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I have the 8125 with the 2.25ROM. As for BT I just currently have a single earpiece (mono).
Can one not listen to audio through the earpiece? I of course understand it's mono but I'm primarily interested in audiobooks.
With that said, is the HT280 compatible with the 2.25ROM of the 8125? I seem to remember some issues that is wasgoing to be then wasn't, but not really caring that much at the the time I don't remember what the verdict was.
If neither of the above will not work can someone recommend a decent pair of wired earpieces? The OEM version that comes with the 8125 are awful and today on the way home I realized (duh) that when I have my MP3 earpiece in the person on the other end of the phone cannot hear me.
Thanks all,
David
texas said:
With that said, is the HT280 compatible with the 2.25ROM of the 8125? ...
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I got my HT820s in the mail yesterday. They work fantastic and sound great. No complaints other than the earpieces are a tad thick. They are comfortable and lightweight.. just I look kinda silly with them on . But I like them anyway.
In case anyone was curious, A2DP really doesnt sound any better between these builds. I'm starting to give up hope, maybe it's just my phone. The sound quality difference is night and day between my Vibrant and the myTouch 3G I have. I've tried on both my Kenwood head unit in my car and a pair of bluetooth headphones so I'm certain it's not the device I'm pairing with.
Ugh, just needed to vent, thanks.
pardon my ignorance, but i keep reading about A2DP and I finally want to find out what it is.
What is it?!?! thanks!!
A2DP is a bluetooth connection profile that supports high quality stereo audio. In the Vibrant's case however it is far from high quality. I was finally able to try another Vibrant today and it sounds just the same so now I know it's not just my phone. Some songs actually pass as decent bust most have a scratchy sound in the background and just lack overall depth. It really sounds like the bitrate is set too low on the Vibrant. Sabotage by the Bestie Boys for example has constant background noise/distortion that is not present when listening with wired headphones.
I've been digging around and swapping files around with the Korean Rom that has a supposed fix but I haven't made any progress.
One of the reasons I'd really like the Vibrant to sound better is because my Head Unit in my car supports A2DP. I have an app on my Vibrant called Tasker set to automatically fire up Pandora when a bluetooth connection is detected. So basically I can start my car and have my phone automatically start playing Pandora through my stereo, I can even advance songs with my dash controls. The audio quality can make it difficult to enjoy, My wife's myTouch3g on the other hand sounds superb on this same setup.
thanks for the response. i don't have a bluetooth set so that's probably why i haven't noticed this.
It really gets me down that my GPS, Compass, and A2DP are all broken on this phone. I'm gonna try and hold out for another month on a fix. If they released it in Korea hopefully they will release it here. Maybe I can talk Eugene or another dev to look into it
Audio quality is one of those subjective things and I really think a casual listener might not notice the problem but once you do you can't ignore it.
Strange, my BT sounds great streaming music through A2DP. I'm just on the stock Eclair build and streaming music through a Sony BT receiver, MW600. It's not an audiophile solution, but pushing music through some high-end IEMs sound perfectly fine for mobile listening. Maybe your hardware is bad?
I've tried two different Vibrant's on my car stereo and a pair of Bluetooth headphones and the results are the same. Again my wife's mytouch3g works perfect on both devices, maybe I should trade her phones . I've also tried an iPhone4 with excellent results.
Someone has actually opened a bug report with google on this very issue so I know I'm not alone in what I'm hearing:
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=9888
There was also an update for the Korean version of the Galaxy S that improved A2DP quality. This confirms that there is probably an issue that has not been addressed with our phones, since there have been no updates for Tmo customers.
http://phandroid.com/2010/07/14/korean-galaxy-s-receives-update-version-dg07-samsung-expects-to-sell-10-million-worldwide/
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I've tried two different Vibrant's on my car stereo and a pair of Bluetooth headphones and the results are the same. Again my wife's mytouch3g works perfect on both devices, maybe I should trade her phones . I've also tried an iPhone4 with excellent results.
Someone has actually opened a bug report with google on this very issue so I know I'm not alone in what I'm hearing:
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=9888
There was also an update for the Korean version of the Galaxy S that improved A2DP quality. This confirms that there is probably an issue that has not been addressed with our phones, since there have been no updates for Tmo customers.
http://phandroid.com/2010/07/14/korean-galaxy-s-receives-update-version-dg07-samsung-expects-to-sell-10-million-worldwide/
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Honestly, the quality of sound threw my A2DP is better than threw my headphone jack
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Honestly, the quality of sound threw my A2DP is better than threw my headphone jack
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Hi jz9833, what bluetooth device are you pairing your Vibrant with? Also what firmware, music app, file format are you using?
Have you considered going back to the stock ROM?
BT on mine is virtually identical to the headphone jack output. With Ety ER4p I can detect a little bit of digital hiss, but it's not really noticeable in a mobile environment.
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Have you considered going back to the stock ROM?
BT on mine is virtually identical to the headphone jack output. With Ety ER4p I can detect a little bit of digital hiss, but it's not really noticeable in a mobile environment.
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Just today I tried a friends brand new out of the box Vibrant and I could still hear distortion/crackling at high frequencies. I then paired my headphones to my other friends iPhone4 just seconds after testing the new Vibrant and guess what, no distortion.
Man, I don't know what to say to you. My Vibrant sounds better out of BT than my iPod does out of its headphone jack. What BT headset are you using? For some strange reason they may just not get along. I've got a Sony MW600 and it's fantastic.
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I've tried two different Vibrant's on my car stereo and a pair of Bluetooth headphones and the results are the same. Again my wife's mytouch3g works perfect on both devices, maybe I should trade her phones . I've also tried an iPhone4 with excellent results.
Someone has actually opened a bug report with google on this very issue so I know I'm not alone in what I'm hearing:
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=9888
There was also an update for the Korean version of the Galaxy S that improved A2DP quality. This confirms that there is probably an issue that has not been addressed with our phones, since there have been no updates for Tmo customers.
http://phandroid.com/2010/07/14/kor...samsung-expects-to-sell-10-million-worldwide/
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There is no word on if this fixed it or not and according to your link this has nothing to do with Samsung.
Look, if you don't know that Samsung has acknowledged GPS by now, has already fixed the compass in the JI4 series you mentioned in this thread, you should just jump over to Android 2.2 and it's problems.. sounds like you won't be getting a fix either way according to your own links
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Hi jz9833, what bluetooth device are you pairing your Vibrant with? Also what firmware, music app, file format are you using?
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I am on stock vibrant, using the stock music/video app, playing mp3s, mp4s, avis, all going to my Sony MW600s.
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There is no word on if this fixed it or not and according to your link this has nothing to do with Samsung.
Look, if you don't know that Samsung has acknowledged GPS by now, has already fixed the compass in the JI4 series you mentioned in this thread, you should just jump over to Android 2.2 and it's problems.. sounds like you won't be getting a fix either way according to your own links
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The first link confirms that other Android devices are having the same issue. Again my wife's myTouch3G doesn't suffer from the problem so I think it could be a simple bit rate setting that some manufacturers are overlooking.
The second link confirms that there is an A2DP problem on the Samsung Galaxy S and a fix exists.
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The first link confirms that other Android devices are having the same issue. Again my wife's myTouch3G doesn't suffer from the problem so I think it could be a simple bit rate setting that some manufacturers are overlooking.
The second link confirms that there is an A2DP problem on the Samsung Galaxy S and a fix exists.
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No it doesn't. You don't know if the "fix" is not a "fix". The myTouch 3G has Android 1.6 stock and if she hasn't changed it, it's still running Android 1.6.
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No it doesn't. You don't know if the "fix" is not a "fix". The myTouch 3G has Android 1.6 stock and if she hasn't changed it, it's still running Android 1.6.
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I'm not sure what point you are trying to make, I still hear the distortion on a bone stock Vibrant. The reason I tried these beta builds was because I was hoping that Samsung would have incorporated the A2DP update. And yes the mytouch3g is running Android 1.6.
What does "You don't know if the "fix" is not a "fix"" mean? I think the fact that Samsung released an update for the Korean Galaxy S that improves A2DP quality pretty much sums it up, there was a problem and they fixed it.
This reminds me of the Oscar Rogers skit on SNL, "Sombeody needs to look at this mess and fix it!", lol.
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I'm not sure what point you are trying to make, I still hear the distortion on a bone stock Vibrant. The reason I tried these beta builds was because I was hoping that Samsung would have incorporated the A2DP update. And yes the mytouch3g is running Android 1.6.
What does "You don't know if the "fix" is not a "fix"" mean? I think the fact that Samsung released an update for the Korean Galaxy S that improves A2DP quality pretty much sums it up, there was a problem and they fixed it.
This reminds me of the Oscar Rogers skit on SNL, "Sombeody needs to look at this mess and fix it!", lol.
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Have you heard the purported fix on your phone? Have you seen what other people have said about it? No and no.
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Have you heard the purported fix on your phone? Have you seen what other people have said about it? No and no.
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This is true, I have no idea what the A2DP fix does besides doing what Samsung claims it does, improve A2DP playback quality, which is exactly what I want. What is your point again?
Bluetooth audio still sounds poor on the new JI5 build. I've tried on three different Vibrants and three different bluetooth audio devices and have had others hear exactly what I hear. My wife's exact words, "Your phone sounds like a radio broadcast and my phone sounds like a CD."
I spoke to Samsung and they acknowledged there was a problem and said it was due to my devices not being Bluetooth 3.0 compatible. To my knowledge you can't even buy headphones that support 3.0 yet. I really wish they could fix this, I really like the phone overall.
Hello everyone
So I'm asking if The Nokia Stereo Headset WH-205 is compatible with the Motorola defy...
Because some headset doesn't sound good at all when I plug in my Defy (For instance, the SGS headset))...
Here is a pic of the Headset:
Most probably you will hear sound coming from it. You might even be able to use the microphone. But the button(s) won't work.
If you need that headset just for listening to music I would recommend you some real headphones (IEMs actually), made by someone else.
If you need the mic/button, you have some soldering skills and you are ready to modify your original headset I might have and idea for you.
Have a nice day!
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Most probably you will hear sound coming from it. You might even be able to use the microphone. But the button(s) won't work.
If you need that headset just for listening to music I would recommend you some real headphones (IEMs actually), made by someone else.
If you need the mic/button, you have some soldering skills and you are ready to modify your original headset I might have and idea for you.
Have a nice day!
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Why wont button work? What you need to do to make a working button? (lost my original one's)
From what I've found (by opening both a Nokia and the original Defy headset) they have a different circuit inside. The Nokia one seems to be working by simple short while the Defy has some SMD capacitors inside.
Sadly I don't have experience with (micro) electronics so don't take my word for granted.
I've tried to find info to convert a Nokia headset to work with my Defy but with no luck.
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thanks for your response!
I had the chance to try the headset!
And unfortunately the sound don't come out well
The center seems to be to the L earbud...
Anyways I'm searching for a in-ear earphone to use with my Defy without having compatibility issues...
Can Anyone help me??
Do you need a simple in-ear headphone or one with microphone and button(s)?
PS: you can push THANKS if I was of any help
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Do you need a simple in-ear headphone or one with microphone and button(s)?
PS: you can push THANKS if I was of any help
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Thanked you
Well most preferably with the controls.
I'm interested with the Klipsch Headsets but unfortunately it says that the remote controls and mic are only compatible with Apple products??
COuld you suggest me some (compatible with Defy)?
What about the Etymotic mc5??
Can you tell me if it will work fine??
It looks like a pretty good earphones (don't care with controls/mic or not)
What I'm using now is HeadDirect RE0 pimped witn Comply TX-400 and they sound fantastic. They could have had a little bit more bass, but with a little bit of EQ tweaking it's pretty much fine.
What I was thinking about is taking the original headset apart and putting a female jack socket in place of the earphones so that I could plug in the RE0. It's not something very complicated to do but it could ruin your original headphones. I've seen something similar with SonyErricson's Walkman IEMs.
If you need any more help please tell me.
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What I'm using now is HeadDirect RE0 pimped witn Comply TX-400 and they sound fantastic. They could have had a little bit more bass, but with a little bit of EQ tweaking it's pretty much fine.
What I was thinking about is taking the original headset apart and putting a female jack socket in place of the earphones so that I could plug in the RE0. It's not something very complicated to do but it could ruin your original headphones. I've seen something similar with SonyErricson's Walkman IEMs.
If you need any more help please tell me.
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lol it sounds too difficult XD
I'm just gonna buy a Etymotic mc5
Please let us know if the Etymotic mc5 work! thanks.
Sadly i can conform that neither nokia nor samsung headsets work properly with defy. Did check that in couple of local shops. Also ordered some cheap iphone compatible headsets, in hope that button will work as it should.
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thanks for your response!
I had the chance to try the headset!
And unfortunately the sound don't come out well
The center seems to be to the L earbud...
Anyways I'm searching for a in-ear earphone to use with my Defy without having compatibility issues...
Can Anyone help me??
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I have them from my old Nokia 5530 and they work.
They are the same
Do the button and the microphone work?
what I know is that the original defy headset works on ipod.. so does this mean that any headset "only" compatible with ipod will work on defy?
I'm planning to buy an Etymotic Mc5 but it seems that no one has tested it on the defy yet..
By the way I created a new thread about the etymotic earphones.
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I've done some tests with my Defy and my girlfriends Wildfire and iPod 3 (I didn't have Wildfire's headphones though). I didn't test the microphone.
My findings are:
iPod headphones work on Defy but no buttons. (same results with iPod 4 headphones)
iPod headphones and middle button work on Wildfire but no volume buttons.
Defy headphones and button work on iPod.
Now I realized that I didn't test Defy headset on Wildfire.
Have a nice day!
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I've done some tests with my Defy and my girlfriends Wildfire and iPod 3 (I didn't have Wildfire's headphones though). I didn't test the microphone.
My findings are:
iPod headphones work on Defy but no buttons.
iPod headphones and middle button work on Wildfire but no volume buttons.
Defy headphones and button work on iPod.
Now I realized that I didn't test Defy headset on Wildfire.
Have a nice day!
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Thanks helped me very much!
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I can't find the etymotic anywhere XD I'll buy a Sennheiser CX270 instead.
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HI everyone
Can anyone tell me what headset with mic and control buttons working well with Defy? I prefer senheisher and Creative ones but I am not sure it work or not.
I like to control NEXT PREV function on the headset!!!
Thank you
Or this?
I tried a Nokia headset from a 6303 on the Defy. Sound came out poor... actually very bad.
What i am using now is an HTC (from an HD1/2 i think) headset. It works. headphones are far better than defy standard. I can answer or end a call. The HTC headset has only one button.
Will try tomorrow with my girlfriend's iPhone 3GS headset. I suppose something will not work. Sound will.
An HTC headset like mine costs arround 30$ i think. They aren't the newest model but they are good. Stylish as well .
For controlling music i don't know....
I think I will get the note eventually either way, but I would like to confirm this:
Will using a bluetooth A2DP headset bypass the low quality yamaha DSP that everyone seems to be complaining about?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1053978&page=83
Thanks, that's good to hear
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1053978&page=83
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jack you getting a Note too? long time no hear from you
there's also the option to experiment with volume+ which works in gingerbread, but not got the note yet to test it, worked a treat on my dell streak.
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jack you getting a Note too? long time no hear from you
there's also the option to experiment with volume+ which works in gingerbread, but not got the note yet to test it, worked a treat on my dell streak.
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Hey bro, I moved to S2 after X1. I am tempted to get one and my hands are itching. I may buy one in Dec when I back to HK, or wait a little while for little lowered price.
I think volume+ only boost the volume but do not solve the problem of bad music quality of Yamaha chip (the same issue I found on S2). But I found music thru A2DP (SE MW-600 and JVC KD-BT1) are pretty good.
hopefully today (given up on lying couriers, going to collect it in person) I'll be able to actually have a listen..
although I wouldn't consider myself an audiophile, just a musician
volume+ does seem to help with eq, I've been using it on my streak for a while, but its mostly boost rather than anything else.
I guess its time to I started looking at the kernel..
I thought my GNEX had crappy volume output, but this thing is even worse. I love the phone, but I listen to podcasts and audiobooks all day and through my BT and headphones they are really difficult to hear if anything else is going on around me. In my car I used to have the stereo set to 18/40 (with GNEX) to be able to hear the spoken word, now with the 4 I'm cranking it up to 35 which introduces some hiss and distortion. Any ideas how to boost the volume? I've looked into a few apps but none seem to work with JB. Any suggestions would be awesome. And just to note I know it isn't just me. At my brothers house parties music is supplies via a 3.5 plugged into speakers. Everyone's ipods/iphones sound so much louder than my phone, which bums me out.
Agree fully. I use Sony XB500 headphones and coming from my Xperia Arc S + Power amp to e Nexus 4 and power amp, the loudest volume setting is pathetic. It's so frustrating. Is there any way we can get a flashable mod to address this issue? Anybody else experiencing the same issue?
The AUX out is an issue and has been posted and discussed a lot on XDA and Google's pages. It's a problem with the Nexus 4 not just individuals phones. Whether it's hardware or software I don't think I've seen it determined yet.
Bluetooth and headphones shouldn't be that big of a problem. I agree it's a bit quieter than my Gnex but these are still very much usable.
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The AUX out is an issue and has been posted and discussed a lot on XDA and Google's pages. It's a problem with the Nexus 4 not just individuals phones. Whether it's hardware or software I don't think I've seen it determined yet.
Bluetooth and headphones shouldn't be that big of a problem. I agree it's a bit quieter than my Gnex but these are still very much usable.
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Its usable yes, but for me it's simply not loud enough, even when tweaking around with Poweramp's settings. There are probably a handful of apps on the Play Store which will attempt to ifx it but surely changing the DB (decibel) parameters in the software is something simple to do? That's my train of thought. Just disappointed is all Music is vital for me when working because it blocks the world out for me but I can hear little distractions now.