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Techradar: S2 is one of the best Phones for Music

Techradar has announced that the s2 is the one the best phones for music in 2012 so far wich is suprising considering a lot of people were complaining about the audio quality.The other 6 are iPhone 4s,no surprise there,HTC sensation XL wich is kinda stange,audio quality is crisp but no expandable memory,Nokia Lumina 800,Nokia are getting there,Motorola Razr,the new one not the old flip one,Sony Ericsson Mix Walkman,shame about the rest of the phone and a Crapberry curve 9360,sorry Blackberry,nothing exiting what so ever about it,so there you are,whats everyone reckon to this then.
http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/best-mobile-phones-for-music-2012-1051914

What are they smoking?
Even the 4s doesnt sound as good as the iPhone 4 imo as I've personally heard it.
Maybe in terms of features in Music, but not in terms of sound quality.
As for the best sounding phone in the market, it still has to go to the Galaxy S with Voodoo Sound.
And no, do not give me that Beats crap, I'm thankful that Monster and Beats are parting ways

Parting ways with Monster could only be a step upwards for Beats.

After close scrutiny of the article and further tests on my device, I can but conclude....
Bollocks.

My now sold iPhone 4 sounded better than my SGS2 in my ears. I don't know about the 4S yet though.

freemini said:
My now sold iPhone 4 sounded better than my SGS2 in my ears. I don't know about the 4S yet though.
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Tried all 3, SGS2 3rd. By a long way.
SGS with voodoo - win.

B3311 said:
After close scrutiny of the article and further tests on my device, I can but conclude....
Bollocks.
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You stole my opinion damn it!

Waaaaaa?
$1 gets you a reply

I have never seen a techradar article that didn't some some bollocks or bloody tosh in it.
They always seem to be totally wrong on random points, which makes them wonder if they even bother to fact check, for gods sake they say the HTC Sensation XL has a dual core CPU, where as its the same old Qualcomm MSM8255 **** as the HTC Desire HD.
Now the SGS2 sounds fine to me, but my ears are clinically bad (hearing aid bad) so I'm a poor judge of sound quality.

Lol at this article. My wife's i4S kicks the crap out of the SGS2 no matter what headset I use. Whatever techradar is smoking I definitely need some.

How did you guys noticed the sound quality difference between phones?
I thought the headphones that matters the most.. Like beats headphones that offers better thump..
Personally I don't really bother if this phone had a bad quality sounds.. It's still diamond for my ears
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Gorjess said:
How did you guys noticed the sound quality difference between phones?
I thought the headphones that matters the most.. Like beats headphones that offers better thump..
Personally I don't really bother if this phone had a bad quality sounds.. It's still diamond for my ears
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Things I listen out for are distortion, clipping, soundstage... everything really. But it all comes down to personal taste. Headphones matter, definitely. But I'd suggest the most important thing is the music file quality. Crap in = Crap out. Some torrent that was ripped from a CD via WMP at a low bitrate will always sound awful, no matter what you play it on.
Compared to a top-class dedicated PMP - mine's a Cowon S9 - the SQ is "bad". Inferior may be a better description. The same goes for all phones I've tried, the SGS with Voodoo sound is the exception - that's pretty close to my S9 soundwise.
I don't find the SGS2's SQ to be unbearable at all, but it could be better. For "casual" listening it's perfectly OK, especially with good phones. But for me it's definitely a loooooong way behind the last 2 iphones, the SGS with or without Voodoo and a couple of my wife's old Nokias.
It's all subjective though - can't stand the Beats myself but each to their own. You seem happy with your setup and that's the only thing that really matters.

"Techradar: S2 is one of the best Phones for Music"?
My a$$.
I'd rather take Jelly Bean released today for GSII.

Very simple. They were using an S1 with voodoo and thought it was an S2.
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lmao Galaxy S II going to be one of the best for music/sound quality?....
Even my 3yr old ipod is better for music...
And like everyone else on here who had a Galaxy S lasy year. Voodoo pwnd everything out there

AW: Techradar: S2 is one of the best Phones for Music
After I switched my good old Nokia X6 with my current SGS2, the first thing I noticed soundwise was that it could just not compare.
It's okay with headphones, but please don't try the speaker. It's just crap, and placed exactly where my middle finger goes while playing games in landscape mode, blocking the speaker. it's fitting though, just the right finger...
Sound quality and placement of the speaker is really bad!
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I'm going to stick my head on the line here, and say that I don't personally think the SGS2 sounds all that bad. And to be fair, I would say I have at least some idea what sounds good as I was / am an audio enthusiast, I hate listening to music that has poor sound quality.
Having said that, the iphone 4 I had before definitely blows it into the weeds, but then I suppose it should, given that its an ipod touch that happens to have a phone built into it
But I would say that the SGS2 still sounds better than any HTC phone I've heard (although I've not heard the Sensation) - but it was definitely better than my old Incredible S, better than the Desire, and better than the Nexus One.
And I don't think there was a big difference between the original Galaxy S and the S2 either, although I never heard it with Voodoo, no doubt it is a lot better but I can't comment.
It is a shame that Samsung decided to use inferior components in the S2 though.
Also, another thing that rarely gets mentioned is out of the box, the built in music player doesn't support gapless MP3, which I find incredibly annoying. I know the likes of PowerAmp does, but in 2012 we really should be getting things like this sorted. The thing is with PowerAmp, is that it doesn't quite sound as good to my ears as the stock player (no idea why this should be though), and the battery drain is higher. Does anyone know if ICS fixes this?
Lets hope that Samsung rectifies these issues for the S3.

Gorjess said:
How did you guys noticed the sound quality difference between phones?
I thought the headphones that matters the most.. Like beats headphones that offers better thump..
Personally I don't really bother if this phone had a bad quality sounds.. It's still diamond for my ears
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Beats headphones? are you serious. Beats are not any good for serious listening, they can be good for SOME music but in general they do not deserve their price tag.
Headphones are only as good as their source, you can have a $1000 headphone but if you listen to it with a Galaxy S 2 its only as good as $100 one
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Having said that, the iphone 4 I had before definitely blows it into the weeds, but then I suppose it should, given that its an ipod touch that happens to have a phone built into it
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I would have to dispute this. All of the iPod touches before the 4th gen and iPhone 4 generally sounded mediocre-horrible.

Based on my experiences with various phones and my love for music, I would rank the phones in this order:
1 - iPhone 4/iPhone 4s - No modding needed and sound kicks ass!
2 - Galaxy S/Nexus S + Voodoo - Top sound and loads of tuning options
3 - Sensation XE - Beats audio makes a difference
5 - Galaxy S2 + Voodoo Louder + DSP - Much better than stock.
That's my 2 cents.... Ps Don't kill me for putting the iPhone at the top.... IMHO the audio kicks ass

My phone with Power Amp and Equalizer sounds absolutely fine ive never used the stock player on it's own so cant comment it's Power Amp all the way for me with Equalizer the sound is absolutely fine crisp and clear with good bass.

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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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.

Its unbelievable how incompetent samsung is with their audio drivers.

So I just tested the galaxy S3 audio and it dwarfs in comparison to my voodoo sound nexus S audio. So basically it's the same thing again that you need to root the phone install some third party app or install custom kernel to get better audio just like how it was with nexus S. My friend is just a very basic user he hasnt even rooted the phone so it wont be happening. I just really dont understand what is the point of having such an audio chip when samsung is going to put a limit on it's output and the majority of users wont be able to benefit from it. Out of the box an iphone can satisfyingly drive pretty much any earphones, the galaxy S3 volume is just not enough.
Sound "quality and clarity" can only be so much important when the volume isnt enough. So a third party developer can convert the phone into the best phone for audiophiles but samsung cant? Thats just as bizarre as it gets and it continues to happen just like it was with the galaxy S/nexus S.

Guess the volume is enough to not damage your hearing.
About the quality... I find no difference between an ipod and an S3. Seriously now, what do you want from S3? Audio 14.1 with 2 earpieces? Come on, buy a dj professional equipment instead of a S3 if you expect that?
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I "coming from motorola devices", also very disappointed with sound quality on S3 when the first time I got it. But luckily we have awesome dev like gokham who can make the difference. Yes, we are advance user, sure must root it.
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pswin09 said:
I "coming from motorola devices", also very disappointed with sound quality on S3 when the first time I got it. But luckily we have awesome dev like gokham who can make the difference. Yes, we are advance user, sure must root it.
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Sound quality != volume.
Don't get confused.
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demlasjr said:
Guess the volume is enough to not damage your hearing.
About the quality... I find no difference between an ipod and an S3. Seriously now, what do you want from S3? Audio 14.1 with 2 earpieces? Come on, buy a dj professional equipment instead of a S3 if you expect that?
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I dont have an ipod but the iphone 4S and my nexus S with voodoo are much louder than the galaxy S3 and donot damage my ears. Different songs need different volume and different earphones also need different volume, my JVC earphones are not very sensitive and need quite alot of volume which the S3 just doesnt have. The iphone and nexus S power it just fine. Mind you a non rooted nexus S also has the same problem so maye google is also incompetent? I dont know it just doesnt make any sense. Iphone lets you increase the volume to ridiculous levels out of the box, nobody complained about damaged ears.

All the sound mods i have met confuse loud for quality and just increase the noise in the sound file .
Compared to many users i experience via headphones loud at stock 5 and far to loud at 7 . That begs a question regarding sound level complaints and suggests that to improve sound level Earex is the first step .
jje

Yo guys must be nuts cause the sound quality on the S3 is sublime.
yes you have to flash a new kernel but its not hard and the reason why its low volume is to not blast the ears of newbies that buy it.
Install the latest JB leak then flash :Siyah-s3-v1.6rc1.tar via odin.
then enter st tweaks and and go to audio and bump the audio from 57 to 60
then bump the speaker audio from default 0 to 1
then close st tweaks. and you job is done
You can also go into the music app and change the eq from default to dance.
then play some songs and you will hear a world of difference.

^^
57 itself is loud enough to blast your ears
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Nexus 7 speaker quality

So I love my new 2013 N7 over my 2012 a lot. But one thing that has been getting me is the weird speaker quality. On low volume it sounds full and almost has some bass in it like my 2012 N7. But once you turn it up pass the half way mark, the sound gets really thin and sort of poor. Anyone else notice this or am I going crazy? Any fix?

It is a 7 inch tablet with 2 tiny speakers. You are not going to get good base at high volume.
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I agree..
Man, my cheap ass Touchpad has the best sound. Base, separation and everything..
While the 13 nex7 is a giant improvement over last year in terms of sound it is pathetic next to my old touchpad.
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I upgraded from Nexus 7 (2012) to Nexus 7 (2013) and was a bit disappointed with the speakers. 2013 comes with two speakers (stereo) so it beat the one speaker in 2012 but not much better.

Richieboy67 said:
It is a 7 inch tablet with 2 tiny speakers. You are not going to get good base at high volume.
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The 7 inch BlackBerry PlayBook begs to differ.
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what your idea of good bass is. It may be better than the Nex but it did not sound that great to me.
That thing was a piece of crap actually.

If you actually want to increase the volume to get higher and more clear go to market and type in viper4android and install then search the thread about viper4android on how to use and it really works....if this help please click thank button.:good::laugh:

The point is for me. It sounds good and has lil bass and fullness to it at the half volume mark. But turn it up pass then and it's terrible and thin. Almost like the software cut the EQ off at that point. As for headphones the volume is sort of low.
The Amazon kindle had good bass and sound on it's stereo speakers though.

It's a software algorithm built into the amplifier and speaker controller. Read about it in an article on the Nexus 7 build, possibly Anandtech. Basically, it prevents overloading of the speakers. As the volume goes beyond a certain level it lowers the bass percentage. Hence the tiny sound at high volume. Not the best solution.
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thahackr said:
If you actually want to increase the volume to get higher and more clear go to market and type in viper4android and install then search the thread about viper4android on how to use and it really works....if this help please click thank button.:good::laugh:
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I run this on my lg. Its amazing.
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Ketzal said:
It's a software algorithm built into the amplifier and speaker controller. Read about it in an article on the Nexus 7 build, possibly Anandtech. Basically, it prevents overloading of the speakers. As the volume goes beyond a certain level it lowers the bass percentage. Hence the tiny sound at high volume. Not the best solution.
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Sad, but thank you so much for the explanation. I guess Google will never get it right with speakers on the N7 line, at least not for now.

Hi
well completely agreed with the above posts mentioned...sound quality is just fine and yes the algorithm designed for music volume and bass configuration helps you to increase the efficiency and durability of the speakers..so its a nice feature and provide the music volume that is sufficient as far considered...
So no issues with the speaker volume
Thanks !!!

thahackr said:
If you actually want to increase the volume to get higher and more clear go to market and type in viper4android and install then search the thread about viper4android on how to use and it really works....if this help please click thank button.:good::laugh:
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u have 4viper mod on the nexus 7 FHD 2013? i have it on my nexus4 phone and it only works with google play music and musiXmatch apps
to me it doesn't really make the sound louder, it makes it better quality tho but im not an audiophile, i just care more bout 'loudness' as i don't use headphones much

When you install it, it asks to update the driver and it fails for me. I only tried the first 2 choices. What is the correct choice? This is for viper4. Downloaded the 4.3 version. I am running Pac Rom with elemental 1.5.
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I used something on my last gen Nex 7 to bring up base and make it lost and it ended up blowing the speaker.
I think the 2013 is a huge improvement over the last gen. I mean we have stereo now and it sounds clean and sharp.
If you need rely good audio with this device then I would suggest headphones. They much better for gaming anyhow.
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Richieboy67 said:
I used something on my last gen Nex 7 to bring up base and make it lost and it ended up blowing the speaker.
I think the 2013 is a huge improvement over the last gen. I mean we have stereo now and it sounds clean and sharp.
If you need rely good audio with this device then I would suggest headphones. They much better for gaming anyhow.
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So you have no static/hissing sounds on yours?

Nope, no problems at all.
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Richieboy67 said:
Nope, no problems at all.
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Lucky!
I thought it was a common problem on all the 2013 N7's, my unit is pretty good but has a static/hissing sound when at low-mid volume.
Still not sure whether to take it back over that as I may end up with more issues.

If you figure how many of these things they sold just because a hundred or so people say it is common doesn't mean squat. I have really tried everything to reproduce that and I have had other people listen to see if they could hear anything and there is nothing at all.
I bet most people that do not have the issue just do not post about it. I mean nobody is going to start a thread saying they do not have the issue. lol Maybe I should start one? I will title it:
My 2013 Nexus 7 does not have static or hissing:laugh:
I am lucky? If you met my ex wife you would not say that. hehe

Richieboy67 said:
If you figure how many of these things they sold just because a hundred or so people say it is common doesn't mean squat. I have really tried everything to reproduce that and I have had other people listen to see if they could hear anything and there is nothing at all.
I bet most people that do not have the issue just do not post about it. I mean nobody is going to start a thread saying they do not have the issue. lol Maybe I should start one? I will title it:
My 2013 Nexus 7 does not have static or hissing:laugh:
I am lucky? If you met my ex wife you would not say that. hehe
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You just don't hear it

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.

aethelbert said:
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.

aethelbert said:
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?
Sent from my HTC One M9 using Tapatalk

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)
Sent from my HTC One M9
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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)

dladz said:
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.