So I'm not completely satisfied with Vibrant's default music player and its EQ. I tried Astro Player but the EQ on that is crap. I found out MixZing has THE EQ I'm looking for and it sounds quite amazing but the app itself is not ideal as a music player and the EQ taxes the CPU = lower battery. Is there another player with a similar EQ or is there a program I can use to force a EQ over the ENTIRE phone (not just music player) so that I can then use any music player. I don't care if I have to root the device to get such an app to work.
I'm new to Android coming from Nokia XpressMusic series (which sound amazing with their EQs) so looking to replicate that. It's a HIGH priority for me being an audiophile.
would like to know this as well
No one has an idea?
If you were an audiophile you wouldn't use an EQ.
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I just use the stock music player since it plays all my FLAC music. I messed around with the EQ and sounds pretty good with me. Other than Mixzing I haven't really using anything else.
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If you were an audiophile you wouldn't use an EQ.
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That's baloney.
Anyway... what's wrong with the Vibrant's EQ? I don't particularly like the range of adjustments for the low and high end but it's fine for the most part and it's not very clippy.
its frustrating that i have to select bass enhancement every time i go to use the music player. it won't remember it. i know that feature won't work without headphones, but still.
also the whole Android community has been in need of an EQ for a long time. lots of threads out there for people such as Droid users. They will be jealous when they find out the Vibrant has one.
Just wanted to throw it out there, FLAC + EVO + Grado SR80 = sexy
andless no root required!
wut.........?
+1 for Andless. I have been using for some time now and it truly is an awesome app!
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andless is a player that can play lossless files (http://www.appbrain.com/app/net.avs234)
grado sr80 are some very nice headphones
I used Andless before. I gotta say, it's a bit... Lacking, in some ways. But a really nice thing? Cyanogen added FLAC playback into the Android music player, which is really well polished, and can use lockscreen, bluetooth, headphone, and volume-button (for prev/next) control.
You guys should check it out sometime.
I've tried everything to improve the horrible sound on the Galaxy s II (poweramp,equilizer,etc.)...nothing beats the combination of Cyanogen Music Player and DSP Manager...just installed both on my S2 and its FINALLY sounding like a decent music player! Download and install from here:
www.theandroidsoul.com/galaxy-s-ii-s2-gets-cynogenmod-7-music-app/
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I guess I'm ignorant, I listen to music every day with headphones and the music sounds all right. Stock 2.3.3 unrooted, using Ubermusic and google music as players.
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I guess I'm ignorant, I listen to music every day with headphones and the music sounds all right. Stock 2.3.3 unrooted, using Ubermusic and google music as players.
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same here with stock player
+1 stock music player user. I'm kinda ignorant about this too. Maybe its because the SGS2 audio quality is already far better than my nexus one, therefore I'm quite satisfied with my upgrade.
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Likewise same as last two post . But with an enormousness variation in hearing and music played its only to be expected that some need adjustments .
Crap music is crap music no matter how you try to improve the sound .
Worth a look/try anyway .
jje
Combined with Poweramp equalization and an AKG K319 my stock SGS2 with 2.3.3 sounds quite good ... no need for further hassle.
PS: It might be worth mentioning, that I only play Ogg in 224 Kbit ... MP3 is junk even at 320 Kbit
I for one thank you sir for posting this. I actually despise the sound of music on this device without an EQ as when you turn up the bass the preamp maxes out and the sound distorts. DSP manager does a MUCH better job (had it on my HTC Hero with CM7) at managing that and I had no idea it could be installed as an APK. I thought it was integrated into CyanogenMod. YIPPEE!
Aymara said:
Combined with Poweramp equalization and an AKG K319 my stock SGS2 with 2.3.3 sounds quite good ... no need for further hassle.
PS: It might be worth mentioning, that I only play Ogg in 224 Kbit ... MP3 is junk even at 320 Kbit
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Possibly why my music is not a problem Encoded as AAC+ at 192 KBps and no need to distort my music by ramping up the bass .
Noticeable that many who complain are looking at false bass sounds .
jje
Actually to my ears it isn't just music on this phone that sounds bad. When I play Gun Bros and things explode, the explosions distort as well.
I suppose I also use the expression of sounding "bad" as a relative term. Music doesn't sound "bad" I guess but I prefer mine to have much more bass and clarity, and I just don't get that with straight up stock. I do with DSP Manager however.
IMHO, Cyanogen Music Player has much better output than stock. The sound is also much clearer. Power Amp is a very good music player and the equalizer is top notch, but it just doesn't provide the punch I like in my music, I find myself playing with pre-amp a lot, but it tends to distort the sound to a high degree. For now, DSP Manager combined with Cyanogen Music player has been the solution to my problem. Sound is clear, punchier than stock player and PowerAmp, and gives a fuller/bolder music experience. Any one try it out??
I will give it a try. I had been using poweramp on my HTC Hero, with no EQ, just tone, plus DSP Manager with EQ. Sounded perfect for me, but I will give CM player a try and see if I like it as much as you do.
I got excited when I saw DSP Manager and got too lazy to try the music player too right away.
Hello again and welcome to another round of "The battle". Who doesn't like music and who doesn't have a bit of audiophile in them? Samsung graced us by equipping the Note 2 with the Wolfson chip. This superior chips can produce amazing sound giving the proper player, setting and earphones. But let's just talk about the Music player.
Neutron is regarded by multiple "audiophile" wanabe as THE player for good sound. Do you agree? Is there a real alternative out there? Or maybe you like the sound but find other flaws. Which one do you use and which one do you think should be crowned King of the Music Player.
Here is a list of 5 highly rated music player with a little description (thanks to themobileindian) to get you started.
The battle of the Music player.Neutron Music Player
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.neutroncode.mpeval&feature=search_result
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Audiophiles who prefer listening to highest quality lossless music files should play close attention to Neutron Music Player. This music player supports 32-bit and 64-bit audio files without any lag, but of course, if your Android device has entry-level hardware, no wonders should be expected. Apart from supporting a large variety of audio file formats, the Neutron Music player also offers fancy features such as Replay Gain, Queuing Pitch, Balance Phase Inversion, Shuffler Playback and so on.
Poweramp Music Player
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...GwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5tYXhtcHouYXVkaW9wbGF5ZXIiXQ..
Making the best of the openness of Android, Poweramp does a stupendous job as a stand-alone music player. Poweramp supports a large variety of music file formats and offers software equalization controls along with sliders to make adjustments. One can easily get busy with the 10 band graphical equaliser to achieve the desired sound stage, and also manipulate treble, bass, stereo X and other controls manually. If you have several music files with wrong or extra file information, you can exit tag editing, use visual themes to change the look and feel, and download album art for music files. This player will also let you create several playlists.The best part is the queue list, which is like a temporary playlist where you can queue random songs while you are listening to them. Those who like to enjoy lyrics can use the musiXmatch plugin to search and download lyrics. Poweramp for Android is meant for audiophiles and for others it is available as a time-limited trial.
Winamp
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nullsoft.winamp&hl=en
One of the most popular music players on Windows is also enjoyable on an Android device. To surprise many, the Winamp music player supports iTunes library import. By default, Winamp is capable of playing a large variety of music files. For internet radio enthusiasts, there is a SHOUTcast feature for different online music stations. The developers offer a few luxurious features such as in-app purchases. The Lyrics, Album Washer and Pro bundle are three different in-app purchases offered just in case you want to enjoy all features and use it with your desktop client. The Winamp Pro bundle unlocks a 10 band equalizer, gapless playback, and most importantly, it removes ads. This music player also comes with two nice widgets that can be stamped on the homescreen to control music.
Jet Audio
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jetappfactory.jetaudio&hl=en
Yet another popular and heavily rated desktop music player - Jet Audio has been made available for Android devices. The Jet Audio app is offered in Basic, which is an ad-supported free version, and a Plus version - paid and without ads. Supporting many popular music file formats, Jet Audio player offers a 20-band graphic equalizer for audiophiles to go crazy with custom audio output. The Jet Audio player has 32 presets pre-loaded just in case one doesn't want to spend hours getting the right equalization.
PlayerPro Music Player
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tbig.playerpro
PlayerPro is one of the most heavily customized and frequently upgraded music players available. The best part is that PlayerPro is both - music and video player, so you can enjoy both features on just one app. Designed to be fast and beautiful, PlayerPro offers everything that any average music player offers - track listing, search, playlist and others. For special features, the developers are offering a separate free DSP Pack plugin for free, which is going to lure audiophiles.
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It would be better if you open one single thread with all these put together, you can also put it in apps and games section on xda so larger proportion of people will be benefited by it
Neutron is probably the best sounding, but it has the worst interface of all them, when you have a music collection exceeding 200 songs navigation is a nightmare. i think player pro has the easier interface but i prefer the sound quality of power amp (which is my daily player)
I used to like Neutron more as well; however I've recently given Poweramp another try and found that the sound quality had improved to the point where I now prefer Poweramp more.
neutron.
I'm a PlayerPro guy because I like to use the 'back' button to go back to my library instead of back to 'playing now' or the android launcher desktop (this is a problem many music players have, the only other one I know of that doesn't have this issue is Cloudskipper).
I like poweramp because it lets me use physical folders on my sd card to shuffle them as playlists.
Indeed,
tried Neutron 2 months ago, loved the DSP, hated the interface. Real shame.
Neutron is a great player but the interface is kind of old school....but its awesome in every other aspect
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Anyone else tried isense music player? I have used them all, but the UI on isense is very nice and the sound is pretty dam good too.
Give it a go.
I'm now a Neutron fanboy
I have the Sprint version of the Note 2 and find the sound quality of Neutron superior to the other players. I had been using PowerAmp for 2 years.
I have purchased some classical and jazz music from HDTracks and the definition of the individual instruments is very noticeable.
User interface is butt ugly compared to PowerAmp's. But sound won me over. I still use PowerAmp to build and maintain playlists.
My prefered player is ... ES FILE EXPLORERs music player. It does not have fancy tuning options (im using boeffla for that) or beautiful HD covers. But it plays all files i use mostly mp3, wav and flac. It does stream it from cloud storage such as dropbox and others and allows me to create a playlist.
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JetAudio Player spanks all of the above out the door. Seriously the best sound and the 3D effect (same one used in Cowon MP3 Players) absolutely fantasic.
I use this with my Bose SoundLink over bluetooth and the increased soundfield is just amazing!
Try it and see..
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JetAudio Player spanks all of the above out the door. Seriously the best sound and the 3D effect (same one used in Cowon MP3 Players) absolutely fantasic.
I use this with my Bose SoundLink over bluetooth and the increased soundfield is just amazing!
Try it and see..
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Really? It's hard to believe but I have no reason to doubt you. I will try it, I kind of agree with most people who says Neutron sound the best but crappy UI. If Jet Audio can produce as good sound I would be happy to change.
I use player pro. Best interface. I dont notice any quality difference between neutron n this.
As per the EQs none of the player eqs n play store ones impressed me much. Increasing level on one fequency seems to muffle others.
The best thus far has been s-tweaks eq courtesy of andrei lux. nooze oxide is quite good too.
I ve tested with different headsets - beats, ajays one, ultimate ears 5 and 350vm and phillips tread.
I wouldn't call myself an audiophile (mainly coz im broke most d time) but I do enjoy my music.. and am looking to get an etymotic hf2 as sson as I can afford it..
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Homey said:
JetAudio Player spanks all of the above out the door. Seriously the best sound and the 3D effect (same one used in Cowon MP3 Players) absolutely fantasic.
I use this with my Bose SoundLink over bluetooth and the increased soundfield is just amazing!
Try it and see..
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Well I tried it and I have to say, I'm pretty impressed with Jet Audio. It has a nice 70's vintage Hi-Fi sound close to high-end vinyl records.(When I was young I was saying the sound is wrapped in caramel coz it's so sweet) I'm more of a flat EQ kind of guy but people who like effects they have a lot of choice.
Good call Homey:good:
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Well I tried it and I have to say, I'm pretty impressed with Jet Audio. It has a nice 70's vintage Hi-Fi sound close to high-end vinyl records.(When I was young I was saying the sound is wrapped in caramel coz it's so sweet) I'm more of a flat EQ kind of guy but people who like effects they have a lot of choice.
Good call Homey:good:
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Homey said:
JetAudio Player spanks all of the above out the door. Seriously the best sound and the 3D effect (same one used in Cowon MP3 Players) absolutely fantasic.
I use this with my Bose SoundLink over bluetooth and the increased soundfield is just amazing!
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If this is anything like my Cowon J3, it'll be amazing.
Stock music player, Perseus kernel with Eargasm EQ.
TTPod is a good choice too
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Stock music player, Perseus kernel with Eargasm EQ.
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I use the same but sometimes I like to use TTPod because It has a good interface with a lot of configurations, especially because in it i can read the music letter, this helps me a lot because I'm brazilian and I'm learning English. :good:
i cant finfd any music player or application then can please my ears..
what are u guys using?
even note 2 has good music quality but this is worst...
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i cant finfd any music player or application then can please my ears..
what are u guys using?
even note 2 has good music quality but this is worst...
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been using this for years now.Tons of tweaks and very powerful music player
Take a look at "Poweramp Music Player (Trial)"
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.maxmpz.audioplayer
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saurabh88 said:
i cant finfd any music player or application then can please my ears..
what are u guys using?
even note 2 has good music quality but this is worst...
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If you are rooted viper4Android is really good. I'm using it with over ear headphones and have awesome sound quality. It also works for speaker and external sound systems.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.n7mobile.nplayer
10 band equalizer, sounds perfect on my AKG headphones.
As for the speaker quality, no app is ever going to solve the issue of a metal speaker in a plastic miniature container. That's what we invented external portable speakers for.