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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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Nothing wrong with my Desire, I can make calls just fine thank you!!
I reckon people with issues with the volume are the ones that will suffer from deafness early in life as they probably crank up the volume on all devices

i didnt mean voice calls, i meant when playing music through the ear phones. before u say get better headphones, i got senheissers cx400s. the sound quality is rubbish at best. my n95 and n73 both played music better than the htc phone with the same headphones.

I got to agree on the sound quality issue. The music is just too flat on desire.
I am reconsidering galaxy s and iphone4 due to this...
Hopefully someone can port a better music player or fix the issue soon...
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Surely its a hardware limitation.
Aside from putting a better dac in the device (probably impossible) what can be done about sound quality? I don't get how a better music player could help.

You can try with DSP Manager... included in some modded rom... like mine...

music is fine on mine (dsp manager + Sennheiser CX 400 II's)
it was rubbish compared to my ipod shuffle using the same headphones, before using dsp manager

I use mixzing player with equalizer with a custom preset for better quality.
What's dsp manager? How to use it?

yeah what is the dsp manager ive been hearing about

vinee9 said:
yeah what is the dsp manager ive been hearing about
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DSP manager is an equalizer built into the ROM. It can have seperate settings for phone speaker, bluetooth and headphones. I used to to take some of the tinniness out of phone speaker. It's in CM6, and probably a lot of other roms too.

vinee9 said:
yeah what is the dsp manager ive been hearing about
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Here is a flashable version:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7681025&postcount=2 (Add Ons / Tools)

Does anybody know if this could be flashed onto "OpenDesire 4.0.2"?
As I know OD is based on Cyanogen...
Thank you

hey guys, just wanted to know if the dsp manager is anything like the equalizers on mixzing or other music apps for android

spaboleo said:
Does anybody know if this could be flashed onto "OpenDesire 4.0.2"?
As I know OD is based on Cyanogen...
Thank you
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Don't know if this can be flashed to OD, but OD is not based on Cyanogen, it is a build from Android source.

DSP manager is brilliant. The compressor pops a bit too much for my liking though.

abc27 said:
DSP manager is brilliant. The compressor pops a bit too much for my liking though.
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It's not working for me...

hey guys just wanted to ask if the equalizer is better than the ones found on music apps on market place like mixzing, astro player, etc

Just to let you know...I've flashed it onto OpenDesire 4.04 and it works...
You need the DSP Manager apk, too.
I took the one from this Post: http://ip208-100-42-21.static.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7999377&postcount=6
Thanks =)

Thru loud speaker, Desire wasn't really that good. But thru headsets with Mixzing, is quite good.

completely agree. speakers on the phone are horrible. i think im gonna invest in a new pair of earphones. hope i dont get any compatibility issues which bug other users

[Q] Best music player

Using sense with beats plugin (srs enhancement and all that extra options)
Idk but with the roms that include beats plugin, i can't seem to get good quality on poweramp...even when beats is disabled..quality seems to be lowered somehow.
Can someone suggest me a good music player?

When I'm not using sense I use Google Play Music with MusicFX from the market
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Here are the list of known music player on the market. There are a lot of comments and critics in the thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1496387

Quinny899 said:
When I'm not using sense I use Google Play Music with MusicFX from the market
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musicfx doesn't seem to appear in stock music player...maybe because of beats plugin already there.

shad0wboss said:
musicfx doesn't seem to appear in stock music player...maybe because of beats plugin already there.
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Make sure it's selected in settings > sound
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default music player with beats audio plugin and a pair of in-ear headphones are ok

Quinny899 said:
Make sure it's selected in settings > sound
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no option in settings -> sound which is related whatsoever...
lol beats + stock music player isn't giving me satisfying results though the headphones are quite good.
Also beats plugin sucks...i use srs enchancement

shad0wboss said:
no option in settings -> sound which is related whatsoever...
lol beats + stock music player isn't giving me satisfying results though the headphones are quite good.
Also beats plugin sucks...i use srs enchancement
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If you're using ICS it should be in Settings > Sound > Sound > Sound Effects
It's not available for Sense 4, just use Google Play Music and press menu > Sound Effects whilst playing a song

Take a look at PlayerPro. It's a good player with iTunes sync.
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shad0wboss said:
no option in settings -> sound which is related whatsoever...
lol beats + stock music player isn't giving me satisfying results though the headphones are quite good.
Also beats plugin sucks...i use srs enchancement
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Then you're not using the proper headphones...trust me i use in-ear original Beats headphones & Sony MDR EX57 Premium with Beats Audio ROM (stock music player) and i must say it sounds very good
I used Winamp Pro with some eq presets (what can i say...quite nice) and Player Pro with more bass and increased volume (that was a bit irritating for the ear, but at least it was louder)...after that i flashed a custom ROM with Beats plugin...uninstalled the above mentioned apps
My advice is for you try Winamp and Player Pro or try some other headphones

gigis50 said:
Then you're not using the proper headphones...trust me i use in-ear original Beats headphones & Sony MDR EX57 Premium with Beats Audio ROM (stock music player) and i must say it sounds very good
I used Winamp Pro with some eq presets (what can i say...quite nice) and Player Pro with more bass and increased volume (that was a bit irritating for the ear, but at least it was louder)...after that i flashed a custom ROM with Beats plugin...uninstalled the above mentioned apps
My advice is for you try Winamp and Player Pro or try some other headphones
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These earphones are worth ~ 80 bucks so i guess they're not that bad but i'll give winamp pro a try...
Just a question from people using sense rom with beats plugin...do you guys get a difference in sound quality when not on a rom with beats plugin because i found out that beats plugin ruin other audio players (though the plugin is disabled in other music players)...

one word POWERAMP

:-D
I use the n7 player from the markede its running smooth

i really like the look of zplayer. its in the metro style from windows phones, and its super slick!
or you should try the cm9 music app

I use Poweramp, the effects selection is the best I've found from any music player. Although it may not look the best, in my opinion it offers the best sound quality and customisation.

Best from for listening to music??

Anyone know of any roms that are good for listening to music? I don't mind if its gb or ics... just need a good listening experience as I will be on a long journey tomorrow! Thanks
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Any if them. Power amp is a great app for music, I like it a lot.
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It's not the rom that made sound quality, but the phone and the headset. What do you use as earphone ?

Get any sense 3.5 rom, make sure it has beats plugin in the stock music player. Choose srs enhancement and play the song...nothing can beat that quality.

NitroG42 said:
It's not the rom that made sound quality, but the phone and the headset. What do you use as earphone ?
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So true. Rom or music player won't do anything much, except for some which have dspmod in it. The point is a good headset is the key for a good music. Plus an amp if you could afford one. :hehe:

if you have a long journey than sure you need better battery life install cm7 and with power amo or player pro or winamp or even the stock one with dsp manager should work fine

Thanks for all the posts guys! Know beats aren't loved here but I've got a pair of studios (I got them cheap off a friend not stupid enough to pay more than they are worth). I went with a sense 3.5 rom in the end with power amp and it was great! The only thing is...on quite a few roms, I experience this annoying thing!! Sometimes while listening to music...I'll unlock the screen and this weird noise interrupts the song...sometimes it happens when I lock the phone aswell. Its not the headphones coz it happens with all my headphones :/ I thought it may be rom related but its not
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yvibes said:
Thanks for all the posts guys! Know beats aren't loved here but I've got a pair of studios (I got them cheap off a friend not stupid enough to pay more than they are worth). I went with a sense 3.5 rom in the end with power amp and it was great! The only thing is...on quite a few roms, I experience this annoying thing!! Sometimes while listening to music...I'll unlock the screen and this weird noise interrupts the song...sometimes it happens when I lock the phone aswell. Its not the headphones coz it happens with all my headphones :/ I thought it may be rom related but its not
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dig into the advance audio engine settings of poweramp. increase the buffer size to 750ms. should make that go away.

Darunion said:
dig into the advance audio engine settings of poweramp. increase the buffer size to 750ms. should make that go away.
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Trying that now...will report back although I've switched to primo s sense 4.0 Rom and the problem seems to be gone :/
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Try different Sense 3.5 Rom if you are enabling beats audio. I've noticed that each some Roms don't give the fill Beats experience. It also could just be me. Also flash the xperia xLoud engine found on the Rom that combines rc mix and virtuous. I can't post links cause I'm considered a new member. I find that funny since I have been using this site for 1.5 years yet never signed up till now.

I'm on a sense 4.0 Rom and the problem seems to be gone been on this Rom for 2 days now and haven't experienced the problem! I know what Rom ur talking about....from xxxpachaxxx. That's the Rom I just switched from because of the problem
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Finally on the 3.5 Rom you were talking about I didn't have any fuzziness but I did experience increased battery drainage while listening to music compared to other Roms.
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power amp
i have tested a lot of music apps on a few phones and need to say that first of all the phone is responsible for the sound quality. Off course the headset is important parallelly ( i use denons plugs which i think are good enough). There is no doubt though that players quality differs. In my opinion power amp is the best ever app to play music on the android phone. You can adjust the sound as much as possible. PLayer pro seems to be good too but there is a kind of whisle noise in the background playing continously and it's disqualifying the app completelly. Other apps are not worth even trying

Amazon MP3?
I know some groan at the thought, but Amazon MP3 is also pretty decent. It's got a built-in EQ with some preset settings, and if you buy music from them at all, it's nice because it will interface directly with your Cloud account. You could d/l a bunch of stuff from your Cloud to your phone (if you have the room) before you go on your journey.
It's not the only music app I use, but it's not bad.

[Q] Htc One X and Beats audio

Can anyone tell me of any music players that support Beats other than the stock music player (which I don't like) I currently use Winamp (pro) and beats doesn't work.
It seems to make a big difference when using the stock music player! I realise it's just an equaliser but I'd like to make use of it as its on my phone.Winamp doesn't support it and I'd like to avoid buying and refunding numerous music apps if possible.

You can skip PlayerPro, also doesn't work.

Spotify works. You can also download volume+ and use it to apply the beats audio eq to the rest of your phone.!
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[REQUEST] Bass Booster with Stock Music Player

Hi all !
I like so much the stock music player of Sense 5 but something missing instead of the Xperia Z. There is no way to have a Bass boost without PowerAmp.
And I don't like poweramp. There is any other way to boost bass like poweramps?
Thanks a lot for your help all!

Kinoal said:
Hi all !
I like so much the stock music player of Sense 5 but something missing instead of the Xperia Z. There is no way to have a Bass boost without PowerAmp.
And I don't like poweramp. There is any other way to boost bass like poweramps?
Thanks a lot for your help all!
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Try DSP Manager. You should find it somewhere in the HOX Forum. It does work on the One. I'm using it too and the Bass is thundering in my Beats headset.
If you can't find it,try searching XDA news. There was a post some time ago.
You just need to flash the DSP zip file through recovery.
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hey try out this app
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.noozxoidelabs.eizo.rewirepro&hl=en

Audio FX widget eq ...free in Playstore.
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Kinoal said:
Hi all !
I like so much the stock music player of Sense 5 but something missing instead of the Xperia Z. There is no way to have a Bass boost without PowerAmp.
And I don't like poweramp. There is any other way to boost bass like poweramps?
Thanks a lot for your help all!
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"Beats Audio" is just an EQ totally bass boosted, more bass will break your teeth !!

This is the best one i have tested:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.smartandroidapps.equalizer&hl=de

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.doodleapp.equalizer