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HTC desire sound quality

Hey guys, I don't know whether ur scared of the topic but no one has found ways to better the sound quality of the phone . Everyone is able to port stuff and create roms but never anything about sound improvement like porting dolby from other android mobile.
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when is say sound quality, i mean music quality through earphones. i got a pair of sennheisers cx400

Mine plays very good. Comparable to iriver T60.
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I'm using Sennheiser CX 300 II and the quality is fine. Better then my creative zen.
Audio from the speaker is dreadful.

drew2d1 said:
I'm using Sennheiser CX 300 II and the quality is fine. Better then my creative zen.
Audio from the speaker is dreadful.
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Ditto....listening to them as I type....there is a slight hiss when sound goes quite...but still nice enough sound.
But I would like to experience better quality if its possible.
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Why are there 2 of the same threads going on? Mods, remove the one in Dev section...
My 2p regarding headphones, mine is fine with Sennheiser HD25 Mk2s

whats this dsp manager thing about

The Desire sound quality is fine, its your earphones that are the problem.
I made the mistake of buying some cx400s after owning some cx300s that broke. The cx400s were more expensive and thought the sound would be better but they sounded flat compared to the cx300.
Now I use some £80 kipsch earphones and the difference between the cheap sennheisers is amazing. So I suggest buying a decent pair of earphones ie £60+ to hear what the Desire can do.

paulruk> earphones sounding flat (=linear) does not mean they are bad at all. All monitoring speakers and stage earphones have flat output. Use a software DSP before the output (for instance DSPManager) if you want louder low's and high's. Flat output is usually best when you want to get all the mediums in classical music.
I've got westone UM2, linear output, DSP Manager does wonders on house / rock music.

what is dsp manager. any pics. pls. anything would be helpful. is it anything like equalisers on mixzing or astro player.

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paulruk> earphones sounding flat (=linear) does not mean they are bad at all. All monitoring speakers and stage earphones have flat output. Use a software DSP before the output (for instance DSPManager) if you want louder low's and high's. Flat output is usually best when you want to get all the mediums in classical music.
I've got westone UM2, linear output, DSP Manager does wonders on house / rock music.
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ok sorry , what I meant was that the cx400s sounded like they had no bass, and no treble. It was all in the middle.

I find the sound quality on the desire great. I am currently using Sony Ericsson mw600...
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when i plug my Ultimate Ears Triple-fi 10 vi into my desire, the sound is not good as iPhone 4, the sound in desire is 'no bass no triple'. it like a inverted "U".
is there any solution instead of install another music player?

Guys have you tried PowerAMP music player, which has a good equalizer with pre-amp + separate bass and treble knobs that can be enabled/disabled. Also I am using Sony
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... Sony MDR-EDL12LP Bass Boost headset (costs abt 20-25 eur) 108 dB, 8-22000 kHz I know this is not a top notch stuff at all but imo that's a very good combination, I'm pretty satisfied and pleased with the sound quality.
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PowerAMP is indeed a great if not from far the best music player available on android. It has most of the stuff you would need (except online podcasting stuff) such as an equalizer with common presets and flac support

Now when we are at it, how does the Desire stack up against higher-end DAP's? Using a iAudio 7 with some Etymotic MC5's right now, but would like to know if the Desire is just half as good as the iAudio

Everybody use sony mdr- ex 57lp earbuds this is the best and cheap read test about it.

Their cannot be the best warphone for everyone (personal preferences). Furthermore, I am pretty sure there are better ones than the ones you suggested.
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I also have a cx300s and compare to the sony mdr- ex 57 that sound like ****

[Q] Dr Dre, Klipsch, Bose Headsets?

Anyone tried Klipsch Image S4i, Bose - MIE2 mobile headset, or Beats By Dr. Dre - Monster Solo High-Definition Over-the-Ear Headphones with ControlTalk? (I got the titles off Best Buy). I hear a lot of the more expensive headsets have trouble with phones that are not apple brand. Anyone own any of these and use it with the vibrant? I am running latest axura rom with voodoo enabled, if that matters.
Can anyone skim through the best buy online store and tell me what are the some of the best headphones they carry (preferably with mic but without mic is fine too)? thanks

Best earbuds imo:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001NABXXE/ref=twister_dp_update?ie=UTF8&psc=1
They are on a severe discount now too. As for where it's coming from, I'm an audiophile and did my research on ear canals when I was looking for a pair for my Vibrant. The microphone also works perfect with the phone and can control music players just fine.
This set is a tad bass-heavy, just warning ya. It can handle ANY volume you throw at it too.

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Best earbuds imo:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001NABXXE/ref=twister_dp_update?ie=UTF8&psc=1
They are on a severe discount now too. As for where it's coming from, I'm an audiophile and did my research on ear canals when I was looking for a pair for my Vibrant. The microphone also works perfect with the phone and can control music players just fine.
This set is a tad bass-heavy, just warning ya. It can handle ANY volume you throw at it too.
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hmmm those look really good, I really want to get something from best buy though because I can get employee discount, if none of the best buy ones work maybe i'll get that

I own the Beats by Dre Solo HDs and use them with my Vibrant. The audio is perfect, but I haven't been able to get the Control Talk to work (although I haven't tested them yet with Nero). I definitely recommend them!
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brooke00000 said:
I own the Beats by Dre Solo HDs and use them with my Vibrant. The audio is perfect, but I haven't been able to get the Control Talk to work (although I haven't tested them yet with Nero). I definitely recommend them!
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does the mic work?

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does the mic work?
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he just said no.

Actually I haven't tried the mic, I just know that the controls to change and pause the music don't work. I'll try the mic and let you know.
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Just tried my Beats. Mic works.
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I have beats by dream studio headphones and use it with my.vibrant all the time. Its awesome and sounds really clear and peefect
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I love my Mobile In-Ear BOSE earbuds. I plan on upgrading to the MIE2 soon, but the sound/operation should mostly be the same.

brooke00000 said:
I own the Beats by Dre Solo HDs and use them with my Vibrant. The audio is perfect, but I haven't been able to get the Control Talk to work (although I haven't tested them yet with Nero). I definitely recommend them!
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If you think the beat by dre are perfect you have alot to learn about audio all they are are heavy bass and crappy mids and highs, people only buy bose and dre **** just because media tells them too when theya re really some of the ****tiest things you can get
and vmoda is tits.

Klipsch s4i is the best out of all in the OP. Etymotic, shure, and ultimate ears also make good headsets in the same price range, not sure if BB carries any of them though. Beats and bose are all marketing, you'll find little in the way of actual sound quality.
Personally I am using ultimate ears triple fi 10s with my vibrant to listen to music, and they are very revealing-the vibrant is not a very good source in this regard. I highly prefer a dedicated DAP with a decent internal amp for optimum sound quality. These are probably out of your price range, though.

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bose are all marketing, you'll find little in the way of actual sound quality.
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If you haven't heard the new MIE2 you shouldn't make a generalization about it. I hope those S4i's last longer than they have for others.

Some Bose are good but all of them way too overpriced for the quality.
Dr. Dre is marketing mostly though, don't get that if you're looking for actual sound quality. If you're looking for bling that looks nice in your ears, get them.

heygrl does the mie2's mic work with vibrant? anyone know if the s4i's mic works with vibrant?

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Best earbuds imo:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001NABXXE/ref=twister_dp_update?ie=UTF8&psc=1
They are on a severe discount now too. As for where it's coming from, I'm an audiophile and did my research on ear canals when I was looking for a pair for my Vibrant. The microphone also works perfect with the phone and can control music players just fine.
This set is a tad bass-heavy, just warning ya. It can handle ANY volume you throw at it too.
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I read some of the reviews and quite a few say they have poor build quality, is this true? one of the reviews said that the manufacturer wouldn't honor the warranty because it was purchased from an Amazon reseller.

anyone with the beats by dre, either solo or tours...do they come with a regular cord and then the one with the control talk? im thinking i can use my sony mw600 bluetooth with the beats without the control talk cord.
thanks.

The earphones that come with the vibrant aren't bad at all for freebies. I'd rather listen to these than the beats or the bose headphones. That said, I don't typically use my vibrant to listen to music with headphones, if listen with headphones i have a dac hooked upto my pc that goes to a hornet headphone amp and a pair of hd650 sen's.
Since I drive to work and don't take public transportation, I find that I rarely am in a position to consume media from my phone in that manner.
I do like the shure se series, you should look into them and see if they're right for you.

I have a pair of klipsch (forgot the model), the sound quality is great. Highs and lows are very clear.
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Ah nice to see another headphone enthusiast on xda. Im also running a usb dac from my laptop to a hifiman ef2 to drive my denon d2000s. Been thinking about picking up some hd600s to compliment the denons.

LiveSound vs. SE in-box headset

i just ordered the livedock and thought about the livesound.
i need a good headset because im technically 24/7 listening to music.
now i just use the headset that comes with the xperia arc but i have to know how is the livesound compare to the stock headset? is there any difference from the bass, the volume and the quality?

I do not know about LiveSound, but MW600 is awsome!!! And it is wire free!!!

Mw600 or livesound...go for it. Im using livesound as we speak. I had mw600 till it broke
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Mw600 or livesound...go for it. Im using livesound as we speak. I had mw600 till it broke
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Which one was the best ?

To be honest livesound has the better sound quality. Though the mw600 was good too expect sometimes id hear crackles even if the phone is right next to me. Plus the upside of the licesound is that you wont be using battery on the phone for bluetooth either
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i use a mw600 with sennheiser cx 300 earphones and sound is clear and powerfull

I will disagree about battery for bluetooth...Practice shows that powerfull earphones (cord) uses more battery trugh high impedance... I consider it with W950i( great phone!!!) + HBH-DS220 instead of Koss earphones or stock HPM-85... I see that it is working for an ArcS + MW600... MW600 great choice, for me I am using it with my Laptop for music, movies and skype...and I hate wires now)))

i got the cx300 too btw.
so should i buy the mw600 or the livesound? all i need is the buttons for the music, good bass, good quality and high volume.
so which do you think is better?

1-0 for MW600. But you should hear some from people who heared both...MW600 and LiveSound.

All the same to me, i have been trying to find the stupid livesound everywhere in mexico and nobody sells, im tired of looking 4 it.
and SE online sales are useless btw, they tell me to look for them in convenience stores cuz there are no more online sales at least for mexico.

the livesound headset is simply amazing, i have to use playerpro boost bass with the stock headset, but livesound just gives better bass quality.

why my galaxy note's sound is not good?

hi. I have a question about galaxy note's sound on a headset. I have right now an AKG noise cancelling headset which sounds very well on my cheap sony walkman. But when used on my galaxy note, i have used Equalizers, to DSP stuff, but i must say, bass don't sound good, it is never as good as my walkman. I tried those beats plug in via CWM but still the sound sucks. I currently use powerplayer app but sounds like ****.
any tips?

You can use power amp, which is a highly regarded music player due to dsp changers, equalizers etc. You have to pay for it though and it won't be as good as say a galaxy s(2) because note uses Yamaha instead of wolfson sound chips
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Apt x Bluetooth receiver HTC bh s600

Anybody ever use this? Know anything about it? I couldn't find much info on it. When I called HTC they said I had to call internationally to get any info on it. It looks like the best deal. For the price about 64 US dollars with shipping(if my math is correct). Buy the way there is a video of it on YouTube of someone using it to take pictures with there one x. I just want to know if this will work with our Samsung. I don't really care if the camera thing doesn't work. I just want to use it in my cars auxiliary port.
www.handtec.co.uk/htc-bluetooth-stereo-headset-black-bh-s600.html
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It will probably do the trick, but....
I was on this quest before for my audio system, I spent hours researching apt-x and compatable recievers (and wondering in my mind why such a great technology has not been more widely implemented), I ended up buying this on ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-HS3000-Clip-On-Bluetooth-Stereo-Headset-Headphones-/251003339582
Samsung discontinued it, and it was like $30 last year, but considering the availability of apt-x compatable recievers in the united states (for some reason, Europe has way more) and the amount of time other people have spent using the HS3000 and giving positive feedback, its safe to say that $50 is not that bad.
Thread about it: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1711299

I've read that the HTC is "clunky" to use. With an HTC phone, it supposedly is easier for it to connect and use. But with Samsung there were connection issues, as in it would connect but you had to fiddle with it every time you wanted to use it.
Those were just reviews I read though. I have no personal experience with it.

i have the sony mw600 and the samsung hs3000. I even wrote a review about a couple of weeks ago. The mw600 doesn't have apt-x but can go a lot louder then the hs3000.
in dutch:
http://www.themobilerevolution.be/2013/01/review-samsung-hs3000-bluetooth-stereo-headset/

Thanks for the reply. I have been looking at the hs 3000. In fact I called samsung and they told me they discontinued it. So I was trying to look for a newer better product but I cant find one. So I may end up getting it anyway.
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geargamer said:
Thanks for the reply. I have been looking at the hs 3000. In fact I called samsung and they told me they discontinued it. So I was trying to look for a newer better product but I cant find one. So I may end up getting it anyway.
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You should wait if you can. Sony showed the SBH-20 bluetooth headset adapter. Similar to the mw6000 and hs3000. Going to order it when they ship. Should be in February or March.
http://www.sonymobile.com/global-en/products/accessories/stereo-bluetooth-headset-sbh20/#tabs

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You should wait if you can. Sony showed the SBH-20 bluetooth headset adapter. Similar to the mw6000 and hs3000. Going to order it when they ship. Should be in February or March.
http://www.sonymobile.com/global-en/products/accessories/stereo-bluetooth-headset-sbh20/#tabs
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Thanks for this. I was also considering the HS3000 but this looks like a contender.
However, the reason I wanted the Samsung is because of apt-x which I do not see listed under the Sony's specs.
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hydrotherion said:
You should wait if you can. Sony showed the SBH-20 bluetooth headset adapter. Similar to the mw6000 and hs3000. Going to order it when they ship. Should be in February or March.
http://www.sonymobile.com/global-en/products/accessories/stereo-bluetooth-headset-sbh20/#tabs
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This looks like a maybe. I just want to make sure its able to use the aptx codec. I webpage didnt say anything about it.
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geargamer said:
This looks like a maybe. I just want to make sure its able to use the aptx codec. I webpage didnt say anything about it.
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I have both the mw6000 and hs3000. And the sound qualiry is a little bit better then the sony one but sony does go a lot louder then the samsung one. But the controls on the sony suck but you can disable the phone calling button on the device. You can't do that on the samsung. Very annoying. I would accidently press it and it will call the last person you called. I switched back to the sony because of that.
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Hey guys,
anyone use the BH S600?
ive purchased the samsung hs3000 and i am using it with shure in-ear-headphones, but the quality is worse than the the direct connection per wire(of course, it is better than another bluetooth headset, which is using the SBC-codec).
so i am now thinking about the HTC BH S600?

hydrotherion said:
i have the sony mw600 and the samsung hs3000. I even wrote a review about a couple of weeks ago. The mw600 doesn't have apt-x but can go a lot louder then the hs3000.
in dutch:
http://www.themobilerevolution.be/2013/01/review-samsung-hs3000-bluetooth-stereo-headset/
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It happened to be I having both stereo bluetooth unit too. In fact I still having Moto S705 and i.Tech 803 before.
Yes Sony MW600 tend to have higher output, but it's also still exhibiting Sony typical V-shape, rough and Hi-Fi sound.
To me pairing Samsung HS3000 with Samsung Galaxy S3/Note2, the default Music Player provide are much better sounding than any 3rd party player under default Nomral EQ setting both on the cellphone and the bluetooth unit. They are by far the most cleanness, livelier and better sounds separation MP3 playback I've heard so far, when side-by-side comparing to Motorola S705, Sony MW600 with the my TDK-200 IEM, and I've remebered i.Tech 803 with Sony MDR-EX500SL did not sounded this good too.
The much better sounding I've think most probably was because the S3/Note2 default Music Player was streaming the audio with aptX codec. Switching to any other 3rd party music players, they did not sounded as clean and livelier. And of course aptX not necessary mean better sound, but in HS3000 case it is.
My impression of Sony stereo BT unit, as with my older Sony MW600, it just sounded so rough when side-by-side comparison to Samsung HS3000. Even i.Tech MC803 and Motorola S705 sounded cleaner than MW600. Maybe I put it this way, my impression about Sony BT was they always sounded too Hi-Fi to me as I've always prefer better musical sounding device.
Btw, even though HS3000 output was around 3dB lower than Sony MW600, but it is still loud enough most of the with time, even with low volume CD directly rip to MP3 or FLAC without boosting volume by 150%.

noise cancellation
I just received a Sony SBH20 in the mail today...
pretty impressed overall. quality is excellent and the NFC capability to pair is pretty rad (though if i'm being honest, once you pair it's not that useful)
However the noise cancellation is non existant...
I'm wondering about the HTC now, if the noise cancellation is any better? Does anyone have the HTC BH S600? Ideally I would connect it into my car speaker - which is not possible with the Sony SBH20.
Cheers.
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It happened to be I having both stereo bluetooth unit too. In fact I still having Moto S705 and i.Tech 803 before.
Yes Sony MW600 tend to have higher output, but it's also still exhibiting Sony typical V-shape, rough and Hi-Fi sound.
To me pairing Samsung HS3000 with Samsung Galaxy S3/Note2, the default Music Player provide are much better sounding than any 3rd party player under default Nomral EQ setting both on the cellphone and the bluetooth unit. They are by far the most cleanness, livelier and better sounds separation MP3 playback I've heard so far, when side-by-side comparing to Motorola S705, Sony MW600 with the my TDK-200 IEM, and I've remebered i.Tech 803 with Sony MDR-EX500SL did not sounded this good too.
The much better sounding I've think most probably was because the S3/Note2 default Music Player was streaming the audio with aptX codec. Switching to any other 3rd party music players, they did not sounded as clean and livelier. And of course aptX not necessary mean better sound, but in HS3000 case it is.
My impression of Sony stereo BT unit, as with my older Sony MW600, it just sounded so rough when side-by-side comparison to Samsung HS3000. Even i.Tech MC803 and Motorola S705 sounded cleaner than MW600. Maybe I put it this way, my impression about Sony BT was they always sounded too Hi-Fi to me as I've always prefer better musical sounding device.
Btw, even though HS3000 output was around 3dB lower than Sony MW600, but it is still loud enough most of the with time, even with low volume CD directly rip to MP3 or FLAC without boosting volume by 150%.
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I was googling for bluetooth receiver with apt-x and came across this new product:
http://www.arcam.co.uk/products,rseries,wireless-dacs,rBlink.htm
for me the digital output feature is a win. But it's way over expensive.
this looks good:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/UPLAY-PUCK-Bluetooth-Receiver-Apt-X-Technology/dp/B003BF0OF2
but no digital out.
hmm.

Best buy sells an aptx stereo receiver that has an optical audio out.
http://m.bestbuy.com/m/e/product/de...2&pid=1218679203690&pcatId=pcmcat241600050001