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Does anyone of you knows how to ring tones louder on Note 2 with OmniRom ? On the stock android for Note 2 sound is much louder. Too quiet tones, weak sound while listening to music from a speaker phone and a weak sound while watching videos from youtube. A similar situation was in the case of Cyanogenood. The most annoys me is the fact that the alarm is too quiet and i so overslept to work. Do any of you know how to Turn up the volume sound in this rom ?
Look for Boeffla Sound Control in Play Store. This app allows you to tweak a lot of sound related settings, including boosting volume levels.
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Thank you mate. I had before Viper FX but desant work that good like Boeffela. Cheers!
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I just had an epiphany.
The Sony Xperia Z1 does not just have one speaker. It's got one on the bottom, but one on the top as well used for calling!
Now my question is, could someone with more knowledge of software modding make the earphone speaker produce the left channel of stereo audio and the bottom speaker the right channel? This must be possible.
I came to this realisation after having made a call and opening an audio producing app which surprisingly used the earphone speaker for sound (yep KitKat still has this bug). At max volume, the audio was still pretty audible, though not loud at all, but useable in quiet areas.
So please tell me if I struck gold here with this idea, or is impossible for some odd reason?
+1 That's a great idea man, hope the dev's see this and work on this.
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+1 That's a great idea man, hope the dev's see this and work on this.
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Thanks, I just had the issue again and used it to my advantage. And actually, at the highest volume which is relatively low compared to the regular speaker, music sounds much fainter than the bottom one. I'd love to see a developer try this, but it's definitely not going to be as good as the Xperia Z2. There would have to be a kind of equalizer for the upper speaker alone, to set it to ones liking, together with a toggle in the settings menu to revert back to mono audio.
It would be possible yes but it 1)could damage incall speaker having it louder then it is standard2) wouldnt make much difference unless the speaker could produce clearer bass and therefor removing tinny audio
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It would be possible yes but it 1)could damage incall speaker having it louder then it is standard2) wouldnt make much difference unless the speaker could produce clearer bass and therefor removing tinny audio
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1) I often call with the volume at max. This is still audible from an arm's length distance, as long as surroundings are relatively quiet. Aren't 'loud'speakers supposed to be loud?
2) If a toggle could be modded in the settings menu, I wouldn't actually mind the odd quality as long as it's stereo. I'm not expecting any superb bass: even sound similar to my old Nintendo DS Lite is good enough for me. I haven't been able to test the earpiece speaker too extensively yet, but I don't believe the quality is all that poor either, as its quality determines the call quality of the device which is expected to be good on a flagship phone nowadays.
Actually playing radio for the first time on the z1 today, the speaker was playing at stereo mode and it was amazing just like my old HTC one.
When I went back to walkman, it went to mono and blank audio without base or nttn.
If there's a reason why radio plays on stereo mode with the nice base and all, there should be a way to make that stereo work system wide.
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Actually playing radio for the first time on the z1 today, the speaker was playing at stereo mode and it was amazing just like my old HTC one.
When I went back to walkman, it went to mono and blank audio without base or nttn.
If there's a reason why radio plays on stereo mode with the nice base and all, there should be a way to make that stereo work system wide.
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Wait what?
This stereo mode you're talking about... was it truly that one speaker output the left channel and the other the right? At equal volume? And did it actually sound good? I haven't heard both speakers produce audio at the same time yet. Now I'm interested!
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Wait what?
This stereo mode you're talking about... was it truly that one speaker output the left channel and the other the right? At equal volume? And did it actually sound good? I haven't heard both speakers produce audio at the same time yet. Now I'm interested!
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I think the FM radio made use of the second speaker to produce the stereo sound. You try it as well. You will feel the difference of sound output of FM and sound output of walkman or any other audio source of the phone.
It sounded so good that I've been jamming to FM radio all day.
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I was thinking about that too. Lets say if you turn up volume to 80% than only bottom speaker overtakes all because of overloading, but till 80% both speakers are working at the same time... Or at least until the sound is same on both speakers
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This would be terrible. The speaker on the top is not meant for playing loud sounds whilst the other one is. That would not balance the sound output AFAIK just having 2 different types of speaker is worse already what more this? But still yeah maybe possible.
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I think the FM radio made use of the second speaker to produce the stereo sound. You try it as well. You will feel the difference of sound output of FM and sound output of walkman or any other audio source of the phone.
It sounded so good that I've been jamming to FM radio all day.
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I tried it yesterday, but to no avail. The stock FM Radio app (you must mean) only shows "stereo" in the top right corner but when set to speakers, the sound was really just mono. When I covered up the bottom speaker, all sound was gone. Are you very sure you had the upper speaker able to produce at the same volume as well? And can you reproduce it?
I noticed an audio bug when I called just before, but I don't call very often and now I can't even reproduce the original bug.
Great news, everyone!
STEREO SOUND IS NOW POSSIBLE ON THE XPERIA Z1!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z1/themes-apps/true-real-stereo-sound-earpiece-t2822691
Follow this link and install the .zip file on your rooted Sony Xperia Z1. It truly works, I'm amazed!
(If only they could make a toggle app and adjustable volume levels per channel, that'd be great)
I've owned the Z1, and the Z1 Compact. Now I'm hearing Z2 has the sale volume/crackly output.
I wear an earphone plugged directly into my phones jack when I talk and drive, and the audio quality on every sony phone is TERRIBLE. Crackly, distorted sound and every time the mic on the earphone touches any part of my shirt it cuts out all volume. I've tested this with 6 other android phones and no problems. Strangely though Windows Phone also suffers from this problem. Also audio output through a 3.5mm aux cable into the car produces extremely quiet sound on the highest volumes.
How has Sony not fixed this? I feel like this is bush league stuff.
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I've owned the Z1, and the Z1 Compact. Now I'm hearing Z2 has the sale volume/crackly output.
I wear an earphone plugged directly into my phones jack when I talk and drive, and the audio quality on every sony phone is TERRIBLE. Crackly, distorted sound and every time the mic on the earphone touches any part of my shirt it cuts out all volume. I've tested this with 6 other android phones and no problems. Strangely though Windows Phone also suffers from this problem. Also audio output through a 3.5mm aux cable into the car produces extremely quiet sound on the highest volumes.
How has Sony not fixed this? I feel like this is bush league stuff.
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My Z2 arrived today, it does NOT have that problem....go figure
My Z1 sounds awesome together with my MDR1 headphones, never had a better sound on a phone
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My Z2 arrived today, it does NOT have that problem....go figure
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So you're telling me when you plug in earphones directly into the jack, there is no change in sound, no crackling audio, no clarity or volume issues at all? Try plugging those same earbuds into another modern android phone or iphone and you'll hear zero interference or crackling issues.
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I've owned the Z1, and the Z1 Compact. Now I'm hearing Z2 has the sale volume/crackly output.
I wear an earphone plugged directly into my phones jack when I talk and drive, and the audio quality on every sony phone is TERRIBLE. Crackly, distorted sound and every time the mic on the earphone touches any part of my shirt it cuts out all volume. I've tested this with 6 other android phones and no problems. Strangely though Windows Phone also suffers from this problem. Also audio output through a 3.5mm aux cable into the car produces extremely quiet sound on the highest volumes.
How has Sony not fixed this? I feel like this is bush league stuff.
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Can you check your source material of what you're listening to? It may be compressed on the high end.
And owning Z1, Z1 Compact and now the Z2 is kind of unbelieveable if you just want to come in an trash the Z2. (Not that I'm accusing you of this but I would have posted this issue on this forum if it was discovered on the Z1)
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My Z2 arrived today, it does NOT have that problem....go figure
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Can you check your source material of what you're listening to? It may be compressed on the high end.
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I'm talking about listening to spotify on extreme quality over a 4G LTE connection, or simply speaking to somebody while driving hands free.
I had an HTC ONE and plugging in the same iphone headphone into it it sounds like im speaking on a landline with no interference or static at all. Every sony phone ive used experiences this, it's very strange.
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So you're telling me when you plug in earphones directly into the jack, there is no change in sound, no crackling audio, no clarity or volume issues at all? Try plugging those same earbuds into another modern android phone or iphone and you'll hear zero interference or crackling issues.
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That is correct..
I have the digital noise cancelling headset (MDR-NC31EM) and there is NO crackling..NO issues at all.
Totally agree with krabappel2548 , fantastic sound quality..:laugh:
I used the Bose noise cancelling headset and it's awesome. No issues. One thing i noticed, with the case you have to be sure the earphone jack is seated properly.
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I'm talking about listening to spotify on extreme quality over a 4G LTE connection, or simply speaking to somebody while driving hands free.
I had an HTC ONE and plugging in the same iphone headphone into it it sounds like im speaking on a landline with no interference or static at all. Every sony phone ive used experiences this, it's very strange.
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I don't have Spotify so I don't know what it means in terms of extreme quality. They could be upsampling a bad source and call it extreme quality.
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I don't have Spotify so I don't know what it means in terms of extreme quality. They could be upsampling a bad source and call it extreme quality.
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Spotify extreme quality = 320kbps encoding. The best you can get for streaming right now.
No problems here, the noise cancelling headphones are excellent too,
I had that same crackling on my Lumia 800, I could hear it when on low volume or on pause, really annoying.
I think most people just don't notice.
@krabappel2548 Give us some AOSP love mate
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@krabappel2548 Give us some AOSP love mate
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I will do that soon
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I've owned the Z1, and the Z1 Compact. Now I'm hearing Z2 has the sale volume/crackly output.
I wear an earphone plugged directly into my phones jack when I talk and drive, and the audio quality on every sony phone is TERRIBLE. Crackly, distorted sound and every time the mic on the earphone touches any part of my shirt it cuts out all volume. I've tested this with 6 other android phones and no problems. Strangely though Windows Phone also suffers from this problem. Also audio output through a 3.5mm aux cable into the car produces extremely quiet sound on the highest volumes.
How has Sony not fixed this? I feel like this is bush league stuff.
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You have sound problem, he had mic problem, I m had camera overheat problem. Sony details make the problem.
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Never notice any cracking sound on my z, z ultra, nexus 10 nor lumia 525.
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Yh i have the same issue on my Z1. I checked with CM11 or AOSP and there is no crackling in low volume so this is definalty not a hardware problem.
To reduce this Crackling sound while ising Stock i download a custom Kernel like DoomLord's and use Pimp My Z1 (or any app you prefer) to turn down the gain the in the sound options. The downside is that the volume becomes lower. This method doesnt get rid of it completely but it does reduce it. I honestly dont even bother with stock anymore i just use CM11 or PA on my Z1.
BTW i think this Noise is called Sibilance. G3 users are experiencing the same problem.
Also turning off ClearAudio+ reduces the crackling sound.
Cracking insinuates that there is a popping noise. I hear none. As far as noise, yes. There is a faint hiss at low volume, extremely faint. Sony isn't exactly a leader in SNR but the audio isn't necessarily bad. Anyone who is using ClearAudio+ (which is total s***) shouldn't even comment on audio issues, definitely turn that off. Clear Phase on the old 4.2.2 ROM caused some definite extreme distortion and cracking over Bluetooth (but not the headphone jack) but that has been removed in the new ROM.
Sibilance is the hiss sound you hear when people make "S" sounds into the microphone. It can be really harsh, but usually reducing frequencies around 4-6KHz will reduce the problem. Sibilance is extremely prevalent in analog FM Radio.
I currently have an issue where sometimes I only get sound out of one of the noise cancelling headphones. I have to rotate the headphone socket in the jack to get sound to come out of both. Sometimes I also get crackling on my e10s when the phone is in my pocket. I think I have a faulty headphone jack as the MDR1 work perfectly on my Z3TC.
Speaking with Sony UK they asked me to do a repair on the phone which seemed to help a little but the problems still exist. I expect my headphone socket has some damage or has become faulty.
Iv noticed that when i plug in my phone to the soundsystem i have to crank the volume up allot higher to get the same soundlevel out of the spekers as other phones. Anyone have a solution to get the volume up out of the phone? (3.5mm output)
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sound through headphones = sony why did you do this... really really bad for a flagship
i have high quality noise canceling sony headphones but it doesn;t do justice ............sony if you are reading this..... do something about it
Look into your sound settings, you can select different sound profiles for headphones there.
Sound quality is bad on sony xba h1!
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Look into your sound settings, you can select different sound profiles for headphones there.
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you seem like you are satisfied with this sort of sound quality ....... in that case you are yet to hear good music quality from headphones on mobile device ...... btw i have tried every possible thing
Do you have 32Ohm earphones/headphones? That could be the reason. The Z3's volume levels will not be good for those types. I think you may need root to boost volume levels. Reviews generally said the Z3 has great audio but let down by low volume when paired with high resistance ear/headphones.
I recently ordered a V-Moda Crossfade M80 28.5 Ohm Headphones, might not get good volume levels but let's wait and see.
What impediance is suggested for this device? I'm wanting to buy a set of buds (with mic) very soon...
i have a pair of audio-technica m50's and i personally think it sounds pretty good just lacks volume but have noticed this problem with all phones not just the z3
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What impediance is suggested for this device? I'm wanting to buy a set of buds (with mic) very soon...
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Get low impedance ie 16 Ohm as in most standard ear-buds.
I just tested my V-Moda Crossfade M80, it's very loud! 28.5 Ohms impedance. It's on discount for $90 till Feb 1st on Amazon.
Unfortunately, I do not have the same problem. My IEM is playing pretty high quality music for my phone. I had $10 earphones which would always break so I disregarded the one's sony came with and got some awesome Westone UM Pro 10s and I gotta say there is a world's difference. Are you using FLAC, 320kbps, or other high quality music files? Does it happen with just a couple songs or is all of your music just low quality?
Sounds to me like you have a very faulty device. I have downloaded FLAC-files to play through the native walkman app. This phone actually has very good sound straight out the headphone jack! If you feel the phone is lacking volume this can easily be fixed by buying a headphone amp like the Fiio E6 or E11.
Take a look at this insanely in-depth review of the audio of the Sony Z3!
http://www.head-fi.org/t/737108/sony-xperia-z3-audio-quality
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Sound quality is bad on sony xba h1!
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Try with another iem, i use UE900 n its very good for smartphone, its nearly same with fiio x1
Just little more low power
Best sound through headphones from any phone I've owned, coming from a GS3, Nexus 4, Nexus 5 and Moto X 2014 Pure.
I'm using Audio Technica ATH-IM03's currently. I've used UE Super fi 5 pro and HiFiman RE400's as well. I have a feeling the DAC used has a greater dynamic range than the phones I previously had. Highs have a nicer sizzle and the low end bass has a low end roll that flows under the music.
This phone has a few short comings and I miss my Moto X for it's features and stock experience, but for the amount of time I spend listening to music, man this thing is solid.
Sound quality is great for me.
I have both US and EU version and external speakers play more or less the same but regarding headphones jack it's totally different. US version plays clear and loud, with Dolby Atmos and hifi on even louder but less clear (fake surround and boosted bass). Anyway in both cases with enhancements on or off sound via headphones is loud, clear, with power, boosted, deeply breathing. Nice.
In case of EU version when i plug the same wired headphones it's night and day worse than US Axon 7. With Dolby Atmos off it's quite quiet and not dynamic, with Dolby Atmos on it's disaster, sound is very low volume and sounds like muffled, covered with pillow.
Please can someone plug headphones and write about her/his audio experience and impression.
Additional request for ppl having as me both version, please comparison is highly appreciated.
I don't know if my EU unit is defective or European A7 just that they are.
Thanks everyone is advance for help and support.
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I have both US and EU version and external speakers play more or less the same but regarding headphones jack it's totally different. US version plays clear and loud, with Dolby Atmos and hifi on even louder but less clear (fake surround and boosted bass). Anyway in both cases with enhancements on or off sound via headphones is loud, clear, with power, boosted, deeply breathing. Nice.
In case of EU version when i plug the same wired headphones it's night and day worse than US Axon 7. With Dolby Atmos off it's quite quiet and not dynamic, with Dolby Atmos on it's disaster, sound is very low volume and sounds like muffled, covered with pillow.
Please can someone plug headphones and write about her/his audio experience and impression.
Additional request for ppl having as me both version, please comparison is highly appreciated.
I don't know if my EU unit is defective or European A7 just that they are.
Thanks everyone is advance for help and support.
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This is probably the case because under EU law the headset volume cannot go over a certain limit. I remember this being the case for nexus phones which i had to root to increase the volume.
More information here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21294537
Thanks, I also suspected so but difference is so huge I thought EU unit is defective.
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Yeah but it displays a warning (something that it can damage your hearing) and asks you if you want to turn the volume up anyway.
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Yeah but it displays a warning (something that it can damage your hearing) and asks you if you want to turn the volume up anyway.
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Yes but there is still an 80db limit under EU law. I remember rooting my nexus and going into a volume change to increase that limit via root access.
So this volume limit is software i guess, but is it possible that also hardware? How to fix it without root? (don't want to loose warranty)
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So this volume limit is software i guess, but is it possible that also hardware? How to fix it without root? (don't want to loose warranty)
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Cant fix without root i think. Its a software limit i believe.
EU version user here.
Thank you so much for this thread.
Listening to music on this thing in the EU version is a disaster.
The volume is the first thing I noticed since I listen to music a lot and transferred my music folder first.
Honestly I do not know about the US version audio but the sounds coming out of headphones on this EU version is simply abysmal.
The normal volume is very low, even when turned all the way up and sound is very unclear and unnatural but once you activate the so called Dolby thingy, the whole sound is completely muffled and you could barely hear anything anymore. So my Dolby is permanently off.
To imagine that they were hammering about the superior audio.
I am coming from Honor 7, which I still have on the side and it sounds so much better with headphones than this phone.
Other than the minor Software problems, I like the phone but still considering returning it due to the sound problem.
I have the EU Version i can't compare to US but the sound from headphones on the axon 7 is slightly better than on my OnePlus 3 it's more clear and it has better snr.
But it's not very loud and with Dolby Setting it's terrible
BTW: i use Poweramp which tries to bypass system EQ etc. i remember testing it with the zte music app the sound was terrible in
"normal" and dolby...
Very obvious I know but you do have headset hi-fi set to 'super' and not standard?
With earphones in (Marshall Mode or Shure se215) I find anything above 75% volume to be uncomfortable and normally listen at 50ish with Dolby turned off.
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With headset hifi set to super is slightly better than without but still even not acceptable considering fact axon 7 was supposed to have superior audio with dedicated two dacs and amp for jack output (normally amp drives power and loudness).
I also had European Htc 10 and this thing was incredible crushing with headphones, so loud that I couldn't listen on max volume (thats rare for me, I love music drilling my brain ) so htc could make device with loud and also good quality audio output (unfortunately lacking in other aspects).
Let's ask ZTE to unleash the power of axon 7 potential audio capabilities with hardware they claim installed.
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This is just one thing after another. I only bought this because of the sound. Mine is arriving tomorrow and if it's at all disappointing it's going back. I can live with poor low-light photos but after a fortnight using the wife's Nexus 5x I'm not paying €450 for bad sound.
Why would they advertise it as a great audio device in the EU where it will attract audiophiles who will just send it back?
I'm getting one tomorrow as well (now that it is available.... been waiting for weeks now ^^), if audio quality is crap then yes, definitely a deal breaker for me.
I still find Poweramp plays louder than Dolby Atmos on Play Music.
I just got mine. I'm going to update it to B03 now. If it's really as bad as op says I might return it. I'll definitely check with zte before I do so though. It seems like a pretty easy fix to me.
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I just got mine. I'm going to update it to B03 now. If it's really as bad as op says I might return it. I'll definitely check with zte before I do so though. It seems like a pretty easy fix to me.
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Could you update us on your findings after the update?
I am probably the only one that cannot relate to low headphone sound volume on the EU model (2017G). Sound level is a bit lower with Dolby Atmos turned on. Strange thing I noticed - the predefined Dolby Atmos settings are way less loud than my custom setting (settings: Volume lever On, Dialogue Enhancer Off, Surround Virtualizer On, Intelligent Equalizer Open). If I turn up the volume. under Settings - Sound & vibration - Headset Hifi I have it set to 'Super'. If I turn up the volume it's pretty loud, absolutely no complaints there. This goes for Dolby Atmos enabled (in my Custom preference setting) as well as for with Dolby Atmos disabled. I turn on Dolby Atmos when listening to classical music most of the time, and I found that the better mixed songs often go well with DA enabled. Sometimes I turn it on and on to see which mode is best for the stuff I'm listening to.
I have 2 sets of in-earphones, the one that came with the Axon 7 and my old iPhone 5S one. The iPhone sounds slightly more crisp but the Axon 7 headphones are ok too. It might be better with some super high quality headphones, I don't know.
I never have it on full volume, my ears would hurt. I have it mostly at the EU limit, sometimes over it when I want it louder. I use default music app, HiFi settings on super, Dolby Atmos is off (except on speakers). The quality is the best I've heard on a mobile phone. I used to use Poweramp but I noticed the sound is a little better in default music app. And I use Sennheiser M2 in ear.
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I never have it on full volume, my ears would hurt. I have it mostly at the EU limit, sometimes over it when I want it louder. I use default music app, HiFi settings on super, Dolby Atmos is off (except on speakers). The quality is the best I've heard on a mobile phone. I used to use Poweramp but I noticed the sound is a little better in default music app. And I use Sennheiser M2 in ear.
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Mine arrives tomorrow and I'm not really concerned about it.
The chips are there, Dolby Atmos is there, only thing that should be different is the loudness. I will probably root my phone anyway, but I think it's a big upgrade from my OnePlus 2.
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I'm getting one tomorrow as well (now that it is available.... been waiting for weeks now ^^), if audio quality is crap then yes, definitely a deal breaker for me.
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Got the phone (EU version A2017G) and it can barely drive my PC350 headset (150 ohms) with Dolby Atmos activated - barely loud enough :/
I would't count on using higher impedance headphones.
Certainly disappointing... but as someone mentioned, can probably be fixed easily with root and US software version.