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
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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...
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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.
Hey guys, I just got my SGSIII and I am suffering from low speaker volume when making calls. The back speaker works fine but the front speaker is very low when I put it to my ear, even when I enable extra volume. I actually traded somebody for this phone, so I'm worried that they may have messed it up somehow and not told me. It doesn't sound like it's been blown or anything, the sound is clear and crisp however it's just extremely hard to hear the person on the other end.
Have any of you experienced similar issues and is there a potential fix? I just got the phone, so I haven't had a chance to root it and load a custom rom, but is there any chance that may fix the issue?
Hi,
I received my N7 today and I've noticed that if I turn the volume all the way up it seems to sound a bit distorted from one of the speakers. It's not really a problem because it sounds loud enough without turning it all the way up, but it's kind of a shame not being able to set it as loud as it's supposed to.
Are you getting this problem too?
You might have a blown speaker, if it distorts more as you turn it up louder. Would you be able to provide a video? If it is blown, it is something that our warranty does cover so you'd be able to send it in for service.
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You might have a blown speaker, if it distorts more as you turn it up louder. Would you be able to provide a video? If it is blown, it is something that our warranty does cover so you'd be able to send it in for service.
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I too get a rattling sound on certain sounds/tones on high volume, so it might be the way it is. There's also the hissing on low volumes..
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda app-developers app
Yeah I think everyone gets hissing on low volumes....sucks
Proper etiquette aside (hint: don't use speakerphone while doing your "business" in a public bathroom), rate this thread to express how you think the Nextbit Robin's speakerphone performs. A higher rating indicates that you love it: it's loud and it's clear.
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
Compared to the HTC One M7, the speakers on the Nextbit Robin are not as loud or clean. The low-end cuts out a little at max volume, distortion can be heard at louder volumes. It has a slightly hollow sounding quality, as if the sound is echoing in the body. While better than many smartphone speakers due to it being front-facing stereo setup, it's not as refined as HTC's offerings.
Best use scenario for the speakers are for podcasts, YouTube videos, and light gaming. Music aficionados or those who spend a significant time consuming video content without headphones may want to demo the unit before considering a purchase.
Speakers are very bad! At 80% volume they distort and crackle. Even some ring tones crackle at full volume. Very disappointed.
The speakers sound extremely bad. And the sound output itself too. It probably has to do with the software though, because there is no way it can sound this bad without doing something wrong with the software. Honestly, I get sick listening to the speakers. They have this extremely weird effect on the sound that makes the speakers sound like crap.
was fine, then recent update made min volume incredibly loud!
hopefully next update will fix it
I am currently testing the next update... The volume ramp up had been fixed! It's so much better now. We plan on releasing it soon, but we still need more testing done as well as certification through Google, so it will take some time. Thanks for everyone's patience!
im on latest OS 7.1.1 april security patch.
crackling sound. at 50% volume still there. how can to fix it?
its hardware problem?
elbi14 said:
im on latest OS 7.1.1 april security patch.
crackling sound. at 50% volume still there. how can to fix it?
its hardware problem?
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thru headphone or speaker?
cheeze.keyk said:
thru headphone or speaker?
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bottom speaker :crying:
elbi14 said:
bottom speaker :crying:
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even in custom roms?
cheeze.keyk said:
even in custom roms?
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yes. on AOSPA rom more cracklingg.
Hi is anyone else facing in call low volume? i can barely hear people on the other end of the call, i believe the sound is coming from the speaker on top of the phone rather than the earpiece.
Isn't that speaker supposed to be for loudspeaker?
Thanks
I've also noticed the earpiece speaker is pretty low. It's only a tiny slot at the top of the phone though.
hmd21 said:
Hi is anyone else facing in call low volume? i can barely hear people on the other end of the call, i believe the sound is coming from the speaker on top of the phone rather than the earpiece.
Isn't that speaker supposed to be for loudspeaker?
Thanks
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This problem android 13
I found the solution.
Sold the phone
No such issue for me, in quiet enviroment I cant even push it above 50% because it would be too loud.