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Like My S2, But Going Back to iPhone...

I have always had iPhones, but I was always intrigued to try an Android. A few months ago I sold my iPhone 4 because it was running really slow on iOS 5 and I was just wanting a change overall.
I bought a white Galaxy S2 I9100 Virgin Mobile phone, and unlocked it to use with Fido.This was easy! I researched everything there is to know about Android, tried out all the ROM's from Stock to AOSP to AOKP to CM9 etc. and all the different Kernals, modems etc. I've really learned everything I need to know to honestly say, I prefer iOS. My old iPhone was just a 4 but I have just put my S2 on Craigslist to trade for a 4S.
Here are some reasons:
Apps: The Apple Store has a much higher quality selection of apps, and I find that too many apps I used are just not available in the Play Store, and no suitable replacements or alternatives exist. While there are a lot of apps in Play, I find the overall quality lower.
Tweaks: I was always jail-broken so using Cydia, there was always a million tweaks and themes you can find to truly customize the phone. I heard Android you could customize even more but that's just not the case - the themes just change a few colors, but Winterboard Retina themes for iOS completely change the look of the OS. I had an Animated HTC Weather Clock Widget on my iPhone that blew away any widget available for Android that I've seen.
Smoothness: No matter what ROM or Kernal I have installed, Android is just jerky and inconsistent when scrolling and swiping, in comparison. iOS and any app installed on it always worked as smooth as silk and even though my i4 was getting sluggish, it still ran smoother than I have seen my S2 run.
Keyboard: No matter what custom keyboard I have installed on my S2, I am constantly making mistakes and the auto correct is completely wrong every single time, no matter what I add in the custom dictionary. iOS was much faster typing for me.
Email:The built in Email in iOS blows away everything I have tried on Android so far, and nothing has the features of it or ease of use.
Sound Quality: iPhone has an iPod inside of it, so obviously this wins in the audio department. Even with Poweramp or Player Pro installed, this does not even compare to iOS music player.
Those are just the main reasons, but I feel I just miss iOS and wish to go back as soon as possible. It's been a good experience with Android. I think there would be some things I miss from Android that I was never able to do on iOS.
On Android I can download Torrents! That feature is amazing right there.
On my S2 I can swap out batteries and add extra storage - that is a no go on iPhone and I have been loving the fact that I can just pack a few spare batteries and not worry about being close to a plugin all day.
Maybe I'll wait until the iPhone 5 comes out in September because I can technically get a new contract in September, but I am actually eager to switch back at this point. It's been a good couple months, but I just miss my iPhone plain and simple.
I'd love to hear peoples thoughts, especially those who have had both an S2 and an iPhone.

Lots of bull**** going on here I would say.
First of all you have to be kidding me when you say that an iphone is more customizable than an android phone... I have also had booth iphone 3gs and the iphone 4 and the soundquality when listening to music is not better on the iphone, no ****ing way.
But I have to agree with you about that the quality of the apps is better in appstore than in google play, but its getting better and better.

Fille84 said:
Lots of bull**** going on here I would say.
First of all you have to be kidding me when you say that an iphone is more customizable than an android phone... I have also had booth iphone 3gs and the iphone 4 and the soundquality when listening to music is not better on the iphone, no ****ing way.
But I have to agree with you about that the quality of the apps is better in appstore than in google play, but its getting better and better.
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Well, the 3GS is significantly less overall than the 4 and especially the 4S so that's the not the greatest comparison.

Plus, the iPods certainly aren't known for their great sound quality. Most of them got a pretty high harmonic distortion rate.
The rest you said is mostly bs as well. I had both a 4S and my S2 for a while and finally choose the S2.
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Neckon said:
Plus, the iPods certainly aren't known for their great sound quality. Most of them got a pretty high harmonic distortion rate.
The rest you said is mostly bs as well. I had both a 4S and my S2 for a while and finally choose the S2.
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lol, well enlighten me on why the S2 is better? Maybe I'm missing something.

Each to thier own but..
- Play Store has just as many apps as iStore and is predicted to be twice as large in 2 yrs. (At current rate of growth) I find it hard to believe you didn't find a suitable replacement app for what you were looking for.
- You're restricted with what you can and can't do with Apple. They control YOU. They control YOUR PHONE. That I do not feel with Android and I do not like someone dictating to me what I can and can not do with the hardware I bought.
- You were obviously trying all the wrong ROMs and TWEAKS then.
- Keyboard, are you serious?
- What's your gauge for better sound? Are you saying songs sound better? How is that possible when both have a standard 3.5mm earphone jack? Change your headphones then? Encode the mp3 to 320kbps?
I too have had iPhone's up until I bought a HTC Desire with Android installed 2 yrs ago. I'll never look back.
Anyway, seeya... wouldn't wanna be ya
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hawken84 said:
lol, well enlighten me on why the S2 is better? Maybe I'm missing something.
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Please do tell us your gauge for iPhone audio quality being better than the S2's?

Are you ****ing kidding me?
No alternatives to iOS apps??Less customization?!?!??!

Apple as only got one phone(yes I know different models) Android got too many and that's the problem! not all Apps work the same on different phones.
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shayne77 said:
Each to thier own but..
- Play Store has just as many apps as iStore and is predicted to be twice as large in 2 yrs. (At current rate of growth) I find it hard to believe you didn't find a suitable replacement app for what you were looking for.
- You're restricted with what you can and can't do with Apple. They control YOU. They control YOUR PHONE. That I do not feel with Android and I do not like someone dictating to me what I can and can not do with the hardware I bought.
- You were obviously trying all the wrong ROMs and TWEAKS then.
- Keyboard, are you serious?
- What's your gauge for better sound? Are you saying songs sound better? How is that possible when both have a standard 3.5mm earphone jack? Change your headphones then? Encode the mp3 to 320kbps?
I too have had iPhone's up until I bought a HTC Desire with Android installed 2 yrs ago. I'll never look back.
Anyway, seeya... wouldn't wanna be ya
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Well I jailbreak my iPhones so Apple has no control, and I can truly do anything I want to tweak and customize the features of iOS.
I have tried all the "best" ROM's.
I think the overall sound was clearer and louder, I would listen as %70 and on my S2 it's %100 usually lol. And I used the same mp3's and headphones on both phones.

Oh and the reason Play Store doesn't have as good of a quality as iStore is because Apple check every app before it is uploaded to iTunes, Google doesn't. The apps on Play Store will only get better as developers get better. How can a developer learn if he can't even get his app on the Market because you got a bunch of power hungry maniacs running the business?
EDIT: typo hungry*

hawken84 said:
Well I jailbreak my iPhones so Apple has no control, and I can truly do anything I want to tweak and customize the features of iOS.
I have tried all the "best" ROM's.
I think the overall sound was clearer and louder, I would listen as %70 and on my S2 it's %100 usually lol. And I used the same mp3's and headphones on both phones.
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So you can do all the customization on some icon of the app drawer....
And you didn't even try voodoo louder....

hawken84 said:
Well I jailbreak my iPhones so Apple has no control, and I can truly do anything I want to tweak and customize the features of iOS.
I have tried all the "best" ROM's.
I think the overall sound was clearer and louder, I would listen as %70 and on my S2 it's %100 usually lol. And I used the same mp3's and headphones on both phones.
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Don't believe you.
Now you're just being an ass. You gauge is gut feel? It seems better....
Good luck with your new iPhone.

Oh great, more Apple vs Android pointless flamebait. That's not old.
OP, off you go, enjoy your choice.
Everyone else, please let this pointless, meritless thread die in peace.

shayne77 said:
- What's your gauge for better sound? Are you saying songs sound better? How is that possible when both have a standard 3.5mm earphone jack? Change your headphones then? Encode the mp3 to 320kbps?
Please do tell us your gauge for iPhone audio quality being better than the S2's?
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Not sure where you have been but it's well known that the Yamaha DAC on our S2 is less than stellar, while the DAC on iPhones have always been Wolfsons. That, and how the frequency response curve of iPhones have always been flat (a great plus for audiophiles who do not like coloured sound). Just because two devices have a 3.5mm jack does not mean the circuitry before the jack is different. I will happily concede this point to OP, as sound is the one thing Samsung really screwed up with the S2. It's the reason why I bought a Sansa Clip Zip.
As for the rest... Well, I used both an iPhone 4S and Galaxy S2 for about two weeks. Both of them belonged to me, so I wasn't sponsored or anything. I ended up keeping the S2. The walled garden of the iPhone does not appeal as much to me.

shayne77 said:
Oh and the reason Play Store doesn't have as good of a quality as iStore is because Apple check every app before it is uploaded to iTunes, Google doesn't. The apps on Play Store will only get better as developers get better. How can a developer learn if he can't even get his app on the Market because you got a bunch of power angry maniacs running the business?
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But not just he Apple Store, but Cydia or Installous etc allowed all the free apps and apps that weren't allowed in Apples store, and just overall the apps worked better. I didn't know what "FC" was until I got an S2 lol.
There were lots of Social apps in iOS to connect with local people and they are not on Android. A LOT of games etc.

Logi_Ca1 said:
Not sure where you have been but it's well known that the Yamaha DAC on our S2 is less than stellar, while the DAC on iPhones have always been Wolfsons. That, and how the frequency response curve of iPhones have always been flat (a great plus for audiophiles who do not like coloured sound). Just because two devices have a 3.5mm jack does not mean the circuitry before the jack is different. I will happily concede this point to OP, as sound is the one thing Samsung really screwed up with the S2. It's the reason why I bought a Sansa Clip Zip.
As for the best... Well, I used both an iPhone 4S and Galaxy S2 for about two weeks. Both of them belonged to me, so I wasn't sponsored or anything. I ended up keeping the S2. The walled garden of the iPhone does appeal as much to me.
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Yes.
Quite correct and I would have assumed as such however, you think the average user gives a flying rats what DAC is used? Honestly an UNtrained ear would be hard pressed to find the differences you pointed out. I dunno but 20+ million people mustve thought something of the S2 or were we all "tricked" into it?

shayne77 said:
Yes.
Quite correct and I would have assumed as such however, you think they average user gives a flying rats what DAC is used? Honestly and UNtrained ear would be hard pressed to find the differences you pointed out. I dunno but 20+ million people mustve thought something of the S2 or were we all "tricked" into it?
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I agree the average user cannot tell the difference. Why do you think so many people bought Beats headphones?
For me the difference was day and night. I inserted my IEMs into the S2, took a listen and thought "God this is awful". But then again I'm a Head-Fier.
PS. If you don't know what is Head-Fi already for the sake of your wallet do not Google it!

Now i'm positively sure that there are some people who don't know how to use sgs2 ...please sell and take your precious i**** "iphone is more customizable than an android phone" buahahahha, thx for this, still laughing

shayne77 said:
Yes.
Quite correct and I would have assumed as such however, you think they average user gives a flying rats what DAC is used? Honestly and UNtrained ear would be hard pressed to find the differences you pointed out. I dunno but 20+ million people mustve thought something of the S2 or were we all "tricked" into it?
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The S2 is a great phone, I'm not trying to say it isn't. But some of my reasons like Smoothness, Screen Quality, Audio Quality, App Store is factual. And if you've never had a jailbreak iPhone and cydia, you can't tell me you can't customize iOS. THAT is ridiculous.

Logi_Ca1 said:
I agree the average user cannot tell the difference. Why do you think so many people bought Beats headphones?
For me the difference was day and night. I inserted my IEMs into the S2, took a listen and thought "God this is awful". But then again I'm a Head-Fier.
PS. If you don't know what is Head-Fi already for the sake of your wallet do not Google it!
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I'm not sure where you'd rank my Klipsch Image S4i earbuds but I noticed a significant quality drop when I switched to S2.

Amazing headphones

So had the s3 for a few days now but only tried the headphones a few hours ago and I gotta say I'm amazed at the quality. It has very nice bass, which I've never had in regular headphones before. I've always had the cheap 5-10 dollar headphones and I never knew how good they could be. And these come with the phone!
I was playing league of legends with them and sound effects sounded amazing. I'm guessing that's why people buy dre beats? Except this isn't overpriced, paying for the brand, headphones.

Yup, easily the best in box pair I've used...ever I think.
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I actually thought they sound worse than the ones that came with my original galaxy s, and a LOT worse than the high end UE's I normally use. They're still decent for a bundled accessory, but they're nothing to call home about. Just my two cents.

I don't like them at all

Ones that came with my Captivate were really good and used them up until a month ago when they walked off from my desk. Now I've got some Klipsch s4a buds and am highly impressed. Picked them up for $60 from Sonic Electronix, which was about $30 less than everywhere else.
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If you want some really good headphones on the cheap, you can't beat these for the price:
http://www.amazon.com/MEElectronics...&qid=1340712998&sr=1-9&keywords=meelectronics
And this is coming from someone who also has these:
http://www.amazon.com/Denon-AHD2000...F8&qid=1340713391&sr=1-1&keywords=denon+d2000

I know these are going to be a bit pricey, but trust me its worth it. (ive tried other ones in the same price range , these are the best that deliver in every category)
Delivers bass (but not to the point where it drowns out the music), delivers sound quality and clarity like you havent heard before (but you can hear every other element in the back and still have bass)
it hurts to listen to music with anything else
Ive owned the previous version of these (530), and since 2008 ive only been pleased.
Currently i have the 535 (latest version)
http://www.shure.com/americas/produ...nes/se-models/se535-sound-isolating-earphones
http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/25/shure-se535-review/
http://reviews.cnet.com/headphones/shure-se535-metallic-bronze/4505-7877_7-34168053.html
enjoy
i need to try them out on the s3

doctorTJ said:
I know these are going to be a bit pricey, but trust me its worth it. (ive tried other ones in the same price range , these are the best that deliver in every category)
Delivers bass (but not to the point where it drowns out the music), delivers sound quality and clarity like you havent heard before (but you can hear every other element in the back and still have bass)
it hurts to listen to music with anything else
Ive owned the previous version of these (530), and since 2008 ive only been pleased.
Currently i have the 535 (latest version)
http://www.shure.com/americas/produ...nes/se-models/se535-sound-isolating-earphones
http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/25/shure-se535-review/
http://reviews.cnet.com/headphones/shure-se535-metallic-bronze/4505-7877_7-34168053.html
enjoy
i need to try them out on the s3
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those are ridiculously priced! 449.00 off of amazon geez

bkeaver said:
those are ridiculously priced! 449.00 off of amazon geez
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i knowwww, but ive tried using even the 100 dollar bose ones, and the 100 dollar shure ones.
regardless none deliver like this one.
the way i looked at it was : im always listening to music, always at my desk, always using headphones. Why not get something that will MAKE me want to actually sit and do work and enjoy it. And plus whats the point of paying 50 dollars every couple of months cuz the headphones broke? These have a warranty and every year i send them back and get new ones and that warranty gets extended.
its worth it.

junglizste said:
If you want some really good headphones on the cheap, you can't beat these for the price:
http://www.amazon.com/MEElectronics...&qid=1340712998&sr=1-9&keywords=meelectronics
And this is coming from someone who also has these:
http://www.amazon.com/Denon-AHD2000...F8&qid=1340713391&sr=1-1&keywords=denon+d2000
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Are you a meelectronics user yourself? Nice! I am too, but I have the M6P's with the built in phone controls. I have yet to find a pair of IEM's that cost twice as much as these that can compare, certainly nothing at this price point or below.
http://www.amazon.com/MEElectronics...hones-Smartphones/dp/B003VTZPO8/ref=pd_cp_e_0
And the eartips can be swapped out for the "marshmallow" type, Comply T-400's, commonly found on JVC Marshmallow IEM's.

doctorTJ said:
I know these are going to be a bit pricey, but trust me its worth it. (ive tried other ones in the same price range , these are the best that deliver in every category)
Delivers bass (but not to the point where it drowns out the music), delivers sound quality and clarity like you havent heard before (but you can hear every other element in the back and still have bass)
it hurts to listen to music with anything else
Ive owned the previous version of these (530), and since 2008 ive only been pleased.
Currently i have the 535 (latest version)
http://www.shure.com/americas/produ...nes/se-models/se535-sound-isolating-earphones
http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/25/shure-se535-review/
http://reviews.cnet.com/headphones/shure-se535-metallic-bronze/4505-7877_7-34168053.html
enjoy
i need to try them out on the s3
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If we're going to toss in some high end IEM's, I'll throw mine in the circle as well.
http://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-IE80-Headphone/dp/B006EK9J9S/ref=pd_cp_e_1
If you like hip-hop, trance, or anything that needs a good quantity of solid bass. These are it.
If you like really wide soundstages. This is also it.
It has a screw on each monitor you can turn for more or less bass as well.
As the Head-fi saying goes, sorry for your wallet if you decide to get either, but your ears won't be sorry.

LOL, this is gonna sound dumb but, I bought some ear buds from Big Lots the other day for 5 dollars. They were impressive. As long as I don't try on a good pair to compare, I'll be good.
That said, the GS3 comes with a pair right?

Maverick777 said:
If we're going to toss in some high end IEM's, I'll throw mine in the circle as well.
http://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-IE80-Headphone/dp/B006EK9J9S/ref=pd_cp_e_1
If you like hip-hop, trance, or anything that needs a good quantity of solid bass. These are it.
If you like really wide soundstages. This is also it.
It has a screw on each monitor you can turn for more or less bass as well.
As the Head-fi saying goes, sorry for your wallet if you decide to get either, but your ears won't be sorry.
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perfect way to say it (headfi)
i had these , and as you said, for bass intense it will be these, i ultimately still ended up keeping my shures, felt they were a little clearer
but u cant go wrong either way. :good:

I can't wear in-ear phones for more than half hour.
How can you guys do that?
I use Audeo PFE.

My go-to earbuds for a couple of years now have been the Razer M100, now called the Moray:
http://www.amazon.com/Razer-In-Ear-...hones--Black/dp/B001HN6PBM/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8
They show up on Woot every once in a while for $15 a pair and I get 3 and give a pair or two to friends and family. I've tried a lot of earbuds over the years, and even at $30-40, these are about the best-sounding ones I've found. They isolate outside noise well, have really good bass response, clear sound overall, and the small size makes them easy to wear without them getting knocked loose.
Definitely worth checking out if you're shopping in that price range.

nabbed said:
I can't wear in-ear phones for more than half hour.
How can you guys do that?
I use Audeo PFE.
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Its all about the eartips! Comply T-400's FTW!
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916x10 said:
Its all about the eartips! Comply T-400's FTW!
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+1 for Comply. Have them on my Super-fi 5 Pro's. Very comfortable but you have to change them out every now and then when they get too dirty.
On my IE8 I'm using Sony Hybrid Tips.
http://www.amazon.com/Sony-EPEX10A-BLK-Replacement-Earbuds/dp/B001RB24UA
They are very comfortable.

incubus26jc said:
LOL, this is gonna sound dumb but, I bought some ear buds from Big Lots the other day for 5 dollars. They were impressive. As long as I don't try on a good pair to compare, I'll be good.
That said, the GS3 comes with a pair right?
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yes, they some with some and from what I have experienced, they aren't too bad. i mean if you are just using them to work out or study like me then they are good. Also, i just got these below and i love them and they're not too expensive.
http://www.amazon.com/MEElectronics...hones-Smartphones/dp/B003VTZPO8/ref=pd_cp_e_0

ge3kswag said:
Also, i just got these below and i love them and they're not too expensive.
http://www.amazon.com/MEElectronics...hones-Smartphones/dp/B003VTZPO8/ref=pd_cp_e_0
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Yeah, those are nice. I love mine
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At my desk, I'm still using an old pair of Sennheiser HD590's open-ears through a Fiio headphone amp. For non-amped in-ears I've switched from my broken Shure's (which sounded amazing) to the still-highly rated Klipsch IMAGE S4's.
The Klipsch's sound really good, but they do have just a tad too much bass, but at least they're no where near the huge amount of bass that BeatsByDre gimmicky crap imposes.

[Q] NexusLouder Testers.

If anything I've been working on purely all nexus devices to improve the way users listen to their device and music.
I just wanted to know if anyone can be kind enough to let me know how the N10 fares in general with it's audio quality and what audio chipset does it run.
Ofcourse I've created a test dump for the N10 but I don't know anyone on my side who has an N10. I would like someone to test it since this is the best place to refer to. Rest assured, bootloop free.
Much regards,
Misledz

http://www.samsung.com/global/busin...Exynos_5_Dual_User_Manaul_Public_REV100-0.pdf
Does this help?

In my opinion, it's pretty mediocre. It definitely didn't sound louder to me than the iPad, despite having Stereo out. Disappointing, really.
I can barely hear some movies on the DICE player and I don't know what's causing it. Some other movies are fine.

Valynor said:
http://www.samsung.com/global/busin...Exynos_5_Dual_User_Manaul_Public_REV100-0.pdf
Does this help?
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Hmm it does actually, as usual the audio chipset being the one they cut down to make it cheaper.
goodburner said:
In my opinion, it's pretty mediocre. It definitely didn't sound louder to me than the iPad, despite having Stereo out. Disappointing, really.
I can barely hear some movies on the DICE player and I don't know what's causing it. Some other movies are fine.
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Yeah it seems majority of the Nexus devices suffer this. Infact all at this rate, considering the Nexus S was to involved without Voodoo. :crying:

I think with these newer devicesthe only way to get respectable sound is with Bluetooth or wired external speakers.
I love my ICS phone and listened to the Nexus 7 - great devices. But audio is weak.
What bothers me about the Nexus 10 audio is the speakers.
Even as a kid nothing screamed snake oil to me more than huge grills that hid tiny speaker cones.
That's what you get with Nexus 10 as well.
Behind each grill is one tiny speaker radiator at the top of the grill.
The rest of the long speaker grill is just for looks (or sales)
External speakers all the way

sound
I think it sounds fine. The speakers on it are actually descent and I have nice headphones so that works fine for me as well.

I've got a test build up for trials. Anyone want to test it before I make the thread in N10 Themes SECTION? Thanks for the feedback, helps improve certain fields.
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I personally think the Nexus 10 sounds pretty good with headphones. I believe it has a Wolfson WM1811 chip.
I have it plugged in with an ATH-m50 and a Fiio E5. Tweaked with the 10-band equalizer from Poweramp, and it sounded pretty good. It's certainly not the best I've listened to (the Cowon S9 sounds better still), but it's good enough to replace my S9 simply because the Nexus is much more hassle free in general.
The sound is definitely missing something though. Not exactly sure what it is.

Misledz said:
I've got a test build up for trials. Anyone want to test it before I make the thread in N10 Themes SECTION? Thanks for the feedback, helps improve certain fields.
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I might suggest you guys follow Misledz! I use his mod on both a GNex & N7. Fantastic. I consider it a must have. Makes anything a pure joy to listen to.
I'll be glad to test. I'm unboxing & rooting today
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djd338 said:
I might suggest you guys follow Misledz! I use his mod on both a GNex & N7. Fantastic. I consider it a must have. Makes anything a pure joy to listen to.
I'll be glad to test. I'm unboxing & rooting today! I assure you its safe
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You got an N10? And I have a build. I'll send the test build later in your inbox
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To me the speakers on it are the best I've heard from any tablet since its front facing and it kinda has a slight surround sound effect since there is one speaker on each side of the tablet. Also the volume is loud enough to where nobody should have a problem hearing it and if you do get a hearing aid. The volume isn't so loud you can go deaf but its loud enough to where everyone in the room should be able to hear it.

The speakers sound pretty good with a bit of EQ. CyanogenMod's DSPManager is perfect for this since you can selectively EQ only the speakers.
Headphone quality is even better. Much, much better than the Galaxy Nexus and on par with some of the best Android devices.

Well I've sent a test build to a few members already let's see how that fares with comparison to stock loudness.
But I do thank you for the feedbacks, much appreciated!
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I'm no audiophile, but the Nexus 10 sounds pretty amazing, compared to the other devices and equipment I've used previously anyway.
I like natural-sounding audio without any DSP enhancements like Bass Boost and whatnot

espionage724 said:
I'm no audiophile, but the Nexus 10 sounds pretty amazing, compared to the other devices and equipment I've used previously anyway.
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Well it's got quite the chipset. But I'm sure they sacrificed something, Nexus devices usually sacrifice one thing. Audio, or hardware or something.
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Misledz said:
Well it's got quite the chipset. But I'm sure they sacrificed something, Nexus devices usually sacrifice one thing. Audio, or hardware or something.
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Maybe the screen? While the resolution is there, the screen itself isn't top-tier beautiful.

Misledz said:
Well it's got quite the chipset. But I'm sure they sacrificed something, Nexus devices usually sacrifice one thing. Audio, or hardware or something.
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I've read here somewhere that the microphone isn't amazing quality.

I wouldn't be surprised if the N10 sound can be improved, but I was actually very pleasantly surprised listening to music, movies, etc on mine, as the sound blows away any other tablet I've used to date, blows away my 15" ASUS laptop (3 different models in our house, none of which sound as good as the stock N10). I've seen a few people complain that the size of the speaker slots is misleading, and somehow implies that the speakers are larger than they really are, as can be seen in tear-down photos. I haven't done any serious homework into this -- but I'm wondering if the elongated speaker grills actually server as vents, effectively turning the housing into a slot-vented speaker cabinet.

How do you plan (in detail) to improve the sound on this tablet? Are you going to just make it louder or actually do tweaks to improve the sound? If you are just making things lower, how do you plan on making it louder? A simple voltage increase? Or something more sophisticated?

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How do you plan (in detail) to improve the sound on this tablet? Are you going to just make it louder or actually do tweaks to improve the sound? If you are just making things lower, how do you plan on making it louder? A simple voltage increase? Or something more sophisticated?
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Tweaks to improve the sound, since as you said the hardware is pretty good, louder is one thing if its needed, else controlled loudness is fine. In terms of libset, voltage increase is pushing it sounds alot more dangerous and doubt it will be tested :victory:

question about Beats By Dr. Dre - Beats Studio

will the Beats By Dr. Dre - Beats Studio work with the gs4?and if so do they sound good?just asking before i spend 300.00 dollars,thanks

Thats a roger on the compatibility.
Beats by dre uses the standard 3.5 mm jack for audio input.
As for the sound...my untrained ears can't hear a difference. They're solid in performance and quality certainly. People swear by them at my university though.

At the $300 price point there are certainly better options on the market. Just because it's popular doesn't mean it's great (case in point iPhone ). That being said it should work fine with your S4 if you decide to get them
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Before you spend $300 do yourself a favor and do some research on head-fi.org.
At least then you will be making an informed decision. Many less expensive options out there with as good or better sound, problem is most people won't know it because all they see is the "beats" logo and assume you bought the best.
Do you want great sounding headphones, or do you want people to THINK you bought good sounding headphones because of a name?
Beats and Bose two of the biggest rip-offs in music. The only one worse is Monster Cable.

acruxksa said:
Before you spend $300 do yourself a favor and do some research on head-fi.org.
At least then you will be making an informed decision. Many less expensive options out there with as good or better sound, problem is most people won't know it because all they see is the "beats" logo and assume you bought the best.
Do you want great sounding headphones, or do you want people to THINK you bought good sounding headphones because of a name?
Beats and Bose two of the biggest rip-offs in music. The only one worse is Monster Cable.
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Actually, Beats by Dre were manufactured by Monster up until 2012, so there ya go.

I'm really looking into the Logitech UE 6000's. Everything I read has been good so far. I currently have some Shure SE 215 in-ear monitors and looking to make the jump to a full size headset. The UE 6000's at only $180 are also a great value. If you have the extra money and want some Bluetooth love then look no further then the UE 9000's ($400) from what I've read. Logitech may not be known for their high quality audio but down that lead you astray.
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I use beats studios with my s4 and note 10.1 and the sound is pretty awesome. Not tooo overpowering if you don't want them to be but if you crank it up and pair is with a good equalizer like viper it sounds incredible. Granted I got the beats scratchlesa and like-new secondhand at a fraction of the price so it may sound just a bit better than a $300 pair would but I would recommend going to an electronics store with your s4 and testing out the floor models to see which suits your taste the best. :thumbup:
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Definitely check out Head-fi.org, probably will find a better pair of cans for around the same price or even less.
Don't fall for the fade that is Beats by Dre.
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Ur paying for the beats logos.. Beats studios ar not the best headphones there are.. Much better choices if u look around..
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Do a little research on Audiotechnica ATH-M50 headphones before buying overpriced Beats headphones.
They are better headphones (especially for bass-heavy music and sounds like video games, movies, etc) and cost 30-50% as much as Beats.

Yes they will work
Sound quality...LOL, beats sound like crap for their price. Those who think they sound good have never listened to a quality pair of headphones. They are for looks...and only looks, just like iPhones. There is a reason why beats are never in top ten headphone lists...at least in any top ten list from a respected audio site...
Like said earlier, AudioTechnica M50 are much much better...and cost much much less...and in my opinion still look good, and are pretty damn comfortable. I got mine for $120 (I think they are like $200 regular) on amazon...couldn't be happier...definitely sounds better than any pair of beats I've tried on.
Like others have said...do some more research, you don't want to be that guy walking down the street with a pair of beats thinking he's cool with "good" headphones while all the nearby audiophiles are laughing at your stupidity for wasting money on beats...
-just my opinion...as I do consider my self an audiophile
Look...beats are not in any of these!!! My ATHM50 are in quite a few tho... http://www.google.com/search?site=&...1c.1.16.mobile-gws-hp.QZ0mv46DVJE&safe=active
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I use Klipsh image ONE. Love them.
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Like everybody else said, the only thing you get with Beats is an overblown name. They don't suck buy they are just way overpriced for the sub par quality. Get something like klipsch or koss. Much better choices and they won't cost you an arm and a leg. Also I have used to pretty decent cheapo skull candies before. I wouldn't recommend spending over a 100 bucks on cans unless they were custom in-ear monitors abd those cost about a grand hahaha! Also head fi is a good website like everyone else has been saying
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This probably isn't the place to ask, but I will anyway haha
I bought the Logitech UE 6000 a few days ago and do like them quite a bit, but also liked the Bose qc 15 when I tried them in store. Unfortunately I wasn't able to try the two side by side and only got to try the qc-15 for a few minutes.
Can anyone give a fair review on their impressions of the qc15 in regards to sound, noise cancelling and leakage. If you have any use with the UE 6000 to compare that would be great too
I can get the qc15 brand new for 240-250 w/ tax. Paid 173+$30 warranty + tax for UE 6000 (About $220)
Sorry if drawing off topic. Thanks for your time
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you can find much better for less. my GF has a pair and loves them; i dislike them personally.

Slade8525 said:
you can find much better for less. my GF has a pair and loves them; i dislike them personally.
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How do you view their noise canceling in comparison to others you have tried?
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Worst value for quality I've ever seen in headphones. Check out some Harmon Kardons, sennheisers, or even Bose. That's a simple starting point
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Worst value for quality I've ever seen in headphones. Check out some Harmon Kardons, sennheisers, or even Bose. That's a simple starting point
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I assume you were responding to the op and not my post above...?
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Mike said:
I assume you were responding to the op and not my post above...?
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Sorry, you are right. I didn't read everyones posts. Just the fact that there is adults that are asking about beats kills me. I work for best buy and it drives me nuts to hear people thinking they are quality. Now I just have to get the same conversion rate as I have from iphones to android to go into beats to anything better haha
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beats are mostly supposed to be used with other BEATS devices; its just an EQ setting. their quality, sound, ergonomics, and value (to real DJ's and audio techs, whom i work with) is laughable at best. sound isolation isnt much different than other OTE units; most of that depends on how loud your music is lol.
Sennheiser HD 25-II for audiophiles for less, or Pioneer HDJ-2000 if you want bass and better quality/ergonomics.
i have both the Sennheiser HD 25-II and HDJ-2000; my GF has some red BEATS pro studios; for her its style; they stand out and match her car/lipstick etc. versus the HD 25 II's by Sennheiser and HDJ2000's, there is no competition. They are designed nicely, but not being able to comfortably use one ear without them sliding, and the fact they are CLEARLY worse aurally, i wont touch them. Other than bass, some $30 Panasonic HTX-7's actually have better fidelity.

Getting the audio from Marshall's new phone

As the title states, Marshall has a phone out
http://www.gsmarena.com/marshalls_new_smartphone_is_every_audiophiles_dream-news-13087.php
Do you think we could pinch the audio decoding software? I mean Marshall are pretty much as old school and as good at audio as it gets, coupled with the amplified speakers on the HTC, it could be a match made in heaven, will keep my eye out for when it's released, might try to get a dump off it.
It's launching August 17th

OMG
I wonder how much could be ported, though, as it sounds like it's coming with some proprietary hardware, as you would kind of expect.

Uses a Wolfson DAC. Don't think the M9 has a Wolfson one.

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Uses a Wolfson DAC. Don't think the M9 has a Wolfson one.
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So you think the software side alone would have any benefit? Kind of like how the active equalizer from beats worked.

Probably, but it doubt that these software improvements would yield any benefit over what we currently have in the M9.

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Probably, but it doubt that these software improvements would yield any benefit over what we currently have in the M9.
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Honestly I don't know. All I know is that in the past, software alterations have made a massive difference, namely Ac!d Mod on the galaxy s3, that mod was insane, the audio was so loud. Huge difference...if this is anything like that then I'll be happy.

Audiophile myself. Software doesn't do any justice without the right DAC (Digital analogue converter) which is Wolfson which is used in the Marshall new phone. On a side note, that chip is old smh.

Thraxzzz said:
Audiophile myself. Software doesn't do any justice without the right DAC (Digital analogue converter) which is Wolfson which is used in the Marshall new phone. On a side note, that chip is old smh.
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An active equaliser coupled with our amped speakers would work well in sure of that.

Link the software and I'll port it.

ahrion said:
Link the software and I'll port it.
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That sounds interesting.. I shall do some digging, might take me a while.

dladz said:
Honestly I don't know. All I know is that in the past, software alterations have made a massive difference, namely Ac!d Mod on the galaxy s3, that mod was insane, the audio was so loud. Huge difference...if this is anything like that then I'll be happy.
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The M9 has the loudest output of any phone I have ever used what more do you really want in terms of loudness?
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I tried Marshall's phone.
Don't come even close to M9.
The player is fancy and that's all.
There's frequency limitation all the way. (if you pump up the volume, the bass and sub bass will be softened)
It's a offense to compare it with M9. Our phone is way better.
The only thing that could be better in M9 is more volume steps. (by default)
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Luhccas-X10 said:
I tried Marshall's phone.
Don't come even close to M9.
The player is fancy and that's all.
There's frequency limitation all the way. (if you pump up the volume, the bass and sub bass will be softened)
It's a offense to compare it with M9. Our phone is way better.
The only thing that could be better in M9 is more volume steps. (by default)
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? Not sure what you're on about mate ? Did you even read the original post?
I didn't compare them, I literally said could the player and the active equaliser be ported, I'm not asking for an opinion I am asking for help in porting it over nothing more.

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The M9 has the loudest output of any phone I have ever used what more do you really want in terms of loudness?
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In terms of actual volume. The HTC is not the loudest phone I've used, it has great sound but it's not the loudest, I has an s3 a few years back, install acid mod and the audio was really loud, just to the point of distortion but not quite, a software change would make a difference I think and in all honesty until it's been done everyone's opinion (including mine) is just theoretical.
Further to that I can't find the software anywhere anyway so might not happen

dladz said:
? Not sure what you're on about mate ? Did you even read the original post?
I didn't compare them, I literally said could the player and the active equaliser be ported, I'm not asking for an opinion I am asking for help in porting it over nothing more.
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Yes, i have read the OP.
I compared because of the two main points-> equalizer and player.
Exactly what doesn't deserve any effort because equalizer are directly "connected" do audio libs and permission's files. (manufacturer's xml under system/etc/permissions)
Do you really want a port that will make your phone sounds like garbage? Oo
If yes, i can share a dump of Marshall's phone as soon as i put my hands on it again. (my cousin have it)

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In terms of actual volume. The HTC is not the loudest phone I've used, it has great sound but it's not the loudest, I has an s3 a few years back, install acid mod and the audio was really loud, just to the point of distortion but not quite, a software change would make a difference I think and in all honesty until it's been done everyone's opinion (including mine) is just theoretical.
Further to that I can't find the software anywhere anyway so might not happen
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Can't talk about any mods but the S3 is not even close as far as stock sound is concerned. The M9 can freaking power my HD 598 I can't imagine any earbuds giving it a tough time. I literally can't listen on full volume and I can tolerate ear piercing volume.
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Can't talk about any mods but the S3 is not even close as far as stock sound is concerned. The M9 can freaking power my HD 598 I can't imagine any earbuds giving it a tough time. I literally can't listen on full volume and I can tolerate ear piercing volume.
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Nope that's absolutely correct, the s3 was toned back to around 70% volume at stock, leaving quit a lot of headroom for when people unleashed the potential, namely acid mod in my experience, was running foxhound at the time and even the unlock sound was ridiculously loud, great phone the s3 when running foxhound.
I've not done a side by side of the two devices but the s3 from memory is the stand out device for volume, the z1 was probably the worst, strangely the iPhone 6 has great audio too, also very loud.
That Marshall phone isn't even on XDA as far as I can see.