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I have had my dell streak for a few months now and im starting to notice that the media volume dosent go as high as I would like it to. Ive tried using volume booster apps or media players with ajustable equalizers. Im even concidering a portable headphone amp so I can use my sennheisers without them being to quiet. What would be the best way to increase the maximum volume of the phone?
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Same problem here
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Ive read some articles saying that you need to use a custom rom but I have no idea how that works.
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The sad part is in the original 1.6 rom the headphone volume was normal to me as in it was loud like my ipod touch. When i updated to 2.2.2 its now not as loud which is dumb. i would like to be able to hook it into my car cd player and actually have volume like before. oh and i am also i am using a custom rom. streakdroid 1.9 and its is not as loud as well any one fiound a fix for this or mabey some of the devs see this and address this issue in their next build.....PLZ?
Same darn problem
Ever since 2.2, media volume via headphones especially, is too low!
I reduce volume to 0 still hearing noise sound..
My dell streak sound quality is bad. When I reduce volume to 0 still hearing noise sound (playing mp3 or video). I am using at&t 2.2. can it solve via software update? is it hardware problem?
thanks!
Did anyone find a solution to the low media volume ? Im also noticing its very low, and im on streakdroid 1.9 with the volume hack installed but even that hasnt made it loud like it should be.
I find its perfectly loud, any louder and you're going to damage our ears. what headphones are people using. I'm using the Sennheiser CX 300-II excellent headphones for how cheap they are, i do use poweramp, with slight volume increase on the preamp. But if i whack it up anymore its to loud and i get distortion in the headphones.
Alexanderbooth said:
I find its perfectly loud, any louder and you're going to damage our ears. what headphones are people using. I'm using the Sennheiser CX 300-II excellent headphones for how cheap they are, i do use poweramp, with slight volume increase on the preamp. But if i whack it up anymore its to loud and i get distortion in the headphones.
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I agree the headphones are perfect but the general media volume is low. I can barely hear the copilot voice when im in the van !
drkdeath5000 said:
I agree the headphones are perfect but the general media volume is low. I can barely hear the copilot voice when im in the van !
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what you mean through the speaker on the back?
Alexanderbooth said:
what you mean through the speaker on the back?
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Yeah i find the rear speaker to be very low when playing music, running copilot and many other apps. Infact the only app i've noticed to have a loud volume with the streak is bbci player. This wasnt the case on the original stock rom (316 i believe) so its something to do with 2.2.2. Before upgrading my streak was quite loud all round.
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Yeah i find the rear speaker to be very low when playing music, running copilot and many other apps. Infact the only app i've noticed to have a loud volume with the streak is bbci player. This wasnt the case on the original stock rom (316 i believe) so its something to do with 2.2.2. Before upgrading my streak was quite loud all round.
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oh right i see, never really noticed, don't really use the speaker for anything other than notification sounds.
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Yeah i find the rear speaker to be very low when playing music, running copilot and many other apps. Infact the only app i've noticed to have a loud volume with the streak is bbci player. This wasnt the case on the original stock rom (316 i believe) so its something to do with 2.2.2. Before upgrading my streak was quite loud all round.
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Hmmmm. I think I am sticking with not updating to 2.2.2 at this time.
you can cup you hand round the speaker to amplify the sound like a gramophone works. Its aslo a comfortable way to hold the phone as well.
Hope this helps as a workround.
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me too...
after upgrading from 2.2 to 2.2.2 I've noticed a significant decrease in ringtone, media and alarm volume, there is also a flickering noise in ear speaker during calls which is very annoying.
If there is no solution to this, I'm thinking to switch back to 2.2
I had been listening mp3 on android based HD2 with the high of %65.
Now with that dell streak I have been listening %90 or 100 and while in the middle of the city, %100 may not be loud enough.
I do not care ringtone speaker vs. The only low sound level I care is the sound level via 3.5mm wired headphone media volume. I also use minimalisting program tiny player which has no eq or visual effects.
It sounds loud enough on the headphones but when you try to plug it into any external speaker or amp like a car stereo or an xmi speaker the audio volume limiting system that they included with 2.2, the output is too low. It's a bummer that you can't turn off the avls like a lot of other devices. Dumb, I wish they'd fix it, I'd love to use it in the car but it's way too quiet.
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Hmmm, 2.2.2 is definitely on the low side...what's the deal of such low volume - isn't the Streak a multimedia device as well? The volume is a shame - even my old phones' volumes are louder. Hope they fix this up in their next firmware. I really can't understand the idea to lower the volume - aren't there people who test the firmwares and made this remark at Dell before releasing??
guys, stop complaining and provide solutions for the ****ty sound, we all know it ain't loud enough...
Hopefully someone will provide solutions to increasing and improving sound.
Complaining about it won't make it any louder, we need a proper fix!!
Hi there guys.
First of all apologies if this post will cause any confusion or if someone has asked before.
The volume output on nexus 4 make me feel like I'm actually deaf because of its LOW VOLUME.
Is there any volume boost apps such as the ones used on GNEX?
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slimldj said:
Hi there guys.
First of all apologies if this post will cause any confusion or if someone has asked before.
The volume output on nexus 4 make me feel like I'm actually deaf because of its LOW VOLUME.
Is there any volume boost apps such as the ones used on GNEX?
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Just flash this equalizer and turn up the equalizer settings and you will get louder sounds.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2012575
Compared to the GNex, I thought the N4 was super loud! lol
The equalizer is more of a software side fix. I think the op is referring to something that actually sets the hardware output higher similar to what the voodoo apps do. This results in a cleaner non distorted sound compared to just boosting eq levels.
Volume+?
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Compared to the GNex, I thought the N4 was super loud! lol
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Speaker is actually loud. Tried different sets of top ear pieces and headphones and it was real low.
The DSP manager prescribed above helped tho.
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The equalizer is more of a software side fix. I think the op is referring to something that actually sets the hardware output higher similar to what the voodoo apps do. This results in a cleaner non distorted sound compared to just boosting eq levels.
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voodoo works because the inbuilt AMP can be controlled on a wolfson; other software that is universal on all hardware audio solutions like volume+ and others more than likely just adjusts gain.
the DSP manager fix is probably the best all round software based solution as it can be boosted via EQ ( not great cause it can cause clipping), gain adjustments and DRC.
software solutions are not ideal however and i would suggest an external portable amp if your headphones require a hifi level power source, but for most portable gear (Even high end) the N4 is perfectly fine.
The output of the speaker is fine but I definitely notice the volume is lower with headphones then the Gnex. I personally don't like DSP etc as it always makes things sound distorted. The NS with Voodoo was like the best ever sound I got on my headphones.
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coming from a galaxy S II the N4 volume seems much lower for certain things. The in call volume is louder however things like notifications seem lower even at the highest level. Not stoked about it.
Haven't tried it but saw this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34921922
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Speaker is actually loud. Tried different sets of top ear pieces and headphones and it was real low.
The DSP manager prescribed above helped tho.
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Agreed, notifications are loud, music listening not so much
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Temporary fix for Low Volume
I just received my Nexus a few days ago, and noticed the low volume.THe speakerphone is ok, but music and youtube a bit low. It's funny how the "professional" reviewers say the speaker is loud.
Anyway, I found a temporary fix for the music volume,until Google gets off their a__es and fixes the problem.Download Player Pro Trial from the Play Store.
On the effects menu,crank up the bass and volume knobs ,leave the EQ off. When you turn on the reverb button the volume bumps up a few notches.It works on headphone and speaker volume and it's a nice music player too.I think the full version is 5 bucks.
i think this paid $1 app works, even on franco kernel to increase speaker volume, in my bathroom, music is pretty loud!
its made for faux kernels
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...sMSwxLDEsImNvbS50ZWFta2FuZy5mYXV4c3BlYWtlciJd
I like this app better, It works with a large number of kernels.. even stock
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=aperture.ezekeel.experiencepro
Its been working well for me, also has the added ability to touchwake, for those times when the screen times out.
edit: It will boost speaker and headphones volume. You can also adjust mic gain and a number of other cool shizz. Seriously Check it out
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i think this paid $1 app works, even on franco kernel to increase speaker volume, in my bathroom, music is pretty loud!
its made for faux kernels
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...sMSwxLDEsImNvbS50ZWFta2FuZy5mYXV4c3BlYWtlciJd
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Love this one
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So I've recently been using my tablet to play music onto my nice dj style headphones. But output volume and quality is absolutely horrendous. I have to be at full volume to get and reasonably level sound, and then when I'm at that level, everything is very distorted. On my one X which has some beats eq thing, sound is wonderful and much louder. Maybe this is just a problem with stock Android, but I need to find some way to get much higher quality and more importantly louder music. I've tried a few mods available here but they don't seem to do much.
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What mods have you tried. I use awesome beats on my galaxy nexus. If not that trickster mod app has a setting to make the volume high. (Correct me if I'm wrong) I have my galaxy nexus stock and rooted.
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I have tried awesome beats and it doesn't seem to do much. I also tried AC!D mod and for some reason, whenever I started to play audio, my tablet would freeze up
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So I've recently been using my tablet to play music onto my nice dj style headphones. But output volume and quality is absolutely horrendous. I have to be at full volume to get and reasonably level sound, and then when I'm at that level, everything is very distorted. On my one X which has some beats eq thing, sound is wonderful and much louder. Maybe this is just a problem with stock Android, but I need to find some way to get much higher quality and more importantly louder music. I've tried a few mods available here but they don't seem to do much.
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I haven't used much except for DSP, but the audio is just difficult to have it loud. I've found external speakers BT or through audio jack is the only way to go.
Be careful what you try because I've read about people blowing their speaker trying to increase volume. That being said volume+ from the play store worked when it wasn't fighting the other sound mods I had installed. Pimp my ROM app. has some flashable zips that helped. Bottom line its one of the sacrifices that kept the price of the N7 low. Better the speaker to be mediocre rather than the screen. I bought some ear buds and if I want to play it loud for the neighbors I jack in to a stereo. Also a set of desktop computer speakers (sub and two bookshelf) work great with tablets
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I use my N7 speaker to listen to music and get quite surprised and how loud it gets and don't notice any distortion. So I'm not experiencing what you are. Maybe I'm just easily pleased and aren't as passionate about audio quality as others
Sorry to say this but, it will never sound good. Not even with sound mods. The sound chip inside the N7 is just really, really bad. I've tried it with a pair of $900 Shure headphones and nothing can save this thing.
I just had an epiphany.
The Sony Xperia Z1 does not just have one speaker. It's got one on the bottom, but one on the top as well used for calling!
Now my question is, could someone with more knowledge of software modding make the earphone speaker produce the left channel of stereo audio and the bottom speaker the right channel? This must be possible.
I came to this realisation after having made a call and opening an audio producing app which surprisingly used the earphone speaker for sound (yep KitKat still has this bug). At max volume, the audio was still pretty audible, though not loud at all, but useable in quiet areas.
So please tell me if I struck gold here with this idea, or is impossible for some odd reason?
+1 That's a great idea man, hope the dev's see this and work on this.
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+1 That's a great idea man, hope the dev's see this and work on this.
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Thanks, I just had the issue again and used it to my advantage. And actually, at the highest volume which is relatively low compared to the regular speaker, music sounds much fainter than the bottom one. I'd love to see a developer try this, but it's definitely not going to be as good as the Xperia Z2. There would have to be a kind of equalizer for the upper speaker alone, to set it to ones liking, together with a toggle in the settings menu to revert back to mono audio.
It would be possible yes but it 1)could damage incall speaker having it louder then it is standard2) wouldnt make much difference unless the speaker could produce clearer bass and therefor removing tinny audio
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It would be possible yes but it 1)could damage incall speaker having it louder then it is standard2) wouldnt make much difference unless the speaker could produce clearer bass and therefor removing tinny audio
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1) I often call with the volume at max. This is still audible from an arm's length distance, as long as surroundings are relatively quiet. Aren't 'loud'speakers supposed to be loud?
2) If a toggle could be modded in the settings menu, I wouldn't actually mind the odd quality as long as it's stereo. I'm not expecting any superb bass: even sound similar to my old Nintendo DS Lite is good enough for me. I haven't been able to test the earpiece speaker too extensively yet, but I don't believe the quality is all that poor either, as its quality determines the call quality of the device which is expected to be good on a flagship phone nowadays.
Actually playing radio for the first time on the z1 today, the speaker was playing at stereo mode and it was amazing just like my old HTC one.
When I went back to walkman, it went to mono and blank audio without base or nttn.
If there's a reason why radio plays on stereo mode with the nice base and all, there should be a way to make that stereo work system wide.
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Actually playing radio for the first time on the z1 today, the speaker was playing at stereo mode and it was amazing just like my old HTC one.
When I went back to walkman, it went to mono and blank audio without base or nttn.
If there's a reason why radio plays on stereo mode with the nice base and all, there should be a way to make that stereo work system wide.
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Wait what?
This stereo mode you're talking about... was it truly that one speaker output the left channel and the other the right? At equal volume? And did it actually sound good? I haven't heard both speakers produce audio at the same time yet. Now I'm interested!
Hermantje said:
Wait what?
This stereo mode you're talking about... was it truly that one speaker output the left channel and the other the right? At equal volume? And did it actually sound good? I haven't heard both speakers produce audio at the same time yet. Now I'm interested!
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I think the FM radio made use of the second speaker to produce the stereo sound. You try it as well. You will feel the difference of sound output of FM and sound output of walkman or any other audio source of the phone.
It sounded so good that I've been jamming to FM radio all day.
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I was thinking about that too. Lets say if you turn up volume to 80% than only bottom speaker overtakes all because of overloading, but till 80% both speakers are working at the same time... Or at least until the sound is same on both speakers
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This would be terrible. The speaker on the top is not meant for playing loud sounds whilst the other one is. That would not balance the sound output AFAIK just having 2 different types of speaker is worse already what more this? But still yeah maybe possible.
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I think the FM radio made use of the second speaker to produce the stereo sound. You try it as well. You will feel the difference of sound output of FM and sound output of walkman or any other audio source of the phone.
It sounded so good that I've been jamming to FM radio all day.
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I tried it yesterday, but to no avail. The stock FM Radio app (you must mean) only shows "stereo" in the top right corner but when set to speakers, the sound was really just mono. When I covered up the bottom speaker, all sound was gone. Are you very sure you had the upper speaker able to produce at the same volume as well? And can you reproduce it?
I noticed an audio bug when I called just before, but I don't call very often and now I can't even reproduce the original bug.
Great news, everyone!
STEREO SOUND IS NOW POSSIBLE ON THE XPERIA Z1!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z1/themes-apps/true-real-stereo-sound-earpiece-t2822691
Follow this link and install the .zip file on your rooted Sony Xperia Z1. It truly works, I'm amazed!
(If only they could make a toggle app and adjustable volume levels per channel, that'd be great)
So which earphones / cans do you use to listen to music.
On a scale of 1-5, 5 being the best, how would you rate the audio quality?
Have you used ASUS earphones/headphones with ZF2?
Discuss!
I used NT100 in-ear (I buy the 550ML, lowest spec, so no quick-charger and earphone included)
Playing music with PowerAMP, customize EQ, Limiting activated. At highest volume, I didn't hear any clipping like my old phone. I usually use it at 50-60% volume.
Really, I have to say that I could not diffrentiate between phones audio output once Viper4Android is installed with same settings. No earphones with my ZE551 4Gb ... I think US version gets that removed.
p.s: Using Yamaha EPH-50 Gold earbuds.
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Really, I have to say that I could not diffrentiate between phones audio output once Viper4Android is installed with same settings. No earphones with my ZE551 4Gb ... I think US version gets that removed.
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No earphones with my 551ML either. Not that i would ever use them lol. I use a pair of Sony MDRs and it sounds alright, without Viper installed.
1 mine is awful
Using Sony headset, great along with viper4android as default music fx..
I am using monster beats + EXTREMEMusic + stock music app. Result is cool ?
I use Helium earphones and Google Play music app on my Zenfone 2 4go/64go model and it is awesome.
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1 mine is awful
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Try Viper4Android?
The speaker on the Zenfone is pathetic. The tiny single speaker on my old phone (iPhone 5) is both louder and clearer. I got the ASUS headphones with my 550, but they are awful (I hate all inner-ear headphones anyway, but these sound very muddy and over-bassy and they keep popping out of my ears). Get much better sound through my old iPhone buds, which I always thought sounded good despite getting a lot of criticism. Max volume of the phone seems a little low to me, and reduces still further if you turn off the ASUS AudioWizard. I would like to try the phone with viper4android and some better headphones.
+1 ASUS AudioWizard is needed for proper sound. I wonder if there is a way to boost the speaker just like MTK devices ... The speaker is as big as the G3 yet the G3 sounds 2x louder. Boosted speaker with viper4android, its better than stock now.
It's not bad or about middle of the road for me. Primarily use aux (jack) for the cars. Bluetooth works fine. Speaker sucks. That's the best description. When I need to use Waze (nav app) I need to jack in or use bluetooth since you won't really hear it. 3.5mm audio jack and bluetooth are on the quiet side but the only improvement over the sub par speaker.
im using jabra step bluetooth headset with viper4android..makes me feel like partying in a club using SRS Audio (Extreme Trubass) convolver..
I'm going to echo @aziz07 - AudioWizard is necessary. If you've disabled it thinking it was bloat, go back and restore it or push it from a stock ROM.
After I had "cleaned up" the ROM, I had the most hollow-sounding audio: no bass, it was all harsh mids and treble. In my car, the woofers were barely engaging. Viper4Android did nothing except bring up the mids and make it sound even more hollow. That's when I realized there was something else EQ-related that was missing. I then restored AudioWizard and all was well.
The audio quality is good with this phone. It's a bit bass heavy (when things are default), but that's pretty objective and easily adjusted. Using cheap in-ear earphones, there's thump.
I don't think it sounds as dynamic as my LG G2, but I can't make a direct comparison since my G2 died.
I'm no audiophile, but I'm VERY pleased with the output quality at low to mid volumes.
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I know , it sounded like an empty can of coke :laugh: I told SuperZen Rom maker that it gives more power mA to AUX port ; he added AudioWizard backin R12 release. Along with viper4andorid, it beats my R.I.P lg g2 (Started freezing randomly then would not boot anymore ; anyway it felt so cheap to beginning with and was overheating all the time 74C ; this Zenfone rarely exceeds 50C unless using the 18W quick charge, yet still ~55C ; I have seen my SoC go as low as 29C and battery 25C - Intel 3D 22nm Tri-gate transistors :good.
I use Yamaha EPH-50 Gold (13.6mm drive) + Viper4Android with Sennheiser HD800 settings lol + AudioWizard Music ; the bass is so powerfull that it gives me a headache and I have to lower it lol
using a Xiaomi Piston 2 + Shuttle+ here
I can say that the sound quality is HORRIBLE,like one of the worst i've ever experienced.It's so bad i am cosider buying a used 32gb iPhone 5c for $175 just to listen to music
haha My iphone 4 sound like crap versus the Zenfone with the settings and boosts mentioned above. Read earlier posts or stay with iphone 5c. Same crappy sound with iphone6+ and worse is that you can't mod them and use Viper4Android. Bass is many times more powerfull in my car's stereo and Harman-Kardon home theater BIC PL-200 system.
Sound quality for me is pretty good. I've tried it with some Panasonic RPTCM125K in ears, koss KSC75, Grado SR60, and a Bose Soundlink mini. The Panasonic's sounded decent, if a little muffled, but no different than what I remember when using them with other phones. The KSC75s sound great, and have decent clarity. I also use them over Bluetooth with this phone via a g-cord wireless audio receiver (purchased on amazon). They sound quite good that way as well, maybe lacking a little detail. The grados sounded excellent, so I use those when I don't need to be moving around. the Bose sounded somewhat muffled. I'm not sure if equalizer settings on the phone and Soundlink were working against each other or what. Although, the Soundlink mini seems to be a bit finicky with the surface that you place it on, and I had it resting on my kitchen table when using it, so maybe that's what was causing it.
Audio characteristics aside, and I'm no audio expert, the audio amplifier used in this phone seems quite capable. TPA2080D1, in case you're wondering. The full Bill of materials can be found at http://www.ewisetech.com/Pages/Product/bom.aspx?s=1961&dt=6820
Edit: I'm running with the audio wizard turned off. Although, I wouldn't be surprised if there's still some equalizer adjustment going on in the background.
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Speaker quality is average at best. Volume is too low, audio is distorted at max volume.
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Speaker quality is average at best. Volume is too low, audio is distorted at max volume.
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Are you using Viper4Android? It made a big difference here even for the external speaker, use Vocal Boost and maxout everything but don't use speaker optimization. You can also apply this systemwide by deleting 2 paragraphs in /system/etc/audio_policy ; --> See Zenfone 2 Resources thread in viper4android section. After audio_policy modding for better V4A compatibility, Its working with Tunein radio, making crappy 32kbps radio stations sound much better, it will work with Youtube, etc