it make the sound different without using the enhancer.
I am running sense 4 light on my desire a and I went into the equaliser and it told me which headphones I was using, presumably I chose studio or solo would the original buttons on the headphones work? The volume up and down?
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Yes the Beats Audio enchancer really makes the sound "richer". Beats become louder and the voices crisper. I'd say it really makes a difference especially if you have some high quality headset (Sennheiser, etc).
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Yes the Beats Audio enchancer really makes the sound "richer". Beats become louder and the voices crisper. I'd say it really makes a difference especially if you have some high quality headset (Sennheiser, etc).
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Thanks for the reply, not sure if you have beats but if you do, do the buttons on it work the volume up and down?
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Thanks for the reply, not sure if you have beats but if you do, do the buttons on it work the volume up and down?
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Don't have the beats ears, so I can't really help you on that one.
Althou considering HTC has 51 % stock in BeatsbyDre I'm pretty sure every button works fine with HTC . (Can't confirm it thou)
I use the Beats by Dr. Dre Studios with my phone.
I must say, when I play music with the HTC Music Player, it quite sucks.
I mean, it sounds pretty well, but I miss the bass.
So I've been using PowerAMP.
Great music player, and it has a bass button, which makes the bass awesome.
Sadly the HTC One X can't handle that very easily, because when I have the bass pretty high, and the volume pretty high too, it starts pushing away the high tones with kicks (Like in hardstyle music).
I didn't had this problem with my HD2.
I also had this problem a little bit with the Samsung Galaxy Note, and had it very much with the HTC ChaCha.
It could be a hardware problem, the quality of the sound module/soundcard (Or how is it called?)
But yea, in my conclusion...
It's all about personal opinions.
The HTC Music Player does not give me the bass I really want to hear from my Beats Studios.
I got my one x from Vodafone and it came with ur beats headphones I must say the sound quality is very nice crisp and clear
I don't no why people would use anything else to play music for me the beats audio is so nice to listen to I wouldn't use anything else.
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Audio is all down to personal preference, I personally don't like the sound from beats headphones compared to my shure 535's. I done a test today, same song on the one x, my Sony Walkman and the wife's iPod, all set to the best sound I could get out of them at the same volume. The Sony Walkman was by far the best, much more bass than the other 2, very little difference between 2ND and 3rd but one x just wins.
Saying that I love the one x thoroughly!
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my one x came with beats ear phones (urbeats) and i think they are amazing and the beats enhancer with the head phones is a big improvement over the normal equalizers but the beats speaker on the phone is abit of a let down shame really but loving the ear phones.
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
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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
I have a pair of basshead headphones and was trying to listen to music, but even turning up the media volume all the way to the end the sound quality was mediocre. Couldn't hear barely any mids or highs and the bass wasn't being driven enough. Only tested on google music -- don't want to have to buy a 3rd party music player just to boost the sound (poweramp, voodoo).
Reason its a little bit of a disappointment is when you listen to a lot of music and enjoy quality sound, spending nearly $700 on a phone you expect it to be able to perform sound quality wise.
What are your guys thoughts on sound quality? I want to play most of my music through google music and if I'm out where I don't want to be streaming, just load playlists in the default music player.
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Try to go to menu -> audio enhancements. There you can find in the top-left corner a menu to choose which headphone you have. Default it will be on "others" (at least I think it's called others, it's called overig in Dutch), but if you select beats urBeats or beats tour, depending on which ROM/version you are on, it sounds much better. I agree, it sounds like crap default . The beats selection WILL work on other headphones. I use it on both my Sony over-ear and my Shure in-ear.
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I don't own a pair of beats headphobes, but it gives it enhanced audio? The beats audio is turned on which is just a mediocre bass heavy eq.
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UnlockedNand said:
I don't own a pair of beats headphobes, but it gives it enhanced audio? The beats audio is turned on which is just a mediocre bass heavy eq.
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Above is right by default its set to other which sucks change it to the other profiles.
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Ok, thanks guys.
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UnlockedNand said:
I have a pair of basshead headphones and was trying to listen to music, but even turning up the media volume all the way to the end the sound quality was mediocre. Couldn't hear barely any mids or highs and the bass wasn't being driven enough. Only tested on google music -- don't want to have to buy a 3rd party music player just to boost the sound (poweramp, voodoo).
Reason its a little bit of a disappointment is when you listen to a lot of music and enjoy quality sound, spending nearly $700 on a phone you expect it to be able to perform sound quality wise.
What are your guys thoughts on sound quality? I want to play most of my music through google music and if I'm out where I don't want to be streaming, just load playlists in the default music player.
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Not being an Arsehole, but do you have decent Earphones/Headphones?
My Marley Zions I use to listen to music on my One X and I usually have to listen to it with the volume at like 70% to prevent my head rattling from the Sound/Bass (May be a slight exaggerateion) I'm actually very impressed with the One X sound quality
Default beats profile seems to be the best for me with Razer Orcas. Of course,I'm no audiophile by any stretch of the imagination so I could be wrong
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TommUK said:
Not being an Arsehole, but do you have decent Earphones/Headphones?
My Marley Zions I use to listen to music on my One X and I usually have to listen to it with the volume at like 70% to prevent my head rattling from the Sound/Bass (May be a slight exaggerateion) I'm actually very impressed with the One X sound quality
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I have £15 headphones and they have great bass and sound quality. Incredible when you compare them to the stock headphones especially for the price!
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TommUK said:
Not being an Arsehole, but do you have decent Earphones/Headphones?
My Marley Zions I use to listen to music on my One X and I usually have to listen to it with the volume at like 70% to prevent my head rattling from the Sound/Bass (May be a slight exaggerateion) I'm actually very impressed with the One X sound quality
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Same, I have some AiAiAi TMA-1s and I think audio on the One X is great. Far better than on any other phone I have owned
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I have £15 headphones and they have great bass and sound quality. Incredible when you compare them to the stock headphones especially for the price!
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Ah, yeah of course, the stock headphones are a joke, kind of insulting HTC even included them in the Box.
I paid quite a bit for my Earphones as I love my music, and I've used them on many Phones and I cannot fault the One X audio quality
I have worked in recording studios most of my life and can honestly say that Beats headphones are just a gimmick. If music was intended to sound this way what a shallow experience it would be. If you buy a £30 set of Sennheiser PX100 II's they will out perform beats by a mile and thats on, no enhancer and headphones other under settings. Go into any hifi shop and give them an audition.
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I have worked in recording studios most of my life and can honestly say that Beats headphones are just a gimmick. If music was intended to sound this way what a shallow experience it would be. If you buy a £30 set of Sennheiser PX100 II's they will out perform beats by a mile and thats on, no enhancer and headphones other under settings. Go into any hifi shop and give them an audition.
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I second that, they aren't 'crap' they just aren't as good as they hype, I bought a pair.
one day later, I was returning them and buying my Awesome Marley zions
Hi to all!
What do you think about the external speaker? To me, it's nearly 0 improvement from HTC Desire. More over, I think the Desire sounds louder (just for high frecuencies).
It's true that the mids frecuencies are clearer on the One X, but I expected more quality.
It sounds good on mine with no effects and sennheiser ie8. It's not cowon but beats Samsung. I think your problem is your headphones.
It is not just about how original it sounds compared to the source, it is also about the taste of the listener. End of debate.
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Possibly the end of the debate, but the One X is biased completely towards beats, just look at the volumne difference. If you switch beats off the volumne drops by a huge amount, this is all to lure the listener into selecting the beats profile. what is needed is a graphic equaliser built into the player so the listener can adjust the sound for the best experience.
I have a pair of in-ear cx870, and Beats Audio with the urbeats profile is definitely the best to boost most music; otherwise, "no effects" works fine. However, even though I'm no audiophile, my SGS with Voodoo did sound better...
I'm no audiophile either, but the beats enhancer sounds great with my Audio Technica M50's.
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I have a pair of basshead headphones and was trying to listen to music, but even turning up the media volume all the way to the end the sound quality was mediocre. Couldn't hear barely any mids or highs and the bass wasn't being driven enough. Only tested on google music -- don't want to have to buy a 3rd party music player just to boost the sound (poweramp, voodoo).
Reason its a little bit of a disappointment is when you listen to a lot of music and enjoy quality sound, spending nearly $700 on a phone you expect it to be able to perform sound quality wise.
What are your guys thoughts on sound quality? I want to play most of my music through google music and if I'm out where I don't want to be streaming, just load playlists in the default music player.
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Hii
I am using beats which are duplicate not even original and the bass is extremely high nd clear what i did is i flashed dsp manager of android made their 2 settings 1st i kept bass enhancements on nd level extreme nd 2nd i enabled the equalizer nd kept bass boost
Nd in the htc stock music player i kept sound enhancements on beats nd selected headphones beatsurbeats
Now sound is really fantastic even more more better than xperia s
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I also think the sound quality is excellent. I had a samsung s2, sounded awful, even with a fiio e11 connected. I listened to music only twice in 6 months with that phone But now its all good again, I'm impressed fiio e11 and sennheiser 25-1 II
Hi, I have beats headphones and an ipod touch, I also have a Gnex. When I listen to music on my ipod they music sounds great with no kind of audio eq or enhancements but on my gnex the sound is not even close, I have the beats + xlouder patch installed along with trickstermod volume boost and hq sound but I can't get the same sound using either awesome beats dsp or noozoxide. My question is, is there any way to change my settings to get it to sound exactly like the ipod? If it's not possible I understand but I thought I would ask here before I gave up hope and just deal with it. Thanks!
Not with software. GN has a ****ty chip and that's it.
It's really that ****ty? I never noticed a difference...
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abezzilla99 said:
Hi, I have beats headphones and an ipod touch, I also have a Gnex. When I listen to music on my ipod they music sounds great with no kind of audio eq or enhancements but on my gnex the sound is not even close, I have the beats + xlouder patch installed along with trickstermod volume boost and hq sound but I can't get the same sound using either awesome beats dsp or noozoxide. My question is, is there any way to change my settings to get it to sound exactly like the ipod? If it's not possible I understand but I thought I would ask here before I gave up hope and just deal with it. Thanks!
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My friend I have the same problem.
The solution is the mp3 file quality.
I find that downloaded music is at 128 or 192 kbps and you want iTunes or Google play music quality at a higher bit rate like 320kbps. My best sounding files are the .m4a or the iTunes rip format.
Idk if converters work but find a good one because some convert too fast and ruin it so find the highest rated one.
[Edit] when you use iTunes to sync music, it converts it to the format for the iPod to play. Try using Google play music download thing (their iTunes) and sync your music through play so maybe they convert it. Because I drag and drop but noticed sync music sounds more premium on my beat tours.
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Not with software. GN has a ****ty chip and that's it.
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Its not ****ty. Its just "not Wolfson".
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1. Find songs in 320kbps quality.
2. Flash AC!D 7,and gnexus xlouder.
3. Use your goddamn Beats headphones.
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1. Find songs in 320kbps quality.
2. Flash AC!D 7,and gnexus xlouder.
3. Use your goddamn Beats headphones.
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can those be used together?
Listening to FLAC tracks would also help.
@OP give this a read http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1748803
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Listening to FLAC tracks would also help.
@OP give this a read http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1748803
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I have been using this for a few months and is by far the best of all the audio mods and enhancements I've tried. The only thing I don't like is that sometimes music sounds distorted or the bass is too low or high so a lot of the time I find myself changing settings after a new track comes on.
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Listening to FLAC tracks would also help.
@OP give this a read http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1748803
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This. Flac files are big, but the sound quality is incredible. Ive got every U2 and Smashing Pumpkins song ever made in flac. Unbelievable
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Hi, I have beats headphones and an ipod touch, I also have a Gnex. When I listen to music on my ipod they music sounds great with no kind of audio eq or enhancements but on my gnex the sound is not even close, I have the beats + xlouder patch installed along with trickstermod volume boost and hq sound but I can't get the same sound using either awesome beats dsp or noozoxide. My question is, is there any way to change my settings to get it to sound exactly like the ipod? If it's not possible I understand but I thought I would ask here before I gave up hope and just deal with it. Thanks!
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I also have Beats wireless headphone and I noticed that the sound quality is better when there is no equalizer (like Awesome beats and DSP) installed on the phone. I think that Beats headphones have built-in equalizer.
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I also have Beats wireless headphone and I noticed that the sound quality is better when there is no equalizer (like Awesome beats and DSP) installed on the phone. I think that Beats headphones have built-in equalizer.
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I just love that the Galaxy Nexus' audio output is way better than my ****ty iPod Touch 4th gen...
The iPod puts out very flat tones while the Galaxy Nexus puts out punchy tones making listening to music a joy instead of listening to the capital B BORING music output of an iPod.
Friends of mine constantly get amazed by the sound quality of the Gnex. It just has more bass and more intensity to the music.
I'd the Nexus supported USB DACs the ****ty audio chip would be a non-issue. But as everyone else said, lossless audio helps a lot. But if you need to go lossy for space, 320kbps constant or 160 to 190ish variable bitrates are what you want.
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You at least need decent Music track Quality at least 192Kbps. Im always on 320Kpbs
I use PowerAmp and Sony High Bass Headphones and the quality is brilliant. I mean Beats (In my opinion) arent even that good. your absically paying for the name "Dr Dre".
But what ever floats your boat!?
No point in boosting audio volume if you have crappy audio quality?
good lucks
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That's an euphemism for bad quality when it comes to headphones .
The key is using flac audio! Gotta use HQ stuff. I notice instantly how it sounds like garbage when I come across one of my old tracks that are only 192 or even lower. I use sennheiser HD650`s with an amp. I notice when quality drops. But if you keep it to HQ I truly feel the gnexus sounds great. Much better than my nexus 7.
Try the power amp music player in the play store(15 day trial) you can increase the base and treble. That alone made me buy it.
As most said, the file quality needs to be high. For MP3 it should be 320 KBS CBR or VBR at "0" setting which usually equates to files in the 200-300 KBS range. Personally, I think VBR0 format is better than 320 CBR. Most people cannot tell difference between FLAC and 320 CBR unless they have very acute hearing and very high-end headphones. Speaking of headphones, get a set with built-in amplifier if you truly want to hear music the way it should. Sadly most of those headphones are in the $200-$600 price range.
If you're using the Gal Nex with high bitrate files and high end headphones you'll notice it's hardware limitations but for most people the Gal Nex really isn't that bad.
beats headphones are such crap lol
Hint to OP: Just because it says "Beats by Dre" does not mean that they are any good.
Sure, they have a heavy bass, but at the price of almost drowning out hi and midrange sounds.
Try other headphones that are actually worth the money of the Beats, like stuff from AKG, Sennheiser, Beyerdynamic or Shure.
Beats are merely a fashion-statement, and I have to admit that they look cool, but no self-respecting Producer or DJ would use them to listen to music on a daily basis.
Someone i know wants to swap their htc one for my SGS4 ,
they dont listen to music a lot and i do EVERY day so my question is is the beats audio as good as everyone raves on about?
and do you reckon thats a fair swap
I suggest watching this first, but what makes the HTC One better isn't beats but the actual speakers on the phone.
youtube.com/watch?v=Cdbn_pmxFic
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It's true. I don't listen to music a ton either anymore, but when I do, I prefer the sound of it over anything else
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Yeah I've looked on YouTube but it's not really a good comparison. Only thing that puts me off is the camera
I don't have a comparison of the S4 to the one, but I did just upgrade from S3 to the One about a week ago and I do think the sound from the One's speakers is a whole lot better than any other phone I've owned or heard. I don't like beats audio though. I actually turned it off because it seemed to bring too much bass through and distorts the sound quite a bit. With beats turned off the phone sounds very very good, imo, and sounds amazing for a phone. Another note is I haven't listened to any music with headphones, only with the phone's speakers, so I don't know how beats would sound using headphones.
Hope that helps.
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I listen to the HTC One a lot with headphones and I keep the beats audio off. I have noticed with the beats audio ON there is a hiss in the background that takes away from the music a bit. For just the speakers, the beats audio on or off both sound really good. Hope this helped!
@Khixar27 It is done
I traded my S4 for an HTC One about 3 months ago. No regrets. Haven't looked back once.
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I usually leave it on when I'm listening to music or audio of any kind through the speakers. Haven't done much headphone testing but I don't remember being excited about BeatsAudio through headphones.
It's nothing more than an overhyped equalizer setting. This guy explains it pretty well: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cdbn_pmxFic
The thing is, when you turn it off, it doesn't actually turn off. It adjusts the equalizer in the opposite direction instead, so you get artificially degraded sound. A pretty sneaky way to make you think Beats makes your music sound better.
This is what I have told people for years about beats. There's nothing special about it that its just an eq setting which you can recreate with any DSP type app we have seen out for a while and quite honestly make it sound better. Beats is for (I hate to say it) for lazy people that doesn't want to take the time to setup an eq setting.
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Check out this review , htc one is the best audio device on the market.
http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_one-review-912p7.php
"This is the second smartphone in a row where HTC makes the Beats audio logo stand for something other than a simple equalizer.."
And i've tested several phones personally such as xperia z , s4 , apple 5s , htc one in my car. (bang & olufsen sound system) - incredible quality.
While on my friend's stock honda sounds horrible , so it depends on a quality of you stereo or headphones.
axeldiks1 said:
Check out this review , htc one is the best audio device on the market.
http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_one-review-912p7.php
"This is the second smartphone in a row where HTC makes the Beats audio logo stand for something other than a simple equalizer.."
And i've tested several phones personally such as xperia z , s4 , apple 5s , htc one in my car. (bang & olufsen sound system) - incredible quality.
While on my friend's stock honda sounds horrible , so it depends on a quality of you stereo or headphones.
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This is true but using other DSP apps while running aosp ROMs on this phone have gotten better sounds than what beats could produce. Beats is just a general eq setting no more no less. Most likely they did a study on the eq settings and this setting that's in the phone now is what the general population agreed on. Me myself can enjoy beats setting but there are times I like to fine tune it more.
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I use the power amp on my HTC and used it on my galaxy s, 10 band equalizer appears to sound good.
It definitely sounds better on the One with Beats enabled, but the external speaker volume takes a pretty big hit with Beats on. I usually end up leaving it on for music, but turn it off whenever I'm watching a video. I think just as good or better sound with better volume can be achieved with DSP or Power Amp.
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They are over rated. With the auto adjustment part it makes the music sound weird like its fading in and out. thats the most annoying part. so i leave beats off.
As said before it's nothing but an equalizer. It does sound great under most conditions but it's nothing that should make or break your decision on getting the phone as just about any audio app(and other custom ROMs) can do the same.
I probably wouldn't consider myself a picky audiophile by any means but I think the stereo speakers on the One are most of the difference I hear. My audio app is Poweramp which has a really nice EQ built in. I prefer to tweak that over enabling Beats. Beats sounds over processed to me. Even running AOKP, the first time I had a notification while I held the phone had me startled with the clarity and volume of the sound... and that was without Beats obviously.
Beats just sounds like a bass boost to me. Which I'm okay with or without.
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