Hello all,
Before my Nexus 4 I have a Galaxy Nexus, and I love to listen music in maXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX volume,
On the GN, I can find easily kernels with easy and good sound boost, in trickster mod,, just have to chose between 0 1 2 3 sound boost, and enable or disable HQ sound
And it really works well with a Goood sound
On my Nexus 4 I tryed to play with my preferd player : PowerAMP, I tryed to boost replay gain, enable/disable direct sound control, tryed to boost volume in DSP manager, boost volume wiith franco kernel headset and volume boost options...... but when I try any sound boost, rapidly the sound become stronger but with a very poor quality, and horrible crackling.....
I tryed XLOUDER on my GN and N4 but for me i'ts just a renamed DSP manager.
Somebody have a GOOD way to boost the sound with good quality please ? any app/kernel/hack ?
Because I LOVE listen music with the volume to maximum, but not with this horrible crackling ....
Thanks a lot for replies
I use the xlouder mod posted on the themes and apps section with the franco kernel app with the volume boost set to 6 and gain set somewhere to 4 to 6. It realllllllllllllllllllly helps out alot. If you want some good dsp manager settings set the compresion to minimal and bass boost to moderate and set the equalizer to be in the shape of a u with the two end values set to be the biggest but not all the way. Set it to either strong or strongest.
Also you need to have good headset because if you have a cheap one then it will crackle and sound really bad im using monster turbines and they work great without any crackling. There is a bit of hiss due to the volume gain set to be higher then normal but it really doesnt bother me.
thanks,
but if I try to change everithing in DSP manager, or with xlouder, the sound becomes crappy directly
in franco, if I push the headset gain or boost after +3 the sound become crappy....
And if I try XLOUDER, if I just set bass boost in Small (the first) all my earphones gone to explode with bass saturation... even if i try to plug my home Sony amplifier, the sound is completly saturated with bass.....
for earphones, don't worry I have Sennheiser CX 890i , never have any problem with my GN
xTremePower said:
thanks,
but if I try to change everithing in DSP manager, or with xlouder, the sound becomes crappy directly
in franco, if I push the headset gain or boost after +3 the sound become crappy....
And if I try XLOUDER, if I just set bass boost in Small (the first) all my earphones gone to explode with bass saturation... even if i try to plug my home Sony amplifier, the sound is completly saturated with bass.....
for earphones, don't worry I have Sennheiser CX 890i , never have any problem with my GN
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Faux sound app and one of his kernels, best $2 I have spent. My settings
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2008222
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teamkang.fauxsound
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the iPhone kicks the Nexus's ass on volume and quality of sounds output (wife has iPhone). Is there anyway to boost the volume of the sounds on the Nexus at all? - I'm a bit deaf and I find the phone volume a bit quiet for me (let along the music player)
Is there any form of "pre-amp" capability hidden in the system somewhere?
There was an APP i used on my g1, i dont think it works on the nexus yet. It was called louder volume hack
You can subscribe to this thread
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It is from the developer and may keep you up to date on the status of this app.
Im sure Meltus will have some mod for Nexus when he gets one or updates his app again.
thanks for pointing this out to me. Appreciated
G.
You can also try a different set of headphones. (the in-ear type, or a powered set with volume control)
Volume is very loud with my Koss Sparkplug in-ear set. (and does not hurt like the default headset)
I could be wrong but I think the complaint is largely with the speaker on the back of the phone, and therefore ringtones and such not being loud enough. If you want to go with the use different headphones route I suppose you could hook the 3.5mm up to an amp and speakers but that seems a little ridiculous to me.
Hi .. Experimenting for so long I think I have finally hit upon the perfect settings for listening to metal and rock (I dont listen to the new metal .. I am talking about old stuff .. ledzep, deep purple, dio, acdc etc)
If you are on CM7 ... in dsp manager - this is the combination i use from left to right - +3 +2 +6 +2.5 +4 . There can be a variation of +/-.3
If you are on sense download this app - volume + .. headset settings, enable speaker modifications, eq type select rock, choose the maximum volume level, bass enhancing is set to 0, and enable stero widening. In the sense music app select equalizer and choose Bass Booster.
EDIT: Sorry forgot to add that if you are using sense you need to use the eq type bass boost in the stock music player
If you have a setting that sounds better than this, please share here.
As long as it's loud I don't really care \mm/ \mm/
It can never be really loud enough can it?? hehehe ...
It depends on the earphones. What are you using?
Headphones: I use JVC Marshmallows, and the stock music player, set to SRS enhancement.
In Car: Stock music player, with EQ set to ROCK...
EQ on my Kenwood CD player in car is set (Treble -2, Mid -2, Bass +3)
*This is all being driven to 4 MA Audio 6x8 250w each speakers, and 4 MA Audio tweeters.
Want GREAT metal and bass together for testing? Youtube search "Michael Johnson Transmission" (This is not me, just REALLY good "basement made" metal.)
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Hi .. Experimenting for so long I think I have finally hit upon the perfect settings for listening to metal and rock (I dont listen to the new metal .. I am talking about old stuff .. ledzep, deep purple, dio, acdc etc)
If you are on CM7 ... in dsp manager - this is the combination i use from left to right - +3 +2 +6 +2.5 +4 . There can be a variation of +/-.3
If you are on sense download this app - volume + .. headset settings, enable speaker modifications, eq type select rock, choose the maximum volume level, bass enhancing is set to 0, and enable stero widening.
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You are a genius. Tested with Walk by Pantera and it's about as perfect as it can be (on this phone / headphones).
Cheers.
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I am just using the stock headphones .. and these settings give me the best result on stock headphones
i know this issue has been discussed for a while,
but is there any update?
sound quality is bad, and low.
is there some mod to overcome this issue?
success stories?
A favorite of mine is Volume+ (Sound Boost).
It is Gingerbread only and really does improve the audio.
Try the free version first here but the full version does have a lot more to offer.
Full Version includes:
* +8 in all settings (Free goes to +4)
* 9 EQ presets (Free has 1)
* Advanced Settings - gives you complete EQ control: you can control each EQ band independently. (NOT INCLUDED IN FREE VERSION)
Only had my GS2 for 3 days, but I love the sound quality, especially in the headphones with my custom EQ settings. Voice calls are loud enough as well.
I never have any problems with sound quality but this thread made it even better.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1154759&highlight=music+playback
Try Audioboost SGS2
sound is better with hs3000 bluetooth
there is volume boost and bass features
it makes you feel like sitting in movie theatre with virtual surround sound
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sound is better with hs3000 bluetooth
there is volume boost and bass features
it makes you feel like sitting in movie theatre with virtual surround sound
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Would you care to broaden your opinion on the HS3000, I am interested in purchasing a set of these myself.
Sound would seem to have improved on KI3.
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Thank you all
well i tried the DSP manager tutorial, but actually it fixes audio of other music players to become as the stock music player.
so no improvements,
i will try th audio boost and equl. settings
AudioBoost SGS2 doesnt install ALSA
it doesn nothing
i am on a rooted stock 2.3.4 ROM
biso9110 said:
Thank you all
well i tried the DSP manager tutorial, but actually it fixes audio of other music players to become as the stock music player.
so no improvements,
i will try th audio boost and equl. settings
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Again I have to say ~ try Volume+ (Sound Boost).
The free version Volume+ FREE is limited but will give you an idea of what it can do.
Some people are saying XXKI3 brings sound improvement.
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Some people are saying XXKI3 brings sound improvement.
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its actually gone so much louder and clearer i now have to put the sound down to 12-13 for comfortable hearing. awsome stuff.
i found that player pro (headphones setting)+ Equalizer app pumps my denon ah-d1100's well so as my yuin pk2's
i go with anything stock will be much better i guess
btw, a new firmware is available now
I9100CEKI2
does this one also features sound improvements?
because 2.3.5 isnt official
Looking forward to the audio improvements in 2.3.5.
slight improvement, but better.
but still :S
and btw 5.1 Sound in Music Player is pure bull-crap
Is there a way to boost the maximum volume? I used audio boost for my GS2 and was wondering if there were any other apps that did this for the Nexus 7, especially for Netflix, which always seem quieter than the rest of the device
I thought I was going mad when I could have sworn Netflix was quiet. Was wondering about an audio boost app.
On my prime I use Volume+
for the prime i use volume +7, bass +4. And it sounds awesome. Not sure which settings to use on the nexus as I dont have mine yet, just play around with it. Works great.
Different profiles for bluetooth, headphones, speaker, etc .
Hi All,
Just wanted to share my experience with Viper. I tried A.R.I.S.E on supermanRom 2.4 and found samsung adapt sound to be much cleaner and superior to VIPER on my sennheiser earphones. All Viper did was just amp the sound with the AGC turned on and make it sound like i am inside a boombox. I tried turning off the AGC, still i feel samsung adapt sound to be more punchy and cleaner. What is your experience? I've read all this hype on Viper, but all to realize its just a hype.
You results will vary based on what settings you use, choosing too many may lead to overprocecing. You may want to look at profiles for viper. For me a.r.i.s.e deuteronomy 2.4 works great. Also, did you try any other options, agc is meant to amp the sound.
coolbuy said:
Hi All,
Just wanted to share my experience with Viper. I tried A.R.I.S.E on supermanRom 2.4 and found samsung adapt sound to be much cleaner and superior to VIPER on my sennheiser earphones. All Viper did was just amp the sound with the AGC turned on and make it sound like i am inside a boombox. I tried turning off the AGC, still i feel samsung adapt sound to be more punchy and cleaner. What is your experience? I've read all this hype on Viper, but all to realize its just a hype.
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I don't necessarily disagree with you. I think it depends on the headphones being used. Personally I find I get the best sound with viper and a custom IRS. The best sound I ever got out of the aux port on a Samsung phone with the Wolfson chip requires faux sound; I find it is the only way to increase the gain without crackling. Realistically I would be fine without any audio modifications if I could increase the gain through faux sound.
donkeykongking said:
I don't necessarily disagree with you. I think it depends on the headphones being used. Personally I find I get the best sound with viper and a custom IRS. The best sound I ever got out of the aux port on a Samsung phone with the Wolfson chip requires faux sound; I find it is the only way to increase the gain without crackling. Realistically I would be fine without any audio modifications if I could increase the gain through faux sound.
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Surely using the volume mod is enough?
I found a lot of sound mods simply raised the noise floor of my headphones and increased background hiss regardless. Ears got used to it after a while but I am happy using my RHA MA 750i and M50x without Viper or ARISE. I hear no additional noise when using the sound mod that increases volume from the headphone jack.
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Surely using the volume mod is enough?
I found a lot of sound mods simply raised the noise floor of my headphones and increased background hiss regardless. Ears got used to it after a while but I am happy using my RHA MA 750i and M50x without Viper or ARISE. I hear no additional noise when using the sound mod that increases volume from the headphone jack.
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It's not that the volume mod is "enough". I always found that volume mods which modify the mixer values push the gain to a point that causes it to crackle at certain decible levels. Whenever I modified the EQ after boosting the volume with faux sound I could get clear bass and treble at high volumes without a crackling sound. Is it because faux sound worked at a kernel level? Therefore actually boosting the amount of power outputted through the headphone jack, whereas mixer value changes attempted to reach a certain decibel level with stock power output?
I would like to add that I am not unappreciative of all the work developers have put into audio development for our phone. Without Zubi's sound mod the audio on the s7 edge would be pathetic IMO.
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It's not that the volume mod is "enough". I always found that volume mods which modify the mixer values push the gain to a point that causes it to crackle at certain decible levels. Whenever I modified the EQ after boosting the volume with faux sound I could get clear bass and treble at high volumes without a crackling sound. Is it because faux sound worked at a kernel level? Therefore actually boosting the amount of power outputted through the headphone jack, whereas mixer value changes attempted to reach a certain decibel level with stock power output?
I would like to add that I am not unappreciative of all the work developers have put into audio development for our phone. Without Zubi's sound mod the audio on the s7 edge would be pathetic IMO.
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It is possible that it is due to the kernel, but with zubi's sound mod I get no noticeable distortion on bass or crackling highs, even on my modded Piston 2 that is very sibilant. Volume levels are also way above what I would need, so I am just a bit surprised that you have to crank the volume up so much that EQ boosts are actually causing this. Power hungry cans, I can imagine causing this but if you are talking about IEMS then yeah I am surprised lol
I use one of the DFX-Hiphop-modern with the AudioPhile4 pofile, and both the sound in my car and in mu headphones are insane!
My car has Bowers & Wilkins with 27 speakers. It plays like hell has burnt over with my S7 and Bluetooth connection
Yes the stock ROM sound is punchier and cleaner than what viper has to offer.. I removed viper after thorough testing..