SOUND QUALITY: SGS II vs SGS - Galaxy S II General

I read somewhere that the sound quality (for music) of the sgs II is inferior than the sgs's..
I also read that, it isnt even tweakeble as on the sgs (for instance voodoo sound)
Can anybody confirm this ?
With some technical background?
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Most - myself included - feel that the SGS was better.
The SGS2 isn't the disaster some would claim, but for me it's inferior (subjective), but adequate. I use Poweramp.
Supercurio is the man on this subject, and he's done objective analysis:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1053978
Obviously, YMMV - source, headphones etc.
Edit - should stress I used Voodo sound almost immediately on my SGS - so can't really give an opinion on stock SQ on SGS. Sorry for not being clear

For me its not worse than SGS1 and i am happy to use it as my main MP3 player ..
jje

betoNL said:
I read somewhere that the sound quality (for music) of the sgs II is inferior than the sgs's..
I also read that, it isnt even tweakeble as on the sgs (for instance voodoo sound)
Can anybody confirm this ?
With some technical background?
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I've owned both and frankly I prefer the SGS II. It has, in my opinion, better sound though I find the SGS S louder.

Decent unbiased review of the phone here .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1125839
jje

Thanks everybody,
Still reading some articles and threads, but what the comparison concerns I can summarize it as in this quote:
Ask Supercurio for information, and read this thread at XDA http://forum.xda-developers.com/show and have a tastethread.php?t=1053978 . Most everyone who isn’t an audiophile will be happy enough with the SGSII audio quality, and those same readers will likely find my take on the sound quality is pitched at the right level. So…
AUDIO QUALITY
I should point out here that the SGSII does not use the fantastic Wolfson DAC that is found in its forebear, Samsung instead went with a Yamaha one this time. Is it as good as the Galaxy S with Voodoo Sound? Heck no. But then in the mobile phone world nothing is. I do think it’ll be fine for most people, even if their intent is to use the SGSII as their main music player.
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Sound is important for me I do believe the Wolson DAC makes a difference
Going to be sure next week: I'll take some headsets to the a store nearby and test the sound of the sgs II . Need to be sure, before going selling my sgs....
Suddenly, I am not in a hurry anymore, to sell it....
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P.s.- Lol...just got an short answer from Supercurio here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14873079&postcount=2478
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I think for me, SGS stock is same if not slightly worse than SGS II. Voodoo SGS is better than SGS II

Thanks for the kind words about my review
I think the OP has found their answer, and I think taking some headsets along and trying one out is totally the right thing to do for anyone who really does need good audio from their phone (and can tell the difference).

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Some questions before buying

Hello all my first post here
I wanted to buy HTC TOUCH HD to replace my N95 8GB since i like WM phones but i have some questions before doing this:
1_How is the overall build quality of this phone ?
2_How is the audio quality in both headset and loudspeaker ? for example compared to devices like my N95 ?
3_How is the screen sensitivity?
4_Is it upgradeable to windows mobile 6.5?
i've many reviews but i wanted to ask the people who own this phone
Thanks
build quality is outstandind
touchscreen is wonderful, can even be tuned with a 3rd party program (hdtweak).
I have myself been running a custom made wm6.5 for about 3-4 months already, but it's everyone's choice if you want to use custom made or stick to stock.
can't really say or know if htc is going to release a stock 6.5 for touch hd or not.... those who know are not allowed to say - those who don't know have grown bored to continually to ask that
abe
thanks and how is the sound quality ?
Amiri,
The phone's build quality is sturdy. The only point is that it creeks once in a while when it is at a certain angle in the central part of the back cover due to the empty hollow space between the back cover and the battery. Slipping a piece of folded paper will be able to fix this issue easily if it bothers you that much.
The screen sensitivity is fine. However, due to the nature of resistive screens, the corner of the screens are not as sensitive as the center portion of the screens. In reality, we're talking about a 20 ~ 30 % difference in pressure required. Will you notice this? Yes. Will it bug you? Unlikely.
And no, the TouchHD will not be getting the -official- 6.5 upgrade. However, I'm sure rom cookers will get theirs in. If you want the stock upgrades, go with TouchPro2 or TouchDiamond.
Cheers.
thanks well i like TOUCH HD more than Pro2/Diamond2 because of bigger screen also i like its design more,
but u guys didn't talk about the audio quality,how is it ?
MaziarAmiri said:
thanks well i like TOUCH HD more than Pro2/Diamond2 because of bigger screen also i like its design more,
but u guys didn't talk about the audio quality,how is it ?
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TC,
I'm sorry but I don't know much about the headjack quality as I don't use it much. However, the speaker is pretty hollow and low on the bass. Nothing to yell about. My w800i has a much better speaker.
I'm sure the headjack output will be good if you used quality earphones.
Cheers.
the sound quality through the headphone jack is outstanding !
i have the nokia N95 as well and i can tell you that it is much better and much louder (the n95 was not that loud, at least compared to the HD).
i don't know about the speaker quality though. it's good for calls but no clue about music...
by the way, the stock earphones are good enough (at least for me, but i'm not a music whore)
~sekibun
hey mate, congratulations on making your mind for the move!
I too had changed from nokia n95, first time going for a windows mobile, and here are my thoughts..
about the build, it seems solid, compact and no squeezes what so ever.
touch screen sensitivity is alright i guess, i find it to be sluggish a bit when trying to browse through programs, its a bit glitchy. But then again, this is my first windows mobile, so am not sure how it performs compared to other similar devices.
About sound quality, having had a nokia n95, it is utterly disappointing, you have to say bye to the beautiful stereo sound of the n95. when you set a ringtone and receive a call, it sounds like an old radio ( the one with one speaker and a big knob to tune). headphone quality isnt a whole lot better either, definitely inferior to n95. You will have to sacrifice sound quality for functionality...and i must say, its worth it so far i am loving this phone, apart from the continuous paranoia of scratching the screen, and the constant wiping of fingerprints of the screen, this phone is truly brilliant!
One more thing...you will be a little disappointed with battery life, its 2-3 days max if you use it ONLY as a phone lol.
Good luck
alien79 said:
hey mate, congratulations on making your mind for the move!
I too had changed from nokia n95, first time going for a windows mobile, and here are my thoughts..
about the build, it seems solid, compact and no squeezes what so ever.
touch screen sensitivity is alright i guess, i find it to be sluggish a bit when trying to browse through programs, its a bit glitchy. But then again, this is my first windows mobile, so am not sure how it performs compared to other similar devices.
About sound quality, having had a nokia n95, it is utterly disappointing, you have to say bye to the beautiful stereo sound of the n95. when you set a ringtone and receive a call, it sounds like an old radio ( the one with one speaker and a big knob to tune). headphone quality isnt a whole lot better either, definitely inferior to n95. You will have to sacrifice sound quality for functionality...and i must say, its worth it so far i am loving this phone, apart from the continuous paranoia of scratching the screen, and the constant wiping of fingerprints of the screen, this phone is truly brilliant!
One more thing...you will be a little disappointed with battery life, its 2-3 days max if you use it ONLY as a phone lol.
Good luck
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Just to add to alien79's comments:
One thing the HD (and other windows mobile devices) has over the N95 is the ability to add additional software, tweaks, new OS, etc etc. If you search and read threads in this forum along with the wiki you'll notice that you can completely flash a new rom with tweaks for speed, smoothness and stability as well as fixes for sound quality, stuttering etc. All you need to do is search, read, ask questions and you'll find that almost everything you seek is awaiting you!!
Yes the most reason that i'm getting a winmo phone is because of its customizations but i really need a phone that has a good audio quality,i'm getting mixed results here one say its better than N95 the other guy says its worse my only concern is the phoens audio quality now,and i am getting mixed answers
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Yes the most reason that i'm getting a winmo phone is because of its customizations but i really need a phone that has a good audio quality,i'm getting mixed results here one say its better than N95 the other guy says its worse my only concern is the phoens audio quality now,and i am getting mixed answers
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You remind me when i decided to buy this phone and had sleepless nights thinking if it was a right decision , dont worry though, its a forum, getting different responses is anticipated, as people have different opinions, and different music taste. Ofcourse having a good headphones is going to improve the sound quality, and as Fallen star mentioned (not that i have tried yet, as am still a noob) maybe different roms and tweaks can improve sound quality. Unfortunately there is nothing you can do about the phone`s speaker...you will have live with it, and having such a great phone in my opinion, makes it easy to ignore this minor slip....
lay back, relax and think microsoft
So loudspeaker is bad? strange because gsmarena.com gave "Excellent" to TOUCH HD's loud speaker:
http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_touch_hd-review-300p4.php
MaziarAmiri said:
So loudspeaker is bad? strange because gsmarena.com gave "Excellent" to TOUCH HD's loud speaker:
http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_touch_hd-review-300p4.php
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that is a decible scale, solely to measure the "loundness" of the sound, nothing to do with quality. Bear in mind that an airoplane as around 120 db sound scale, that aint pretty sound eh
So if the phones audio quality isn't good i guess i have to wait for a better model from HTC

A2DP still subpar in JI4 Eclair and JP3 Froyo.

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.
Kubernetes said:
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.

Help installing Voodoo Control Plus

I really want to install Voodoo Control Plus however I'm a total tech novice and haven't got a clue on how to get it to install and work. Anyone kind enough out there to give me the quickest most simplest (and least dangerous) method of being able to setup the app? My main emphasis is going to be on changing as little as possible. I would love to play around with root access and custom roms and stuff but in my own time and once I've became a bit more experienced with android phones and the community.
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I really want to install Voodoo Control Plus however I'm a total tech novice and haven't got a clue on how to get it to install and work. Anyone kind enough out there to give me the quickest most simplest (and least dangerous) method of being able to setup the app? My main emphasis is going to be on changing as little as possible. I would love to play around with root access and custom roms and stuff but in my own time and once I've became a bit more experienced with android phones and the community.
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I dont think that voodoo control plus supports sgs ii
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Dang that sucks.. well I hope there will be support for it in the future.
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Dang that sucks.. well I hope there will be support for it in the future.
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http://project-voodoo.org/
jje
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http://project-voodoo.org/
jje
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there is support for i9000.as far as I read supercurio not going to support s2 with voodoo
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there is support for i9000.as far as I read supercurio not going to support s2 with voodoo
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really and why is that?
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really and why is that?
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Time i would guess .
jje
JJEgan said:
Time i would guess .
jje
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ok make sense in a way, but too bad if it is really true.
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Time i would guess .
jje
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Not time, but unfortunately not much room for improvement.
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really and why is that?
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hardware limitations. supercurio was essentially able to develop voodoo for wolfson dac based devices as the defects back then were software based and were solved by rewriting some of the buggy code.
The yamaha dac used in SGSII meanwhile has some critical hardware flaws that can only be resolved at the production/design level by the manufacturer. As an independent user just like the rest of us, all supercurio can do now is to feedback his findings to yamaha and hope they resolve the issues in future batches of their dac...
That's basically what I gather from supercurio's twitter posts and his reasoning for not pursing voodoo sound on the SGSII.
I wonder though if the color banding seen on the sgs2 is also caused by the sharpness filters mentioned in the voodoo project.
I sold the S2 and went back to the original Galaxy S with voodoo sound mod.
The difference is day and night ...... and the Galaxy S has far far more volume for driving headphones.
I did prefer the S2 screen and camera, but the sound was just truly horrible. With no prospect of a sound fix on the Yamaha card and no word of a volume boost there was no point going on with the S2.
Sadly, if playing music is a priority then the S2 is not for you!
Keith
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I sold the S2 and went back to the original Galaxy S with voodoo sound mod.
The difference is day and night ...... and the Galaxy S has far far more volume for driving headphones.
I did prefer the S2 screen and camera, but the sound was just truly horrible. With no prospect of a sound fix on the Yamaha card and no word of a volume boost there was no point going on with the S2.
Sadly, if playing music is a priority then the S2 is not for you!
Keith
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Volume+ boosts the volume fine on my SGS2....
All volume+ does is rack up all the frequencies on the system EQ and it sounds terrible.
Enable Volume+ then look at the curve it sets with the equalizer app. It's not a volume boost as such rather an EQ boost that makes the distortion worse!
Keith
FWIW I don't find the sound that bad on the SGS2 using Classic Equaliser and Normal sound effect... yes it could be a touch louder, but it compared OK with my Sony NWZ-S639 walkman which was highly regarded for its sound quality a couple of years back, I also had an iphone 4 beforehand.
I'm not saying the SGS2 is perfect for audio playback, far from it, but it is COMPLETELY blown out of proportion on here.
Bit of a noob question here but I'm finding it difficult to find clear info on this.
I've just switched from an iPhone 3G to the SGS2 and the volume on the SGS2 (with every band maxed in the equaliser) is only about 2/3 of what my iPhone maxed was outputting (nothing too scientific - I just listened to the same track on my SGS2 as my iPhone with the SGS2 headphones).
From reading this I get the impression that this is the highest volume I'll ever be able to get from the SGS2 because the audio hardware is kinda lousy - is that right? Or is there any other way I can boost the output?
Sometimes i think I'm crazy; I'm using the S2 with the lowest possible volume output with my custom molded earphones (almost no resistance) but even with high resistance headphones (eg. a 300ohm beyer dynamic) it's still more then loud enough for me. What bothers me though it that the dac chip is just crap soundwise, low on stereo seperation and an enormous boost for midrange tones; as if the headphone output is meant to be used as a headset for crips and loud talks.
My desire hd had a better sound output (which was still louzy).
can any one shed some light on service mode *#197328640# i read somewhere online but could not find any difference....
[5]audio > [3]WB > ....headset...
This depends on the headphones I can't go Anywhere near half on the sgs its just too loud. If your using high resistance headphones get an amp ?
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If supercurious has not time working on a SGS2 version he should give the source codes to sgs2 devs over here!
This is a community after all and the sgs2 screen is more modable than sgs1 because we already have ''background effects'' that we can change
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1135247

[Q] External speaker quality

Hi Guys,
Question - is the external speaker good enough quality to listen to music. I have a Desire HD, & I must say it is painful to listen to.
I cannot use headphones in the job I do, but I do work in a quiet enviroment. the Desire HD is just soooo tinny it really does border on painful, to the point where it almost gives you a headache.
Whats the Galaxy S 2 like as I have an upgrade waiting, I just need to choose a candidate. I know I am never going to find stunning loud quality, but I just want something adequate, & as much as I love the HTC phones, enough just may be enough, although I am sticking with Android come what may!!
Cheers guys, Shane
There's another thread that's talking about sound quality, part of my reply is pertinent:
"Listening with the loudspeaker:
The Nokia (5800) absolutely blows it away, but then it's probably got the best stereo speakers of any smartphone. The Sammy doesn't have the volume, and it sounds thin and harsh compared to the Nokia.
However, other reviews suggest it's better than it's main competition (the HTC Sensation)... so basically I've been spoiled by the Nokia, and the Sammy is perfectly serviceable."
I should add that 'perfectly serviceable' is in the sense of what a non-audiophile will expect from a phone, to play videos and occasional music. If you're the sort of guy who spends £100 on headphones or who ever bought more than one copy of What Hi-Fi, then you'll not be so happy. But then, what can you expect of a super-slim smartphone? The Nokia is a fat old thing, plenty of room for decent speakers inside it. So you pays your money and you takes your choice
maybe its time to stop competing with :"who's gonnna make it thinner?" and instead put in the phone decent audio speakers. (especially ear speaker is a joke in SGS2) IT IS A PHONE in a first place !!!!
to your question, in comparison to HTC the sound is better and louder, compare to for example to Nokias phone it's horrible, compare to Iphone - my wife has one so I am comparing every day, it's not that bad but unfortunatelly iPhone still wins in clarity and crisper sound.
Cheers Guys,
I must say I do enjoy my music in various forms. I only really want this for background music whilst working, but then again I do not want to be sat there cringing with every guitar note, lol
It does sound, (pardon the pun), like the sound is better than the HTC so that in itself may sway me.
Cheers guys, think I need an audition sometime soon.
Cheers, Shane
Yeah, call in at an O2 shop - they seem to be the only one (in Milton Keynes) that I've been to that have both phones on display, working properly, at the same time. And they do seem quite helpful so I'm sure they'll let you try them both.
(But I wouldn't actually buy my phone from them - I'm an existing O2 customer and they quoted me £200 for the handset + 24 x £27, 300 minutes,300 texts,500mb data. I went to P4U and got £Free + 24 x £27, 600 minutes,unlimited texts,500mb data + £30 cashback if I took their insurance for 3 months (which I'm cancelling))

Audio Quality in video Recording

Maybe People aren't addressing this because there's nothing that can be done about it because it's part of the hardware or they don't wanna point out how bad this mistake was by Samsung with their lack off attention to the video/audio quality.
Every video so far has been absolutely atrociousness when it comes to sound quality in a video. Almost make me want to wait for the next device on tmobile.. it's the reason i couldn't stand HTC phone and now samsung farts out a turd like this.
Not crying about it ( i truly want to) lol but I would like to know if it's possible for it to be fixed.. anyone else irked by this?
stepinmyworld said:
Maybe People aren't addressing this because there's nothing that can be done about it because it's part of the hardware or they don't wanna point out how bad this mistake was by Samsung with their lack off attention to the video/audio quality.
Every video so far has been absolutely atrociousness when it comes to sound quality in a video. Almost make me want to wait for the next device on tmobile.. it's the reason i couldn't stand HTC phone and now samsung farts out a turd like this.
Not crying about it ( i truly want to) lol but I would like to know if it's possible for it to be fixed.. anyone else irked by this?
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There's already a thread on this issue. Search and you will find.
For me, I'm not adressing this issue because I don't care. "Don't wanna point out..." What? OK, pointed out - still don't care
B3311 said:
There's already a thread on this issue. Search and you will find.
For me, I'm not adressing this issue because I don't care. "Don't wanna point out..." What? OK, pointed out - still don't care
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Amazing how you'd reply with that lol smh
stepinmyworld said:
Maybe People aren't addressing this because there's nothing that can be done about it because it's part of the hardware or they don't wanna point out how bad this mistake was by Samsung with their lack off attention to the video/audio quality.
Every video so far has been absolutely atrociousness when it comes to sound quality in a video. Almost make me want to wait for the next device on tmobile.. it's the reason i couldn't stand HTC phone and now samsung farts out a turd like this.
Not crying about it ( i truly want to) lol but I would like to know if it's possible for it to be fixed.. anyone else irked by this?
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Maybe people aren't addressing this issue because, honestly, no one else cares
It's hardly an important issue for the majority of users.
What's the in-call quality like anyway? If the person on the other end can hear you nice and clear then there's no reason the video can't record decent audio too.
stepinmyworld said:
Amazing how you'd reply with that lol smh
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I have no idea what you mean.
Meltus said:
Maybe people aren't addressing this issue because, honestly, no one else cares
It's hardly an important issue for the majority of users.
What's the in-call quality like anyway? If the person on the other end can hear you nice and clear then there's no reason the video can't record decent audio too.
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That's a possibility @ them not caring but how about the consumers who do? We're all paying the same price.. i guess it's a take it or leave it kinna thing. And recording voice and recording video audio is different (I'm almost sure im not mistaken)
Meltus said:
Maybe people aren't addressing this issue because, honestly, no one else cares
It's hardly an important issue for the majority of users.
What's the in-call quality like anyway? If the person on the other end can hear you nice and clear then there's no reason the video can't record decent audio too.
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Well I care.. that is why I use my Sgs instead of Sgs ii. Hopefully voodoo will work on us version of Sgs iii or I will return it.
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stepinmyworld said:
And recording voice and recording video audio is different (I'm almost sure im not mistaken)
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Can't see why they would be different, they both use the same microphone do they not? It's just the method of recording that may differ. That is something that could most probably be modified though.
lgkahn said:
Well I care.. that is why I use my Sgs instead of Sgs ii. Hopefully voodoo will work on us version of Sgs iii or I will return it.
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I believe both the international and the US version both use the same audio chip (I could be wrong) so it should indeed be voodoo compatible.
Some folks are saying the poor video audio is due to the noise cancellation microphone being engaged during a non-phone call situation when it should not be. Any truth to this ? The One X also shares this same fault -
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Some folks are saying the poor video audio is due to the noise cancellation microphone being engaged during a non-phone call situation when it should not be. Any truth to this ? The One X also shares this same fault -
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so strange because the Evo LTE has very good video audio recording quality.. the video is shaky but the audio that comes from it is far better than the S3.. i wish someone could possible deactivate the noise cancellation feature and then record to see if that helps.

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