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SonyEricsson HBH-300 bt hf poor sound quailty

Greetings and salutations all.
Here is my problem. I have HBH-300 bluetooth handsfree and the sound quality of this hf is superior (to my taste) to any other I have tried.
This, however is not the case with it connected to TyTN. The sound quality of the earpiece is very poor (like all the f's and s's gets badly distorted). I have tested TyTN with 3 other bt hf:s (Nokias and Jabra) without any problems with the sound quality. The mic quality appears to be the same as with other phones according to the other person of the phone calls.
I've tried modify the registry acording to the idea of enhancing the stereo bt sound quality (tho this is just a mono hf) and tried to lower the value of the bluetooth speaker, but no luck.
So, any idea if there's anything for me to try to be able to use my beloved HBH-300 or is it just the Nokia/Jabra way from now on ?

Sound quality issue

I run Pocket Music Player on my Mda compact, but the sound quality is much more mono-like then when i play the same track on my PC in winamp.
Is this due to the sound engine my mda compact uses?
I want to experience the same stereo sound on my mda as on my pc.
(i compared both interfaces (mda and pc) with the same track and with the same headphones)
Does anybody has an idea to make my sound more stereo, or install a new soundengine?
thnxz!

There was a small file i downloaded off this forum that allowed you to customize the bass and treble levels and in my honest opinion it did wonders for the sound quality the file name was DSP_EN (do a search and u would be able to get it)
also one word of advise the headphones that come with the compact/jam are complete crap for hearing music

Yes indeed that produces much more very low bass in the sounds makes it much warmer! thnxz
But still... the sound that my mda produces is much less stereo then my pc does, (with the same mp3 and headphones)
Can i adjust this?

Out of curiosity, how do you manage to use the same headphones on your Magician and your PC? You have one of those proper 2.5mm to 3.5mm converters? (The ones with THREE rings on the 2.5mm plug and an inline microphone, that is)
Well anyway, the sound quality out of your Magician is unlikely to match the sound quality of your computer, as... well note how much bigger the computer is . The loathesome 2.5mm plug used by, irritatingly, phones is already inferior to 3.5mm plugs due to their lack of size alone, as less size = less area of contact = less sound data flowing from your Magician to your ears. This means that you won't ever get a sound that is as full as one from your computer or a good mp3 player from your Magician. And also, considering that its a lot of everything packed into such a small device, the audio components aren't really a priority, so they're probably average quality at best.
Having said that, Magicians (apparently) have above-average sound quality for a mobile phone\Pocket PC that isnt dedicated to audio. You might want to try MortPlayer (google it) as it has a nice equaliser along with some sound processing effects that may help in reducing the 'mononess' of your sound.

I use indeed the 2,5 to 3,5 mm adapter.
I was wondering maybe that is the problem.
The 2,5 mm jack that comes originally with the phone has 3 rings. my adapter has only 2. So maybe the sound gets mono because the adapter plug only touches 1 ring instead of two (for stereo sound.)
i will try to fit my new earphones on the originally ones (cutting and welming)
we'll see
thnxz anyway

toomuchdogfur said:
Out of curiosity, how do you manage to use the same headphones on your Magician and your PC? You have one of those proper 2.5mm to 3.5mm converters? (The ones with THREE rings on the 2.5mm plug and an inline microphone, that is)
Well anyway, the sound quality out of your Magician is unlikely to match the sound quality of your computer, as... well note how much bigger the computer is . The loathesome 2.5mm plug used by, irritatingly, phones is already inferior to 3.5mm plugs due to their lack of size alone, as less size = less area of contact = less sound data flowing from your Magician to your ears. This means that you won't ever get a sound that is as full as one from your computer or a good mp3 player from your Magician. And also, considering that its a lot of everything packed into such a small device, the audio components aren't really a priority, so they're probably average quality at best.
Having said that, Magicians (apparently) have above-average sound quality for a mobile phone\Pocket PC that isnt dedicated to audio. You might want to try MortPlayer (google it) as it has a nice equaliser along with some sound processing effects that may help in reducing the 'mononess' of your sound.
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thats the worst logic i have ever come across.......there is nothing called "sound data"
what flows through earphone wires is just some varying voltage.there is no difference of sound quality just because it is 2.5 mm.
in ur computer sound card integrated circuits ..the jump wires and contacts are microns thin.....this means u hardly hear anything because all ur "sound data" is lost in thin connecting wires. wires and contacts are not like water pipes....less diameter means less flow!
buy a converter meant for magician and use 3.5mm without any loss of quality.

use a2dp headset .... great bass and tribles....

try nokia hs-47
Well, I try nokia stereo set HS-47 to listening music with TCPMP player sound wonderful n answering button work well.
When receiving calls its clear sound that we listen, like we'll tallking near to the person. maybe getting more sensitive since its not made for magician but its an advantage for me to used it.

Audio quality: HTC default headset vs. Other wired vs. A2DP

Guys,
I've bought a 2GB MiniSD just to realize the audio quality of my Qtek is not very good - 192Kbps WMA sounds like a 32Kbps on my laptop. I am currently using the HTC headset that comes with the phone. So the options are:
- Headset is bad
- 'Sound hardware' is bad
So, can anyone share his experience of listening to music on Wizard. Would buying a better headset (like KOSS or Sennheiser) with a jack adapter help? Or is it the phone sound hardware that sucks? What about A2DP?
Thanks,
Ross

I've just bought a set of HP AD2P headphones off ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....name=STRK:MEWN:IT&viewitem=&item=140054575540
And they are excellent! Very impressed and excellent price (£23 inc delivery). Smaller and lighter weight than other bluetooth headphones I've seen. Came with AC adapter for the built-in lithion-iron battery. Apparently runs for about 8hrs.
I've also got a set of AKG K26 wired headphones (however you'll need a 3.5mm to 2.5mm adapter)
http://www.headphone.com/products/headphones/earpad/akg-k-26-p.php
The AKG K26 is renowned for fantastic bass so I was very surprised to find the HP ones were very comparable.

rkhomenko said:
Guys,
I've bought a 2GB MiniSD just to realize the audio quality of my Qtek is not very good - 192Kbps WMA sounds like a 32Kbps on my laptop. I am currently using the HTC headset that comes with the phone. So the options are:
- Headset is bad
- 'Sound hardware' is bad
So, can anyone share his experience of listening to music on Wizard. Would buying a better headset (like KOSS or Sennheiser) with a jack adapter help? Or is it the phone sound hardware that sucks? What about A2DP?
Thanks,
Ross
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It's the A2DP implementation in AKU2 that sucks. Once a decent AKU3 (conversion) is released with built-in REAL AKU3 (not that of AKU2), the problems will go away.
Please make sure you check out the General forum here; I've posted several articles in there on these matters. Certainly worth a thorough read.

I have recently bought a plantronics 590A stereo bluetooth headset and have been very happy with the sound. My only advice is do research on your headset before you make a purchase because although the quality is very good on the 590A, it has a blinking blue light that continuously goes on, which makes the headset look quite wierd. Anyway, in terms of quality, it has been surprisingly pretty good.
Even with the wired manufacturer headset I got with my 8125 the quality wasn't amazing, but was better that you described.
I also have bought an adapter and used my own headphones, and again, not great, but not that bad.
Something may be wrong with your hardware, or search the forum for various registry tweaks to improve sound quality. If you can, I would definetly see if you can get another phone (through warranty), because the sound should not be that horrible.

now if this only had a microphone too....

rkhomenko said:
Guys,
I've bought a 2GB MiniSD just to realize the audio quality of my Qtek is not very good - 192Kbps WMA sounds like a 32Kbps on my laptop. I am currently using the HTC headset that comes with the phone. So the options are:
- Headset is bad
- 'Sound hardware' is bad
So, can anyone share his experience of listening to music on Wizard. Would buying a better headset (like KOSS or Sennheiser) with a jack adapter help? Or is it the phone sound hardware that sucks? What about A2DP?
Thanks,
Ross
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I think it actually has something to do with the fact that the sound hardware sucks... I feel that any amount of bass or treble over the norm (even as little as +2dB) causes the thing to distort badly...
My old HP h2210 had an excellent sound chip in it, and also, i'm used to the X-Fi in my PC, and some sennheiser HD595s, so of course, it will sound poo...

TauTau said:
now if this only had a microphone too....
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The 590A does have a mike - if you meant that.

zakhir_n said:
I have recently bought a plantronics 590A stereo bluetooth headset and have been very happy with the sound. My only advice is do research on your headset before you make a purchase because although the quality is very good on the 590A, it has a blinking blue light that continuously goes on, which makes the headset look quite wierd. Anyway, in terms of quality, it has been surprisingly pretty good.
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Try listening to any music that has *human singing* in it and compare it to the quality through wires (when you do the same by connecting the 590A to the Wizard with the wire that comes with the 590A)
Unfortunately, the 590A, being probably the best stereo headsphone, is *very* sensitive to this kind of distortion.

Update
I've bought an AD-18 2.5mm to 3.5mm adapter from Nokia to try my Wizard with different wired headphones around my office.
First observation - the sound is much better with 'normal' heaphones (Seinheiser). I would switch to better conventional headphones immediately, however, the volume is really low and I don's seem to figure out how to get it up. Does it have to do anything with resistance? Was it the case for anyone else? May be it is the Nokia adapter causing trouble?
Ross

Actually, the audio hardware in the Wizard just sucks big time. I have a pretty high end audio system in my car. It also has a line input on the front for connecting an mp3 player or whatever (even though it already plays mp3 files). Anyways, I can connect my Wizard to that line in using a cable and the sound is really poor quality. Dynamic range is not very good and the high end is seriously cut off. I have to boost the crap out of it in TCPMP but still can't get it to sound right. I can play the same MP3 off a CD and the quality is much better, CD quality (I typically use high quality vbr encoding). I can take a cheapo $15 MP3 player we got for the kids and it has much better sound quality using the same cable and input so I know it's not there. I've also tried multiple 2.5mm->3.5mm adapters with no change. Different ROMs also don't seem to make a difference in it. I can only conclude, then, that it has to be the audio hardware.
I would like to find a device that uses the A2DP profile to sync with my phone and has a phono (headphone) or RCA output plug or jack so that I could hook it into my car stereo. Any one know of such a beast?

This is bad news. I have been digging around trying to find an adapter that would allow me to use the phone as my mp3 player, whilst allowing me to plug in an external powered mic, so I can can cradle the phone in a mount and get decent talk volume to my caller. In fact, I just order a 4gb card to get more of my library on the go.
I'll have to give my daughters iPod a try and see if there is any difference. As much as I hate iTunes, maybe I'll have to spring for a new iPhone. I would upgrade to the 8525, if not for the micro SD, which is yet another rant for me. It irks me to no end that every device I have seems to use a different card format. I think HTC is not doing right by the customer to go to the micro SD format. As it stands, I could not use my SX66 cards in my Wizard. I have a hard time believing the micro to mini would drastically change the form factor.

If you mean the voice portion is totally muddled... you either have a defective headset or a defective jack. I suspect that there's a short from the sound to ground...

Avatar28 said:
I would like to find a device that uses the A2DP profile to sync with my phone and has a phono (headphone) or RCA output plug or jack so that I could hook it into my car stereo. Any one know of such a beast?
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Bit of an old post, but if anyone's interested, Connects2 does an adapter that is just as you describe. It is a BTAV01 Bluetooth interface for A2DP. Connects to any aftermarket radio with RCA connectors

Poor audio quality through 2.5mm jack?

I have an Atom Exec and I bought a 2.5mm->3.5mm jack to use it with earphones, speakers and what not as an MP3 player.
After listening I immediatley noted the weak sound volume and generally sloppy sound quality. I had one portable speaker I used to use with iPods and iPaqs and it has no sound volume control setting. I used it with the Atom Exec with the jack and unbeliavably the resultant sound was weaker than the Atom's built in speaker!!!
I then tried it with another 2.5mm jack to see if the jack was causing the poor quality, but had the same results.
So is it true that the Atom's outputs have poor quality?
In the meantime I am using a bluetooth stereo headset, though granted doing this the phone battery doesn't last an hour listening to music.

Mochan said:
I have an Atom Exec and I bought a 2.5mm->3.5mm jack to use it with earphones, speakers and what not as an MP3 player.
After listening I immediatley noted the weak sound volume and generally sloppy sound quality. I had one portable speaker I used to use with iPods and iPaqs and it has no sound volume control setting. I used it with the Atom Exec with the jack and unbeliavably the resultant sound was weaker than the Atom's built in speaker!!!
I then tried it with another 2.5mm jack to see if the jack was causing the poor quality, but had the same results.
So is it true that the Atom's outputs have poor quality?
In the meantime I am using a bluetooth stereo headset, though granted doing this the phone battery doesn't last an hour listening to music.
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did u try after changing equalizer?

Yup, you can tweak the sound with the equalizer, but it doesn't change the fact that the 2.5mm output is weaksauce in comparison. Is the problem with using a jack? I wish I had a Shure e2c that came in 2.5mm flavor to really test it out.

Mochan said:
I have an Atom Exec and I bought a 2.5mm->3.5mm jack to use it with earphones, speakers and what not as an MP3 player.
After listening I immediatley noted the weak sound volume and generally sloppy sound quality. I had one portable speaker I used to use with iPods and iPaqs and it has no sound volume control setting. I used it with the Atom Exec with the jack and unbeliavably the resultant sound was weaker than the Atom's built in speaker!!!
I then tried it with another 2.5mm jack to see if the jack was causing the poor quality, but had the same results.
So is it true that the Atom's outputs have poor quality?
In the meantime I am using a bluetooth stereo headset, though granted doing this the phone battery doesn't last an hour listening to music.
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I am using Sony P910 Headset with Atom & the sound quality is much better than the original one supplied with Atom

Ah, just so you guys know it was just a matter of changing the settings in the Headset Volume Limiter.
My Atom is working perfectly fine as an MP3 player now.

Boost Bluetooth sound quality/loudness???

HI All,
I only ever use my I9505 for Bluetooth audio. There is plenty of apps out there that boost the sound quality and loudness for headphone jacks and the phones speaker itself, but i am finding it hard to find any that deal with Bluetooth audio...
I currently connect to:
1) Bluetooth for my car - for music and calls
2) Bluetooth for my headphones i use at the gym - for music only
Any suggestions on how to get some better sound quality / loudness?
I currently use Player Pro music player - which has a DSP Sound Equaliser pack - but i am not too sure on how to fine tune that... It seems that the quality drops dramatically when i incease the volume too much?
Cheers

Not aware that any apps can help with quality, although there may be some that can help with Volume like Volume+ (although I'm not sure if they will affect bluetooth).
To increase sound quality I would recommend getting an Apt-X enabled bluetooth headphone/receiver (I use the HS3000 which has Apt-X, is relatively inexpensive and quite versatile since you can plug in whichever earphones/headphones you want or even connect it to speakers/stereos via a 3.5mm-3.5mm cable). The Sony one you have doesn't have Apt-X so is not able to take advantage of the S4s Apt-X capability.