M9 boomsoumd speakers seem to be really low - One (M9) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I've owned the M8 and finally decided to get the M9 and the Boomsound speakers seem to be a let down so far.
I have it set to Music mode and full volume and can barely hear anything. My wife Lg G4 and Sisters Note 4 seem to o be a lot louder. Any fix?
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mikaeldalc said:
I've owned the M8 and finally decided to get the M9 and the Boomsound speakers seem to be a let down so far.
I have it set to Music mode and full volume and can barely hear anything. My wife Lg G4 and Sisters Note 4 seem to o be a lot louder. Any fix?
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same here, but only with ringtones and notifications.

Try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/mod-dolby-atmos-t3109446 o
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2211163

Try to switch from Dolby Theatre to Dolby Music.
If you got root then install Viper4Android and boost the speaker with the tweaks, but it looks like HTC have put a hardware limiter, so above a certain level of tweaking the speakers will keep the same volume, it's still better than stock volume though.

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Try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/mod-dolby-atmos-t3109446 o
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2211163
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Has anybody tried the first link (Dolby Atmos) with Viper Rom? Any side effects besides battery drain? Glitches?

I installed the second link mod (Dragon soundmod)..No Luck. The boomsound speakers are NOT loud at all. I love the dual speakers but I prefer the loudness of the Lg G4 back speaker.
With the name BOOMSOUND and all the praises reviewers give this phones speakers, I expected more.

I prefer some quality with my loudness.

Try a song with a higher bit rate or a higher grade video with decent audio quality. You'll see that it is actually loud, HTC just haven't allowed people to break their speakers, something which has happened time and time again since the m7. In terms of audio quality its still the best there is, in terms of loudness, no there's phones out there, including the iPhone 6 with louder speakers. Maybe they could have given more. I'm still happy with it. if I was upset I'd use a mod, but if its going to affect the battery then no I wouldn't bother. Acid mod was good iirc

mikaeldalc said:
I installed the second link mod (Dragon soundmod)..No Luck. The boomsound speakers are NOT loud at all. I love the dual speakers but I prefer the loudness of the Lg G4 back speaker.
With the name BOOMSOUND and all the praises reviewers give this phones speakers, I expected more.
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Are you sure you don't have a hardware problem? Saying "I can barely hear them" strikes me as odd. My speakers aren't deafening, and they're certainly not as loud as a dedicated portable speaker (I have the HK One and use that often), but the M9 is definitely louder than other phones I've seen. My son has a G3 and is always telling he wishes he had the M9 speakers on his.
You might take it back to the store and compare with a floor model.

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Are you sure you don't have a hardware problem? Saying "I can barely hear them" strikes me as odd. My speakers aren't deafening, and they're certainly not as loud as a dedicated portable speaker (I have the HK One and use that often), but the M9 is definitely louder than other phones I've seen. My son has a G3 and is always telling he wishes he had the M9 speakers on his.
You might take it back to the store and compare with a floor model.
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thats what i was thinking about doing. I just watched a video on youtube that compares the HTC M9 to the Xperia Z3, GS6 and iphone 6. The HTC didn't hit as high on the decibel scale as the GS6, so i dont think its a hardware issue but im definitely gonna stop by a tmobile or something and compare.

i installed the dolby atmos mod and it is better than it used to be.

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Has anybody tried the first link (Dolby Atmos) with Viper Rom? Any side effects besides battery drain? Glitches?
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Yeah, the biggest let down is the volume of the M9 IMO..... It sounds better, but just isn't as loud. I use mine all the time around the office or at home when doing some things around the house and don't want to use my Bluetooth speaker or ear-buds, so the lower volume killed that option for me.
I started using the Dolby Atmos (first link) on my M9 last week..... Made a world of difference! You get a slight volume boost, plus more global EQ options and it works along with the stock Dolby/Boomsound of the M9. I don't really notice much of a drain, unless I'm doing nothing but listening to music, and at that it's maybe an extra percentage or two per hour. When not using it, I can't tell a difference? You can also turn it off/bypass it. If you don't like it, you can flash the remove zip to take it off.
There's an option in it called "Volume Leveler" that really increases the volume, but you can hear some "funky" compression kick in on loud parts and some distortion..... but for general listening, it works best as a volume boost. I'm actually afraid to turn it up 100% in that mode for the sake of blowing a speaker?

I have the same issue but on comparison to an m7 they are exactly the same. If any difference the m9 is clearer but if you're not too good at hearing then you might not notice any difference at all.
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Speaker/headphone volume VERY low.....

I sold my HD2 on Thursday and let me say first off that I have no regrets whatsoever: I absolutely love this phone. Before I sold the HD2 I played some music tracks on both devices through the loudspeaker and headphones jack and noticed a HUGE differential in volume.....I thought the HD2 speaker was pretty tinny but it was at least audible; the Desire speaker volume is incredibly underpowered...being practically inaudible in a moderately noisy environment. This problem seems to extend even as far as the headphones socket since some of the songs I was unable to play at full volume on the HD2 for fear of bursting my eardrums are simply not loud enough for me on the Desire.
Am I the only person to think the volume levels are too low? Is there perhaps a way to increase the pre amp levels. It's as quiet as the first generation iPhone which was REALLY BAD.
Any thoughts from anyone here?
Hi there - I've been searching online to see if anyone else has been having this problem and came across your post.
Had my Desire for a week now, and I love it. But the volume via headphones is WAY too low. Stupidly too low. I can't hear it on the tube at all, for example.
I was looking forward to using it - and Spotify, in partcular - as a replacement for my aging iPod. But there's just no way.
I can't believe this is common to every phone, as surely there would be more people complaining about it. Are there different firmware versions knocking about? It's got me pretty frustrated.
Ok this is not nice, speaker volume is very important to me. This is the first time I see somebody be this negative about it though...
Damn..
Further, you coming from the HD2, any more thoughts you want to share about the switch?
How is the 4.3 inch to 3.7 inch 'jump'?
Kind regards
Screen size is not a problem for me, colours are beautiful on the Desire and the screen seems note responsive. I tried using the HD2 for a day after getting the Desire and hated it bycomparison! Only massive annoyance though is that it is nowhere near as loud.
I suspect that people are still in their honeymoon period with the phone and that complaints will start to surface about the speaker volume in time. As far as I can recall all my other Android devices were a lot louder than this.
Don't have the device yet but in a video review the guy said the speaker was pretty loud, so it's probably only a software problem
chipshop said:
Had my Desire for a week now, and I love it. But the volume via headphones is WAY too low. Stupidly too low. I can't hear it on the tube at all, for example..
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Juste buy in-ear headphones ! your ear will thanks you, pushing the volume to 100db because the tube is masking noise : not a good idea believe me.
I too, coming from an iPhone, find the headphone volume painfully low.
I use an under speaker pillow to listen to podcasts without disturbing the wife, and on the iPhone she'd sometimes complain that she could hear it. Now with the Desire I find that sometimes I can't hear it and that's at full volume.
I know this is probably obvious but I take it you have gone through. Audio settings
And maxed the volume? And checked any volume controls on headphones? If both set to max
And still not loud then the handset is faulty so get it replaced
Now!!
Mine set to max would be at ear bleeding levels!!
The speaker quality isn't great, but considering I don't use them that much it is good enough for me.
Am a little surprised with the headphone issues, considering that I have my volume set just under halfway and it is more than loud enough for me.
I am using my Sennheiser earphones, but the volume is fine with the supplied HTC ones too.
what kind of bit-rates are you using for music? ... 128? or more, ... as the quality effects the loudness somehow I believe.
try experimenting with different bit rates and see how that goes
leoni1980 said:
Screen size is not a problem for me, colours are beautiful on the Desire and the screen seems note responsive. I tried using the HD2 for a day after getting the Desire and hated it bycomparison! Only massive annoyance though is that it is nowhere near as loud.
I suspect that people are still in their honeymoon period with the phone and that complaints will start to surface about the speaker volume in time. As far as I can recall all my other Android devices were a lot louder than this.
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I think this might be due to new UE regulations about maximum volume in mobile devices, though im not 100% sure if its already in the system.
However Im pretty sure that in couple days/weeks there will be some hacks/apps/ to change that
So have I got a faulty phone?
Or are people just overly forgiving??
Everything is set to max. I've also noticed that the Mic quality in videos is also shockingly poor in terms of volume. I wonder if all of these functions are shared by the same chipset.
leoni, I'm having just the same problem. I think it must be a problem with some of these phones. I can't believe that people are just being overly forgiving.
I'm not looking to push the volume up too high, but if I can't hear it when there's a little background noise going on, then that's a serious design flaw.
I'd like to do a comparison with another Desire at some point, hopefully I'll bump into someone using one soon...
Just to answer some of the above questions/suggestions:-
I'm using MP3s in 256k bit rate format. All volume controls are set to max and there is no volume control on the headphones I am using.
I'm sending mine back. I'm due an upgrade on Monday anyway so I'll test one in the shop and see if It's the same. The headphone volume is the main issue for me; its just too low.
I also think that the volume is way too low. Just out of curiosity, could this be a Rom issue? I'm using the stock TMO Rom. To the people who think it's loud enough, which Rom are you on?
My biggest problem is with the volume through the headphones....speaker volume I can live with, though it is crap and tinny
I think this must be an issue on your phone or you expect it to be crazy loud. I swapped out my ipod for this today on a good set of headphones (AKG KE518LE's) and the volume levels seem identical. As for the speaker, i find mine is a tad on the loud side to be honest. I find myself having to knock it dont a few notches on the volume.
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I think this must be an issue on your phone or you expect it to be crazy loud. I swapped out my ipod for this today on a good set of headphones (AKG KE518LE's) and the volume levels seem identical. As for the speaker, i find mine is a tad on the loud side to be honest. I find myself having to knock it dont a few notches on the volume.
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are you on TMO ROM?
Loud speaker isn't audible above the sound of my shower, which is a real shame as coming from a n95 8gb the loud speaker was great. Oh well. I'm a forgiving type!
I have found music volume to be pretty low but I'm fairly convinced it is a software/Rom issue because the volume in some applications is loud! Doesn't made much sense. Running T-mob here.

[Q] Arc volume limit

I just got the arc a few days ago, I absolutely love this phone except for one really annoying problem I have with it. The volume of music when listenning through earphones. My iphone could go much louder.
I have since tried different earphones and downloaded a few volume boosting Apps, and nothing changes. The Apps do absolutely noyhing.
I have searched to see if there are others who find this same problem. I seem to be the only one, I suppose my ears are shot. Is there any way to get the volume to go higher or am I stuck with this? Thanks.
Mate, if you actually gave the thread a proper title rather than " [Q] ", more people would be willing to help you; especially those who know the answer.
With regards to your problem, I'm sorry but I don't have the solution to that.
Cheers!
Jujuforever said:
I just got the arc a few days ago, I absolutely love this phone except for one really annoying problem I have with it. The volume of music when listenning through earphones. My iphone could go much louder.
I have since tried different earphones and downloaded a few volume boosting Apps, and nothing changes. The Apps do absolutely noyhing.
I have searched to see if there are others who find this same problem. I seem to be the only one, I suppose my ears are shot. Is there any way to get the volume to go higher or am I stuck with this? Thanks.
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Bro, you got some problem with your ear...not with the phone or headphones . Most of the reviews I read says that Arc has one of the best volumes for music.
Checkout the gsmarena website, they have one of the cleanest I guess and change your topic.
prathaban said:
Bro, you got some problem with your ear...not with the phone or headphones . Most of the reviews I read says that Arc has one of the best volumes for music.
Checkout the gsmarena website, they have one of the cleanest I guess and change your topic.
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As I said in my original post, my Iphone could go louder and was much more enjoyable. I'm disappointed that the volume can't be increased even with the help of apps.
I've also noticed that when using PowerAMP and adjusting the EQ to a preset setting, they all lower the volume even more so. I can't even change my EQ to Dance, or Rock without losing more volume.
Thanks for the help.
Jujuforever said:
As I said in my original post, my Iphone could go louder and was much more enjoyable. I'm disappointed that the volume can't be increased even with the help of apps.
I've also noticed that when using PowerAMP and adjusting the EQ to a preset setting, they all lower the volume even more so. I can't even change my EQ to Dance, or Rock without losing more volume.
Thanks for the help.
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I never used an iPhone, but I'm pretty sure that Arc has one of the best audio capabilities. I use bluetooth to listen to music (MW600) and I don't leave that in full volume sine my ear can't take it. My volume is always 1/2 to 3/4 only!
If you are experiencing issues, then I better advise you get your phone exchanged if possible or repaired. But I'm not sure how your comparison is done and not sure what will be result after you repair or get another piece.
I'm using CX300 II and my arc give me great sound quality, I have iPod nano gen 5 too for my comparison. Volume with CX300 I always set it to 1/4 as it loud enough for me.
lol i too think the problem is with your ears not the arc, or you have a faulty one? i think the arc has one of the best audio quality and i had the iphone 4 too....
Probably a faulty device. Try exchanging it and test out the audio quality at the store itself before bringing it back home.
my question is the limit !! can it be increased ? i usually like loud music and for me the limit is a bit low .
if the limit is too low then you seriously have hearing problems. Must be all the loud music
philansel7 said:
my question is the limit !! can it be increased ? i usually like loud music and for me the limit is a bit low .
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You're not reading the advice.. The arc volume is loud.. if your device is not loud then you have a faulty device.
I got my new ARC today, hurray (sweet silvery mist)!!
Honestly, the sound quality is very good. But it feels like that there could be one or two more steps on the volume controll to increse the loudness, atleast with the supplied in-ear headphones.
Some music plays lower and some higher i dont know maybe ur musics?
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I've noticed this too. It's kind of shocking to see the amount of people jumping to conclusions here....
I got around it by using 'PowerAmp', and using the PreAmp function located under Equalizer settings.
I'd say that it's some kind of volume limiter (I think UK commonly has some kind of Volume Limitations on devices; my device is from the UK).
SkitZaY said:
I've noticed this too. It's kind of shocking to see the amount of people jumping to conclusions here....
I got around it by using 'PowerAmp', and using the PreAmp function located under Equalizer settings.
I'd say that it's some kind of volume limiter (I think UK commonly has some kind of Volume Limitations on devices; my device is from the UK).
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Probably a volume limiter, but its not an UK idea. What I remember from before (2007) when I had a SE P1i, it was France that had som EU regulation issues about volume on mobiles.
So SE decided to implement it on all new devices worldwide, not to get insurance "hearing problem" claims.
But its just a guess...
Ps. My SE P1i was a brown/engineer model (impossible to flash without hardware tools aka EPROM, so I bricked it totally once one day after modding too much).
just came from this thread then finally go to this page.
From GSMArena
...Plus the XPERIA Arc is reasonably loud so it's all looking pretty good...
I use Power amp to play my music. Its available on the market, you can really control the volume on your music and is much better than the music player that comes with the phone.

Problem I had..

Well I returned my phone with a full refund.
The volume was so low on my GNex I could hardly hear YouTube videos/Music /Notifications so I returned it. Is this the same on all GNex? (Volume Bug was another reason for returning)
Long story short I regret returning it cause I loved ICS but the volume problems were enough to drive me crazy.
So my question - Is the volume low on your Gnex's ? I don't want to pick one up again if the volume truly is that low compared to other phones.
recklesslife85 said:
Well I returned my phone with a full refund.
The volume was so low on my GNex I could hardly hear YouTube videos/Music /Notifications so I returned it. Is this the same on all GNex? (Volume Bug was another reason for returning)
Long story short I regret returning it cause I loved ICS but the volume problems were enough to drive me crazy.
So my question - Is the volume low on your Gnex's ? I don't want to pick one up again if the volume truly is that low compared to other phones.
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forget about GNexus.
have yourself actually come across any devices that have a speaker that is loud enough for you under crowd environment? (even my xoom doesn't provide volume loud enough). plus you have to check if the audio of that music/video is originally softer or louder. certain audio/video are slightly softer by default. hence its really hard to measure.
i find the GNexus is loud enough under quiet environment.
Yeah, it is a bit low compared to other phones. If that's a deal-breaker then that's unfortunate. Maybe along the line someone will make a custom kernel/rom that will boost the volume though so you should keep an eye out.
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qwerp_ said:
forget about GNexus.
have yourself actually come across any devices that have a speaker that is loud enough for you under crowd environment? (even my xoom doesn't provide volume loud enough). plus you have to check if the audio of that music/video is originally softer or louder. certain audio/video are slightly softer by default. hence its really hard to measure.
i find the GNexus is loud enough under quiet environment.
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Chrono_Tata said:
Yeah, it is a bit low compared to other phones. If that's a deal-breaker then that's unfortunate. Maybe along the line someone will make a custom kernel/rom that will boost the volume though so you should keep an eye out.
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Thanks for the replies guys. Well I currently have an iPhone 4S which is perfect sound wise and so is my Dell Venue Pro. I can hear them both easy without a problem but I couldn't hear my Gnex when I was in the house talking to family. I may have had a faulty phone? Was well quiet. Considering the Galaxy Note right now but really want the Gnex again.
It is more quiet than my previous HTC Desire. But I love that it is not too loud that you are close to hearing the speakers cracking. I am not afraid to put the device in full volume anymore.
I found it way too low (as in I was close to returning it) but use Volume+ to boost it up to very respectable levels without distortion. Was happy with that then had Volume+ crash a couple of times so hoping for a proper patch (official or community) at some point.
Can't find the thread anymore, but some users with the same problem reported good results using Volume+. Think it was mainly the speaker volume when ringing that was an issue for him/her/them.
Might be worth a shot!
recklesslife85 said:
Thanks for the replies guys. Well I currently have an iPhone 4S which is perfect sound wise and so is my Dell Venue Pro. I can hear them both easy without a problem but I couldn't hear my Gnex when I was in the house talking to family. I may have had a faulty phone? Was well quiet. Considering the Galaxy Note right now but really want the Gnex again.
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do bear in mind that the iphone and dell venue both have side loaded speakers. and primarily all new android phones has their speaker at the back of the phones. ny default, the audio is blasted away from you (if you are watching youtube). you need some sort of deflector to deflect the audio back to the front to make it louder.
for instant, if you are listening to music, and have the phone facing backward, i don't think you will have any big issues.
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do bear in mind that the iphone and dell venue both have side loaded speakers. and primarily all new android phones has their speaker at the back of the phones. ny default, the audio is blasted away from you (if you are watching youtube). you need some sort of deflector to deflect the audio back to the front to make it louder.
for instant, if you are listening to music, and have the phone facing backward, i don't think you will have any big issues.
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True, but sound on my old Galaxy S2 was good with the speaker on the back. (Sold it before picking up the Gnex) I'm Androidless at the moment.. so its between picking this back up or the Note.
recklesslife85 said:
True, but sound on my old Galaxy S2 was good with the speaker on the back. (Sold it before picking up the Gnex) I'm Androidless at the moment.. so its between picking this back up or the Note.
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i have not really tested the SGS2, so i can't comment much in that. primarily throughout all nexus i had, Nexus one, Nexus S and now Galaxy Nexus, they are all about the same, i would say.
maybe you should give +Volume a shot, it could be something samsung has modified in their touchwiz to boost the volume, like how the Beats ranges from HTC.
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i have not really tested the SGS2, so i can't comment much in that. primarily throughout all nexus i had, Nexus one, Nexus S and now Galaxy Nexus, they are all about the same, i would say.
maybe you should give +Volume a shot, it could be something samsung has modified in their touchwiz to boost the volume, like how the Beats ranges from HTC.
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Yeah true. I'll try +Volume if I can force myself to pick one back up haha! Thanks for the input anyways.
I found the ringtones and notifications quite low, but all i do is use Audacity to boost the volume of my ringtones then put them on my phone!
Problem solved
Evileddie said:
I found the ringtones and notifications quite low, but all i do is use Audacity to boost the volume of my ringtones then put them on my phone!
Problem solved
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I'll check it out, thanks.
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I found the ringtones and notifications quite low, but all i do is use Audacity to boost the volume of my ringtones then put them on my phone!
Problem solved
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this is the exactly scenario i meant by some audio are softer by default.

BoomSound? Blah!

I just got done reading a majority of this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2243207
Anyone else disappointed in the volume levels?
Quite honestly my ringtones are deafening but when I open up Play Music it really isn't all that loud and I really was expecting more.
I've always noticed that Play Music was lower-quality and more compressed sounding than comparable services like Spotify. Try loading up a high-quality MP3 on your phone and use a media player, I think you will see the difference is night and day.
I took your advice, I'm not so sure that made much of a difference.
I grabbed a file from my Dropbox of one of the artists I mix/master for which was 320kbps, played it in the HTC Music player instead of Play Music and it wasn't much different.
That is what you suggested, correct?
Yeah. Not sure why it seems underwhelming for you then. I just turned my volume to 100% and it was crazy loud, and I don't have the best hearing.
I may visit my store today and try their demo unit to see what I think because it really is quite disappointing.
It's loud, don't get me wrong. it's just not LOUD like I expected it to be.
just a quick question - what did you EXPECT? When you watch a youtube video, you also have to keep in mind that your speakers are probably ALREADY outputting at their own volume level. so you arent actually hearing how loud the boomsound is yourself. I think mine are extremely loud, but I'm basing it off of the sound I hear from other phones, not the sound I heard when watching all of the video reviews.
And my first line isnt in any way meant to sound rude. I'm just honestly asking what you were expecting so we can get a better look at whether the speakers are actually quiet, or if you just thought they'd be louder
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just a quick question - what did you EXPECT? When you watch a youtube video, you also have to keep in mind that your speakers are probably ALREADY outputting at their own volume level. so you aren't actually hearing how loud the boom sound is yourself. I think mine are extremely loud, but I'm basing it off of the sound I hear from other phones, not the sound I heard when watching all of the video reviews.
And my first line isn't in any way meant to sound rude. I'm just honestly asking what you were expecting so we can get a better look at whether the speakers are actually quiet, or if you just thought they'd be louder
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No offense taken whatsoever. Honestly, I've had every top tier phone imaginable from Verizon. (perks of being a store manager for a indirect retailer)
I'd say that the volume levels are about on par with the others, just blown in a different direction. I mean with a name like "BoomSound" I guess I expected them to be quite a bit louder. It's really no louder than the S4 I just got rid of a couple of days ago. Quality is great, volume not so much.
yeah if its 'on-par' with the others then there's something wrong. I just startled my mom down the hall playing music on google play at max volume...not even kidding
Well when my girlfriend wakes her ass up I'll play the same song, same app, from her iPhone 5 at the same time and give it a good comparison, maybe I'll even try to do a video with my DSLR
Mine is very loud. Almost as good as a cheap Bluetooth speaker. Sounds like your mp3 files may have been recorded at low volume.
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No that's far from the problem, I think. I've tried my own tracks (I have Pro Tools and all that jazz). I've tried streaming. I've tried YouTube. I've tried just about everything I can think of. They're not that loud.
After looking at that thread, I can confirm that the volume doesn't change much if at all after 50%, which is weird. I guess it doesn't really bother me though, since I mostly use headphones. After doing some reading, seems like most people are saying the phone's volume is comparable to other phones, but louder in noisier places due to the boosted mids brought on by Beats Audio.
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Could we turn beats off and then install a sound appnlike Viper?? I had that on my s4 and it was sick!!
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i can definitely tell you there is a difference between volume level - even above 50%
Something is wrong I think...
I agree. I played a song at 50% then cranked it up, it definitely got louder. Still not what I think it should be. I'm saving down a real quick clip that I did that will show it. In the video, it doesn't really prove my point much but in person there is next to no difference.
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I'll see if I can record a video as well of mine for you to compare.
I might go up to the Verizon store later to compare it with their display model. If there is a difference, I will definitely exchange it before waiting to see if 4.3 addresses any of the problems. On mine, the speaker volume doesn't really reflect noticeable change between 50-100% unless you really listen for it.
I use PowerAmp and this thing is very loud and sounds great. It isn't a home stereo system but it is very very good.
I realize that I probably should have recorded them playing separately for the video to better prove my point, but here's the little video that I did.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrwDYSEWoqs
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I realize that I probably should have recorded them playing separately for the video to better prove my point, but here's the little video that I did.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrwDYSEWoqs
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Video is set to private.

M8 vs. M7: Earpiece volume

I upgraded from a M7 and it appears the earpiece volume is lower. Anyone have a similar experience? Trying to determine if its just me... Thanks.
the m7 volume for the headphone is far superior to m8. I am using the player pro to play all my musics. The m7 sound is clear and crisp. however on the m8 I am not satisfy with the quality and volume of the m8. You can turn the volume all the way up and it would feel like something is missing. I wanted to return the m8 badly because of it. But then I tweak the EQ on Player pro and downloaded the virper4android and tweak the EQ on there also. Its still not as good as m7 but close to it. I still like my m8 because of the sd card but I wish the size would be between 4.3 or 4.7 inch. I'm using viperrom on both my m7 and m8.
Check and make sure that there isn't some kind of adaptive volume feature enabled for calls or something.
As far as audio quality, I think the M8 blows away my M7. Now, I have decent headphones, and they don't really need an EQ to sound how I like them to sound, so that may be different for other people. The M8 has been getting reviews raving about the audio quality though, and it has a thread over on Head-fi saying the same. The difference between the two is probably the beats vs boomsound EQ. If you like the m7 better, you probably just liked that "sound" more, which should be able to accomplish through software. The hardware itself is better though.
The speaker quality is great but for whatever reason the earpiece volume does seem very low.
Yea I didn't notice it myself until yesterday when I was walking the dog. It just wasn't loud enough for some reason. Call clarity is nice but the volume is missing a few steps
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You guys think its low? I have to turn it down. The first time I made a call the other day I thought I was going to blow my ear drum, I have to set it around 50% while my M7 was always on max.
Sound is much better than the M7 all the way around in my eyes. Maybe its a ROM thing, I don't know if InsertCoin has tweaked the audio at all (if it has been tweaked, baadnewz hasn't said anything about it)
It seems like the first ring is loud then it tends to go down in volume regardless as to what it's set at mind you I'm still completely stock haven't even rooted this baby yet maybe a software update will fix this issue?
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I'm not talking about the ringer. I'm talking about the earpiece when you are talking to someone and listening to them.
Test this,
I experienced this myself. I was talking with a friend and noticed very low volume. While talking, I tried to turn up the volume but no change. as soon as I moved the phone away from my ear and the screen turned on, I was then able to adjust volume. It seems, at least for me, that you can not change the incall volume while the phone is against your ear. Do a test call and try.
Legaleye3000 said:
I'm not talking about the ringer. I'm talking about the earpiece when you are talking to someone and listening to them.
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The speaker quality is great and headphone quality is super.
superm3 said:
the m7 volume for the headphone is far superior to m8. I am using the player pro to play all my musics. The m7 sound is clear and crisp. however on the m8 I am not satisfy with the quality and volume of the m8. You can turn the volume all the way up and it would feel like something is missing. I wanted to return the m8 badly because of it. But then I tweak the EQ on Player pro and downloaded the virper4android and tweak the EQ on there also. Its still not as good as m7 but close to it. I still like my m8 because of the sd card but I wish the size would be between 4.3 or 4.7 inch. I'm using viperrom on both my m7 and m8.
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The M8 is so much better than the M7 in terms of sound quality and loudness.
If it doesn't sound like it for you, your unit must be bad... Or there's something wrong with your ears
My cousin's first unit from Verizon had something wrong with the speakers/amp and had to take it back. Sounded very distorted.
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xxquicksh0txx said:
The M8 is so much better than the M7 in terms of sound quality and loudness.
If it doesn't sound like it for you, your unit must be bad... Or there's something wrong with your ears
My cousin's first unit from Verizon had something wrong with the speakers/amp and had to take it back. Sounded very distorted.
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Thanks. I'll give that a try. I passed my 14 days return policy. Is it too late to exchange for another one?
superm3 said:
Thanks. I'll give that a try. I passed my 14 days return policy. Is it too late to exchange for another one?
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When I had my m7 replaced after about 6 months, they sent me a unit in the mail. But it was refurbished.
I only had to pay like $5 shipping.
I'm not sure what they would do now, since it's so new. Your best bet would be to go and ask
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Legaleye3000 said:
I upgraded from a M7 and it appears the earpiece volume is lower. Anyone have a similar experience? Trying to determine if its just me... Thanks.
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I noticed that the volume is higher on the left part of the speaker. Have you tried using the left part? If you listen to the right, it sounds low. The middle is louder, but the left part is the loudest.
http://androidforums.com/htc-one-m8/844276-htc-one-m8-in-call-volume-issues.html

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