Sup guys!
After few never ending discussions and ramblings I had bought Z1 Compact last week along with Sony XB920 (aka MDR-X10) anticipating that it could easily drive those 50mm, 24Ohms cans (Basshead).
I was quite disappointed after having it compared with my previous phone "WT19i, Live Walkman" which had better output over the Z1's. But I didn't quit there, I explored and bought the FIIO E6. I avoided USB DAC because this phone had a flap over the USBs and is really inconvenient to hook up DAC.
I must say, E6 filled the gap. The Bass, The Amplitude, all amped! I use PowerAMP for music, hasn't let me down. Being compact in size, I've been thinking to mod my second Nillkin Frost Case, and may be fix the amplifier at the back. Only thing which bothered me was the "Mini USB port" for charging on the E6, would have been convenient if it were a micro.
Would like to know if anyone has tried any other DAC or amp along with the pair of headphones used.
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I have looked around to try and find info on the type of DAC that will be in this phone but have not been lucky with finding anything. Any spec listing i have came across do not have the DAC listed. And when i try and hunt around online, all i see is complaints about the previous version of the moto x line having a poor performing DAC.
Does anyone know the type of DAC it may have?
This is the ultimate factor for me personally in my decision to get this phone when available or wait for the next xperia z to come to the states. I am currently using a Samsung S4, decent DAC but my wife's xperia z3 compact clarity when using custom iems or any high performing headphones is the best performing DAC in a android device i have ever heard without the use of an amp or external dac.
Any info that can be provided would be great. Thanks
Hi all
I'm a new user and I just want an answer for a simple question
I've done some research to find out if the LG v20 support apt x HD but I got confusing answers
I'm planning to buy an LG v20 if it does support apt x HD as it's a major buying point for me
On apt x website the v20 is listed under apt x HD list but in the description they say it supports apt x only!!
On gsmarena they in the phone spec it's mentioned that it support apt x too only and and not apt x HD
Can anyone confirm with evidence if possible please weather this phone support apt x HD or not?
Because I'm planningto get the g5 although it's much older but does support apt x HD
Thank you all in advance for you're inputs.
I have the LG TONE PLATINUM. I got this specifically for it's APTX-HD support. When connected, my V20 show a pop up for aptx-hd. To my ears, when comparing it to the my 2 samsung headsets (the level pro's) there is definitely a difference between aptx and aptx-hd using matching devices. The LG marketing department is staffed with a bunch of retarded chimps who couldn't describe a banana if it was stuffed up their nose. Their engineers are breathtakingly awesome.
This phone is a music junkies wet dream. Get a set of wired, high impedance headphones to really give the DAC to chance to connect to your music. It will blow your mind. It has been compared to DAP's costing 4x times as much,
Thanks a lot for you're reply ?
Me too I'm planning to buy the tone platinum especially for its apt x HD support
And to get a Sony xba-z5 as my wired
But I don't think it's impedance is high
What do you think?
What is their ohms? Needs to be 50 or higher. V20 really does shine either higher impedance but is absolutely no slouch. Need to get off my ass and sell my Kids labs Cd5 already. And tbh, I haven't been impressed with anything wireless apt x or not. Still haven't tried apt x HD and probably won't until I get an itch for something new. The best wireless accessory I had was some Sony Bluetooth receiver whose OLED screen went bad. Was still usable, but hard. It is lost in junk somewhere.
With the V20 in your pocket or at arm's reach all day I'd skip the wireless unless you need it for a little extra mobility and loss of wires and splurge a little more on better headphones. 90% of the time wires are fine by me. Nothing wireless has come out that says I gotta get it.
I've been impressed with aptx so far. The convenience of wireless is great and obviously it won't compare against a high impedance wired device but it sounds night and day better than stuff I've heard on other devices that don't have aptx.
Thank you all for you're replies
yes when I heard the apt x first time it was a huge difference from my previous headsets
That's why I wanted to go further with the apt x HD for even better sound quality
I have a v20 rooted with viper4android and got some shure se535 Ltd in ear my monitors and a lg tone platinum "the only ones in the world at the time that supported aptx HD. It did help with mid range and highs clarity but the build quality was a joke, no base! I just got some shure se846-cl item's and the quality is amazing with rooted v4a v20. I found those for $700 online, quit wasting money on $200 junkers where the cables go bad within a year, save ur pennies and get some quality that could last if you take care of them. Harmon Kardon made the tone platinum for lg btw. I wasn't impressed.
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Headfi is a good website for research, trust me don't waste your money, go with a brand like shure or sennheiser or something like that, i bought the tones for work, but looking back at all the $100-$200 headphones I've spent money on and replaced recently it aint worth trying to save a buck. Treat yourself to something mind blowing. I would suggest shure se 315 or 425s. Or sennheiser iE 80 or they have a new aptx hd-1s that are way better then the tone platinums. I don't think they are aptx-hd but ithey hd don't make a poor quality headphone pump out bass or dynamic range. Trying to help you out, my opinion anyway. Get the se425s, got em for $219 at eglobalcentral website, be careful buying anywhere else or any cheaper, people make their own and sell them as knockoffs. Hope I helped.
Hello
I've found a Nexus 7 2013 online selling for 75 USD. I've never really searched for the Nexus before now so i'm unsure if this is actually a decent or even good price, or if it's pretty normal.
Also, i'm planing to use it for my car. How good is the aux output? I'm asking because not too long ago i bought a Lenovo Tab 7 tb-7504x. But the aux output isn't really good. Sound quality is ok, but the volume is too low. Before that i used an old HTC Flyer, and the Audio was both, louder and better quality wise.
Thanks
If you're planning to use it in your car, ensure the USB port is'nt faulty. The 2013's micro USB is notoriously known to break. Mine is broken, but luckily the 2013 has wireless charging, so I can still charge it with a QI charger.
So it seems that now, 7 years after the Xperia Play, that gaming phones are starting to really become a thing. Razer released a "gaming" phone with a super fast display. Motorola released a gamepad mod for the Z line. There have also been a couple others like the Nubia Red Magic and Xiaomi Black Shark, but only the Black Shark has attempted to add any gaming controls to a "gaming" phone, and it was basic at best. Now Asus is jumping into the game and they have the most powerful phone yet!
ROG Phone Specs:
Processor:
Exclusive 2.96GHz octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Mobile Platform
GPU:
Qualcomm Adreno 630
Display:
6.0“ 18:9 (2160x1080) AMOLED
90Hz refresh rate with 1ms pixel response time
108.6% DCI-P3 color gamut and 10000:1 contrast ratio
10-point multi-touch (supports Glove Touch)
Discrete image processing chip supports HDR
Memory:
LPDDR4X 8GB RAM
Storage:
UFS 2.1, 128GB / 512GB
Sensors:
Accelerometer, e-compass, proximity sensor, Hall sensor, ambient-light sensor, fingerprint sensor, gyroscope, 2 x ultrasonic AirTriggers
Wireless:
802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ad 2x2 MIMO
Wi-Fi Direct and WiGig 802.11ad wireless display support
Bluetooth 5.0 and NFC
GPS:
Supports GPS, aGPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Side I/O:
Custom USB-C supports USB 3.1 Gen 1, DP 1.4, fast charging (15W)
ASUS HyperCharge direct charging
Bottom I/O:
USB-C supports USB 2.0, fast charging (20W), Direct Charge
3.5mm headphone jack
Cameras:
Main: 12MP + 8MP (120° wide-angle)
Front: 8MP
Audio:
Dual front-facing stereo speakers with smart amplifier
24-bit/192KHz Hi-Res Audio
DTS Headphone:X 7.1 virtual surround-sound
Qualcomm aptX High-definition Bluetooth® wireless audio
Battery:
4,000mAh
Dimensions:
158.8 x 76.2 x 8.6mm
Weight:
200g
Water resistance:
IP68
But not only are the specs high, but it's also set to have a slew of accessories. The main one being a GameVice to give it full gamepad controls. There's a TV mirroring accessory and a desktop dock. There's also a sort of dual-screen handheld accessory, but that will require developer support to take off. There's even a fan cooler accessory. Plus the phone itself has a couple of touch buttons on the edges that can be mapped to work as virtual buttons. All things considered, this looks like the most interesting of the "gaming" phones thus far and potentially a spiritual successor for the Xperia Play, even if the gamepad isn't integrated.
XDA Links:
https://www.xda-developers.com/asus-rog-phone-gaming-phone-announced/
https://www.xda-developers.com/asus-rog-phone-forums-open/
External Links:
https://rog.asus.com/articles/smartphones/announcing-the-rog-phone-changing-the-game-for-mobile/
https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/4/17424144/asus-rog-phone-gaming-android-specs-modular-computex-2018
Im really hype for this one. ROG phone will be my next gaming device after Nokia N-Gage QD and Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY
ok nice and all but still lacks integrated gamepad if i have to carry 2 devices anyway i´ll take my phone and my 3ds..sorry asus, nice try
I see all the other accessories, but the only one I want is the controller. Not the two screens, or the dock, or the tv mirroring...but that controller that grips from the sides horizontally. It's awesome!!!
I agree with your assessment OP, this was the first phone I really saw as a successor to the xperia play. Such a shame it has taken this long.
The thing about the GameVice gamepad is that it's been around for awhile for both iPhone and Galaxy phones. This is the first "gaming" phone to use it, but not the first phone. So if that's all you're looking for, you could get an older model for a much more popular (and at this point, affordable) phone.
While I would love to see another integrated gamepad, I don't feel like that's going to realistically happen. I think some sort of accessory dock or case will be the way it goes. As long as the gamepad portion is easily portable and pocketable, I'm okay with it.
EDIT:
Unless you live in China where Snail still releases gaming phones with gamepads from iReadyGo. There's another that came out last year:
http://www.snail.com/en/moqi.html
MechaBouncer said:
The thing about the GameVice gamepad is that it's been around for awhile for both iPhone and Galaxy phones. This is the first "gaming" phone to use it, but not the first phone. So if that's all you're looking for, you could get an older model for a much more popular (and at this point, affordable) phone.
While I would love to see another integrated gamepad, I don't feel like that's going to realistically happen. I think some sort of accessory dock or case will be the way it goes. As long as the gamepad portion is easily portable and pocketable, I'm okay with it.
EDIT:
Unless you live in China where Snail still releases gaming phones with gamepads from iReadyGo. There's another that came out last year:
http://www.snail.com/en/moqi.html
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Hmm. All I had seen prior was iphone lightning port connected controllers. Thanks for putting that on my radar!
While shopping around it appeared that in searching for a one-fits-all solution there weren't hardwired controllers for android.
I was looking around and discovered this.... Out of stock (even from the manufacturer's web site) - but looks promising... Maybe not up to 45W but maybe part way there... thoughts? Anyone find anything more compatible?
https://www.scosche.com/usb-c-headphone-adapter
KruseLudsMobile said:
I was looking around and discovered this.... Out of stock (even from the manufacturer's web site) - but looks promising... Maybe not up to 45W but maybe part way there... thoughts? Anyone find anything more compatible?
https://www.scosche.com/usb-c-headphone-adapter
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I ordered a similar one for my son. It's in stock. Samsung is cautioning that they could overheat though, so be careful.
Linklike 2-in-1 USB C to 3.5mm Headphones Adapter, Type C USB to Audio Adapter, Fast Charging, Hi-Res Sound, Compatible with Google Pixel 2/2XL/3/3Xl, iPad Pro 2018, HTC, HUAWEI and More https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07M7CTDL2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_7kmxDb6T0T8MQ
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I ordered a similar one for my son. It's in stock. Samsung is cautioning that they could overheat though, so be careful.
Linklike 2-in-1 USB C to 3.5mm Headphones Adapter, Type C USB to Audio Adapter, Fast Charging, Hi-Res Sound, Compatible with Google Pixel 2/2XL/3/3Xl, iPad Pro 2018, HTC, HUAWEI and More https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07M7CTDL2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_7kmxDb6T0T8MQ
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Thanks, I'll save the link but wait for reviews with the note 10+. Please be sure to reply back after some use!
- R. Kruse Ludington
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I buy this from Aliexpress. Baseus One.
Baseus Usb C to 3.5mm Aux Jack Audio splitter Adapter Type-C Charging Adapter
https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/46Tuh7qY
These are all the same and all say the same in the description.
Here’s a cheaper version:
https://www.amazon.com/andobil-Head...=B07GLSVMSY&psc=1&refRID=NPRXT2X0K7QFQBDR5BW6