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Speakers are not very loud...

Is it just me or are the new speakers much softer than the previous N7? It does sound much better with the Stereo setup instead of Mono, but the volume just seems low even at max volume. Maybe its just me...

The new Nexus 7 speakers are much louder for me than the old ones.

Speakers have plenty of volume...

GatorsUF said:
Is it just me or are the new speakers much softer than the previous N7? It does sound much better with the Stereo setup instead of Mono, but the volume just seems low even at max volume. Maybe its just me...
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Me too. :crying:

GatorsUF said:
Is it just me or are the new speakers much softer than the previous N7? It does sound much better with the Stereo setup instead of Mono, but the volume just seems low even at max volume. Maybe its just me...
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You're can't be on the cm-10.2 nightlies right now because for me they're almost too loud haha

JayceOoi said:
Me too. :crying:
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GatorsUF said:
Is it just me or are the new speakers much softer than the previous N7? It does sound much better with the Stereo setup instead of Mono, but the volume just seems low even at max volume. Maybe its just me...
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I am also in the same boat. Low Sound and I was wondering a way to check it.
Also, i tried listening to it by placing my ears on the speakers and I am not able to hear anything from the top speakers at all. The down seem to work fine.
So can you check and let me know which speakers are affected and also what are you software version or and using any custom rom?
I am on stock, Unrooted, locked and nothing changed from me till yet.

Mine is also not loud and I hear sound form both speakers . I just tested it against my phones and........galaxy s3, galaxy s2, galaxy note 2 are louder by alot.

Make sure you guys are testing with the right things, for example with music or podcasts mine are very loud and its great but Youtube can be sporadic because not every video is made well and the sound doesnt get through. If you are watching a professional channel then they should be great but some people dont do too well with the sound on youtube. Also netflix for me is very loud and clear and overall everything is much better than my original N7

fifasarajevo said:
Make sure you guys are testing with the right things, for example with music or podcasts mine are very loud and its great but Youtube can be sporadic because not every video is made well and the sound doesnt get through. If you are watching a professional channel then they should be great but some people dont do too well with the sound on youtube. Also netflix for me is very loud and clear and overall everything is much better than my original N7
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Is yours louder than this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuB97aR6IoQ

my speakers work fine and loud. But i read somewhere that due to the angle of the speakers (almost rear facing), some people have complained about weak speakers.

I have sound mod increase by 50 percent for my gs3. Wonder if it would work with the nexus 7. Prolly not as 4.3 might have different files.
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Hnk1 said:
I am also in the same boat. Low Sound and I was wondering a way to check it.
Also, i tried listening to it by placing my ears on the speakers and I am not able to hear anything from the top speakers at all. The down seem to work fine.
So can you check and let me know which speakers are affected and also what are you software version or and using any custom rom?
I am on stock, Unrooted, locked and nothing changed from me till yet.
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Everything stock. Both speakers are working fine but soft. 1st gen N7 speaker is louder.

Audio Quality Through Headphones

What is the audio quality like through the headphone jack?
A good pair of headphones & Flac with both built in music player & Poweramp?
Is it as good as both the S5 & the M8 or is it better?
Ta

I think the quality is good. However some handsets have a problem with internal noise, i also had this issue but it kinda fixed itself after the first few days.

Baguett said:
I think the quality is good. However some handsets have a problem with internal noise, i also had this issue but it kinda fixed itself after the first few days.
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What do you mean by internal noise? Buzzing from headphone jack?

@home said:
What is the audio quality like through the headphone jack?
A good pair of headphones & Flac with both built in music player & Poweramp?
Is it as good as both the S5 & the M8 or is it better?
Ta
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i use poweramp and Westone UM3x in-ears or Beyer Dynamic Custom Pro, and for sure no worse than S4 and M7 which i pre-owned, and similar to directly from my Macbook Pro, too. so i personally am very pleased with the sound...:good: and no hissing or other issues here ...

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What do you mean by internal noise? Buzzing from headphone jack?
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Yeah something like that. But i just read people having this issue made it go away by changing from dalvik to ART in settings. When i think about it (i also changed to ART) that was when my issue also was gone. So yeah apparently a software issue.

jomansch said:
i use poweramp and Westone UM3x in-ears or Beyer Dynamic Custom Pro, and for sure no worse than S4 and M7 which i pre-owned, and similar to directly from my Macbook Pro, too. so i personally am very pleased with the sound...:good: and no hissing or other issues here ...
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I would it is better then the S4 & the M7, I didn't think they where all that good.
S5 & M8 are a good yard stick.

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I would it is better then the S4 & the M7, I didn't think they where all that good.
S5 & M8 are a good yard stick.
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i tried a lot of mobiles this one is the best quality i've ever heard

olivierdo said:
i tried a lot of mobiles this one is the best quality i've ever heard
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Fantastic. Looking forward to trying mine out.
Do you use stock or a 3rd party music player?

GSM arena ran a bunch of tests and basically found that the G3 has the highest output quality of any Android device, up against the S5, M8, Find7, and Z2. It's not the loudest, but there will be mods for that.

Baguett said:
Yeah something like that. But i just read people having this issue made it go away by changing from dalvik to ART in settings. When i think about it (i also changed to ART) that was when my issue also was gone. So yeah apparently a software issue.
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I changed from dalvik to art. But the noise remains in the left ear plug after reboot (checked and art is still selected). Any ideas?

SomeGuyDude said:
GSM arena ran a bunch of tests and basically found that the G3 has the highest output quality of any Android device, up against the S5, M8, Find7, and Z2. It's not the loudest, but there will be mods for that.
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Yeah I did read that, but it's always nice to hear from users first hand. :good:

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I changed from dalvik to art. But the noise remains in the left ear plug after reboot (checked and art is still selected). Any ideas?
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Crap! I just tested again and now i also have a silent buzz when i play music. This is really not right. Also i have this beep-beep sound the moment i plug in my headphones.

Is this buzzing present when playing through Bluetooth headphones?

@home said:
Yeah I did read that, but it's always nice to hear from users first hand. :good:
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I can tell you that it's the best mobile I've heard. I play Spotify @320 through Shure SE846's and sure it's not the absolute top notch but it's REALLY good. Like, I don't feel the need for an external Amp/DAC.

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Is this buzzing present when playing through Bluetooth headphones?
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nope
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@home said:
Fantastic. Looking forward to trying mine out.
Do you use stock or a 3rd party music player?
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with poweramp and withour direct volume control, without any egalzer..nothing, the sound is simply amazing.

The M8, G3, Note 3, and S5 all had pretty good sound quality with headphones imo. I really couldn't say which is the best. They all sounded pretty good and comparable to each other. I still use my ear buds from the HTC Rezound. I don't care what anyone says but those were some good headphones for a free pair.
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Maybe it's just me but I find the volume to be on the low side (using Google Play Music All Access) and the sound doesn't sound warm like it did on my SGS3

Varming said:
Maybe it's just me but I find the volume to be on the low side (using Google Play Music All Access) and the sound doesn't sound warm like it did on my SGS3
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Check out the mod in the developer section. You can make it plenty loud very easily (with root).

Skizzy034 said:
The M8, G3, Note 3, and S5 all had pretty good sound quality with headphones imo. I really couldn't say which is the best. They all sounded pretty good and comparable to each other. I still use my ear buds from the HTC Rezound. I don't care what anyone says but those were some good headphones for a free pair.
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That would be EXACTLY why you can't tell any of them apart, LOL. It's like saying Blu-Ray and DVD look the exact same when you're watching them on your 13" CRT TV.
And no... the stock buds that come with a phone aren't good. They're terrible. Quite literally the only good things you can say is that they put sound in your ear and it's possible to buy worse ones at a 7/11.

Stock earphones from the HTC M7 and M8 are great for free headphones quite loud and good sound.
I have a pair of JVC extreme in earphones that I bought for £15 quid and they are loud, also have a pair of Dre Beat's Solo's and they sound good.
I'd say the stock volume for the rear facing speaker is very loud for a back firing speaker I was quite shocked at just how loud it was.
Headphone volume was on the low side though.
I used a guide in the dev thread to boost the auido volume of both speaker and headset and then used Viper4Android and WOW oh WOW.
Best sound I've had out of a phone.
I've owned alot aswell. Coming from the Nexus 5 the sound of the G3 blows it away.
I would 100% suggest rooting. Increasing the values as per the guide and getting Viper4Android installed

Bluetooth Speakers

So, for my old iPhone, I used this Bluetooth Speaker, from TechMatte, I really like using it. Will it still work on this moto g? Or do I need to get a different speaker? I would love to keep this one if possible...

vulcanvillalta said:
that should work..? it's basic bluetooth
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Thanks, I guess that makes sense.

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How is the quality of that speaker? I have been looking for a new one for a while
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Pretty good! I have it in my office, and it just plays softly from the corner; sounds great with some early Christmas music!!

Bluetooth Speaker
l buy one Bluetooth Speaker with NFC, FM radio, AUX and micro SD on focalprice, the Speaker is very good but the battery dies for the price the Speaker works very well l recomend it. l cant post links so I will not show us pictures of it fo.r now

Does it use a lot of battery on the phone? I like to find one with some good bass but not many options due to its size and based on reviews

lmf said:
Does it use a lot of battery on the phone? I like to find one with some good bass but not many options due to its size and based on reviews
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Not too much. I dont find it to be an issue with mine.

Anyone return phone due to poor HP audio?

I have to say that while my copy has been flawless, I can't say I like the HP output. It's at least two steps back from my old Samsung GNex. Volume is poor and simply the detail coming out of it, at least through my Audio-Technika IM70 IEMs, is also quite lacking. Not impressed at all.
Is anyone else thinking about returning/selling their phone due to poor HP output?

No ofcourse not there will be a tweak to make it sounds good
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I've not experienced anything like that. Like you I love my music and I am very happy with the quality coming from the handset. Although I always use poweramp.

I like the audio from this device.

I was replying to one guy at reddit before. He was curios about the sound on the G4 compared to HTC One M7. Since I got both, and I do listen to music a lot, I wrote my impression.
"I switched from M7 to G4, and I was worried about the sound in headphones also. Even though I think they both perform really good, but I will give my M7 a slight edge here. I was listening to both right now, and it feels that G4 got more highs, bass is not as punchy as M7, and M7 sounds more tight. It's really hard to say which sounds better, matter of taste, but I find M7 as a better sound quality device, even though the sound is a bit dull comparing to G4. The volume levels are higher in M7, but the volumes G4 produces are more than enough for me.
Both devices were tested with stock players, without any EQ tweaks, Beats Audio turned off of course. Music genre: electronic. Earphones: Shure SE425."
But I won't return this device, only because I don't like the sound as much as I do on M7. G4 is superb phone in overall, and the sound is not bad at all, it's just different.

Versus my M7 it doesnt compare. But with that being said my M7 had an audiomod on it which revamped the output. There really isn't any phone(stock) that I could find that'll compare to it.
Am I going to return it? Nope. I'll wait for root and get another mod and call it a day

The headphone quality is indeed poor. Also on my unit, the device won’t even recognize the headphone input unless the jack is pressed at a certain angle. Tested with multiple pairs of headphones.
The headphone situation is my only negative mark for this phone. Everything else about it meets or exceeds expectations.

Idk how can some people all audio quality on this phone good....
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ambervals6 said:
Idk how can some people all audio quality on this phone good....
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Idk how someone on an S6 keeps trolling the G4 threads.
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The headphones quality by all means isn't poor whatsoever. Tested and compared to iPhone 6,5, Samsung s6 n4 and 2014 edition tablet. Lg g4 by far is the very best. I'm a sound engineer and was blown away from the sound of this device. It's very well balanced with extension on the highs. The bass of course isn't as punchy but it's just right amount of bass extension so it doesn't overpower the mids. Yes volume output for hp isn't so great. Lg g2,3,4 is the one phone that has a DAC inside for sound quality and support natively 192/24bit audio

wadamean said:
The headphones quality by all means isn't poor whatsoever. Tested and compared to iPhone 6,5, Samsung s6 n4 and 2014 edition tablet. Lg g4 by far is the very best. I'm a sound engineer and was blown away from the sound of this device. It's very well balanced with extension on the highs. The bass of course isn't as punchy but it's just right amount of bass extension so it doesn't overpower the mids. Yes volume output for hp isn't so great. Lg g2,3,4 is the one phone that has a DAC inside for sound quality and support natively 192/24bit audio
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This.
LG just lowers the volume so you don't blow out your pretty ear drums. Volume mods are just a number tweak.

player911 said:
This.
LG just lowers the volume so you don't blow out your pretty ear drums. Volume mods are just a number tweak.
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Tweak tips?
Any way to turn on the LG Nanny mode off?

Dennisg34 said:
Idk how someone on an S6 keeps trolling the G4 threads.
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Have both phones. The audio on g4 is crappy when earphones are on. But feel free to troll and deny it
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Sounds a lot better than my Nexus 6. I had to mess with the equalizer to get a decent sound that wasn't muffled/"warm" but not with the G4.
Using PowerAmp and ATH-M50x.
It also gets plenty loud for me. I've never had to turn the volume to max.
If it doesn't get loud enough for you, get some headphones/iems that isolate better, are within proper impedance range for a mobile device or get an amp or get your hearing checked.

I don't understand what you all mean when you say you apply an audio mod to make things sound better. What does this "mod" actually do? I am very skeptical because mods can only modify the software at that point, the hardware (which controls the quality) is what it is.

I sweat by Viper4Android. Its crazy all the things it can do. The convolver in particular has helped elevate the sound. Not being able to install it has been my biggest disappointment with the g4
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Dac quality compared to Axon 7?

Hey guys, the only factor that is making me choose the Axon 7 over the OP3 is the dedicated DAC. I was wondering if you guys would be able to tell me if the sound difference would be a deal breaker over the OP3 whilst using headphones? If the OP3 is almost as good as the Axon 7, might as well go for the OP3. Any help appreciated, thanks.
Cheers

valeriee said:
Hey guys, the only factor that is making me choose the Axon 7 over the OP3 is the dedicated DAC. I was wondering if you guys would be able to tell me if the sound difference would be a deal breaker over the OP3 whilst using headphones? If the OP3 is almost as good as the Axon 7, might as well go for the OP3. Any help appreciated, thanks.
Cheers
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Hi,
If you are really wanting to get good sound quality on OP3, I suggest that you root and install an audio mod on top of a custom ROM like RR or CM.
It really does improve the device's sound quality.

valeriee said:
Hey guys, the only factor that is making me choose the Axon 7 over the OP3 is the dedicated DAC. I was wondering if you guys would be able to tell me if the sound difference would be a deal breaker over the OP3 whilst using headphones? If the OP3 is almost as good as the Axon 7, might as well go for the OP3. Any help appreciated, thanks.
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I think you won't be disappointed with the audio output.
http://pocketnow.com/2016/06/27/oneplus-3-review#toc-7
Initial anecdotal impressions of the OP3 were very positive. This phone has a clean, punchy, balanced output from the headphone jack, and this amp is more powerful than the hardware found on the Galaxy S7 or LG G5.
Running this phone through some analyzer tools, it handily beat those two flagships, and trailed directly behind some of our absolute favorite music phones like the HTC 10 and LG V10, just nipping at the heels of the iPhone 6S. This was shocking in the best way possible. The OnePlus 3 sounds like a very good option for the audiophile on a budget.
The bottom firing speaker is no slouch either. Not the loudest we’ve tested for alerts and notifications, but providing detailed and crisp playback.
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I have also seen a negative review, where the reviewer mentioned that the output lacks in specific frequencies compared to other phones.
Too bad these frequencies are inaudible by the human ear.

arch_geek said:
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If you are really wanting to get good sound quality on OP3, I suggest that you root and install an audio mod on top of a custom ROM like RR or CM.
It really does improve the device's sound quality.
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Pointless. Wont make the slightest difference other than imagination .
Play around with an eq and you will get the same results.
Limitations are hardware but the headphone output of the OP3 is not all that bad.

valeriee said:
Hey guys, the only factor that is making me choose the Axon 7 over the OP3 is the dedicated DAC. I was wondering if you guys would be able to tell me if the sound difference would be a deal breaker over the OP3 whilst using headphones? If the OP3 is almost as good as the Axon 7, might as well go for the OP3. Any help appreciated, thanks.
Cheers
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I have the axon 7 and the sound is amazing. I dont even have great headphones and its amazing. Just make sure u turn the dolby toggle on in the notification tray toggles.

Some of you are mixing up stuff here:
Quality is not determined by what you think sounds better (what you can achieve with EQ = Software),
but by what frequencies can be played without distorting the sound, details in lows, highs, at which volume?!
The latter can all be measured and compared and relies on the DAC's quality.
The rest is pure software enhancement. It surely can improve your hearing pleasure,
but a pure DAC will result in low output when using higher specced headphones for example.
(I'm not saying one or the other is better here / Axon7 vs OP3)