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Damaging speaker of XDA II is as easy as 123? true or false?

Well i think its true. why? read on!
I bought my XDA II a few weeks ago. Its a love & hate machine & i won't get into that. But i think i have damaged the speaker .. as in i can notice sound getting distorted at times. It probably happened when i played this audio file at full volume .. which was actually for less than 2 seconds!! Ever since then, i can tell how the sound from the speaker comes out distorted. Same exact thing happened with my brother, where he played some song at full volume & it apperntly blew his speaker. I've soft reseted the machine multiple times (who doesn't!) ever since but no hard reset yet.
Although my question is .. is it really _that_ easy to blow the speaker?! The device should either have a speaker that can handle the amplification it is being providing, or not amplify the sound to levels the speaker can't handle. Blowing your speaker away on the first attempt to play something loud seems awfully lousy to me from a machine's design point of view.
Has anyone else experienced such problem or know of some remedy? I don't want to open the machine up & get the speaker repaired. Would really appreciate any help on the matter.
Thank you all.

Hi m8. Don't know if you've tried this but I had a problem a while ago where I could not hear any sound at all. I could make a phone call and ther person on the other end could hear me fine but I could not hear anything. I found the way to make it work again would be to squeeze the thing at the top near the earpiece (as if it was a loose connection).
Like I said, don't know if you've tried this but it worked for me. Have you got warranty?

Hey Camel, i have had my sx56(wallaby) all the way apart, and the only thing attatching the mainboard to the speaker are two little spring-loaded contacts, perhaps try tightening the screws on the back of your device (if it's anything like mine), this should make the connection between your speaker and mainboard more secure.
Tim

speaker
hey mate,
yep same thing with mine. now anything above about 50% in a phone call and it's all distorted.
pretty annoying, i've just got to get around to opening it up and checking the speaker contacts/replacing speaker with a spare.
will post results.

Speaker Issue

Hi,
Has anyone encountered any issues with their speaker apart from that infamous volume balance?
My right speaker refuses to play anything but if I press the chassis of the transformer together the speaker works but stops working as soon as I let go. To me it sounds like some sort of loose connection/contact.
How easy is it to dismantle? Has anyone encountered a similar issue?
Thanks.

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How easy is it to dismantle? Has anyone encountered a similar issue?
Thanks.
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My left speaker doesn't work, but very occasionally will momentarily come to life. Squeezing the edge doesn't make a difference. I assume its a loose connection, but I have'nt done anything about it yet.

My left speaker doesnt have any sound at all

Hey OP, I have the same issue, except mine still plays at times, gets fuzzy and buzzy at loud volumes, then stops. However, if I press the right side together, it plays again, so it's not noticeable if I use a really tight sleeve on it, but with the loose sleeve I normally use on it .. :/

Same here, when it does play, its very buzzy. I am inclined to open it up and check if its some loose contact or something but I don't fancy messing my Transformer up as of yet lol.

No problems with either of my Transformers myself, but there were a few reports in the past of poor connections to one of the speakers on some TF units. (Right speaker, if I remember correctly.) Forum search will find them.

If my TF had these issues I would send in for repair
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1118010&highlight=speaker

My left speaker quit working all together and right speaker from the start was extremely weak. I sent it to ASUS for repair with less than one week turn around and both speakers are nice now. Well worth the time to have done properly.

I'm scared of the RMA process tbh :/

I Managed to fix mine if you people are interested.
It involved disassembling the Transformer.
I took the speaker out of the "compartment" it was in, switched on the tablet and put on some music. No music came out. Pressing the speaker in sound came out but as soon as I let go the sound disappeared. I cut out a small piece of paper and folded it a couple of times and placed it in the compartment the speaker goes in.
When I put the speaker back in the paper sort of squashed the speaker in a bit which in turn kept playing music.
Its not the best of explanations but if someone has a similar issue they may be able to use that as a guideline lol

How hard is it to disassemble the tablet? Also, what tools would I need?

asdfuogh said:
How hard is it to disassemble the tablet? Also, what tools would I need?
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Its not very hard. You just need some patience as removing the bezel is the only bit you need to be careful with.
You would need a Phillips screw driver (one of the small ones) and a Torx T5 I believe was the correct size.
I used this video as a guidance:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JG9gEYRALtU
To remove the bezel he uses a plastic tool with a very thin edge but many people have had success simply using a guitar pick to remove the bezel. Luckily I had one of those plastic tools and was able to remove it.
Once you can see the insides:
That little black rectangle on the right is the speaker, inserting the small screwdriver in the compartment its in, you should be able to take it out and if your encountering the same problem as me, just press and hold the speaker from both sides to see if audio works.
Picture credit goes to hybridau

neoghio said:
Hi,
Has anyone encountered any issues with their speaker apart from that infamous volume balance?
My right speaker refuses to play anything but if I press the chassis of the transformer together the speaker works but stops working as soon as I let go. To me it sounds like some sort of loose connection/contact.
How easy is it to dismantle? Has anyone encountered a similar issue?
Thanks.
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This happened to me tonight while watching a youtube vid! Been looking through the forums for successful speaker replacements and messaged one guy already who might have the correct replacement speaker part.
Will update when I know more.

Cracking it open is very easy as long as you take it slow. I did it to fix my power button. It is pretty well known by now that the TF101 was one of the most cheaply built but still amazingly performing tablets on the market.

Speaker phone... Only one speaker?

So both my speakers seem to work fine when playing media, but I just noticed that only one speaker (the bottom one) works when using speaker phone. Is this normal?

byproxy said:
So both my speakers seem to work fine when playing media, but I just noticed that only one speaker (the bottom one) works when using speaker phone. Is this normal?
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Same here, it is probably a safety feature in case you put it to your ear and forget it is on speaker phone.

byproxy said:
So both my speakers seem to work fine when playing media, but I just noticed that only one speaker (the bottom one) works when using speaker phone. Is this normal?
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Seems to be. My phone does that.

Seems normal...

seriously hope this is something that can be hacked. would love to have both speakers functional during a speaker phone call... especially when in the car.

I seem to have sound from both speakers while on speaker phone but the bottom is much louder. Guess also it's because it's not stereo. Both speakers are equally loud while listening to music.

Same for me, on speakerphone I only get the bottom speaker but I get both in normal media playback. Glad it's not just me.
It's annoying because the speakerphone volume in a car is pretty low, and it could potentially be twice as loud with both speakers.

Same here chaps

Same problem here also
My Nexus 6p does exactly the same thing, only one speaker works, the bottom one when using the speaker phone and even in Skype.
I hope this is not intentional and will be changed.

This is also happening on Moto X Pure so it might be an Android feature to disable stereo during speakerphone.
Sent from my Moto X Pure (2015) via Tapatalk

Guys we need a mod for this??? We need to get a mod that enables 2 speakers on speaker call i think this shouldve been released already

zee24 said:
Guys we need a mod for this??? We need to get a mod that enables 2 speakers on speaker call i think this shouldve been released already
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I'm pretty sure it's already been done, it's a mixerpaths.xml edit. It's in one of the threads created here already; you'll have to do some searching to find it. It's never really bothered me though since I don't use the speakerphone function very often, and when I do it sounds loud enough to me with a single speaker.

bouchigo said:
I'm pretty sure it's already been done, it's a mixerpaths.xml edit. It's in one of the threads created here already; you'll have to do some searching to find it. It's never really bothered me though since I don't use the speakerphone function very often, and when I do it sounds loud enough to me with a single speaker.
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Cant find it hmmmm i dont know what to search to get the right thread. I would love to find this mod

zee24 said:
Cant find it hmmmm i dont know what to search to get the right thread. I would love to find this mod
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I might have been mistaken, or remembered readings something differently. If you are seeking more volume when on speakerphone, then you can try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/general/mod-boost-call-handset-volume-t3329419

My Axon 7 uses both speakers during speakerphone calls.

left and right speaker

Hi, can someone test the left and right speaker of your phone and tell me if the volume of both speakers are the same, in my phone the right speaker Is louder than the left speaker Is this normal?

deadman_owl said:
Hi, can someone test the left and right speaker of your phone and tell me if the volume of both speakers are the same, in my phone the right speaker Is louder than the left speaker Is this normal?
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Same on my Nokia 6. Left speaker is more as supportive one, making the sound depth.
So I think this is normal.

Speakers
Both speakers of device are dead only the speaker at the receiver is working

The bottom (or right as you may say) speaker is the one that makes bass sounds and is primarily the louder one. The top (or left) one is only to produce Stereo effects. It's also a little lesser loud than the bottom one.
In my case, after close to a use of 2 months, my bottom speaker is giving me problems. It's making static sounds, the speaker starts working only after half a second later to the top one. It's like it shuts down itself after every silence amd so needs some time to wake up to work.
Nokia Mobile Care called me and asked me to reset my phone first, and then if the issue stays take it to service centre. I don't think a phone reset will help though.
Nokia 6 TA-1021 India Variant.
No October Update+7.1.2 also.

Is speaker on left side an issue?

As the title says, is speaker on left side an issue or is there any disadvantage in using the phone in landscape the other way around so the speaker doesn't get muffled?It would take time to get used to but is it not the same as using it with the speaker on the right functionality-wise?

kingbasescu said:
As the title says, is speaker on left side an issue or is there any disadvantage in using the phone in landscape the other way around so the speaker doesn't get muffled?It would take time to get used to but is it not the same as using it with the speaker on the right functionality-wise?
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There is only one speaker on the bottom to the left of the charge port, the holes to the right are nonfunctional and just for looks

jestyr8 said:
There is only one speaker on the bottom to the left of the charge port, the holes to the right are nonfunctional and just for looks
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Oh no, that's not what I meant, I guess that's what happens when I try to use less words. I was asking if having the speaker on the left side of the phone is a deal breaker because you muffle it when gaming, and if this can be solved by holding the phone with the speaker facing the left side so you don't muffle it. Are there any quirks to holding it with the speaker to the left?

kingbasescu said:
Oh no, that's not what I meant, I guess that's what happens when I try to use less words. I was asking if having the speaker on the left side of the phone is a deal breaker because you muffle it when gaming, and if this can be solved by holding the phone with the speaker facing the left side so you don't muffle it. Are there any quirks to holding it with the speaker to the left?
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Ok, sorry about the misunderstanding. Usually I just rotate the phone too the speaker is to the left or use headphones. I really haven't run into too many issues that way.

I have issues with it....if i dont have the OP6T stereo speaker magisk mod installed. i use the "extreme" version. yes, it requires magisk, but it makes it harder for me to muffle *as bad*. even using the "extreme" vol boost version of the mod the earpiece speaker is still considerably quieter than the main bottom left speaker. but its far more tolerable.