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Beats Audio!

Guys I just tried this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1523760
From what my ears tells me, there seems to be remarkable difference in sound indeed!
Credits to fuss132!!!
Don't know if this belongs in Development Section or already posted... apologies in advance...
Oh yeah, just flash this via CWM then its set...
And guys I am using a Beats Solo as my daily distraction (actually I use it as my work headset as well... makes me look cool than I really am lol) and I DEFINITELY noticed a change (sorry Nobnut)...
It gave a better bass response... not that it made the bass sound heavier but actually more crisp as opposed to being muddy... Before I hate the Beats Solo sound in "normal" settings but now its much better... My music files are all FLACs ranging from Pearl Jam to Rage Against the Machine....

giving it a try thanks

How is this enabled? Or once installed its already activated?

you're right it doesnt belong in the dev section
its probably the placebo effect

indie said:
How is this enabled? Or once installed its already activated?
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Yes... after flash zip, the sound is very improved... thanks for sharing OP
Sent from GNote with Topa...... talk

spandsbab said:
Guys I just tried this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1523760
From what my ears tells me, there seems to be remarkable difference in sound indeed!
Credits to fuss132!!!
Don't know if this belongs in Development Section or already posted... apologies in advance...
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it's just for GB, not for ICS!?

Richy99 said:
you're right it doesnt belong in the dev section
its probably the placebo effect
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It does make a difference to sound.
xaoc747 said:
it's just for GB, not for ICS!?
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FYI the Note is on GB. There just happens to be a buggy ICS leak floating round.

Richy99 said:
you're right it doesnt belong in the dev section
its probably the placebo effect
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100% NOT placebo !
Everybody who listened to Beats Audio will tell you - Its more than just placebo, it really sounds WAY better.
Of Course just if you dont have 9$ Headphones.
In Ear Headphones sound great with Beats Audio

Test it with the MIUI 4.0 build
It does sound better !
Will be implemented in [V4a] next release !
Thanks for sharing @spandsbab

how is it activated on GB after flashing

...by playing some music.

beside the default music player,anyone try other player?

wow! i will give a try!
Maybe it really work,but the stock player couldn't support FLAC any more...

now who need beats headphone? lol... if feels like im having beats headphone rightnow.
+1

Thanks.... Works great on rocket Rom 1.5... Cheers... Envy
Sent from my GT-N7000 using XDA App

I dont see how this is working on your ICS roms as the original thread says it is not ICS compatible. You sure its not placebo?
fuss132 said:
Compatible with all Gingerbread Roms. This means CM7 and MIUI and of course Samsung Roms but NOT CM9
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Working great.. Sound so much better using my beats studio with the beats audio flash zip installed.. Thanks.. =D
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda premium

yeah! Just I bought my beats studio yesterday! but not is compatible with ICS.. really? onlu MIUI..

npras42 said:
I dont see how this is working on your ICS roms as the original thread says it is not ICS compatible. You sure its not placebo?
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This is seriously impressive!... Works perfectly on ics RR 1.5.... NOTICEABLY BETTER SOUND.... you gotta try and see it yourself.... Cheers
Sent from my GT-N7000 using XDA App

npras42 said:
I dont see how this is working on your ICS roms as the original thread says it is not ICS compatible. You sure its not placebo?
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Im not an audiophile ,
but..
I set my players to FLAT EQ - Guess is the only way to know !
I tested the before and after , I did hear an improvement mostly in bass

DIscussion on best APT-X headset/earphone for Galaxy S3

Hi Guys,
I know that the Galaxy S3 has APT-X enabled with Wolfson DAC. Can we discuss on some good headsets that will sound great with GS3??
What about external DAC like E17 USB DAC?? Will that make much difference in sound quality?

viveeshk said:
Hi Guys,
I know that the Galaxy S3 has APT-X enabled with Wolfson DAC. Can we discuss on some good headsets that will sound great with GS3??
What about external DAC like E17 USB DAC?? Will that make much difference in sound quality?
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hello
my verizon store gave me this set for free:
http://www.monstercable.com/productdisplay.asp?pin=6490
they sound amazing to me. I usually use the ones off amazon that are like $3 or something.
I was considering selling them, but my wife said she can hear me much better when i use these as a microphone.
So ill keep them.

rsarno said:
hello
my verizon store gave me this set for free:
http://www.monstercable.com/productdisplay.asp?pin=6490
they sound amazing to me. I usually use the ones off amazon that are like $3 or something.
I was considering selling them, but my wife said she can hear me much better when i use these as a microphone.
So ill keep them.
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Thanks for your reply. Have you tried using sennheiser earphones? Many of them in XDA saying its wonderful.

Please share your thoughts and experience so that we can keep this thread live.
What about the external amplifiers like fiio e17?

I use Skullcandy Titans. With siyah kernel (voodoo sound) they sound amazing. Especially the bass effect is out of this world!!
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venkatesh.velmani said:
I use Skullcandy Titans. With siyah kernel (voodoo sound) they sound amazing. Especially the bass effect is out of this world!!
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thanks Venkatesh. Can you tell me where can i get this kernal?

Can anyone tell me whether my apt-X compatible Bluetooth headset will be able to make use of the apt-X functionality of the phone if I'm on an AOSP rom instead of a touchwiz-rom? Or is it kernel-specific?
Edit: Never mind, I tested it myself here

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Can anyone tell me whether my apt-X compatible Bluetooth headset will be able to make use of the apt-X functionality of the phone if I'm on an AOSP rom instead of a touchwiz-rom? Or is it kernel-specific?
Edit: Never mind, I tested it myself here
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Is APTX ROM or Kernel specific? Somebody knows this?

purex audio for i9505

Plz can simeine give me a link for a purexaudio mod for i9505 i know its sound is good and better than i9500 but cud be the best with this mod

qazmed said:
Plz can simeine give me a link for a purexaudio mod for i9505 i know its sound is good and better than i9500 but cud be the best with this mod
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fyi... the audio quality of 9500 with custom perseus kernel which includes wolfson audio enhancements is way superior than 9505 audio.

bala_gamer said:
fyi... the audio quality of 9500 with custom perseus kernel which includes wolfson audio enhancements is way superior than 9505 audio.
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Dude thats a long disscusion that we went thru thoroughly plz close it i dnt wan5 this to be an argue can u give me th3 purex mod if u knw else dnt post

qazmed said:
Dude thats a long disscusion that we went thru thoroughly plz close it i dnt wan5 this to be an argue can u give me th3 purex mod if u knw else dnt post
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well if you want links just ask for that and dont make claims like the below one
i know its sound is good and better than i9500 but cud be the best with this mod
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bala_gamer said:
well if you want links just ask for that and dont make claims like the below one
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Here again u want to open the argue will i asked for it
firstly what the heck is a wolfson DAC it is something u invented
secondly visit this link http://m.gsmarena.com/samsung_i9505_galaxy_s4-5371.php
dnt say gsmarena isnt authentic and lastly
we have the same DAC manufacturer as htc one that is Yamaha and we all agree htc is best audio plus am saying stock vs stock but if u want mods the pure x mod makes the sound on i9505 rlly magnificent plz dont trash talk am not doing claims am having facts unlike u
u bought a cheaper phone just be satisfied by it dont claim it is better

Have you tried BMSound?
As for the I9505 sound quality, it's not really that bad. It's no Wolfson, granted, but it's also not crap (as the Yamaha DAC on the S2).
My biggest issue are the earphones, or the lack of proper ones, to be true.

crash822 said:
Could we just stop *****ing and post links for sound mods? I've tried a few for my i9505 and haven't been overly impressed yet. If there is one that is good I would love to know about it.
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I've tried a few as well and so far Viper4Android FX is the best so far, IMO. Nice amount of tweakable options, able to drive the phone hard and clean without distortion...better than MusicFX and much better than any beats audio/ BMAudio implementation ive seen on the i9505 so far. The author seems to have a lot of plans for it as well
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Firstly i didnt say wolfsin is bad
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No, you implied they don't exist lol.
qazmes said:
if gsmarena was in ur favour u would say its gr8
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The problem with gsmarena is they arent consistent with their testing and as such they aren't particularly trustworth when ti comes to RMAA testing.
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Wolfson are well respected, more so for their dacs used in av amps than phones but that's only because people take less notice of what DAC a phone has, generally. That sort of stuff is reserved for us geeks I've no doubt wolfson are top of the pile here. Whether that translates in to audiable differences is a different question altogether though; I think DACs play a far lesser role in overall picture for sound quality in phones than perhaps some people like to admit. Yes we can bench the hardware with RMAA and see the numbers are better, but that doesnt always translate in to better audio quality and i really do think people concentrate on the DACs too much. I believe the rest of the hardware is far more important - the amp, for one thing. That's a different discussion however.

Wolfson best but the i9505 chip set ain't that far behind. Let stick to topic eh? In reality you would have to be running some sweet cans and have damn good ears to tell the difference between both versions of the s4 chip sets. Disagree? Blind test i9500 and 9505 yourself and see if you can tell the difference.... I have and my ears ain't good enough to differentiate between the two.
Sent from my GT-I9505 using xda premium

Pretty sure that the I9505 with some future decent mods it could maybe even get better sound than with siyah (scoobydoo) sound on the sIII. This chip imo has much potential. I did a tryout with poweramp yesterday I was amazed and blown away to be honest
Sent from my GT-I9505 using xda app-developers app

James.Miller said:
I've tried a few as well and so far Viper4Android FX is the best so far, IMO. Nice amount of tweakable options, able to drive the phone hard and clean without distortion...better than MusicFX and much better than any beats audio/ BMAudio implementation ive seen on the i9505 so far. The author seems to have a lot of plans for it as well
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I'm using viper mod and bmsound atm. There is a post in the at&t themes and app forum for where someone detailed what they did. It sounds pretty good surprisingly. The OP claims that those two work well with bmsound amplifying lows and viper doing a very good job at mids and highs. I'd post the link but at work right now.

This thread has obviously run its course...
Closed!

LG G3 have one of the best sound in headphones

LG G3 have one of the best sound quality
Stereo Crosstalk (higher is better)
htc one mini 2 -90.1
htc one (m8) -79.7
g3 -78.5
iphone 5s -76.1
alpha -65.6
iphone 6 -65.1
S5 -61.9
iphone 5c -61.7
z3 -50.8
xiaomi mi4 -49.7
z3 compact -45.1
xiomi mi 3 -44.2
Dynamic range (higher is better)
htc one m8 93.9
htc one mini 2 93.8
iphone 6 93.8
iphone 5c 93.7
iphone 5s 93.7
g3 93.3
s5 93.3
alpha 92.7
xiaomi mi 3 89.6
xiaomi mi 4 89.4
z3 85.7
z3 compact 85.4
Noise level (higher is better)
s5 -96.3
alpha -95.7
htc one mini 2 -94.9
htc one m8 -94.9
iphone 6 -94.0
lg g3 -93.7
iphone 5c -93.7
iphone 5s -93.4
xiaomi mi4 -91.6
xiomi mi3 -91.5
z3 -85.7
z3 compact -85.4

Whilst I did not have any complain with my snapdragon 800 powered Note 3 I gotta say I just love the music player and audio quality of my G3 more with its astonishingly clear sound through headphones.

One of the reasons I bought this phone. Listening through headphones (ultrasone dj1 pro) about 5h/day.

According to the OP the best sounding phone is the HTC M8 & HTC Mini One :crying:

LG is making some pretty competitive phones nowadays!

Viper4android helps a ton also. If you go into the settings and put it in pro mode there is a ton of settings for dialing it in.

Mahapederdon said:
Viper4android helps a ton also. If you go into the settings and put it in pro mode there is a ton of settings for dialing it in.
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Pro mode???? Which Viper are you using?

SamDH1 said:
Pro mode???? Which Viper are you using?
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Sorry. It's under ui settings. Put it on expert. Then you have lots more to play with. Compression is a big one.

Mahapederdon said:
Sorry. It's under ui settings. Put it on expert. Then you have lots more to play with. Compression is a big one.
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Nope, have no clue where you are looking haha. Are you using Viper FX or did you manage to make the other one to work?

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Nope, have no clue where you are looking haha. Are you using Viper FX or did you manage to make the other one to work?
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Click the 3 button menu top upper right. Then click ui setting.

Mahapederdon said:
Viper4android helps a ton also. If you go into the settings and put it in pro mode there is a ton of settings for dialing it in.
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V4A is a piece of crap. If something is is for everything then it's for nothing. How can something that's made as a universal sound enhancement can work well throughout all kinds of phones with totally different hardware? I always say the best is stock! Designed specially for your phone with particular hardware. In some cases a port can do well such as xperia walkman and audio libs but not always.

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Click the 3 button menu top upper right. Then click ui setting.
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Nah I have a different version to you man. I have a "Safe Mode" option where yours says UI Settings. There's too many versions on the App store dude, haha

SamDH1 said:
Nah I have a different version to you man. I have a "Safe Mode" option where yours says UI Settings. There's too many versions on the App store dude, haha
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Try to update the app under settings.
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V4A is a piece of crap. If something is is for everything then it's for nothing. How can something that's made as a universal sound enhancement can work well throughout all kinds of phones with totally different hardware? I always say the best is stock! Designed specially for your phone with particular hardware. In some cases a port can do well such as xperia walkman and audio libs but not always.
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That's like saying vandersteen speakers can only run with a tube amp or it just won't work. Not correct my friend. I have worked for R&D in a state of the art audio company my family owned and I currently work for a high end stereo company. If you know what your doing this app can greatly improve how your phone sounds. Especially with badly compressed files. But I'm not trying to change your mind. Just want you to know im semi educated.

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Try to update the app under settings.
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That's like saying vandersteen speakers can only run with a tube amp or it just won't work. Not correct my friend. I have worked for R&D in a state of the art audio company my family owned and I currently work for a high end stereo company. If you know what your doing this app can greatly improve how your phone sounds. Especially with badly compressed files. But I'm not trying to change your mind. Just want you to know im semi educated.
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I'm just sayin' that software created for a particular hardware is better and more efficient than any universal crap. I like the sound quality in G3 as I liked beats audio in m7 I owned before and I can say that there was no sound enhancement that was better than stock. I use Sony MDR1-RNC headphones. No offence though

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I'm just sayin' that software created for a particular hardware is better and more efficient than any universal crap. I like the sound quality in G3 as I liked beats audio in m7 I owned before and I can say that there was no sound enhancement that was better than stock. I use Sony MDR1-RNC headphones. No offence though
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It's kinda like adding a nice eq to an existing sound system. No offense taken. I can see what your saying but it is a pretty decent app. Better than beats or the Harmon edition of htc. I had both the m7 and m8 and used viper on both just to get it to sound the way I like. Plus it's free so if ya end up hating it just uninstall the driver and move on. Again no offence taken. Hope your day is going well.

czechu01 said:
I'm just sayin' that software created for a particular hardware is better and more efficient than any universal crap. I like the sound quality in G3 as I liked beats audio in m7 I owned before and I can say that there was no sound enhancement that was better than stock. I use Sony MDR1-RNC headphones. No offence though
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There is a huge clarity improvement with Viper through my Shure SE535's and my AKG's.
@Mahapederdon There are two update files, which version do you use? I used the 4.x version before but that didn't work.... So I assume you are using the 2.3+ version?

Electrical Noise Through Headphones While Charging
Is anyone experiencing faint electrical noises, related to touch screen operations while you have headphones connected and the G3 is charging? I've tested two different sets of (wired) headphones and am experiencing the same issue in both cases. It only seems to occur when power is connected when charging. However, I listen to podcasts or music when going to sleep, while my phone is charging. So, this is a definite issue/concern for me. Any feedback would be appreciated.

SamDH1 said:
There is a huge clarity improvement with Viper through my Shure SE535's and my AKG's.
@Mahapederdon There are two update files, which version do you use? I used the 4.x version before but that didn't work.... So I assume you are using the 2.3+ version?
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I'm using the 4.4xx. Try uninstalling it and go download it directly from there website.
Here is the one I pulled from mine.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/jehj0vf1xfwzeym/com.vipercn.viper4android_v2-1.apk?dl=0

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Is anyone experiencing faint electrical noises, related to touch screen operations while you have headphones connected and the G3 is charging? I've tested two different sets of (wired) headphones and am experiencing the same issue in both cases. It only seems to occur when power is connected when charging. However, I listen to podcasts or music when going to sleep, while my phone is charging. So, this is a definite issue/concern for me. Any feedback would be appreciated.
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Have the same problem. Really annoying. Works great when unplugged.

Mahapederdon said:
Viper4android helps a ton also. If you go into the settings and put it in pro mode there is a ton of settings for dialing it in.
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Word.

From what I can find...

Note4, at least snapdragon version appears to use audience es705 for noise cancelation and hi def codecs for recording. From the looks of it though appears to use Qualcomm wcd9320 for sound. Not 100% sure on these. Was snooping around in root explorer and came across that trying to find my CPU bin which still eludes me. Anybody know where to find CPU bin?

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Anybody know where to find CPU bin?
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Open sys/module/clock_krait_8974/parameters/table_name

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Open sys/module/clock_krait_8974/parameters/table_name
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qcom,speed2-pvs13-bin-v1
Is there a thread on this? I haven't found it. Was looking for a lot of things. Was hoping for Wolfson but looks like wcd9320 which has proven to be good when tweaked well.

No thread, just knew that's where it was for other devices.

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Note4, at least snapdragon version appears to use audience es705 for noise cancelation and hi def codecs for recording. From the looks of it though appears to use Qualcomm wcd9320 for sound. Not 100% sure on these. Was snooping around in root explorer and came across that trying to find my CPU bin which still eludes me. Anybody know where to find CPU bin?
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Wait....WHAT?!...no....REAAAALLAAAYYY? HAHAHAHAHAA