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[BOUNTY] Make USB DAC work with SGS II

NOTE: donations will be deposited directly to the person/group that comes up with a proven working Solution.
[OP] will keep the To Be Donator list updated frequently as people pledge their donation.
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This is a bounty thread for developers/groups who/which are able to provide a solution to make a external USB DAC work on Samsung Galaxy S2 running Ice Cream Sandwich. (Stock or AOSP)
What I/we want is:
Be able to use an external USB DAC like for example fiiO e7 using USB OTG to listen to music with good quality.
I'm gonna start with $20
To Be Donator:
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hIdd3N- $20
screamworks $100
MistahBungle $20
vyis $20
Total:
$160
Please write the amount you are willing to donate in this thread.

If we can achieve full functionality, put me down for $100.

reserved..

EDIT. withdrawn my comment after searching. If supercurio = no good then me = def not

bump... seriously... nobody else?

Given I'm not completely unhappy with the sound quality on the SGS2 (yes, compared to other phones/media players it isn't ideal; agreed. But with decent canalphones it is 'acceptable'), this is only somewhat (as opposed to vitally for some people) important to me.
And obviously if it were working I'd then have to fork out $100+ for a good (yes you can get cheaper ones, but I've 'auditioned' both & you do get what you pay for) USB DAC.
So with that in mind, I'd chip in $20 if someone can get this working with CM9 stock kernel.

My sound no problem so no donation .
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JJEgan said:
My sound no problem so no donation .
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Though I'm piss with s2 sound quality, but s2 only gonna stay with me until 1 of September this year.
So put me on $20 if a solutions come before that.
By the way, do one x really have that kind of good output as gsmarena review? If s3 still give this kind of **** like s2 I think one x is a good choice apart from it's non removable battery.

vyis said:
Though I'm piss with s2 sound quality, but s2 only gonna stay with me until 1 of September this year.
So put me on $20 if a solutions come before that.
By the way, do one x really have that kind of good output as gsmarena review? If s3 still give this kind of **** like s2 I think one x is a good choice apart from it's non removable battery.
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Yes Yes but i am of the opinion that it may be due to a very early build phone .
Plus i tested against my SGS1 at time of purchase .
Though its well known that if you want boom boom bass distortion then this is the wrong phone .
jje

JJEgan said:
Yes Yes but i am of the opinion that it may be due to a very early build phone .
Plus i tested against my SGS1 at time of purchase .
Though its well known that if you want boom boom bass distortion then this is the wrong phone .
jje
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i'm not into those boom boom bass, what really piss me off on S2 is it's muddy sound reproduction, and easily produce chip and hiss on some middle high frequencysong like "power of love","opera 2" totally unaudible thanks to those chip and hiss.
Even my 3 years old going to 4 years basic creative sound blaster x-fi do a much better job.
edit: i'm getting mine last September, is it still early build?

vyis said:
i'm not into those boom boom bass, what really piss me off on S2 is it's muddy sound reproduction, and easily produce chip and hiss on some middle high frequencysong like "power of love","opera 2" totally unaudible thanks to those chip and hiss.
Even my 3 years old going to 4 years basic creative sound blaster x-fi do a much better job.
edit: i'm getting mine last September, is it still early build?
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Build Date doesn't matter. All I9100 (not G) revisions have the same exact chip built in.

Post your best equalizer settings!

Hey, XDA'ers!
Thought I'd make this thread to help all those guys who are currently facing issues with low sound quality. Choose the EQ settings that you think suits your needs the best. Post them with the following details:
Music Player
Headphones
Screenshots of the settings
Specialty
Here goes mine:
Music Player: PowerAmp
Headphones: Stock Samsung with small-sized eartips
Screenshot:
Equalizer settings:
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Tone/Balance/Volume:
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These settings are the best I could find with the stock headphones if you want maximum bass without sacrificing those mids & lows.
Hope this thread goes successful, and helps at least one poor soul who's cursing the Yamaha DAC sound chip..

specialty: poweramp and stock headphones(my mw-600 drowned)
screenshots:
EQ:
tone&etc.:
*of course listenning to AVB - breath in deep
**edit(note):tried the same settings but disabled the limit and it sounded much better

SufiSam said:
Hey, XDA'ers!
Thought I'd make this thread to help all those guys who are currently facing issues with low sound quality. Choose the EQ settings that you think suits your needs the best. Post them with the following details:
Music Player
Headphones
Screenshots of the settings
Specialty
Here goes mine:
Music Player: PowerAmp
Headphones: Stock Samsung with small-sized eartips
Screenshot:
Equalizer settings:
Tone/Balance/Volume:
Specialty:
These settings are the best I could find with the stock headphones if you want maximum bass without sacrificing those mids & lows.
Hope this thread goes successful, and helps at least one poor soul who's cursing the Yamaha DAC sound chip..
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Why is your pre amp volume extremely low, i bet you can hardly hear anything?
The best thing to do is start with bass & treble pre set and instead of highering the bass and treble, lower the mid so bass and treble dont go past 0, and turn pre amp up if not loud enough, it helps cut out the noise from the chip. If you can try to keep limit off and adjust till you are without distortion too.
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Remember guys, each brand of headphones has its own eq curve, so one setting isn't going to please everybody. A good idea would be to state your music background (audiophile/general listener), your music taste and what set of iem's / headphones you're using.

fluidz said:
Remember guys, each brand of headphones has its own eq curve, so one setting isn't going to please everybody. A good idea would be to state your music background (audiophile/general listener), your music taste and what set of iem's / headphones you're using.
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can sb. post eq-settings on the SII with shure's se215?
cheers!

karoom95 said:
specialty: poweramp and stock headphones(my mw-600 drowned)
screenshots:
EQ:
tone&etc.:
*of course listenning to AVB - breath in deep
**edit(note):tried the same settings but disabled the limit and it sounded much better
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Yup, it's quite a good EQ setting for short but punchy bass. But I prefer buzzing and lengthy bass, so, to each is own!
bobdoblo said:
Why is your pre amp volume extremely low, i bet you can hardly hear anything?
The best thing to do is start with bass & treble pre set and instead of highering the bass and treble, lower the mid so bass and treble dont go past 0, and turn pre amp up if not loud enough, it helps cut out the noise from the chip. If you can try to keep limit off and adjust till you are without distortion too.
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I'm an all-out bass guy. I wouldn't even care if I hear nothing but the bass, you know.. Low pre-amp doesn't really matter to me. And your tip is quite a good one too!
fluidz said:
Remember guys, each brand of headphones has its own eq curve, so one setting isn't going to please everybody. A good idea would be to state your music background (audiophile/general listener), your music taste and what set of iem's / headphones you're using.
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Yep, I got new headphones now: Sennheiser PX100-II and they sound super-awesome with the settings I posted with some tweaking..

Ok here are my settings:
Player: Winamp Pro
Specialities: ExTweaks +6db sound boost in cooperation with Volume+ app...& Awesome Beats
Headphones: Stock with extra eargums....
Screenies:
^^^^with this settings I can achieve allmost the same sound quality as on my g3 with VoodooSound drivers...
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I use the this Equalizer:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hr.podlanica
And this settings:
I use the Stock Samsung Galaxy S3 headset and get pretty good results with this. Very good bass and treble is also nice and not overdriven.
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Stere...=1346166140&sr=8-1&keywords=galaxy+s3+headset

rkoby13 said:
Ok here are my settings:
Player: Winamp Pro
Specialities: ExTweaks +6db sound boost in cooperation with Volume+ app...& Awesome Beats
Headphones: Stock with extra eargums....
Screenies:
^^^^with this settings I can achieve allmost the same sound quality as on my g3 with VoodooSound drivers...
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Sent from my SGS-II powered by CM9
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screenshots again
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Just got my (2nd) Galaxy S3

So I swapped my white one for a blue one... Got to say the blue looks unbelievable I'm pleased that I swapped it.
A few issues though, I never tried the headphones with my first one as I knew it was gonna get sent back. But now I've received this one I thought I would get them out. God they are absolutely pants! Comparing them to some old Iphone headphones the the qualify difference is unbelievable. Anyone else noticed that?
Secondly (random i know) any of you guys noticed Max Payne not being available on the Play store for the S3? I thought it was supposed to be one of the most powerful phones out there!
Jonny

lotusmad2001 said:
So I swapped my white one for a blue one... Got to say the blue looks unbelievable I'm pleased that I swapped it.
A few issues though, I never tried the headphones with my first one as I knew it was gonna get sent back. But now I've received this one I thought I would get them out. God they are absolutely pants! Comparing them to some old Iphone headphones the the qualify difference is unbelievable. Anyone else noticed that?
Secondly (random i know) any of you guys noticed Max Payne not being available on the Play store for the S3? I thought it was supposed to be one of the most powerful phones out there!
Jonny
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What do you mean by "absolute pants" never heard that one before.

ekjl said:
What do you mean by "absolute pants" never heard that one before.
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British for "poor quality".

ekjl said:
What do you mean by "absolute pants" never heard that one before.
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"Absolute pants" = rubbish
It's just one of those British expressions
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ekjl said:
What do you mean by "absolute pants" never heard that one before.
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Headphones sound good to me but I always just use the stock ones that come with phones.
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I hope the american ATT variant does not have this issue.

Sadly the headphones that came with my captivate were way better than my friends that came with his S2. I don't see why the cheaped out on them. They look almost the same but they sound horrible.
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haha sorry for the English Phrases Just stuck the earphones in my ears a bit more and there much better. I've never used in-ear headphones before. Do they not damage your ear drum though?
Any ideas on Max Payne?
Jonny

I just want to point out they are talking about the actual physical headphones. In case someone misunderstands and thinks the audio on the phone is bad.

I have to agree only had my S3 fir a few days and yesterday I tried the supplied headphones, awful is being kind.
Thank god I have a set of shure headphones +inline amp and the sound is fantastic.
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The headphones aren't that bad for my opinion, but I use anyway different ones for daily use.
About max payne, guess it's provider related, is present for me and works flawless.
Swyped from many gs 3 beast to give it at least a little bit to do ^^

I find I have to use the headphones supplied with the phone and they sound great with Franco kernel. If I use phones from earlier galaxy, sound is rubbish
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I'm more concerned about the 'noise' from the headphone jack! I dont get any pops/cracks like some others reported but theres a clear background noise >.<
This leaves me wondering if its even worth buying better headphones?

I like the Sennheiser MX580/581. Even after my neice messed with it and got it stuck to the baby carriage wheel its still working.
I don't think there should be background noise from the earbuds its self, its the fact that cellphone audio line is not fully isolated combined with low impedence of the earbuds. Also iem can bevery sensitive to little noises. You have to use headphones with higher impedence. Its hard to not get interference from the audio line out of a cellphone due to so many things going on compared to a dedicated mp3 player.

yeah I have noticed that max payne is not in the market....but it use to be there you know...because I bought it from there for my SGS3....now when I check it is not there.....strange....

Is it possible to buy it from the desktop and do your SIII show up in the compatible list for installation. Also is it a carrier branded device and which.

eksasol said:
I like the Sennheiser MX580/581. Even after my neice messed with it and got it stuck to the baby carriage wheel its still working.
I don't think there should be background noise from the earbuds its self, its the fact that cellphone audio line is not fully isolated combined with low impedence of the earbuds. Also iem can bevery sensitive to little noises. You have to use headphones with higher impedence. Its hard to not get interference from the audio line out of a cellphone due to so many things going on compared to a dedicated mp3 player.
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Thank you, do you think buying a set of these will help?

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No, in Brit english, pants means underpants, nasty smelly Y-fronts...
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_535TYTpht8o/THRGs90U2II/AAAAAAAABNE/Qa4fJGs2jpk/s320/Y-Fronts.jpg

I'm surprised you guys even used bundled earphones.
I thought almost everyone who is somewhat tech savvy used a pair of decent headphones.

Sound Quality

I haven't really seen any detailed accounts of the sound quality; both through some decent cans and external speaker(s).
What say you? Those of you that have used headphones whilst playing with your nexus 7, what do you think of the sound quality?
What about the external speakers? I am not expecting bass, but what does it offer in terms of clarity?
Thanks for playing!!

from http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/07/05/nexus-7-review-the-android-tablet-rebooted/
Audio from the headphone jack on the Nexus 7 is pretty crappy. I don't expect much from a budget device like this, and the Nexus 7 doesn't deliver much. Music sounded quiet, muted, and lacked a lot of dynamic range (almost no bass or highs). Given that this is probably the DAC (digital to analog converter) and headphone amp NVIDIA recommends for its Kai platform, that isn't too surprising. For the casual $30-earbud and Pandora listener, it's not unbearable. And if you're using Bluetooth audio output, it sounds considerably better.
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I was mainly wondering if anyone personally had anything to say about it. I have read both good and bad about the sound in reviews. GuessI will wait till I receive it.
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sound from electronics is always a funny one what sounds good to one person, sounds terrible to another we will just have to wait and see(hear) =(

i'm confused about the sound from the headphone jack being bad.
Now i don't claim to know much about audio stuff but i've used around 10 different devices in my life with headphones and i've never noticed any difference between them.
So how does the headphone jack have crappy audio.

Sound is fair from the speaker. Its not loud either. Don't expect to rock out using the speaker either.
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Get yourself a $59 iHome Bluetooth speaker. Big sound from a little package. Its about the size of a 20oz bottled water.
http://www.ihomeaudio.com/iDM12BX/
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I am worried too...can someone do a test? Or video?

If you guys expect audiophile quality from a $200 tablet your buying the wrong product.

fixyourtech said:
If you guys expect audiophile quality from a $200 tablet your buying the wrong product.
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Audiophile, no. At least matching the $100 Nokias, yes.
Clean flat output isn't difficult to achieve, rather soft than bad.

Michael_W_L said:
Audiophile, no. At least matching the $100 Nokias, yes.
Clean flat output isn't difficult to achieve, rather soft than bad.
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I agree, I am definitely not expecting Cowon quality. I would like to at least be able to enjoy music with a decent set of cans. If it can match my $40 sansa fuze, i will be happy!
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fixyourtech said:
If you guys expect audiophile quality from a $200 tablet your buying the wrong product.
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We have a Quadcore, and a Super Display, which are both beyond 200 dollars, asking for at LEAST Standard good quality is completely acceptable.

woundedworld said:
I agree, I am definitely not expecting Cowon quality. I would like to at least be able to enjoy music with a decent set of cans. If it can match my $40 sansa fuze, i will be happy!
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Sansas actually have pretty good quality.
I wouldn't be surprised if the Nexus 7 has worse sound quality than the fuze.

I don't expect great quality from the speakers.
What worries me is that android police says the headphone jack quality is terrible, and i don't understand how that can be.

neok44 said:
I don't expect great quality from the speakers.
What worries me is that android police says the headphone jack quality is terrible, and i don't understand how that can be.
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I don't get that either. I just need some decent speakers that don't sound like an autobot, and maybe decent headphone output for when I use it.

We need someone who has one to show a video on it!

looks like Beats Audio and Voodoo Sound needs to be ported over. we need Matr1x kernel

want to bump this because i know others as well as myself are still confused as to how the audio from the headphone jack can be bad.

CooLoserTech said:
looks like Beats Audio and Voodoo Sound needs to be ported over. we need Matr1x kernel
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Yeah, if it's only a software issue, then my fears are resolved. There are great people with great minds here, who work hard to allow us to enjoy our devices to the fullest.

You cannot fix a bad DAC with SOFTWARE. Beats is a joke, its just an equalizer essentially.
This bad DAC rumor is seriously making me consider cancelling my order. Almost all devices now have a good DAC in them recently, for Google to put in a bad one is shocking.
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Time to panic; the optimus 4x is also a plain jane Tegra3 device and gsmarena has similar complaints as android police about the N7:
http://www.gsmarena.com/lg_optimus_4x_hd_p880_review-review-780p5.php scroll to the bottom. GSMArena is one of few review sites that tests audio output with objective measures. Sadly they dont do tablet reviews.

Music is really quiet

Got this phone a couple of days ago, moved from the HTC One S with beats audio. I've noticed that top volume (past safe level) on this is equal to around 9/15 on the HTC. Does anybody know any apps that could increase the maximum volume, as I don't want to root quite yet.
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Poweramp is good, and has a louder volume than the stock samsung player.

or flash Perseus Kernel..in Stweak you can boost spkr volume ...

tclocki said:
Poweramp is good, and has a louder volume than the stock samsung player.
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I don't see a difference in volume at all...
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or flash Perseus Kernel..in Stweak you can boost spkr volume ...
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You didn't quite get the "not rooting, not unlocking bootloader (or whatever the Samsung equivalent is, I've noticed no HBOOT)" part, did you?
As long as there's a factory image going around for this that puts the phone completely back to stock for warranty purposes, then I'll root now. With my record with phones, this will go wrong the day after I root, without doing anything else to it.

Try jetAudio, you can configure the pre-amp in the equaliser settings, plus the EQ is better than poweramp from my own experience.

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I don't see a difference in volume at all...
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Open Poweramp
Go to equalizer (icon by the side of library)
Set pre amp to the max
Go to "Tone/Vol"
I like to put Stero X at max too
Disable "Mono" if enabled
Change Equalizer settings if you want
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I did this with mine and the sound is great quality and high!! Even being a low quality 192kbps mp3

XxLordxX said:
I did this with mine and the sound is great quality and high!! Even being a low quality 192kbps mp3
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That was even quieter than stock! And had worse quality.
Jonny said:
Try jetAudio, you can configure the pre-amp in the equaliser settings, plus the EQ is better than poweramp from my own experience.
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That is slightly louder actually, meh, every little helps I suppose. Cheers

kylepont said:
That was even quieter than stock! And had worse quality.
That is slightly louder actually, meh, every little helps I suppose. Cheers
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Well... Sorry if didn't work then. Mine is configured this way BTW:
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There's also an app called Bass Booster, which can increase the volume as well.
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Stereo X absolutely raped the bass on my headphones (BOSE MIE2) and made every song sound disgusting, from songs with little bass to songs with lots of bass. Both songs are awesome by the way. Well, now that I've bothered to root (and starting to regret it now that I've heard Triangle Away is useless at the moment) I might as well add beats audio to the phone.

I would get V4A tbh, has tons of customisation and when you get something that suits you its great. Not to mention you can boost the volume with it. FauxSound can also apply gain, I use that too.
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