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Hello,
I was just reading a review on Hemorrdroids.
http://hemorrdroids.net/htc-desire-hd-review/
in the review it is quoted that the external speaker was something your mates will laugh at as the quality is that poor ?
I am hoping to upgrade to this phone in a couple of weeks. I was just wondering if that is that statement true ? I do use my external speaker sharing you tube videos with my mates at work. I can't imagine it being that bad.
Cheers for your help !!!
themonkster said:
Hello,
I was just reading a review on Hemorrdroids.
http://hemorrdroids.net/htc-desire-hd-review/
in the review it is quoted that the external speaker was something your mates will laugh at as the quality is that poor ?
I am hoping to upgrade to this phone in a couple of weeks. I was just wondering if that is that statement true ? I do use my external speaker sharing you tube videos with my mates at work. I can't imagine it being that bad.
Cheers for your help !!!
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if you are familiar with the other HTC phones such as the Desire and Nexus One, then this is pretty much the same on the HD. Quality is "bearable", but it is simply not loud enough. Max setting on the Desire HD is approx60-70& of Milestone Speaker loudness.
Yep, its the worst I have had...but the quality of the phone makes up for it.
Well its not good but to say its really bad.. when you use dolby mobile its okay.. and when you use dolby mobile on headset its AWESOME!! best i've ever heard on any phone / mp3 player
Yes I can confirm that. I just got mine, first thing I tested is external speaker volume, media playback sound, ringtones, etc. For the so called media abilities touted for the DHD I have to say the exernal speakers for both sound quality & more importantly loudness is pathetic.
I have a normal Desire, a iPhone 4 & a Samsung Galaxy S to compare it to right here I'm afraid to say its definately not in the same league as the latter 2 & even the Desire which I find quite tinny seems to go louder.
Maybe someone will make an audio hack so it goes louder!
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zen123 said:
Yes I can confirm that. I just got mine, first thing I tested is external speaker volume, media playback sound, ringtones, etc. For the so called media abilities touted for the DHD I have to say the exernal speakers for both sound quality & more importantly loudness is pathetic.
I have a normal Desire, a iPhone 4 & a Samsung Galaxy S to compare it to right here I'm afraid to say its definately not in the same league as the latter 2 & even the Desire which I find quite tinny seems to go louder.
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for me i don't care about listening to music through the external speaker, my concern is could i hear the phone when it rings?
NoEnd said:
for me i don't care about listening to music through the external speaker, my concern is could i hear the phone when it rings?
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Ring volume is not that great I'm afraid.
I'm the reviewer...
I just find it so annoying, look at the San Fran, £99 and it's speaker is FAR better. Come on HTC!!!
The speaker is rubbish, it's just not loud enough. You can't even hear the GPS talking in a car lol.
If you want to see how sad it is, ive just updated the video thread with it in the bugs/problems sections a guy had some laugh with it.
to be honest the sound quality through the headphones is far more important to me. I guess it depends how you use the phone. Im just glad that people say the quality through a good pair of headphones is awesome!
SupremeBeaver said:
to be honest the sound quality through the headphones is far more important to me. I guess it depends how you use the phone. Im just glad that people say the quality through a good pair of headphones is awesome!
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im skeptical of how awesome it is, ive been spoiled with sound quality with my cowon S9 and Q-jays IEM's, im hoping that the DHD will sound on par with the cowon however i doubt it will be
awesome compared to iphone/ipod ....now that i can see
Speaker is woeful
I can also confirm that the external speaker is really disappointing. I criticised the original Desire for poor speaker volume and the promise of Dolby Mobile and SRS was one of the deal breakers in choosing to upgrade to the HD.
The ringtone selection is limited because you need to look for ones that are naturally loud. Forget watching some videos on the awesome screen when you can't hear the audio. I guess SatNav is going to be difficult too.
I use MixZing to improve speaker output for music when earphones are not nearby. But unless a hack appears to increase native volume, it's going to be a problem for a lot of people.
As a plus point, sound through ear/headphones is very impressive. Still needs a volume boost but perfectly acceptable for music playback.
Reminds me of the streak when i got it on 1.6 the speaker was quiet and made odd noises when put up full then came 2.1 its louder and clearer....Quite possibly a retarded software safety limit implemented.
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this is a deal breaker for me!
i thought with the SRS and all other crap they advertised that the speakers would be a bit decent! i have the n1 and the loud speaker and earpiece just total crap even with the hack to make them louder...
been missing a lot of calls cuz can't hear the phone (don't like vibration) ringing and when listening to the other side i try to find a quite place to listen to them as if i raise the volume the sound become very high pitched ..
damn you HTC i though the loud speaker would be at least like the ones in the EVO which is quite good!
a 50 bucks Chinese phone has far way better speaker than this crappy 700+ phone
hmm maybe most HTC's employees are bats! use high pitched frequencies to communicate
Can anyone compare the loudspeaker with HD2 ? HD2 seems even too loud for me.
Hey guys
I came from being an iphone user, and one of the things I liked alot is the great sound quality it generates on all the speakers I connect it to.
Mostly I listen to my music in the car and I have a great system, now comparing the sound quality from the play to the iphone I was totally disappointed by the outcome.
In android I used almost every player ( the built in player, PowerAMP, moboplayer, QQplayer) I tried to play with the equilazier if there is one in those players.
The sound is really of low quality, the bass sucks, the sound is too sharp no warmth in listening to a song, no matter how I set up the bass or whatver I never even hit close to the qulaity i got from the iphone.
Am I missing something here, is there a better player that I should try out, or are there anything I can do in the settings?
Just tested it on my audio setup. Bass seems to be lacking a bit but the warmth seems ok. Now my audio setup is build around having little bass and warm music (took some tube rolling before I got what i liked). Maybe you could modify your audio setup to get it more to your likings?
I've been a power amp user ever since I had my old Hero.
Mostly listen to music through headphones (i have a very good set of sony in ear plugs that I use instead of the stock plugs) and I have no problem with the quality.
I've also connected up to a 2.1 logitech set I have & my X-Rocker & all have been great.
I am using power amp and it is more than fine
i also use power amp and find that with my after market sony in ear ,earphones
that the bass is loud deep and rich,
if u want to listen to music u need a player with a decent equalizer or its just not worth it
you don't need an equalizer to listen to music. why wouldn't you just listen to the song the way it's meant to sound
Why doesn't your great sound system allow you to stream over bluetooth or usb?
There will be no difference in sound quality whatever the device this way
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hykhleif said:
Hey guys
I came from being an iphone user, and one of the things I liked alot is the great sound quality it generates on all the speakers I connect it to.
Mostly I listen to my music in the car and I have a great system, now comparing the sound quality from the play to the iphone I was totally disappointed by the outcome.
In android I used almost every player ( the built in player, PowerAMP, moboplayer, QQplayer) I tried to play with the equilazier if there is one in those players.
The sound is really of low quality, the bass sucks, the sound is too sharp no warmth in listening to a song, no matter how I set up the bass or whatver I never even hit close to the qulaity i got from the iphone.
Am I missing something here, is there a better player that I should try out, or are there anything I can do in the settings?
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Are you sure your stereo is as good as you think it is ? I run mine in my stereo and it sounds awesome, I threw my iphone4 out the window cause it sucked so much it was the biggest waste of money EVER! Android all the way baby!
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Krislawl said:
you don't need an equalizer to listen to music. why wouldn't you just listen to the song the way it's meant to sound
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Cause its not meant to be heard on tiny little speakers to begin with?
I can tell you the sound is bad compared to the iphone 4. I listen to 320kps mp3s and it sounds so bad!!! I'm mad bc my earphones weren't cheap($200) and with this ****ty quality, whats the point?
emann56 said:
I can tell you the sound is bad compared to the iphone 4. I listen to 320kps mp3s and it sounds so bad!!! I'm mad bc my earphones weren't cheap($200) and with this ****ty quality, whats the point?
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i read a few posts that some people have problems with the sound if they use any other headphones than the stock ones from SE, so they send it back, and the exchange worked ok, maybe you have a faulty one as this guy...
emann56 said:
I can tell you the sound is bad compared to the iphone 4. I listen to 320kps mp3s and it sounds so bad!!! I'm mad bc my earphones weren't cheap($200) and with this ****ty quality, whats the point?
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you people with your iphones make me laugh why did yous even bother buying a new phone if your just gonna ***** about it but then again people who own iphones think they are the top **** on the pile hahaha!!
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you people with your iphones make me laugh why did yous even bother buying a new phone if your just gonna ***** about it but then again people who own iphones think they are the top **** on the pile hahaha!!
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I didn't buy my xperia play I won it in a contest. I also have the nexus s and that phone is still much better then the xperia play sound wise. I'm selling my iphone 4, android is so much better
im using the mw-600 sony ericsson bluetooth headset and the sound quality on those via the xperia play is great. I do think the iphone 4 and the ipad are on par with the arc and play though. When i put them through my logitech z680s (yes and old set up but one of the best!!) they all sound fantastic!
The original poster should send their play back though, definately something wrong there.
I've never owned an iphone but I do take my music seriously & the play sounds nice & crisp to me using poweramp.
Yes, I've tweaked with the amp.
Maybe you iphone users are just used to having your arses wiped for you !
tanquef said:
i read a few posts that some people have problems with the sound if they use any other headphones than the stock ones from SE, so they send it back, and the exchange worked ok, maybe you have a faulty one as this guy...
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Gonna test the stock earbuds and my $200 earbuds. Question how do I exchange a phone that I won? XD
EDIT : I'm gonna go test a model from a store that has the xperia play out and open to use. Gonna see if I can hear any difference.
guys i am sorry i posted this post, i was just new to android, and although when i posted that thread and tried using poweramp i was still nto used to using it.
After playing with the poweramp settings boy oh boy oh boy, the sound is the best i ever hear ever in my life. I can't stop listening to music in my car as that is the sound i have always dreamt of.
Guys or moderator of this forum can you please delete this thread as it was posted and I was not used to using the android yet.
PLays sound with poweramp rocks the world
hykhleif said:
guys i am sorry i posted this post, i was just new to android, and although when i posted that thread and tried using poweramp i was still nto used to using it.
After playing with the poweramp settings boy oh boy oh boy, the sound is the best i ever hear ever in my life. I can't stop listening to music in my car as that is the sound i have always dreamt of.
Guys or moderator of this forum can you please delete this thread as it was posted and I was not used to using the android yet.
PLays sound with poweramp rocks the world
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Yes but im also using a music streaming service so I can't do that
Are there any apps out there that can boost the headphone output of the SGS II without rooting, on a stock rom? My problem is that I use my SGS II as a music player in my car, and the output is REALLY low for that.
Could try this,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=645858&d=1309854453
Regards.
Waht about mic boost?? Everyone says they can hear me very poorly...
Mic boost isn't possible I think. Besides I don't think there is any problem with the Mic, some people said me also that they can't hear me well but then I tried with my own landline and there was no problem whatsoever. The Mic was clear, crisp and loud.
Regards.
same problem here ppl said here me poorly and duble sometimes
errrr
beside that sgs2 perfact!!!
ithehappy said:
Could try this,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=645858&d=1309854453
Regards.
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Hmmm tried it but no real difference
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Can I ask somebody, what is sound quality of this phone?
I know this is really a bad type of question, but subjectivity is OK.
I have heard most complaints about stereo crossfading, is it that bad, does this phone sounds on headphones like it is mono?
Thanks for your answers,
have a nice day
Maybe it's too much to ask for DSEE-HX
But, seriously, sounds like sh*t on headphone mode
much worse than stock 4.4.4
and speaker is worse as well
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It seems fixed after "walkman" is updated to "music"
Try update it and take a reboot
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sonyericsson.music&hl=en
"Music" update may not be available for you if u are not a beta tester
Then download it here
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2ONZFOkl3m7aDY1aUpCSVdDZVU/view
thanks @ImAnurag for sharing
hope it helps
KWOKSFUNG said:
Maybe it's too much to ask for DSEE-HX
But, seriously, sounds like sh*t on headphone mode
much worse than stock 4.4.4
and speaker is worse as well
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Very soft speaker and i am yet to test the headphones. We need to wait on some mods like dreamingonmusic. To be honest the Z1 never had good sound quality anyway.
mikailmohammed said:
Very soft speaker and i am yet to test the headphones. We need to wait on some mods like dreamingonmusic. To be honest the Z1 never had good sound quality anyway.
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Yeah never been good without mod, known to be worse than Xperia Z
Big drop as i used to use Dreamingonmusic
but 4.4.4 without mod seems still better than 5.0
I feel that sony just copy and paste 90% files from Z2 and Z3 690 so..... not well calibrated
Honestly, I find that music with headphones sounds great. I just make sure to turn on studio surround sound and adjust the equalizer based on what headphones I use.
Zerousen said:
Honestly, I find that music with headphones sounds great. I just make sure to turn on studio surround sound and adjust the equalizer based on what headphones I use.
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Just feel no detail :'(
Using EX650AP, u?
It's funny how I made a post asking about the sound quality on the Q&A section. I guess no one visits the the Q&A section anymore
LeParkour012 said:
It's funny how I made a post asking about the sound quality on the Q&A section. I guess no one visits the the Q&A section anymore
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KKKK sorry bro
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KKKK sorry bro
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No need for an apology. At least you got the attention of others for the same problem I'm wondering about.
Now isn't there anyway we can increase the loudness of the speaker? Maybe even the clarity too. Because the Audio mods for Kitkat are able to do that. I'm sure we can do the same on Lollipop
So…
KWOKSFUNG said:
Just feel no detail :'(
Using EX650AP, u?
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So what is your detail? You just complaint with your feeling too, aren't you?
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No need for an apology. At least you got the attention of others for the same problem I'm wondering about.
Now isn't there anyway we can increase the loudness of the speaker? Maybe even the clarity too. Because the Audio mods for Kitkat are able to do that. I'm sure we can do the same on Lollipop
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My friend in the dreamingonmusic team is trying out to make mods soon, really looking forward for it
If no good mods are made I am probably going back to 4.4.4 just for the music.
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So what is your detail? You just complaint with your feeling too, aren't you?
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I mean the resolution of the music.... pretty low that i cant hear the detail of the songs
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My friend in the dreamingonmusic team is trying out to make mods soon, really looking forward for it
If no good mods are made I am probably going back to 4.4.4 just for the music.
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Yeah let's hope your friend will be able to do it. Because I am not going back to 4.4.4
I notice a better quality of sound in headphones louder and better bass, but in speaker it sucks!!! There are no option for XLoud and the sound is ?
favinho said:
I notice a better quality of sound in headphones louder and better bass, but in speaker it sucks!!! There are no option for XLoud and the sound is
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Is it? how can it be better headphones?
which headphone u using? did u use those default given headphones settings?
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Is it? how can it be better headphones?
which headphone u using? did u use those default given headphones settings?
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Yeah kind of, I have the default given and I tested in mi SBH20 and I notice a lil improvement in Bass and Loudness, what really sucks is in Speaker, I can't even hear my message notifications
count me in ! I have Sony MDR-XB950BT headphones and i listen a lot ! instantly noticed huge difference when updated... sound is too low and settings doesnt change much anymore... whats up with that sony ?!
favinho said:
Yeah kind of, I have the default given and I tested in mi SBH20 and I notice a lil improvement in Bass and Loudness, what really sucks is in Speaker, I can't even hear my message notifications
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migidid said:
count me in ! I have Sony MDR-XB950BT headphones and i listen a lot ! instantly noticed huge difference when updated... sound is too low and settings doesnt change much anymore... whats up with that sony ?!
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I actually found the headphone volume is lowered too, maybe tends to be a bit more bass by its decrease of clearity. Yeah the speaker sucks and suffer feature loss x_x
Low volume isnt problem for me as i dont need high volume, just give me more clearity and resolution!!!!!!
Here's a quote from me on the Q&A Section:
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Updated to Lollipop yesterday. Of course I'm using Sony's official update and not CM12. So yeah I didn't bother to.watch any videos or listen to music because I updated my phone very late at night. But today, I realised the Audio seems broken. How is it broken? Well, I play a YouTube video at max volume. Seems fine but a little soft for being at max. As soon as I drag it down just a bit, it's like impossible to hear anything. When it reaches half volume, it feels like the minumum volume and the minimum volume feels like it's muted. Anyone have the same problem?
Tl;dr: Can't hear jack **** on near max volume
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I'm guessing you guys are facing the same issues? The speakers are WAY too soft. The difference in volume from Max to 3/4 is just too big. Too quiet on 3/4 and just average on max.
LeParkour012 said:
Here's a quote from me on the Q&A Section:
I'm guessing you guys are facing the same issues? The speakers are WAY too soft. The difference in volume from Max to 3/4 is just too big. Too quiet on 3/4 and just average on max.
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Yeah, only the last two steps are a bit louder
Sony is getting lazy to calibrate the Z1
Me too guys. Sound quality is bad, sony is getting lazy as f*ck for z1 because they want to sell their z2/z3...
BlackSoulxxx said:
Me too guys. Sound quality is bad, sony is getting lazy as f*ck for z1 because they want to sell their z2/z3...
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seriously, not responsible to nerf our phone just becoz they want to sell the new one.
Maybe not hseehx but at least give us back what we used to have