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I am wondering whether its worth purchasing an expensive night quality pair of head phones for my new galaxy note?
I'm sure the sound driver on this unit is a Yamaha produce and its very poor and wouldn't produce high enough quality for top spec head phones anyway.
am I correct? I would like to hear your views!
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I have HiFi Re-Zero. Sounds that delivered with my note and this wonderfull headphones are perfect!!! HiFi sound ))) best price/quality. All music in FLAC.
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I tested some earphones on my dad's Galaxy Note. (UE triple fi 10 and Super.Fi 4vi)
For mp3 format songs, a middle class earphone is okay...
In my opinion, HTC machines have better sound quailty
You can achieve a reasonable quality with the Note. Definitely not on par with other audio sources but this is what I do. Rip music at 320 bit rate.
Headphones. Try and make sure the ohms is under 32. Most portable are, but 16 ohms is better for the Note as it doesn't go naturally as loud as I would like. Then look at the sound pressure level. You preferably need a score of over 108db.
The top end sennheiser IE8 have incredible measurements. And consequently go loud and dynamic and punchy bass with ease. But they are very expensive.
I don't think the Note needs expensive cans, but don't buy inefficient headphones. They won't go loud and will lack dynamics.
I've got some mid range sennheiser in ears, and I'm extremely happy with the quality.
www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-MK-II-Ear.../187-2709179-7898924?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1
I fully admit, although I love music, I certainly wouldn't class myself as an audiophile, and may well have damaged my ears through the years, so they might well sound crap. For me they're fantastic
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I use the Senn HD215 closed back units and find them pretty good from the Note for mp3 bitrates above 192kbps.
i have the creative x-fi headphones. the x-fi crystalliser improves the audio quality enough for me to be happy enough with it. it doesnt compare to the surround sound system i have in my room, but its good enough.
Thanks allot guys for the comments and thoughts on what you use. I will check your accessories out and go from there.
Many thanks from a new member you've all been really helpful
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Neutron MP
Instead of rushing out to buy headphones, I would suggest upgrading the music player to Neutron MP, first.
The UI is not very good, but the sound quality is fantastic! Volume is increased to a point that will hurt your ears, if you want. I have compared it side by side on my Note and previously, on my Dell Streak 5. Neutron MP wins every time. The difference in sound quality is quite noticeable.
Finally, Dmitry, the developer, is very knowledgeable, extremely responsive to his forum or emails, and is constantly updating and improving an already great product. He has a SGSII which is very similar to our Note so he is developing directly for us!
I am a very satisfied user!!!
kraz
Many thanks kraz
I will check it out now.
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I hear a lot about Beats.. Is it really day good or if its just day name!? If it really is, which model is decent enough and how much could it cost?! I am from India..
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I used to have an iPhone and the ipod app really was easy to manage. I miss the double tap to go to next song and triple to go back on my note
And yeah, rather look into music apps than headsets
krazman325 said:
Instead of rushing out to buy headphones, I would suggest upgrading the music player to Neutron MP, first.
The UI is not very good, but the sound quality is fantastic! Volume is increased to a point that will hurt your ears, if you want. I have compared it side by side on my Note and previously, on my Dell Streak 5. Neutron MP wins every time. The difference in sound quality is quite noticeable.
Finally, Dmitry, the developer, is very knowledgeable, extremely responsive to his forum or emails, and is constantly updating and improving an already great product. He has a SGSII which is very similar to our Note so he is developing directly for us!
I am a very satisfied user!!!
kraz
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Does that player reduces the sound to half when you start recording ?
Will that player also switch off when I activate the camera ?
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Does that player reduces the sound to half when you start recording ?
Will that player also switch off when I activate the camera ?
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Recording what? It's a PLAYER, not a RECORDER.
I have no idea. I've never tried it.
kraz
harleyhemant said:
I hear a lot about Beats.. Is it really day good or if its just day name!? If it really is, which model is decent enough and how much could it cost?! I am from India..
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Depends on what kind of music you listen... Beats are a piece of crap for the price. I use a pair of Westone 4R, and even though I have an ipod video which is better for music than the note, the note is good enough, specially with playerpro.
The Monster Turbine are better than the Beats, for a similar price and same manufacturer. Otherwise, you can check Shure 840 for a full size can and medium prized or the ATH M50 for the best bang for the buck headphone out there.
[audiophile headphones]
Remember, all you need is
I got 2 headphones.
Sennheiser M550 (Bluetooth)
Sennheiser HD650
I have a pair of JH16 Pros from JH Audio for reference listening, and a pair of Shure SE530s for everything else.
The Yamaha DAC in all current Galaxy phones is garbage, so you might as well get a cheaper set if you'll only be using them with your Note.
I installed DSPManager and bought a pair of noise cancellation headphones from AblePlanet;
www.ableplanet.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21&products_id=38
The sound is incredible!
PS: I bought from WorldWideStereo online.
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hate on me, but I've always used Apple earphones because they just feel natural. I would like to try the beats by dre earbuds, but the price scares me away =|
beats is good
Hey guys,
I want to give you a quick review of the great headset from Samsung, which originally comes with the Galaxy S3 but is also compatible for the Galaxy S2. I bought mine from this link:
http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B007SXEGJI/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00
They have this white Apple look, which looks kind of better than black in my opinion. At the beginning the sound quality wasn`t so great but with my equalizer setting you can see below they sound so great that I had to start a thread and inform people about them
The bass is amazing. Really deep and satisfying. Treble is also great. Mixed together you have an amazing music experience
What makes this headset even better are the controls on the headset. You have 3 buttons. The + and - buttons are stock for making music louder and quieter. The one on the bottom let`s you pick up calls or pause/play music.
The great thing is, that you can change the functions of those 3 buttons with apps like "Headset Droid". I changed the + button to next song and the - button to previous song. It was really annoying with my old headset with one button because you had to double or triple click for next and previous song and that often didn`t worked out because of false timing etc.
So I really recommend this great Headset from Samsung because it`s very cheap and has great functionality. I bought mine for only 7, 44 Euro
You can find the great equalizer app here:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.smartandroidapps.equalizer&hl=de
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Cool, they look good. Thanks for the review mate
Edit: oops, image verification in the title.. :/
its true the headset are great
me i got em when i bought my gtab+
and btw there are some roms that have volume skip song enabled when you long pres the -+ buttons
how the sound quality compared to the s2 earbud? Is it really worth upgrading to the s3 earbud?
is it the same as the headset bundle with the galaxy note?
saw my friend using the headset on his galaxy mini...works fine
I'm sorry but what's the point of this post, all Samsung devices from S2/S2X/&S3 have TREMENDOUS earbuds but one HUGE flaw Samsung devs did was not allow the control talk to work properly with their own music player? Say your listening to music ok yes the call will come through BUT when you want to control what the earbuds do while listening to your music like stop/next song/volume up or down/& voice command, I could only do everything I wanted was by purchasing Poweramp & Headset Control so yeah
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Did't heard S3 headset but for me that with S2 are good too, at least in sound space.
What a price..!! But once again, for germans only..
kojinmalia said:
What a price..!! But once again, for germans only..
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I bought the S3 headset from eBay a few weeks ago for around $7 Canadian. It's pretty darn good considering some of the similar replacements you find in stores go for about 2 to 4 times the price!
The only beef I had was that it didn't come with different size earbuds. But that's easily fixed by using the old ones from S2
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What a price..!! But once again, for germans only..
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voila
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GENUINE-O...e_Phones_Bluetooth_Acc_ET&hash=item3f1b9fd2fd
I was using custom rubber things (the one that came with my monster earbuds) with my S2 headset and it was clearer and the bass was more punchy and sharp .
The sound in the S3 is a bit weaker (vocals, treble) but there's more deep bass. I prefer the media control function of the S3 though.
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I was using custom rubber things (the one that came with my monster earbuds) with my S2 headset and it was clearer and the bass was more punchy and sharp .
The sound in the S3 is a bit weaker (vocals, treble) but there's more deep bass. I prefer the media control function of the S3 though.
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In AOKP and CM based Roms you can skip songs by pressing and holding the louder and quieter button of the device, which automatically makes the S3 Headset a great choice (at least for me) because there are buttons for louder and quieter on the headset itself, which means you can pause/play songs with the button for taking a call, switching to next/previous song by pressing and holding one of the louder/quieter buttons and you can make the music louder and quieter of course. For me this is especially great when riding a bike. You can control your music from your headset completely and no need to take your smartphone out of the pocket.
Should have thought of eBay... Gonna order now!
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any colour in black?
Simply can't believe cheap original Samsung earbuds can ever outperform quality earbuds (with or w/o mic). Won't waste my money on this as I have never had original Samsung earbuds that was worth. SE on the other hand is a true gem on occasion (I still have short corded earbuds from W800 and they sounds like a dream, but nothing compared to my Creative/A-Jays/Sony/Sennheiser buds, let alone exotic stuff like HQ Denon's etc. which I do not own).
Sorry, I can't grant my trust in cheap stuff, though it's good you folk are enjoying your music with these. I believe my ears are still good and I never heard Samsung earbuds sound "right" (ever).
Ergo... each to his own, but quality can't be exceptional for 4-10 bucks, no matter what someone might think.
ps: not at OP and his choice.
pps: FLAC FTW... or at least good HQ VBR MP3 (V0 or 320VBR), no 128k stuff...
The quality is very good for the price. Don't forget it's just not headphones, it's a headset with 3 buttons... At that price how can you complain?!
I buy the same on ebay. Works fine for the price. You can use headset controls with it.
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Galaxy S2 Headphones are really good, so I expect no less from the S3's. Thanks for the review... :good: :good:
I have tried both S2 and S3 headset.
S2 headset has better sound quality.
When I tried S3 headset I even thought it was not correctly pluged as it sounded like it was not stereo!
Really, it is great to have those 3 buttons but I cannot stand the sound quality. I have never had so bad sound quality before with any of earbuds I got! :crying:
May have to try these. Thanks
Has anybody handled both the Note and the Note II or read literature concerning that topic? I'll be coming from a Galaxy S (the Vibrant variant) and I'm really concerned about how unwieldy the Note II's width can be after handling the first Note. However, the Note II is supposed to be slightly thinner, but I'm not sure how much of a world's difference that can be. I'm good for an upgrade as of a few days ago, so I may just get a Galaxy S III instead of waiting if the Note II won't feel all that different. What have you guys heard?
Someone posted a video review in a thread the other day. It was good because the guy compared the handling of it vs GS3. It had a customizable keyboard for instance, that shifts the kb from one side to the other to assist with one handed operation.
I mean, it's a large device and I can see it being awkward for smaller hands. But I do look forward to it. I wish I had the YouTube link for you, but it's in this forum.
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I may just get a Galaxy S III instead of waiting if the Note II won't feel all that different.
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It's 0.3 mm thinner, 2.5mm narrower, and 4.2mm longer.
So it's going to handle the same. The length increase may be a problem if you note -barely- fit in a pocket before.
I actually laugh a bit when I read reviewers say 'it handles much better than the note 1'.
That's total placebo. 2.5mm is hardly anything.
- Frank
I kinda have to disagree. I went to Eurogamer on Friday and briefly played around with the Galaxy Note 2. Straight away I noticed it was slightly slimmer than my note 1. To me it made a difference, albeit it a small one. But I definitely noticed it.
Well my wife its a shorty with small hands lol and she loves her note 1.. I wanted to change hers for a note 2 (like I'm doing with mine) and she answered me with a question.. Asked me if I want the divorce.. LOL... Don't dare to touch my note she said.. I was like ok ok chill out girl xD.. She looks awesome with her device Tho.. And made most of her female friends to get a note and ditch their icrap and blackberies hehe
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I think looking at it causes a placebo effect since it is a slightly taller screen, and a thinner bezel.
We'll see though - several of us will get theirs soon enough.
I've been wondering if the more curvy corners assists handholding in some way.
Hi all,
Anyone brought a new Galaxy S4's HS330 for their S3?
I just did, and I'm horrified by the sound quality. I play through my favourite playlist and everything sounded so muffled. My old S3 headphone was so much crisper and clear.
If anyone managed to get it to sound good, please share how tuned your phone?
Thanks.
Use an Equalizer.
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kai2810 said:
Hi all,
Anyone brought a new Galaxy S4's HS330 for their S3?
I just did, and I'm horrified by the sound quality. I play through my favourite playlist and everything sounded so muffled. My old S3 headphone was so much crisper and clear.
If anyone managed to get it to sound good, please share how tuned your phone?
Thanks.
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Try Poweramp, they can even make the crappy Skullcandy ear buds I have lying around sound better than decent.
Mine work fine, I love the HS330. Are you an audiophile perhaps ?
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Mine work fine, I love the HS330. Are you an audiophile perhaps ?
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I don't think I can consider myself as one...
Are you using the HS330 with a Samsung S3?
It was such a big drop in quality to me. Very disappointed after reading all the good reviews about it online!
kai2810 said:
I don't think I can consider myself as one...
Are you using the HS330 with a Samsung S3?
It was such a big drop in quality to me. Very disappointed after reading all the good reviews about it online!
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Yeah, I'm using the HS330 with Comply foam earbuds and I'm getting great quality.
If you have an i9300, get a kernel that has a hardware equalizer like Googy Max. Software equalizers like what Poweramp has produce noise and at higher volumes, extra distortion.
I would not call myself an audiophile, as I listen to 320k mp3s on $18 Jlab J5s.
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How much you bought it actually? I also bought one which around MYR25 (approx. 7.5USD) the same quality as you though. My original headset came with my phone was better than it 1000x times. So I think I have been lied and this is not the authentic ones. Better buy from Samsung store...
I'm very disappointed with the speakers. There not bad...there great for watching films etc...there loud and crisp. But for music there not very good, they have practically zero bass and lacks depth. I know some might say listen with headphones but coming from the iPad pro, the iPad had a lot more depth and bass .
In settings you can change this with equaliser and Dolby atmos (like in Samsung music), I just discover that reading you and having same feeling as you !
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In settings you can change this with equaliser and Dolby atmos (like in Samsung music), I just discover that reading you and having same feeling as you !
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Yeah I know but unfortunately this only makes a tiny bit of a difference and it still lacks bass and depth
For me Very big differences
Listening and testing
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Only made slight difference for me. The iPad pro 10.5 speakers are miles better for music
Reuben_skelz92 said:
Only made slight difference for me. The iPad pro 10.5 speakers are miles better for music
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Agreed, biggest disappointment of this tablet is the sound. If they made it wide screened for better media consumption, I was hoping that Samsung together with AKG will finally deliver. Unfortunately all Samsung devices sound like crap, including the Note line from Note 1. I have always rooted them to get at least better volume , but the quality of sound is still crap compared to Apple. I am not Apple fan at all. I am hoping for last 8 years that they will improve the sound quality on their devices.
Personally I think the sound quality on the SGTS4 is great when compared to the previous iterations of the SGTS series. They are good for media consumption and gaming. However I am not a hardcore audiophile.
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I'm very disappointed with the speakers. There not bad...there great for watching films etc...there loud and crisp. But for music there not very good, they have practically zero bass and lacks depth. I know some might say listen with headphones but coming from the iPad pro, the iPad had a lot more depth and bass .
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Agreed. I had the same problem with the Tab S3. Atmos does help, but when sitting next to my buddy's 1st gen iPad Pro, the difference is embarrassing. I'm considering getting a pro. For the improved sound, and the hardware performance in general. I just hate having to pay for the pencil. The Tab S4 is a better deal.
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Agreed. I had the same problem with the Tab S3. Atmos does help, but when sitting next to my buddy's 1st gen iPad Pro, the difference is embarrassing. I'm considering getting a pro. For the improved sound, and the hardware performance in general. I just hate having to pay for the pencil. The Tab S4 is a better deal.
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Nothings really better on the iPad other than the speakers. I came from the pro 10.5
compared to the Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 edition), my last tab, the sound is 12X better from the speakers, and entirely serviceable.
just not substantial...