Hi, I just wondering does anybody realize that after upgrade the firmware from 10b to 10e, the music quality was become poor? The music became muddy and flat.
unigoodsg said:
Hi, I just wondering does anybody realize that after upgrade the firmware from 10b to 10e, the music quality was become poor? The music became muddy and flat.
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Honestly, I noticed the exact opposite. On the 10b the audio was clogged and seriously lacked presence even with quality earphones, so that you needed to equalize the sound by opening up mid and high frequencies.
With v10e the sound has slightly improved in my listening, gained some output power and slightly more open in the mid frequencies, but still too muddy for such an expensive device.
LG should and needed to do much more in that respect. Maybe a 1080p screen would have sufficed, while improving all other areas of the device.
After all, what use is a 2K screen of, when all the rest on the multimedia side is not on par?
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Ok, so I've searched the forum about the speaker quality on the TP2. After playing around with my TP2, I can say that I am impressed with the volume/quality when comparing it to my Kaiser. BUT, the design is a bit flawed when using the phone tilted for watching videos, as mentioned in this thread - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=520823
This makes me wonder if there could be a potential hack for the in-call ear speaker, because it's actually very good in quality - much better than the Kaiser. I'm wondering if it can be hacked to be used at a boosted volume when playing back media, thus utilising all 3 speakers on the phone and giving an all-angle audio extravaganza! My old C550 shared the ear speaker as the external speaker, so I'm wondering if something can be done with the TP2 ear speaker to a similar effect.
Any opinions?
What about SRS WOW?
Have you tested¿
brynweb said:
BUT, the design is a bit flawed when using the phone tilted for watching videos, as mentioned in this thread - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=520823
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I was pretty pissed that my Acer Aspire One's speaker was on the bottom. It's completely useless. In that instance though, there was plenty of room for speakers in the screen bezel where they would have been usable. For the TP2, there aren't a lot of good places to put it. And since they wanted speakerphone access by flipping the phone over, that placement made sense for enterprise purposes.
I do hope your idea improves its media player creds, but I wonder if amped up audio from the front speaker won't end up sounding as flat as muffled sound from the larger speaker(s?) beneath.
I'm interested in buying this device, but one thing that most reviewers never mention or test is the audio recording quality.
(This was/is a major disappointment with my current device, HTC Desire)
Can people test this and comment on this? More specifically:
-how well can it still record high volumes, at concerts, club, etc...
-stereo?
-which format
Haven't tried much myself, but this video shows how bad it is outside if it's windy:
youtube.com/watch?v=zwwmSvwEQzI
I would guess loud bass (which is air pressure, like wind) at concerts and clubs will do the same.
It did on my previous LG and Samsung phones, only Nokia N82 and N8 did a decent job.
Thanks for the reply.
So it seems from that video (correct me if i'm wrong):
-the recording is in stereo
-it has some automatic gain control (already better than my Desire )
Maybe it would be better if you can set that gain manually
It does have stereo indeed. One mic at the bottom and one at the top, for stereo recordings and noise reduction while calling.
I can't say anything about the rest, but there will probably some experts in here too answer that soon.
Can someone try to record and upload a video with mono setting instead of default stereo?
You may want to check out my post and Youtube links here. There's a disturbing high pitch sound when I record in stereo, but not when I record in mono. I hope it's something easily fixable.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=24507305&postcount=118
There is no getting around the fact that the audio is bad, no matter how you slice it. HTC is known for bad audio recording, and they are keeping with that tradition. Many HTC phones have stereo recording. Switching between mono and stereo has minimal impact. The wealth of youtube videos shows how HTC is keeping in line with their older phones. Nothing but high pitched clipping that stabs at the ear at the slightest wind, smallest bit of dialogue, or just a car passing by. Even if you can filter the shrill sound out, the actual voices are very robotic and garbled sounding. There are very little low frequencies. HTC is not going to "fix" it with an update because they never did in any of their other phones (like the Amaze 4G, Titan, Sensation, etc.) and expecting some magical update for a hallmark tradition of the brand is unreasonable. Their engineers either don't care or lack the competence for such a simple matter.
If this is a deal breaker, look elsewhere. Don't get coaxed into believing it will get better. This issue in particular will not. Otherwise, the One X is a fantastic phone, if you can ignore this one fatal flaw.
Kinda wished HTC had used the mic from the Rezound. Its so much better than the rest of HTC android phones (other than the annoying random static pops its still better..)
is it confirmed for sure that the One X has horrible music audio in videos? that is a dealbreaker for me because i would be recording myself DJing and concerts/festivals/raves. there hasn't been a post in here since the day it was released, so i need to make sure before i spend over $600. i can just buy a Canon or some other camera until the GS III comes out.
EDIT: it doesn't matter. i will find out myself. i need something to use until something better comes out, so if i don't like it then i will sell it to someone on here in the marketplace.
Got Google Pad today. Best buy did not one on display. I have noticed that volume is good but speakers seem poor sounds like in a box. I have LG Optimus G pro and the same movies and audio sound better on phone. Anybody have any issues?
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Google Pad? You mean the G Pad?
On my G Pad the sound is OK, just a bit muffled at lower volumes.
neodraig said:
Google Pad? You mean the G Pad?
On my G Pad the sound is OK, just a bit muffled at lower volumes.
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Sorry yes G Pad (stupid auto correct). Mine seems muffled all the time
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Indeed, the sound is not very good on this tab. Muffly at lower and mid volumes. That's the very weak point of this tab. I don't understand why reviews didn't speak about that.
Perhaps it can be fixed by firmware update but I don't think so..
Hmm...The quality of the output is OK. There is no interference from the screen, touchscreen or any other stuff. With Sennheiser IE80 it sounds just fine. It's not a Cowon, but definitely better than most of the mobile devices. The speakers are also fine, I don't know what are you guys complaining about.
Mine sounds awful with music, but it is great for voice. The upside is it sounds really good with my scanner radio apps, so I'll reserve it for that.
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Yup, voice is good.
I use my tablet a lot to watch television.
Some months ago I bought a nexus 7 and I brought it back, because I could often not understand a word of voices speaking.
The G pad does not sound very good to me in terms of quality,
but voices are loud and clear.
I'm quite content with that.
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Hmm...The quality of the output is OK. There is no interference from the screen, touchscreen or any other stuff. With Sennheiser IE80 it sounds just fine. It's not a Cowon, but definitely better than most of the mobile devices. The speakers are also fine, I don't know what are you guys complaining about.
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- Sound with headphone is correct/good
- Sound through speakers is just awful ! Especially in low volumes. It's not my first tab, but it's the first one where I mute sound every time I can (ie : in games) because I prefer hearing nothing than of a muffled and scratchy sound !
I have returned and already received a new G Pad because of this issue. The first had this box-like sound through speakers but the second is good. If I where you, I would return mine.
I already did ! My first one was unusable. The 2nd one is better but still crappy compared to other tabs
Strange, my G Pad sounds better than all of our mobile devices in the family (LG L9, Galaxy S, ZTE Grand X IN, Acer TimelineX 5820TG etc.)... I might have a boosted one...
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I already did ! My first one was unusable. The 2nd one is better but still crappy compared to other tabs
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Hmm, it seems you have been very unlucky. My girlfriend also got one of these and I would say that the sound through the speakers are good. I don't know where you bought your G Pad but here in Sweden I was able to return my first G Pad at the store and got a new one directly.
Mine has also a good quality.
I have compared my g pad to my iPhone 4s, my fathers ipad air and samsung galaxy tab 2 7.0
My g pad is clear and loud, but lack bass compared to the other devices
compared to ipad air, its night and day with deep tones
is this same for everyone, or do my g pad have faulty sound ?
I got a plenty of bass here. It's not like an X-Mini, but definitely better than most of the gadgets I ever had (smartphones & tablets - 200+)
its not only bass when playing some audio or music video on youtube
if I watch a youtube video with a guy speaking, he sounds more thin and female on my g pad and like a real male on my fathers iPad air
how to make a scientific test ?
Just got back from best buy and swapped my G Pad for a new one the sales person noted the muffled sound and the new one is much better. So if you have trouble exchange it
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by muffled sound, do you mean low volume, or does it mean mainly higher tones and little lower tones&bass like I have ?
Serial Number of units with good sound?
Hi everyone,
Last week I bought the G Pad (here in Belgium), and had return it back because of the now already well known light bleed and blue line... With the display issues I could live but the main reason was the sound which I just couldn't stand.
I tried watching a movie and the lack of bass and clarity (box-like sound) was so bad that I stopped just after a couple of minutes.... (And I use tablets mainly for movies and browsing)
I compared it to my girlfriend's Nexus7 2013, and it is night and day! The G pad's sound terrible until 50% volume, once passed that number, the clarity is much better but then it's too loud (for a quiet evening)... The G Pad is way louder than the Nexus7 but I prefer clarity over decibels...
It's a shame, 'cause I really liked that tablet, it's the perfect size and weight!!!
As some of you sad that they returned it back and got a better unit, or those who have one with a great sound - could you please share you Serial Number to see if there is a way to find which ones are good and which aren't.
Thanks
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I've found some reviews mentioning the problem...
"However, the speakers aren't very good—their sound is muffled and a little hissy, and the problem is especially pronounced at lower volumes. For example, it's hard to pick hi-hat sounds out of a song unless you have the speakers up around 50 percent. Bring your headphones."
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013...s-lgs-g-pad-8-3-google-play-edition-reviewed/
"One thing we noticed — and quite honestly loathed — was sound quality. The aluminum back (and probably the light, hollow feeling we noted in our first impressions) made for absolutely terrible sound. The rear-facing speakers are tinny and shallow, causing the entire back panel to give a tactile buzz when holding it. While the screen size is great for lots of things, the sound quality is abhorrent, and makes this tablet immediately questionable as a purchase. If you’re a dedicated earphones user, the experience is fine, but that’s not most of us."
http://androidcommunity.com/lg-g-pad-google-play-edition-review-20131216/
Mine has horrible speakers as well. Even my 2.5 years old Samsung Galaxy SL sounds better.
I would also call it "muffled", this concerns mostly the voices in my case. I can feel it quite good how the back-body is resonating the sound. It's very annoying.
Hopefully the new one sounds better. Can anyone confirm that it only affects few devices here?
I realized that there were a few posts regarding the audio quality of a video recorded during a concert/festival/really loud music scenes. A couple of them were questions, and some were answers with videos which have now been removed or blocked by Youtube due to their legal constraints. So I decided to post my video in hopes to help those who would like to know how good or bad the G3 performs in such loud environment. Please read on.
So, last week, I finally got a chance to record a video of a concert using my G3, and at first I feared that the audio quality will be sub-par again, like my GS3 or Nitro HD, etc. I feared that although the video will look amazing, the sound will crackle and break and hiss etc. Well, hear it for yourself below.
Do note that I chose to record the video using the camera's Slo-Mo feature, which resulted in the video being in 720p only but at 120Hz. Unfortunately, for some reason, the quality of the video is actually lower than 720p, where you can see pixelation at times and at others just blurriness. I have some other videos that are in the normal 4K mode, I will upload it when I find it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVS3nh8GlUc
So after watching the video, I'm sure you guys are pleased to know that the audio quality on this phone is amazing. Not a loss in clarity, and the bass does not crackle or break, and the different levels are clearly distinguishable. Singer's voice is sharp and clear, even the background singers can be heard as well. I say we have a winner in a concert camera phone!
Very close to the stage at the last Crue concert...extremely loud. Clear as a bell.
Impressive stuff. The distortion-free sound was one of my favorite things about my old One M7, I was wondering how well the G3 could deal with it seeing as they glossed over it at the reveal event but no one else has mentioned it.
I'm curious about how they've gone about achieving this, I'm guessing it has something to do with that sound "filter" that is applied to videos as you record them, I wasn't a fan of it in the past as it made background sounds and such sound muffled, but it does make voices a lot clearer and if it means that the G3 keeps its cool in loud environments, I guess I can live with it.
Hi All,
I just wanted to know the general consensus of people on the speaker quality during music playback. For starters, the volume output is definitely high and the vocals are crisp and clear! But I feel it lacks the bass punch and somehow the low-frequency notes do not really come out.
Also, what mode of setting have you kept you "Dolby Atmos" setting to, mine is in "Music" preset. I guess this setting also applies to speaker output doesn't it? But, I haven't observed any significant difference between any of those modes/preset , is it only me or you all think it's the same?
Is there any way we can make the speaker quality better than the current factory tuning? Let me know your feedback folks!