I have Sol Republic headphones. I plugged them into my Nexus 5, and was very disappointed. I plugged them into my work iPhone, and they came to life....MUCH louder and more clear. I tried my roommates HTC M8, and they were even louder than the iPhone, but I see there is a volume mod available for rooted devices, and this suggests the headphone volume is ****ty like the Nexus 5. Can ya'll confirm or deny??
Don't get ur hopes high Samsung always limit the headphone volume , so probably it gonna have lower volume than iPhone and M8
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Does anyone else notice how soft the output on the headphone jack is? I always plugged my old phone in to my stereo to play music in my car and you could turn it up all the way and have it become distorted or just keep it at a nice loud volume. With the Nexus 4 I'll turn the phone volume and stereo volume all the way up and it's still really really quiet. Why is this? Are there any good mods that can help with this?
Check this out
[MOD] [N4] BEATS+XLOUDER! 4.2.1 [07/12/12] JB Louder Audio Improvement Patch
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[MOD] [N4] BEATS+XLOUDER! 4.2.1 [07/12/12] JB Louder Audio Improvement Patch
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I guess I didn't search
Thanks for pointing me there, I never look in themes and apps sub forum so that's probably why I haven't seen it lol.
I have to dispute the "softest ever" title. I had an LG G2x before the N4, and when I plugged in the N4, I had to turn the volume down a bit. It wasn't a huge difference, and it's still a bit too quiet, but its definitely louder than the G2x was.
I too can say the volume is on the low side.... Same for my Nexus 7...
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Hey guys and ladies, I have been on a HTC One X since it was release and got this S4 last week. I have only one regret so far about this phone that is not really discused much. I ride my sportbike all the time and I notice the headphone sound on this Device is crazy cheap and low budget or something. I've tried about 4 different ROMs using Noozxoides sound mod, Faux Sound Mod etc. This is the only thing I regret about the phone everything is awesome but this. If anyone knows of a way to improve this and make this phone better let me know. But as it stands the HTC is by far better in the headphone sound area.. I can barely hear the music now (About 1/2 as loud as a stock HTC One X) -shurgs- /Rant :highfive:
thcue said:
Hey guys and ladies, I have been on a HTC One X since it was release and got this S4 last week. I have only one regret so far about this phone that is not really discused much. I ride my sportbike all the time and I notice the headphone sound on this Device is crazy cheap and low budget or something. I've tried about 4 different ROMs using Noozxoides sound mod, Faux Sound Mod etc. This is the only thing I regret about the phone everything is awesome but this. If anyone knows of a way to improve this and make this phone better let me know. But as it stands the HTC is by far better in the headphone sound area.. I can barely hear the music now (About 1/2 as loud as a stock HTC One X) -shurgs- /Rant :highfive:
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I can't compare to an HTC One X, but compared to my iPhone I don't notice much of a difference. Almost 50% volume on my S4 is enough to be almost too much with the earbuds.
As far as quality of sound I'd say it's almost comparable to my iPhone, using Spotify 320kbps ogg as my source for both.
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I can't compare to an HTC One X, but compared to my iPhone I don't notice much of a difference. Almost 50% volume on my S4 is enough to be almost too much with the earbuds.
As far as quality of sound I'd say it's almost comparable to my iPhone, using Spotify 320kbps ogg as my source for both.
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Well the Quality is there. It's the Volume that's kickin my ass. Hitting 70mph+ etc and the wind hitting me hard I can't hear crap. I think I need a Volume boost etc. I tried Volume + but no go. Going to try a few more tweaks I'm sure some will pop up soon.
there is a volume level hack where you replace some files; i did it and it works great; MUCH louder (loud enough to decently drive the 50mm drivers in my HDJ-2000's); try that. SIII and SIV have the lowest volume for headphones ive ever experienced; in all three of our vehicles getting aux volume loud enough for the head unit was difficult; it could hardly be heard even at full volume.
my Z has a 800w system in it; via AUX in it was incredibly low volume, low quality (buzzing/hissing from amp gain), and just plain bad. in the other two cars, we had reverted to burning CD's to listen to music; thats how low the volume was. i could use bluetooth in the Z, which was very loud and no distortion/issues, but until i stumbled across the volume hack/mod, i had just about given up on aux-in for her car and our truck.
appropriate thread below. Now with AUX the volume is MUCH louder (still a few db under my old Atrix 4G) but useable, and loud enough that at 3/4 to full, it hurts my ears with the HDJ-2000's. also, maybe consider a helmet that will allow for on-ear headphones (or better yet, over ear cans); the sound isolation alone will help boost perceived volume 15-20% easily.
i dont ride often, but last time i did, i used some cheap panasonic HTX-7 over the ear units over the ear units that i had sealed from wind noise (glued everything tight with some rubber cement and memory foam padding material), the GS4, and this hack, and i could hear it just fine over the wind and the gixxer. biggest problem was wind trying to rip the cans off my head (no helmet, driving it from storage unit to my garage). i have a buddy that has a helmet he modded to fit some nice sennheiser HD-25-II's in, but he rides an extremely quiet bike and also uses a portable headphone amp, which is also a possible solution for $40-$50. our gixxer is rather loud (previous owner did extensive exhaust work and its just annoying), and if i wasnt selling it, i would get something to shut it the hell up.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=41807048
I'm really starting to notice that my headset volume maximum is very low. When I connect my headphones the sound is fair, but once I connect it to speakers the volume is incredibly low. Its barely noticeable if I'm not close to it. I've tried various different sound speaker systems and car stereos and the volume is bad unless I turn it all the way up. Ive even tried other phones such as the iPhone 5 and the Samsung Galaxy S3 and their volume have a much higher maximum. I though it was maybe Viper4Android music effects on my phone but even when its off the difference is barely noticeable in terms of max volume. Is anyone else having the problem? And is there a way to fix it? I'm currently running Carbon v18 with the Matrix+ Kernel and Viper4Android
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I'm not going to lie. Coming from an iPhone and a Galaxy S6 (my Moto G is sort of an interim phone while I sell those two to afford new stuff this fall), I expected the Moto G to sound considerably worse. And yeah, it's not quite as good. But it's certainly far from the worst I've had and I've only owned expensive devices in the past. The bass is punchy, the treble is fairly decent, and the volume levels aren't awful (although I may increase mixer_paths at some point to gain a couple levels). I've actually been listening through fairly decent earbuds for the past 40 minutes or so to various types of music (alternative, acoustic, heavy stuff, rap) and I could definitely live with this sound quality if I had to.
It is pretty damn amazing what ~$200 buys you today.
I've noticed this too! Big upgrade from my n4, no more distortion!
the earphones are 'good' for the price ... cant expect more at this price point
My ear is in a full moon party.
Yeah, this is awesome.
I'm using CM12.1 With a Dolby Atmis and Jet player.
After a hour to configure the player, my brain explode with the results.
Quality-wise, yes...very good. Volume-wise, I'd say it's extremely subpar. It's easily the lowest volume of any device I've ever had. Speaker volume is phenomenal...headphone volume is god awful!!! And I'm comparing this to my Nexus 4, just as the OP says.
You can mention the speaker which gives a quite punchy sound compared to many phones from this category which are mostly ear hurting with middle and high frequencies only...
If anyone's looking for a little boost without messing with viper, etc, I made a mixer_paths.xml mod here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3217132
I'm getting the same thing. The audio through my IEMs (Hifiman RE-400 for active/gym stuff and Yamaha EPH-100 for normal listening) is freakin' excellent, but the volume is indeed low.
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I'm getting the same thing. The audio through my IEMs (Hifiman RE-400 for active/gym stuff and Yamaha EPH-100 for normal listening) is freakin' excellent, but the volume is indeed low.
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The mod thread I linked above makes headphone volume LOUD!!! It can go a few notches higher, but I think it sounds great, personally...it also boosts speaker volume pretty much to its limit. It may get slightly distorted occasionally, but it's definitely a good bit louder, as well!
Motorola has done an excellent job. the sound is excellent. the happy moment. :highfive:
Walkman
You can install Walkman to get the best out of the earphones.
hi guys, i have already bought the moto g3.. but the earphone is very very low. Is there any problem with my device or is in general of these phones problem ?? Could we fix it?
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hi guys, i have already bought the moto g3.. but the earphone is very very low. Is there any problem with my device or is in general of these phones problem ?? Could we fix it?
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There's a button on the side of your phone that can fix it
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I am very happy with my HTC 10 for the powerful an clear Audio output it gives on the 3.5mm jack, DAC and AMP are very nice, the s8 is a damn sexy phone but if the audio volume and quality are still not on par with HTC...
It will be Exynos version (for my country)
Testet the ekg eraphones with s8 and after that with htc m8. Hands down the htc was supperior. Sound was verry good on s8 but...man the htc has a powerfull Dac.
Damn sammy!
They will never learn how to please audiophiles?
And htc is gonna ditch the 3.5mm jack this year :crying:
Edit: Now that Root is done on Exynos, anyone tried V4A to boost the volume?
I have the Exynos S8+ and still using my HTC 10 for audio as the S8 just isn't anywhere near loud enough Phone is awesome though
I have tge s8 and had the s7 edge before that and never ever noticed any issues with the audio. How loud do you like it to be? I am using skullcandy and have to say on max volume can't cope for long. Are you sure that your settings are correct. Noticed tgat Performance mode should be on to have a proper sound.