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Hello!
Thread especially made for headphone segment of the Xperia X8.
Also if you need help with picking a headphones for your phone post here,
i'll help if i can.
P.S.Sennheiser CX500 G4ME arriving in 2weeks so i'll pop a review and comparison beetwen the stock one and these.
I just got my X8 today and tried using it with my aftermarket iPhone ones and found they didn't work at all.
It works with the included headphones of course, but they're not very good (they don't even hold in my ears very well, which is a worry when I'm hoping to use them while running or cycling) and it works with ordinary (no microphone) 3.5mm headphones.
The plug of the iPhone headphones looks similar to the one of the Sony headphones but for some reason the X8 completely ignores them, it doesn't even send sound to the earphones let alone take microphone input.
Meanwhile, the Sony ones work on my iPod but they're extremely quiet.
Can someone confirm that this is in fact true generally, not just for my (two pairs of) iPhone headphones which I tried?
Is there any way I can get iPhone headphones to work with it (desirable because these earphones are easy to find and buy, relatively cheap and with wide choice) or do I have to stick with special Sony ones?
A major reason behind me getting my new phone was that I was sick of the crap Nokia pulled with my old phone requiring proprietary headphones with their connector. It's nice that the X8 works with standard non-microphone 3.5mm earphones, but what's the deal with microphone ones?
I use this nokia headphones for my xperia. Mic works as well as call button. All other nokia headphones with volume control won't work!
Xperia has unique jack for headphones with music controls...and I hate them for that! Original ones for music player are too expensive
I use the same ones as they're great for skype!
I1m using sennheiser HD 518 and they are great !!
Stock X8 headphones are sh%t.
Previously, I had a SE W810i Walkman and I must say, that hearing to the music (with stock headphones) was a real pleasure - very close to iPhone IMO.
So, when I bought X8, I was truly unsatisfied.
Then I decided to buy OEM SE MH810 stereo - AFAIK it comes with Xperia X10 mini Pro. That was a good choice - quite goood sound quality and I can control music player app (volume up/down, next/previous, play/pause).
I bought the mh810 and i use them while cycling.
The headphones are excellent. Its a shame they don't work on the big x10
I got mine for £12 off ebay
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Has anyone tried something like this - bluetooth stereo headphones?
i used to use blue-tooth stereo headphones on my mobile previously but a different model from those. i found there was quite high battery drain, but that might have been just my phone..
DrMokusatsu said:
I just got my X8 today and tried using it with my aftermarket iPhone ones and found they didn't work at all.
It works with the included headphones of course, but they're not very good (they don't even hold in my ears very well, which is a worry when I'm hoping to use them while running or cycling) and it works with ordinary (no microphone) 3.5mm headphones.
The plug of the iPhone headphones looks similar to the one of the Sony headphones but for some reason the X8 completely ignores them, it doesn't even send sound to the earphones let alone take microphone input.
Meanwhile, the Sony ones work on my iPod but they're extremely quiet.
Can someone confirm that this is in fact true generally, not just for my (two pairs of) iPhone headphones which I tried?
Is there any way I can get iPhone headphones to work with it (desirable because these earphones are easy to find and buy, relatively cheap and with wide choice) or do I have to stick with special Sony ones?
A major reason behind me getting my new phone was that I was sick of the crap Nokia pulled with my old phone requiring proprietary headphones with their connector. It's nice that the X8 works with standard non-microphone 3.5mm earphones, but what's the deal with microphone ones?
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Confirmed. SE stock does not work with IPods, well you could make it work by pulling the connector out a little. It's due to the speaker part of the connector is differently recognized by SE and Apple. My apple headphones broke down a long time ago so can't test.
OEM SE headphones that come out of the box with W810i work pretty well, but the wire is short.
Charmed :) said:
I use this nokia headphones for my xperia. Mic works as well as call button. All other nokia headphones with volume control won't work!
Xperia has unique jack for headphones with music controls...and I hate them for that! Original ones for music player are too expensive
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can i know wat version is that? and also.. can u use for receiving call without touch the phone?
Case87 said:
I1m using sennheiser HD 518 and they are great !!
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same question.. can u use for receiving incoming call without sliding the phone
sanefirst said:
Stock X8 headphones are sh%t.
Previously, I had a SE W810i Walkman and I must say, that hearing to the music (with stock headphones) was a real pleasure - very close to iPhone IMO.
So, when I bought X8, I was truly unsatisfied.
Then I decided to buy OEM SE MH810 stereo - AFAIK it comes with Xperia X10 mini Pro. That was a good choice - quite goood sound quality and I can control music player app (volume up/down, next/previous, play/pause).
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the worst thing is,,, none in my country selling that..
hope because i doesn.t find the shop yet...
cuecak said:
can i know wat version is that? and also.. can u use for receiving call without touch the phone?
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Model is HS-45, AD-57
http://europe.nokia.com/find-products/accessories/all-accessories/headsets/wired-headsets/hs-45-ad-57
yes, you can answer the phone with button on the headset!
cuecak said:
the worst thing is,,, none in my country selling that..
hope because i doesn.t find the shop yet...
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you can find it on ebay!
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-GENUINE-SONY-ERICSSON-MH810-X10-MINI-PRO-YENDO-X8-/190516441106?pt=UK_Mobiles_Accessories_RL&hash=item2c5baa3012#ht_1128wt_1139
cuecak said:
can i know wat version is that? and also.. can u use for receiving call without touch the phone?
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You can install AutoAnswer and use stock earphones.
air.surfer said:
You can install AutoAnswer and use stock earphones.
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Yes,but if someone calls and you don't wanna answer?
I'm aleady using Jabra BT620s bluetooth headset and its realy good.
sanefirst said:
Stock X8 headphones are sh%t.
Previously, I had a SE W810i Walkman and I must say, that hearing to the music (with stock headphones) was a real pleasure - very close to iPhone IMO.
So, when I bought X8, I was truly unsatisfied.
Then I decided to buy OEM SE MH810 stereo - AFAIK it comes with Xperia X10 mini Pro. That was a good choice - quite goood sound quality and I can control music player app (volume up/down, next/previous, play/pause).
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Just ordered one from ebay
i use headphones from Galaxy S and i like what i hear , the stock headphones are kinda mizerable.
hi i use my xperia x8 with bluetooth headphone hbh-ds205 and everthing work fine for me
wait till w8 comes and buy the head phone which is bundled with it... simple
Hi Guys.i have got a ibeats headphone from inside the htc sensation xe.But it doesnt work with arc s.When I connected the headset phone give error.it say unsupported device.what can i do about this issue?
Sorry for my english.Thanks
magicli said:
Hi Guys.i have got a ibeats headphone from inside the htc sensation xe.But it doesnt work with arc s.When I connected the headset phone give error.it say unsupported device.what can i do about this issue?
Sorry for my english.Thanks
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Any kind of headphones with a Talk Controller or microphone will not work with Sony Ericsson devices. Sony did something to the AUX port and its connections are inverted or something. I read a while back when i bought my pair of Dr.Dre beats.
I just got my LiveSound Headset and it does the same thing on my Asus Transformer like the DreBeats did on my Sony Ericsson. Great set of headphones Much better then Dr.Dre Beats and cheaper too.
I solved the problem.i sold my arc s and i bought galaxy s 2.Now i'm very happy with my phone and headphones.
Thanks for reply @rsingh612
magicli said:
I solved the problem.i sold my arc s and i bought galaxy s 2.Now i'm very happy with my phone and headphones.
Thanks for reply @rsingh612
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WoW what a solution
iPhone+BlackBerry and SE+Nokia are using different standards for pin-outs on headphone jacks, so you have to change either headset, or headphones..
i hate all those companies for doing this kind of thing to us
HSNalfar3 said:
WoW what a solution
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Yeah...
I think I'm going to tosh around a few hundred bucks for a new phone, because I don't like Arc's default ringtones.
iridaki said:
Yeah...
I think I'm going to tosh around a few hundred bucks for a new phone, because I don't like Arc's default ringtones.
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I'm going to sell mine because I don't like the wallpapers.
Haha, cazy and funny solution
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Is it so hard to use the Standard SE cable with mic/switch and plug in whatever headphones to that? For crying out loud! That's what I do and EVERY single pair of headphones that had issues does not do it if you plug them in that way! For now though, I found some nice ear buds that were for the xperia pure, I use them with the standard cable and the sound quality is fantastic.
There is a APK somewhere in SYSTEM folder that detects the unsupported headphone have someone tried to delete it and test it? Atleast we can get the headphones to work
Would this problem also occur when using my own headphones? (original iBeats, not from htc)
try to find a neutral stereo plug, they're included in marshal or urbanears headphone
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make an adapter... every manufacture only invert, and change the position
(download electrodroid from market, theres many port mapping)
re-route using adapter
sorry for bad english
There is a software solution for this?
say, a modding or something?
or just selling the same S Arc? lol
thank you
u can try to modify hardware
I ordered an MH1 LiveSound Headset in white for 19.99GBP and 1.99GBP shipping off eBay yesterday and they came today. The flat anti tangle cable is way better than the iBeats cable & the mic/control unit is a better quality than the iBeats, the sound quality is way better than the stock black headset that comes in the box of the Arc S and I would say it's on a par with the Audio quality of the iBeats. I've got the LiveKey set up to launch Play Music via LiveKey Launchee that's available in the Play Store, I might set it up to control Track ID or FM Radio as the Music Control feature on the LiveView kind of makes it obsolete, as there is no propper Music Control on the MH1s other than Volume & Play/Pause using the middle button.
I chose the white MH1s only on the grounds that they go nicely with my white Arc S. I tried using the white headset that came with my X8 but the sound was really poor compared with the black headset that comes with the Arc S.
Roland
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magicli said:
I solved the problem.i sold my arc s and i bought galaxy s 2.Now i'm very happy with my phone and headphones.
Thanks for reply @rsingh612
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Thanks for the tip ...
I solved the problem also, I bought a HTC Sensation XE lol
like device.
thank you
OMG my Apple In-Ear is not working with the new Xperia S.
Anyone with same problems?
I use a pair of Shure in-ear headphones designed for the iPhone and they work great.
So sad :-(
sfai05 said:
So sad :-(
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No need to be, the apple in-ear phones stink anyway.
sfai05 said:
So sad :-(
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I read somewhere that Sony have changed it so that it's the same as most devices like Apple and Blackberry so it should work.
Maybe your ones are broken.
k1018277 said:
I read somewhere that Sony have changed it so that it's the same as most devices like Apple and Blackberry so it should work.
Maybe your ones are broken.
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I read the same article too!
I try my apple in ear with my friends iPhone and I works perfectly. :-(
Tested OEM apple headphones, doesn't work
Tested Seinhauser headphones, doesn't work
Tested OEM Samsung GSII headphones, works....
I've had it, sending mine back. First the retailer doesn't supply the hdmi as advertised, then I have to deal with "some" headphones work issues.
No thanks.
No offense but why would you want to use Apple headphones? They are some of the worst headphones on the planet.
Yeah, I don't understand why you'd want to use apple headphones, you can buy a lot better headphones for so low... try some audio technica ones if you are in a budget. Apple standard ones distort everything so much...
If you are asking me, my sennheiser are my primary headphones, they were around $100 and just plain rock. With the same standard, they "should" work.
I shouldn't need to buy new headphones because Sony can't play nice with the "standard"
bustervic said:
If you are asking me, my sennheiser are my primary headphones, they were around $100 and just plain rock. With the same standard, they "should" work.
I shouldn't need to buy new headphones because Sony can't play nice with the "standard"
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I use Etymotics designed for the iPhone and they work perfectly.
Creative EP-630 In-Ears, Working
Plantronics GameCom 377 (PC Headset), Working
Sony Ericsson OEM In-Ears, Working
Hello
My headphones from Iphone work great with Xperia s and i recieve the phone today and i think is the best thing i had samsung galaxy s2 before.
Rashkae said:
I use Etymotics designed for the iPhone and they work perfectly.
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Do they have an inline mic or control?
bustervic said:
Do they have an inline mic or control?
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Yes, works perfectly.
No offense, but get some decent earphones
The Apple ones are poor anyway
Sent from my Xperia Ray
sfai05 said:
OMG my Apple In-Ear is not working with the new Xperia S.
Anyone with same problems?
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Hello sfai05,
I have got exactly the same problem as you describe .
Did you already manage to fix this? Or do you know what the problem is?
I am looking forward to your response. If I solve the problem myself I will post it here (sadly I'm not very technical minded; maybe that's why I bought those Apple- In-Ear plugs ).
Good luck man.
Armstrong
PS I cannot imagine that there is not a solution to this. Sony cannot be that retarded can they? :S
Sorry for un-burying this topic but I just got an Idea.
Theres some workarounds here to modify some iphone headseats to work perfectly with xperia S.
But in those you have to open the microphone housing and solder some wires and add resistors.
Shouldnt it be possible to just add an extension headset cable which you open and change the wirings and maybe add some resistors?
So pissed, Bought some Pioneer headphones with a compatible with Iphone cable, wont work on my new Xperia S grrrr..
This says it should work??
http://talk.sonymobile.com/message/154264#154264
Will sennheiser mm50 work?
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Hello everybody, having serious issues with my beats tour earphones and my s3, I searched before in the fourms and couldnt quite get around it. my problem is with the microphone, it doesnt work on the cross control, and if my earphones are already connected to the device and I try to make a phone call the sound is not even transmitted to the earphones but rather stay in the device it self, same thing when someone calls me...did someone found a solution.? I thought about installing awesome beats but I dont think it has anything to do with this issue, please help...I got these expensive earphones as a gift and i cant return them...it says specifically on the box that everything except the volume control is compatible with android!
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I had urbeats and the microphone didn't work on those either. Unfortunately they may not be compatible with the s3.
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The beats cable was specifically made for the iphone, thats why the mic and volume buttons don't work on android. However, The V-Moda 1-button cable does work with android. You can buy the cable and hook it ip with your beats. I actually had beats and switched over to the V-Moda crossfade LP. In my opinion, they are better looking headphones, and sound much better. Go check them out. But yea, if you really need a cable with a working mic, I highly recommend the V-moda 1 button mic
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Thanks for the help, the beats that I have do work with my android tablet galaxy note 8 fully, except the volume buttons, its the problem with galaxy s3 that I dont understand, how come they work on some android devices fully while on others not? It says specifically on the box that its compatible with android devices aswell, can it be a software problem with the s3?
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modesty1 said:
Thanks for the help, the beats that I have do work with my android tablet galaxy note 8 fully, except the volume buttons, its the problem with galaxy s3 that I dont understand, how come they work on some android devices fully while on others not? It says specifically on the box that its compatible with android devices aswell, can it be a software problem with the s3?
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No its not a software problem, its a hardware problem with the headphones and android phones. Look at your jack for the beats (the part that plugs into the phone) notice that it has 3 black rings around it right? Now look for another pair of headphones with a working mic (except the stock S3 headphones) and notice that they only have 2 rings. That there is the problem. The 3 button mic cables were specifically made to work with iphones. If you want a cable with a mic that works with android, then you need a 1-button cable. The ones without the volume controls. So i recommend the V-moda 1-button speak easy cable. Pretty cheap too.
I understand the connector is different, what I don't understand why the beats tour mic that I have works with my galaxy note, nexus 4 and other phones that use android but not on my s3! Whats different about the s3?
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So I have a Samsung Galaxy Note II and it doesn't seem to work with my unbranded headphones (which do work). Is it because the headphones have to be Samsung to be compatible with their phones? Why is this, and is there a way around this?
I was thinking of getting some high quality over-ear headphones, however I'd obviously like them to work with my phone too! Any help appreciated!!
It doesn't have to be.
Ya_yam said:
So I have a Samsung Galaxy Note II and it doesn't seem to work with my unbranded headphones (which do work). Is it because the headphones have to be Samsung to be compatible with their phones? Why is this, and is there a way around this?
I was thinking of getting some high quality over-ear headphones, however I'd obviously like them to work with my phone too! Any help appreciated!!
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I've been using Apple EarPods for weeks (just got the Note 2) and it doesn't have any problem. Does the original Samsung earphones the only thing works on your device?
I regularly use Beyerdynamic DT250 headphones which have a 3 pole minijack, and recently purchased a pair of soundmagic e10c which has a 4 pole minijack, both work flawlessly, before that I was using xiaomi piston.
Do you have the original Samsung Note II Cover Protection Shell? It allows only for very slim headphone minijacks. Most headphone plugs are to wide behind the threepole, thus they do not enter the headphone jacket far enough. Try Your headphones without the Samsung Cover Case. If they work, then widen the entry of the Cover Case with a pair of Scissors or something similar.