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loudspeaker... Good?

Hello.
Ive just ordered a HD2.
But i would like to know what the sound quality is like when using the loudspeaker in the phone.
I currently got a hd1.. and that phone sounds... not too good.
Anyone could maby make a video of it or something?
THanks

The loudspeaker is unusable unless you're in a loud environment, it is like a megaphone even on the lowest volume setting.

Hi Hargibi,
The loudspeaker on my phone is loud and the quality and sound outputs are acceptable.
Does exactly what it says on the tin ie LOUD.......SPEAKER for environments where you need to use it.
Obviously in circumstances where you don't need the loudspeaker you would switch it off?
WB

wacky.banana said:
Hi Hargibi,
The loudspeaker on my phone is loud and the quality and sound outputs are acceptable.
Does exactly what it says on the tin ie LOUD.......SPEAKER for environments where you need to use it.
Obviously in circumstances where you don't need the loudspeaker you would switch it off?
WB
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I have always used my speakerphone function on previous handsets to allay fears over radiation at the ear etc....I would hold the phone in my hand at breast height and conduct my calls like that, not whilst out and about of course. The HD2 has unfeasibly loud volume though (even at the lowest setting) and I just can't use it in a quiet environment - precisely the environment I would have used the feature previously. Stop defending it mate when it's obviously a problem. No other phone has anywhere approaching this volume, so are they all 'broken' and the HD2 is perfect?

Sunking,
Not defending it mate, just telling it as it is, from my perspective
WB

wacky.banana said:
Sunking,
Not defending it mate, just telling it as it is, from my perspective
WB
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Other than for using sat nav in the noisiest open-top Landrover, when would you ever need a LOUD speakerphone function though? I don't have a problem with the speakerphone being able to go loud, turn it up, that's fine! I just wish the volume control went (much) lower. I find the settings bizarre.

I use mine in large conference rooms where there's a load of us listening in. I'm afraid I don't have an open top Landrover.
As I said to you in another thread somewhere on here, you and this phone don't get on, which is a shame. However one size does not fit all so your decision to sell and move on is a good one, I think.
Don't want to take this thread off topic as its not fair on the OP, but what do you intend to buy now?
To the OP, there is a poll on here somewhere that gives an indication of how many people think the loudspeaker is good versus bad. Try and find it if you can, it makes interesting reading....
WB

Sounds good. will recive it in 2 days

wacky.banana said:
I use mine in large conference rooms where there's a load of us listening in. I'm afraid I don't have an open top Landrover.
As I said to you in another thread somewhere on here, you and this phone don't get on, which is a shame. However one size does not fit all so your decision to sell and move on is a good one, I think.
Don't want to take this thread off topic as its not fair on the OP, but what do you intend to buy now?
To the OP, there is a poll on here somewhere that gives an indication of how many people think the loudspeaker is good versus bad. Try and find it if you can, it makes interesting reading....
WB
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I dunno mate, the HD2 was the one for me and I waited impatiently for it! Now I don't know what to get....

Compared to N95 8GB and HD how is it? I just ordered mine from Amazon, was confused between HD2 and N900

The PRO said:
Compared to N95 8GB and HD how is it? I just ordered mine from Amazon, was confused between HD2 and N900
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What do you want to know, how loud does the speakerphone go, how good is it with music, does it crackle and distort etc? I'll tell you now though, the N95 has wayyyy better speakers than the HD2. What the HD2 specialises in is LOUDNESS.

sunking101 said:
What do you want to know, how loud does the speakerphone go, how good is it with music, does it crackle and distort etc? I'll tell you now though, the N95 has wayyyy better speakers than the HD2. What the HD2 specialises in is LOUDNESS.
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So basically it's amazingly loud but the sound gets distorted ?
I wanna know specifically about playing music on the loudspeaker

Volume Increase

I always thought the max volume lever was to low on the dinc. Just got the OTA to 2.2 and still the same. Took a flight Sat. and brought some .avi movies to watch. The volume is so low, even at max, that I cannot hear a lot of it. Frustrating.
Myphone is rooted. Is there anyway to increase or boost the volume?
Thanks.................MM

marcmarshall said:
I always thought the max volume lever was to low on the dinc. Just got the OTA to 2.2 and still the same. Took a flight Sat. and brought some .avi movies to watch. The volume is so low, even at max, that I cannot hear a lot of it. Frustrating.
Myphone is rooted. Is there anyway to increase or boost the volume?
Thanks.................MM
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search for louder volume hack in the market
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do u mean the 2 dollar one? hell no!
i would like a free way to increase my volume as well!

Be Careful
Blown speakers is a fairly common thing at this point. Be very very very very careful if you want to push the speakers further than they are meant.

Use a headset, then you get the hear it much better and not disturb passengers around you on the flight.

In-ear plug type or over-the-ear full coverage cans are the best for flights. I fly a lot and use in-ears all the time. Keeps the noisy airplane and babies out, and keeps the overly talkative neighbor at bay as well.

Maybe get some quality in earbuds that block out more external sound. I find the Dinc to be loud enough. I have tinnitus from playing in bars with my stack turned up too high. You do not want louder, it absolutely sucks hearing a ringing in your ears 24/7 for the rest of your life.

TheWizKid95 said:
do u mean the 2 dollar one? hell no!
i would like a free way to increase my volume as well!
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im sure theres a way to manually do it, with some hacking
.....i would do it for you, but as it is, i have to make 4 roms by tonight
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jdkoreclipse said:
im sure theres a way to manually do it, with some hacking
.....i would do it for you, but as it is, i have to make 4 roms by tonight
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i totally understand...
...and now that you mention it... what kinda roms

TheWizKid95 said:
i totally understand...
...and now that you mention it... what kinda roms
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some ports, some imorovments....all good stuff
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I was using in the ear sound isolating monitors. They seal well and block a lot of ambient sound. I tried 3 different movies in .avi format. Sound was way too low and I could not make out a lot of dialogue. I use Rock player. Would be nice if I had a player with an equalizer or gain boost.

marcmarshall said:
I was using in the ear sound isolating monitors. They seal well and block a lot of ambient sound. I tried 3 different movies in .avi format. Sound was way too low and I could not make out a lot of dialogue. I use Rock player. Would be nice if I had a player with an equalizer or gain boost.
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What headphones exactly are you using? If they are a high impedance or have a low sensivity they wont get loud. I have the Skullcandy Titans and they get plenty loud.

I'm using me electronics M9 http://www.meelec.com/MEElectronics_M9_Hi_Fi_Sound_Isolating_earphones_p/earphone-m9-mee.htm
Is 16 ohms on the high side?

marcmarshall said:
I'm using me electronics M9 http://www.meelec.com/MEElectronics_M9_Hi_Fi_Sound_Isolating_earphones_p/earphone-m9-mee.htm
Is 16 ohms on the high side?
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no, 16 ohms is great, but 95db for the sensitivity is definitely not.
my headphones are 16ohm as well but have a 115db sensitivity. when listening to music i am usually about 3 or 4 notches from full volume, and that's about as much as i can take.

my headphones are 16ohm as well but have a 115db sensitivity. when listening to music i am usually about 3 or 4 notches from full volume, and that's about as much as i can take.
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So what ate you using?

marcmarshall said:
So what ate you using?
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Skullcandy Titans. they sound pretty nice. i mentioned it a few posts up.

Whoa! That's LOUD!

SO far I'm pretty pleased with my Xoom, however, I went to use my headset on it today and it's obnoxiously loud - anyone find a solution for this?
FYI - I have it on the quietest setting (the next level down mutes it) and it's insanely loud, to the point I needed to pull out my Nexus earlier to listen to music. Sucks.

Don't put it on a flat surface, it magnifies the sound significantly

Yeah, aware of that, but as my original post states I'm experiencing this with the headphones so the placement of the device is obviously moot.
Thanks anyway

I've used my iPhones headphones and never had any issue

Does your headset have any kind of amplifier or volume control?

This may sound silly but try a reboot. My I had similar problem without headphones on the first day.
The volume slider was working and the speaker volume was changing but not enough. The unit would go from mute to loud to LOUD.
Reboot fixed it.
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Bauxite said:
Does your headset have any kind of amplifier or volume control?
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No. I obviously thought of this.
Moving forward can people only chime in if they actually have solutions that aren't completely f'n obvious? I'm waiting for the next posts to be:
1. Can you try holding the headphones further from your ears?
2. Can you put cotton between your headphones and earlobes to act as a buffer?

Dante_l1 said:
This may sound silly but try a reboot. My I had similar problem without headphones on the first day.
The volume slider was working and the speaker volume was changing but not enough. The unit would go from mute to loud to LOUD.
Reboot fixed it.
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I saw your original post on this and gave it a shot prior to posting this and it didn't help, thanks anyway.

|mpulse said:
No. I obviously thought of this.
Moving forward can people only chime in if they actually have solutions that aren't completely f'n obvious? I'm waiting for the next posts to be:
1. Can you try holding the headphones further from your ears?
2. Can you put cotton between your headphones and earlobes to act as a buffer?
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Wow, you're an asshole. Sometimes people forget these things.
You didn't specify in the OP if you had powered headphones or if you had rebooted it.
Go **** yourself dude.

Agree with the above post. Dude seriously your going to post for help and then bash the people that are actually trying to help your lame ass. Why don't you go outside and **** yourself before posting ever again.
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Bauxite said:
Wow, you're an asshole. Sometimes people forget these things.
You didn't specify in the OP if you had powered headphones or if you had rebooted it.
Go **** yourself dude.
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Yeah... I snapped, sorry man, just getting frustrated with this, it feels embarrassing right now, I'm on a flight across country and (now have) my laptop plugged in for music and am using my Xoom for browsing and games... While the dude next to me is enjoying life watching crystal clear movies and browsing on his iPad.
Again, I know I snapped, sorry dude...

The main problem is that all of the solutions are pretty obvious sounding. I'll play nice
Only things I can think of is that the volume control is changing the notification volume instead of the media volume (you can control them with separate sliders now).
I assume cause you're on a flight you can't check the volume coming from the speakers, if you can, is it changing?
If all else fails you've got a bum headphone jack
What headphones are you using?

i wish we could switch places, my problem is exactly the opposite. I wish my headphones were louder. The speakers on this badboy are pretty loud but watching music videos and stuff with my headphones is kind of meh. I was riding the NYC subway earlier and was trying to drown everyone out but i could still hear the damn train and people talking over my music at the loudest setting.

Bauxite said:
If all else fails you've got a bum headphone jack
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I don't think that's it, I think it's a mix of the settings being way off on the Xoom and the headphones being pretty strong/good - I'll try another set of headphones once I'm local along with another Xoom next week when my other one arrives.
verusevo said:
I was riding the NYC subway earlier and was trying to drown everyone out but i could still hear the damn train and people talking over my music at the loudest setting.
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I live in NYC (East Village) and know exactly what you're talking about!
FYI - I'm using these headphones and would definitely recommend them, they do a great job with music and as a headset for my cell (Nexus).

Agreed. You suck man. Your Xoom is probably so ****ty for you cause how ****ty you are to people that try to help you.
EDIT: my bad I understand frustration. And I did miss that you said with headphines, I know what i said was obvious, but I didnt realize it was doing so with my speakers for a mimuye or two, I just sat there like an idiot like wow.

just try a few different headphones. I use my stock iPhones headphnes and the button that is suppose to volume up my iPhone actually pauses and plays the music on my Xoom which is sweet, the other buttons don't work and I haven't tried the mic

I have the same thing happen to me. The volume gets stuck at full blast even going to settings and turning it down the volume doesn't change. Its mute or full. Only way to stop it is to reboot. Trying to find a fix as i type this.

I have the same problem. My wife and I were just on a 4 hour plane ride so I loaded a bunch of dvd catalyst converted movies and TV episodes to the xoom to watch on the flight. Once I plug the 3.5mm splitter I have into the headphone jack the volume is strangely at full blast even though the volume control indicates that it is next to muted. The other thing is that the movie or episode always began from the gallery app with the sound coming from the speakers regardless of the splitter being plugged in to the jack, it took an unplugging and replugging of the splitter for the sound to be redirected through the jack again.

This sounds more like a software bug than anything. I think a reboot is your best option.

Sorry if it was already asked, but what application are you using for your music? If it's not the stock one, a reboot might not do anything. Try a different multimedia application and/or check its sound settings.
I use Poweramp on my Xoom and have had no issues. However for video I use Moboplayer and have this exact issue because the application has its own special settings for sound. Sometimes it's too loud others too quiet.
Hope some of this helps. Good luck.
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Noise on earphone output

Hi!
I have i9100 phone and it is amazing, but i have a problem with earphone output.
I try it with original earphone and Sennheiser too, when it pluged, no music just surf in menu i can hear quiet noise. The noise is louder when i tap an icon and after that it fade.
In my opinion the music quality is not so good.
Have anybody the same noise?

Yep, I've got the same quiet noise on mine aswell. Also had it on my previous 4 Galaxy SII's. You need good ears to catch it, and it needs to be pretty much silent in the room youre in to be able to hear it.
Just got to live with it unfortunately.

drm111 said:
Yep, I've got the same quiet noise on mine aswell. Also had it on my previous 4 Galaxy SII's. You need good ears to catch it, and it needs to be pretty much silent in the room youre in to be able to hear it.
Just got to live with it unfortunately.
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same here - think this has to do with weak em shielding...
maybee supercurio can do something about that, but if it's really related to poor
shielding i fear this would not be possible!

Oh, that is not a good thing.

I agree, but it's by no means limited to the SGS2. Nearly every computer I've used (including Macs) have some sort of interference when doing CPU intensive work.

There's a long thread discussing this. A couple of us with high-end headsets got different results. I have Shure 530s and hear no side noise from the phone while idling or listening to music. Someone with the exact same headset does. No one knows why.

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I agree, but it's by no means limited to the SGS2. Nearly every computer I've used (including Macs) have some sort of interference when doing CPU intensive work.
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That's why I always use a discrete souns card... I usually have this problem with integrated audio.
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music volume really sucks!

I use poweramp for music and on headphones the volume really sucks. Its low and distorted. I have tried volume + but it is still real low. My samsung vibrant sounds great. Am i expecting too much from the transformer? Im on 3.1 if that means anything.

maybe worth trying a different headphone... mine works pretty well with the stock player..

I did not want to open a new thread but the sound on mine is really low too and just yesterday the was no sound on the right speaker, is there a fix or should i return it.
Thanks

magicpork said:
maybe worth trying a different headphone... mine works pretty well with the stock player..
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Nah, I have dozens of headphones and they all sound low or bad on the transformer but sound loud and great on pretty much everything else.
I love my TF but as a sound device it just really blows.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1099852
DSP manager really improved the quality of the sound coming out. I was using some big driver earphones that would deafen you out of most devices so volume wasnt an issue, just lack of bass.

Use an app called volume+

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Use an app called volume+
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In my OP I state that Volume + does nothing. It just make the sound distorted and is still way too low. Looking into DSP manager......

Oyeve said:
In my OP I state that Volume + does nothing. It just make the sound distorted and is still way too low. Looking into DSP manager......
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that's Weird,
Mine's quite loud,
it hurts my ear if it to max volume,
see if you can have access to another TF and try out the headphone
are you on stock kernel by the way?

andyxover said:
that's Weird,
Mine's quite loud,
it hurts my ear if it to max volume,
see if you can have access to another TF and try out the headphone
are you on stock kernel by the way?
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Are you half-owl or something? The audio on this tablet blows!

akarol said:
Are you half-owl or something? The audio on this tablet blows!
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Lol ya I was thinking the same thing, seriously don't think it's possible to hurt your ears, but that Volume+ app actually did help mine quite a bit, it's decent now but worlds away from the iPad or the Playbook.

andyxover said:
that's Weird,
Mine's quite loud,
it hurts my ear if it to max volume,
see if you can have access to another TF and try out the headphone
are you on stock kernel by the way?
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Yes, stock kernel. Have no access to another TF.
Too loud for you? Man, are you over 50/60? J/K, my 50 year old GF always thinks my sound is too loud but I have above normal hearing and can hear a pin drop across the highway. So when I say the TF sound is low, its really low. And it sounds like ass too. I don;t know why they hype SRS speakers unless SRS means Sounds Really ****ty in Asus' kingdom. I am in the process of searching to a replacement HW dac for this as it is really bad. The built-ins are ok for built-ins but the HP jack should have much better sound with any headphone I put in. My cell phone sounds 100 times better and at least 4x louder than the TF.

Try grabbing someone else's TF and compare its performance with yours; it may have a defective socket. My first one had this horrible distorting sound from its headphone-out, turns out to be a hardware issue. My second one works well, and actually sounds nice - how does Zune HD-like sound quality and volume sound to you?

Headphone amp on the transformer is actually awesome. It's the same one on the Galaxy S. It just needs a better driver. Try Voodoo Control App Plus by Supercurio in the Market. I have it but it requires root so I haven't used it yet. On my Samsung Fascinate, it makes my in ear monitors louder than I can handle.
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I just bought mine last week and headphone output sounds great. The speakers are not the loudest but the sound sharp and clear. Sounds like a hardware issue.

akarol said:
Are you half-owl or something? The audio on this tablet blows!
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Why are you still here????? Arent you suppose to be at the 10.1 forum??? Or I forgot that side of the forum is dead......

ove read a lot of threads where people say their volume sucks. Mine is oud as hell, i actually have to turn it down sometimes.

yes, mine is also quite loud. it is comparable to other devices and my phone. not sure why some ppl said the volume too low.. maybe they are comparing to their home theatre speakers LOL

VoodooSound should help with this, I hope it will be released soon for Transformer.
edit: it's already there: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1132875

digitheatre said:
yes, mine is also quite loud. it is comparable to other devices and my phone. not sure why some ppl said the volume too low.. maybe they are comparing to their home theatre speakers LOL
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yes maybe we should have a standard on this. mine sure is loud. don't need to be louder.

Ok, latest update: Last night I was playing with the TF and using PowerAmp and playing the same mp3 file on both the TF and my Vibrant (Comfortable Numb BTW) and using same EQ settings, my phone was at least 200% louder than my TF using max volume and same headphones. I got pissed off at the TF and ripped out the jack and slammed it back in a few times.......well guess what, the TF volume went up about 50% more. Wondering if it was a loose solder connection or something. So, music is tolerable on my TF now, but it is still low compared to my other androidesque devices.