How come the audio coming out of the phone is so quiet. It is not bad for headphones, but when I try to use an FM transmitter, there is too much noise. This is because you have to turn the car's volume all the way up to hear anything. Even at full volume it is too quiet. My brother's lumia 521 is probably twice as loud. Even viper4android with all the loudness options on max doesn't give enough. Is there any other solution?
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With a custom kernel you can raise the headphone amp level of the phone a bit. I use Trickster Mod app for it.
I think the best solution is to buy a car stereo with bluetooth support.
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Its not just the galaxy note but galaxy's in general. They're not very loud with 3rd party headphones.
I've just tested the some sennheizer and and a pair i-grado headphones the sound is clear but its not loud.
Compared to my mates iPhone 4s it sounds crap.
Forget all the dsp boosters etc they're all crap.
Funny thing they're perfectly loud with the sumsang stock earphones
What ahsame to a great phone.
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It depends on the impedance of the phones. With my 16Ohm Sennheiser IE-8 it's loud enough, but the sound quality is not great, the noise is quite high. With my better phones, higher impedance, it's barely audible, but such phones need an amp anyway.
I'd say the sweet spot must be around 32 Ohms with this phone, loud enough, and probably not such noisy.
what app are you using? for some of them you'll need to enable direct volume control to get the full volume.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1154759&highlight=music+playback
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what app are you using? for some of them you'll need to enable direct volume control to get the full volume.
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im not using any app just using the stock music player....
how do i enable direct volume control???????????? :-/
The headphone smell cheap to me, with the irksome plasticky smell. So does it work well?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001P9EQH8/ref=oh_o02_s01_i00_details
this works well if you have cans that need an amp.
Or this, seems a bit better
http://www.amazon.com/Fiio-E6-Headphone-Amplifier/dp/B005HJWWW8/ref=pd_cp_e_1
Oh god we need to carry extra devise with us :-(
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I have Sennheiser 70 Ohms and Galaxy note is able to drive it. The sound is not very high but enough to hear music in very good conditions...
Clearly my Cowon J3 is not more loud with this headphone.
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I have Sennheiser 70 Ohms and Galaxy note is able to drive it. The sound is not very high but enough to hear music in very good conditions...
Clearly my Cowon J3 is not more loud with this headphone.
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The first thing I noticed is that this phone and the Infuse sounded not too loud. My Zune HD goes much louder with regular cans (not buds).
I think they must have some kind of volume limiter on these phones to protect hearing so as to not have legal issues. The problem is not everyone uses those efficient, but crappy, buds supplied the phone
I did find a setting in power amp that helps a bit though. Try that.
Hey everyone,
I just installed the lastest Affinity and I must say I love it. One thing I was wondering was is there a way to increase the overall volume output to the headphones? It seems that the volume is quite a bit lower than other roms I've used. Any ideas?
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did u try an equalizer?
i have power AMP, it has a built in equalizer that it good!
maybe try it?
Well the Rom come with a build in eq. I'll try power amp to see if that helps.
Thanks.
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Power amp is really great.
You can have a pre-lockscreen to change tracks without unlocking and a lot of usefull options.
You can do a search on here for DSP Manager and flash it. But I never got it to flash properly (but other folks here have). Or you can download Volume+ from the Market (paid app), or free at the dev's website.
http://androidaudiohacks.com/?page_id=16
I believe DSP Manager is just an equalizer. Where Volume+ is an equalizer, but also boosts total volume. Its not a huge boost, but I found it helpful for Affinity.
Dsp manager is perfect for anything not miui. Not all sense roms will allow according to some peoples posts. Its always worked for me but I stopped using sense after siulmagics coredroid so that wouldn't be something to go off of.
Best advice is flash dsp manager and see if it works after busting a nandroid backup
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- music player with an equalizer (power amp, mixzing, player pro). use the preamp slider to boost the volume
- app volume+, but in my case the sound was worst. More noise in my music...
- Good head phones with low impedance? Since the audio card on this phone isnt that bad, it worth it.
- Audiophile forums suggest you to add en amplifier if you have good headphone.
You can find some cheap one on newegg . com
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- app volume+, but in my case the sound was worst. More noise in my music...
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Interesting, I didn't notice significant increase in noise. But I also play music in my car much more frequently than headphones. Or if its headphones, its usually doing something like running or doing yardwork. So it might just be I haven't noticed.
Of course, any sound amplification or equalization is going to also amplify noise as well, since its pretty much impossible to really isolate noise from music. Cutting some equalizer bands, while boosting others can help reduce noise.
Nice summary of options for the OP, too BTW.
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Hi there guys.
First of all apologies if this post will cause any confusion or if someone has asked before.
The volume output on nexus 4 make me feel like I'm actually deaf because of its LOW VOLUME.
Is there any volume boost apps such as the ones used on GNEX?
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Hi there guys.
First of all apologies if this post will cause any confusion or if someone has asked before.
The volume output on nexus 4 make me feel like I'm actually deaf because of its LOW VOLUME.
Is there any volume boost apps such as the ones used on GNEX?
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Just flash this equalizer and turn up the equalizer settings and you will get louder sounds.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2012575
Compared to the GNex, I thought the N4 was super loud! lol
The equalizer is more of a software side fix. I think the op is referring to something that actually sets the hardware output higher similar to what the voodoo apps do. This results in a cleaner non distorted sound compared to just boosting eq levels.
Volume+?
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Compared to the GNex, I thought the N4 was super loud! lol
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Speaker is actually loud. Tried different sets of top ear pieces and headphones and it was real low.
The DSP manager prescribed above helped tho.
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The equalizer is more of a software side fix. I think the op is referring to something that actually sets the hardware output higher similar to what the voodoo apps do. This results in a cleaner non distorted sound compared to just boosting eq levels.
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voodoo works because the inbuilt AMP can be controlled on a wolfson; other software that is universal on all hardware audio solutions like volume+ and others more than likely just adjusts gain.
the DSP manager fix is probably the best all round software based solution as it can be boosted via EQ ( not great cause it can cause clipping), gain adjustments and DRC.
software solutions are not ideal however and i would suggest an external portable amp if your headphones require a hifi level power source, but for most portable gear (Even high end) the N4 is perfectly fine.
The output of the speaker is fine but I definitely notice the volume is lower with headphones then the Gnex. I personally don't like DSP etc as it always makes things sound distorted. The NS with Voodoo was like the best ever sound I got on my headphones.
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coming from a galaxy S II the N4 volume seems much lower for certain things. The in call volume is louder however things like notifications seem lower even at the highest level. Not stoked about it.
Haven't tried it but saw this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34921922
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Speaker is actually loud. Tried different sets of top ear pieces and headphones and it was real low.
The DSP manager prescribed above helped tho.
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Agreed, notifications are loud, music listening not so much
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Temporary fix for Low Volume
I just received my Nexus a few days ago, and noticed the low volume.THe speakerphone is ok, but music and youtube a bit low. It's funny how the "professional" reviewers say the speaker is loud.
Anyway, I found a temporary fix for the music volume,until Google gets off their a__es and fixes the problem.Download Player Pro Trial from the Play Store.
On the effects menu,crank up the bass and volume knobs ,leave the EQ off. When you turn on the reverb button the volume bumps up a few notches.It works on headphone and speaker volume and it's a nice music player too.I think the full version is 5 bucks.
i think this paid $1 app works, even on franco kernel to increase speaker volume, in my bathroom, music is pretty loud!
its made for faux kernels
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...sMSwxLDEsImNvbS50ZWFta2FuZy5mYXV4c3BlYWtlciJd
I like this app better, It works with a large number of kernels.. even stock
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=aperture.ezekeel.experiencepro
Its been working well for me, also has the added ability to touchwake, for those times when the screen times out.
edit: It will boost speaker and headphones volume. You can also adjust mic gain and a number of other cool shizz. Seriously Check it out
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i think this paid $1 app works, even on franco kernel to increase speaker volume, in my bathroom, music is pretty loud!
its made for faux kernels
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...sMSwxLDEsImNvbS50ZWFta2FuZy5mYXV4c3BlYWtlciJd
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Love this one
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So I've recently been using my tablet to play music onto my nice dj style headphones. But output volume and quality is absolutely horrendous. I have to be at full volume to get and reasonably level sound, and then when I'm at that level, everything is very distorted. On my one X which has some beats eq thing, sound is wonderful and much louder. Maybe this is just a problem with stock Android, but I need to find some way to get much higher quality and more importantly louder music. I've tried a few mods available here but they don't seem to do much.
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What mods have you tried. I use awesome beats on my galaxy nexus. If not that trickster mod app has a setting to make the volume high. (Correct me if I'm wrong) I have my galaxy nexus stock and rooted.
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I have tried awesome beats and it doesn't seem to do much. I also tried AC!D mod and for some reason, whenever I started to play audio, my tablet would freeze up
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So I've recently been using my tablet to play music onto my nice dj style headphones. But output volume and quality is absolutely horrendous. I have to be at full volume to get and reasonably level sound, and then when I'm at that level, everything is very distorted. On my one X which has some beats eq thing, sound is wonderful and much louder. Maybe this is just a problem with stock Android, but I need to find some way to get much higher quality and more importantly louder music. I've tried a few mods available here but they don't seem to do much.
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I haven't used much except for DSP, but the audio is just difficult to have it loud. I've found external speakers BT or through audio jack is the only way to go.
Be careful what you try because I've read about people blowing their speaker trying to increase volume. That being said volume+ from the play store worked when it wasn't fighting the other sound mods I had installed. Pimp my ROM app. has some flashable zips that helped. Bottom line its one of the sacrifices that kept the price of the N7 low. Better the speaker to be mediocre rather than the screen. I bought some ear buds and if I want to play it loud for the neighbors I jack in to a stereo. Also a set of desktop computer speakers (sub and two bookshelf) work great with tablets
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I use my N7 speaker to listen to music and get quite surprised and how loud it gets and don't notice any distortion. So I'm not experiencing what you are. Maybe I'm just easily pleased and aren't as passionate about audio quality as others
Sorry to say this but, it will never sound good. Not even with sound mods. The sound chip inside the N7 is just really, really bad. I've tried it with a pair of $900 Shure headphones and nothing can save this thing.
Hi guys, I am experiencing very bad sound quality on Spotify. Firstly, the sound lacked bass. Secondly, when pushing the bass up on the eq, the volume got lower. It is as if Note 3 is regulating the sound level to prevent distortion. But this feature is over compensating for the increase in bass. With the eq settings set the same as my note 2 and volume at 70%, the volume is so low on my earphones that I can bearly hear anything. This is true for both earphones and speakers.
Even while not on spotify, the sound quality generally lacks bass and is overly strong on the mids and high frequency ranges which is very annoying. I am surprised that no one has reported this issue and I am by no means an audiophile. : D
On a separate issue, Poweramp is not working on my Note 3. Can anyone confirm this? I feel like I have a faulty unit. : (
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I presume you have increased the default bitrate in Spotify?
Quality's on "extreme". I am pretty sure my unit's faulty. My friend's Note 3 does not have the same problem.
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If you want bass I wouldn't recommend listening to music through the speaker as no phone speakers will have bass at all, They aren't designed to have bass in them, I'd recommend using headphones/earphones
I have same problem. Generally sound quality of the Note 3 is really bad, much worse than what Note 2 had. And it doesn't matter if it's phone speaker or BT headset or wired headphones. It's really bad. Flat, no bass.