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[Q] Louder volume hack?

I've been looking around for a louder volume hack for the Legend for a couple of days to no avail. I keep seeing things about DSP Manager but as far I'm aware there's nothing for the Legend specifically. Is there a specific package for the Legend to be installed or can I just flash any old DSP apk and be done with it?
If that's not the case, what can I do to achieve louder volume levels, apart from turning up the volume level?
- Swyped from my rooted HTC Legend -

Search for an app called "Louder Volume Hack" (pun not intended). There are settings in the app that is suppose to reconfigure your phone's volume. Tried it but can't tell the difference honestly. So what I did was I bought PowerAMP and tweak the equalizer settings instead. Of course that only works for music and I'm pretty sure that is what your purpose, innit?

rajasyaitan said:
Search for an app called "Louder Volume Hack" (pun not intended).
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Louder Volume Hack only works on HTC devices released before the Nexus. The Legend was released after the Nexus.
So what I did was I bought PowerAMP and tweak the equalizer settings instead. Of course that only works for music and I'm pretty sure that is what your purpose, innit?
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I've used PowerAMP's equaliser before but it can horribly distort the quality of the music playing. I also prefer Winamp to PowerAMP, so I can't use PowerAMP.
I'd just like a hack which I can fakeflash or flash.

I was just about to post another thread now for the same requirement. So i second this thread

To be honest, if I can't find a hack then I wouldn't mind creating my own... Provided someone tells me where to look I would be okay with that.

CyanogenMOD has the DSP stuff built in.
If this is anything like voodoo sound on the sammy devices (I'm not sure) then this kind of thing has to be done at kernel level. I have a feeling that BlaY0's kernel is pretty much the same as CM's, so logic dictates that DSPManager should work. Try installing the apk, see what happens. The setting that has the largest impact is "Dynamic Range Compression". If everything gets very loud when you turn it on, it worked.

I flashed DSP Manager and located the apk inside /system and attempted to install it, but it would not install. I also noticed DSP Manager's odex file sitting underneath it - could that be causing issues? Or something else?
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MP3 Player

Morning all
Sooooooooooo , after putting some of my favorite music on my DHD last night, packed my Sony BIN headphones and set off this morning , only to discover the stock MP3 player is rubbish ! , no volume or anything.
Any suggestions which one is best to use ?
Thanks
Steve

My suggestion would be PlayerPro. After trying many, this has everything I ever wanted from a music player.

thank you for the quick response
That one costs money though
Any good free ones ?

DoubleTwist seems to be the best right now.

Tried , and its great thanks .....
Is there anything I can do to increase the volume ?
It seems so low , even at top media volume
Thanks
Steve

Most custom ROMs have volume enhancements on them, but if you don't want to go down that road and are already running a Gingerbread ROM, then try an app called Volume+ from the market. If you're on Froyo, there is DSP Manager but personally I don't recommend it.

DoubleTwist is a rather complete player. Try it out.

I'd suggest Double Twist or this https://market.android.com/details?id=org.abrantix.rockon.rockonnggl&feature=more_from_developer

Lovly ta

Yep, doubletwist is good, no question there. It's just that since I'm kind of a neat freak when it comes to folder structures with my music, I really appreciate the option to browse by folders; something most players seem to lack. I also liked the album wall display of playerpro, but of course as you said its not free.

Bought PlayerPro also. If you listen to music alot, its really worth it^^ Also theres an option that you can skip songs with volume buttons, thats a great feature in some situations.

Thats all great thanks , but the volume is still low , is there anyway I can increase the headphone volume of MP3's ?
Thanks
Steve

See my post on the previous page, it has some tips to help with your volume issue

DroidXero said:
See my post on the previous page, it has some tips to help with your volume issue
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Hi, thanks ..... I have installed the volume+ app or at least I think its the right one.
And it dosnt let me make it any louder than the top media volume ...
Any suggestions ?
Thanks
Steve

Double Twist is great and works

Custom Roms should help with volume (have a look at my sig)
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sbsshadow said:
Hi, thanks ..... I have installed the volume+ app or at least I think its the right one.
And it dosnt let me make it any louder than the top media volume ...
Any suggestions ?
Thanks
Steve
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If you downloaded it from the Market and it's called 'Volume+' then you have the right one, but it only works on Gingerbread. When you run the app you have the options of applying volume gain to the speaker or headphone output, and you can also change the EQ. There's a Bass Enhancement option too, but I've never known it make any difference.

Give PowerAMP a shot if you want to browse by folder. There's a trial version on the market. Best player I've seen.
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DroidXero said:
If you downloaded it from the Market and it's called 'Volume+' then you have the right one, but it only works on Gingerbread. When you run the app you have the options of applying volume gain to the speaker or headphone output, and you can also change the EQ. There's a Bass Enhancement option too, but I've never known it make any difference.
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Oh ....... the one I downloaded was Volume Plus, not Volume +
I see its £0.99 , I know its not much but I havnt got a card to pay it with at the moment ..
Is there a free version anywhere ?
Thanks all
Steve

There's no free version unfortunately, but £0.99 is more than a fair price to pay for it if you can convince someone to lend you their card
Someone mentioned PowerAMP earlier. That app has an in built equalizer and some of the presets on that make the volume a bit louder, though if you're playing music for a long period of time then this will take a toll on battery life.

DSP Manager

Has anyone used it on their Note 3 yet?
i hate the audio with a passion thru the external speaker, DSP is my only hope..

JCM800 said:
Has anyone used it on their Note 3 yet?
i hate the audio with a passion thru the external speaker, DSP is my only hope..
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I gave up on DSP Manager after it never seemed to play music via the right profile (eg, bluetooth headphones would often be played with the "speaker" profile, or other shenanigans)
Then I discovered Vipers Audio! And never looked back... (I have this running on my Note 3)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2191223

bakachu said:
I gave up on DSP Manager after it never seemed to play music via the right profile (eg, bluetooth headphones would often be played with the "speaker" profile, or other shenanigans)
Then I discovered Vipers Audio! And never looked back... (I have this running on my Note 3)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2191223
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Wow thanks for the prompt reply dude. I agree Dsp isn't perfect, but it would help compared to stock, it's really awful imo.
So, in your experience has Viper improved the external speaker experience? I'm not so fussed with the 3.5, it's the external sounds that are bugging me.
Thanks

JCM800 said:
Wow thanks for the prompt reply dude. I agree Dsp isn't perfect, but it would help compared to stock, it's really awful imo.
So, in your experience has Viper improved the external speaker experience? I'm not so fussed with the 3.5, it's the external sounds that are bugging me.
Thanks
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I haven't used it for the external speaker (but it supports this, just as DSP Manager does), but I don't think you'll be disappointed if you were to try it.
FYI: I use the "Lock effect mode" to force my Bluetooth audio profile onto all audio outputs, works a charm.

bakachu said:
I haven't used it for the external speaker (but it supports this, just as DSP Manager does), but I don't think you'll be disappointed if you were to try it.
FYI: I use the "Lock effect mode" to force my Bluetooth audio profile onto all audio outputs, works a charm.
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This could be what I'm looking for, but I'm still relatively new to flashing etc, seems a bit daunting, the installation process? I take it you need to be rooted?

JCM800 said:
This could be what I'm looking for, but I'm still relatively new to flashing etc, seems a bit daunting, the installation process? I take it you need to be rooted?
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Yes, you need root to complete the install. It goes something like this: install it like a normal APK, open it, it will ask for root privs, once granted, it will autoinstall the audio driver, and then all you need to do is restart. Job done!

bakachu said:
Yes, you need root to complete the install. It goes something like this: install it like a normal APK, open it, it will ask for root privs, once granted, it will autoinstall the audio driver, and then all you need to do is restart. Job done!
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Thanks, this could be the key to make me love my Note 3. I need to root it first, then I'll look at tackling the installation in near future, thanks for replying, appreciate it
Just a thought tho - the Note 3 external driver is small, doesn't it distort easily driving bassy beats?

bakachu said:
Yes, you need root to complete the install. It goes something like this: install it like a normal APK, open it, it will ask for root privs, once granted, it will autoinstall the audio driver, and then all you need to do is restart. Job done!
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Pmd you
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So just to clarify, if i root, and install this - will I lose ota software updates from Samsung , or do you only lose them when flashing a custom Rom? Thanks.

bakachu said:
I gave up on DSP Manager after it never seemed to play music via the right profile (eg, bluetooth headphones would often be played with the "speaker" profile, or other shenanigans)
Then I discovered Vipers Audio! And never looked back... (I have this running on my Note 3)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2191223
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Ringtone, notifications, system audio viper fx is ok but
Dont work with poweramp or samsung music player, know why? Thanks!
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bakachu said:
I gave up on DSP Manager after it never seemed to play music via the right profile (eg, bluetooth headphones would often be played with the "speaker" profile, or other shenanigans)
Then I discovered Vipers Audio! And never looked back... (I have this running on my Note 3)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2191223
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Hi, is it possible to make screenshots of your Viper4Android Settings!? Or upload your saved profile for testing!?

akelon said:
Ringtone, notifications, system audio viper fx is ok but
Dont work with poweramp or samsung music player, know why? Thanks!
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This post seems to have some tips and tricks to try:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2203255

Petteri said:
Hi, is it possible to make screenshots of your Viper4Android Settings!? Or upload your saved profile for testing!?
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Yeah, heres my profile I use: *lots* of bass via the Dynamic Subsystem module, EQ that brings out the highs, and the "Extreme Headphone V1" listening device.
The profile files go under your SD Card under the viper4android/profiles directory (if the folder doesn't exist, try saving a profile first to autocreate it)

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Yeah, heres my profile I use: *lots* of bass via the Dynamic Subsystem module, EQ that brings out the highs, and the "Extreme Headphone V1" listening device.
The profile files go under your SD Card under the viper4android/profiles directory (if the folder doesn't exist, try saving a profile first to autocreate it)
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Many THX for this, i will try!

Petteri said:
Many THX for this, i will try!
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Are you trying this on a note 3 SD800 at all?
I'm concerned the small external speaker may distort easily?

JCM800 said:
Are you trying this on a note 3 SD800 at all?
I'm concerned the small external speaker may distort easily?
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Could be, i will try later on after work! BR Petteri

Petteri said:
Could be, i will try later on after work! BR Petteri
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Ok great, please post your findings. I'd like to try it on mine, but am not familiar with installing APK files etc at the moment. Or which is the best rooting method for the N3

JCM800 said:
Just a thought tho - the Note 3 external driver is small, doesn't it distort easily driving bassy beats?
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Dude.....seriously?
Bass is driven by the amount of air the driver can push - Base is omni-directional (i.e.you feel it rather than hearing where it's coming from) so it doesn't really matter where you put your bass unit from a surround sound setup.
If you think the external speaker is going to give ANY sort of bass, you're seriously misguided, sorry!
If the frequency is too low then the unit just won't play it, that's why speakers have a frequency range.

Amdathlonuk said:
Dude.....seriously?
Bass is driven by the amount of air the driver can push - Base is omni-directional (i.e.you feel it rather than hearing where it's coming from) so it doesn't really matter where you put your bass unit from a surround sound setup.
If you think the external speaker is going to give ANY sort of bass, you're seriously misguided, sorry!
If the frequency is too low then the unit just won't play it, that's why speakers have a frequency range.
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Why thanks very much, no need to be patronising, but yeah you made sense, thanks all the same.

JCM800 said:
Why thanks very much, no need to be patronising, but yeah you made sense, thanks all the same.
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Yeah, my bad, sorry buddy.
Been ill the last 4 days and supposed to be flying to the states tomorrow for 9 days holiday! bit P******d about it.
But you're right, I should have toned it down.
Ignore the first line of my reply above, and it reads a bit nicer

Equalizer problems: sound gets "less" when using it

hello,
i've searched now for a while and could not find a solution for this problem:
on my device (and this was the same with my note2) and on stock kernels i could not get the equalizer function properly.
the stock equalizer does not alter the sound in the right way, in fact it makes it LESS "loud" on the opposite frequencies i want to adjust.
example: if i want to add heights the bass goes down significantly, but no hights are added. same for adding bass: the heigts go down, but the bass level did not increase. if i turn the EQ off, the sound get much louder then, although i adjusted the typically "U" formed curve!
as far as my search showed this is a problem for other people as well, here in the note3 forum there are almost no postings regarding this.
is your EQ working as expected?
what apps do you use? stock music player or something different? i use google play music, but its the same for other apps as well.
even tried to remove all other music apps (as suggested in some postings) due to possible conflicts, but this wont help! i also installed a different equalizer app (and removed the stock one, after only disabling it) from the market, same results.
on my note2 i had the same issue, the only thing which helped was to flash a custom kernel. with this i was able to use equalizers the way they were meant!
does someone has some experience here?
regards,
markus

TML1504 said:
hello,
i've searched now for a while and could not find a solution for this problem:
on my device (and this was the same with my note2) and on stock kernels i could not get the equalizer function properly.
the stock equalizer does not alter the sound in the right way, in fact it makes it LESS "loud" on the opposite frequencies i want to adjust.
example: if i want to add heights the bass goes down significantly, but no hights are added. same for adding bass: the heigts go down, but the bass level did not increase. if i turn the EQ off, the sound get much louder then, although i adjusted the typically "U" formed curve!
as far as my search showed this is a problem for other people as well, here in the note3 forum there are almost no postings regarding this.
is your EQ working as expected?
what apps do you use? stock music player or something different? i use google play music, but its the same for other apps as well.
even tried to remove all other music apps (as suggested in some postings) due to possible conflicts, but this wont help! i also installed a different equalizer app (and removed the stock one, after only disabling it) from the market, same results.
on my note2 i had the same issue, the only thing which helped was to flash a custom kernel. with this i was able to use equalizers the way they were meant!
does someone has some experience here?
regards,
markus
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i use poweramp and have no problem ,was using faux kernel with fauxsound app sound was excellent, but with firmware update faux kernel the camera is not working so im on stock kernel but poweramp is still working ok with good bass

jaythenut said:
i use poweramp and have no problem ,was using faux kernel with fauxsound app sound was excellent, but with firmware update faux kernel the camera is not working so im on stock kernel but poweramp is still working ok with good bass
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thx for the answer,
i used poweramp for years, and it did me an excellent job! but for convenience i switched to google play some time ago, and since then i have this equalizer problem with samsung stock kernels! if i remember right this is since the introduction of 4.0 or 4.1!
because of my migration to google play i would need a solution how to get the equalizer right, and i'm curious if other people have the same problem! and: if someone managed to get it work!

I would try ViPER4Android
Thread (very overwhelming):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2191223

designgears said:
I would try ViPER4Android
Thread (very overwhelming):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2191223
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thx, you are my hero!!!
problem solved, VIPER4A is really brilliant!!!
and most important: IT WORKS!!!
guys, try this, the sound improves a lot!!!

TML1504 said:
thx, you are my hero!!!
problem solved, VIPER4A is really brilliant!!!
and most important: IT WORKS!!!
guys, try this, the sound improves a lot!!!
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Now I know this is many years old, but I see from your sig you have an S8+ now. Do you still have this issue with the stock EQ? I'm getting exactly the same behaviour with the S8+ and the S9+, turning any slider up just seems to cut the entire volume down, it's so annoying!

Serious Simple Audio Improvement (?)

Ok I'm an audiophile musician, as many of you I think
and, though stock audio just works I'm trying to look at audio mods here
I looked in many threads and I can see that ARISE is very well known, supported and loved, but looks like is very customizeable and confusing....
dolby atmos in apps section doesn't work well, it lowers volume and...well, I can't feel any improvement
viper4android should be nice, but I never tried it
now...what are you using? things that work nice and stable, with quality enhancements....don't need thousands of profiles or eq since I'm a big fan of flat sound (the way is meant to be listened)
Thank you for your attention, once we'll have some satisfactory answer I'll make a poll and a general AIO audiophile thread with all working options as referral.
EDIT: ARISE audio system simple guide​
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/r-s-e-sound-systems-auditory-research-t3379709
go to this thread, don't be scared, just search for lastest deuteronomy zip and flash it
you will find a nice app called viper4arise that will let you manage settings separately for every audio output with simple and nice UI
you can also import presets and plugins, but it's secondary.

Im going to tune in on this. Would like to install ARISE on my nexus (comes with Viper4Android) but there are so many versions to choose from, it gets a bit confusing.
Any tips on which ARISE works for our phone on 7.1.1 ?

ARISE is the right answer. It's customizable for true audiophiles but simply flashing it seriously improves audio quality without you having to tweak anything. Seriously. I know there are several zips for ARISE. Just make sure you get the most current stable release (Deuteronomy� 2.3.3) and I usually go for the smallest zip file because I don't need all of the extra stuff like Dolby Atmos and whatnot. It comes with a modified version of the Viper4Android app that allows you to tweak settings to your liking. The app, by default, is setup for novices or people that don't need to get too specific with any settings so you can boost bass, enable clarity options, spectrum extension, etc. by toggling the switch next to it. Simple as that.

Alcolawl said:
ARISE is the right answer. It's customizable for true audiophiles but simply flashing it seriously improves audio quality without you having to tweak anything. Seriously. I know there are several zips for ARISE. Just make sure you get the most current stable release (Deuteronomy? 2.3.3) and I usually go for the smallest zip file because I don't need all of the extra stuff like Dolby Atmos and whatnot. It comes with a modified version of the Viper4Android app that allows you to tweak settings to your liking. The app, by default, is setup for novices or people that don't need to get too specific with any settings so you can boost bass, enable clarity options, spectrum extension, etc. by toggling the switch next to it. Simple as that.
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so. you suggest to flash deuteronomy (lastest) and...just that? what about plugins, the prop editor that comes with hell of documentation...profiles and stuff...none of that?
if you're sure it works, is stable enough, simple and it has graphic (not text editing or changing files on system) settings through an app....I'm going to test it right now....

throcker said:
so. you suggest to flash deuteronomy (lastest) and...just that? what about plugins, the prop editor that comes with hell of documentation...profiles and stuff...none of that?
if you're sure it works, is stable enough, simple and it has graphic (not text editing or changing files on system) settings through an app....I'm going to test it right now....
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There's a zip with v4a profiles, Copy it to v4a directory in sdcard and choose Audiophile 10.0
Envoyé de mon Nexus 5X en utilisant Tapatalk

throcker said:
so. you suggest to flash deuteronomy (lastest) and...just that? what about plugins, the prop editor that comes with hell of documentation...profiles and stuff...none of that?
if you're sure it works, is stable enough, simple and it has graphic (not text editing or changing files on system) settings through an app....I'm going to test it right now....
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I never did any of that. I just flashed, booted up, went into the ARISE V4A app and toggled the options I wanted. There was an immediate difference in audio quality. You can toggle the options while playing music and hear the difference.
EDIT: Oh. Make sure to disable MusicFX or whatever that nonsense is. Settings > Apps > Show system apps > MusicFX and disable.

Alcolawl said:
I never did any of that. I just flashed, booted up, went into the ARISE V4A app and toggled the options I wanted. There was an immediate difference in audio quality. You can toggle the options while playing music and hear the difference.
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ok! so this is a solution. I'm going to try it right now....
for anyone else who pass here, if there is any other thing you are using please reply here! we want options!
EDIT: Ok guys I tried ARISE and it works damn well, I can manage audio settings without profiles since I know how to tune that, but main mportant thing is that it works.
Now, regarding higher bitrate? or anything else?

Will arise work on stock N with stock kernel?
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Nightshadow931 said:
Will arise work on stock N with stock kernel?
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yes is working great on 7.1.1 for me

throcker said:
yes is working great on 7.1.1 for me
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any review for this?

Alcolawl said:
I never did any of that. I just flashed, booted up, went into the ARISE V4A app and toggled the options I wanted. There was an immediate difference in audio quality. You can toggle the options while playing music and hear the difference.
EDIT: Oh. Make sure to disable MusicFX or whatever that nonsense is. Settings > Apps > Show system apps > MusicFX and disable.
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What settings did you like? First time user and setup using the audiophile settings in the 2nd post.

rmead01 said:
What settings did you like? First time user and setup using the audiophile settings in the 2nd post.
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Really depends on what you're playing the music on. I usually enabled Spectrum Extension (0.4 strength) as a lot of my music is 320kbps MP3 and Bass Boost (default settings) for Bluetooth and Headset (3.5mm jack) while enabling "Speaker Optimization" for the speaker. I mainly use the bluetooth audio in my car and while my car stereo isn't that great but I did throw some Kickers in the front doors. Spectrum Extension is awesome, but make sure to disable it if you're listening to any FLAC files.

Alcolawl said:
Really depends on what you're playing the music on. I usually enabled Spectrum Extension (0.4 strength) as a lot of my music is 320kbps MP3 and Bass Boost (default settings) for Bluetooth and Headset (3.5mm jack) while enabling "Speaker Optimization" for the speaker. I mainly use the bluetooth audio in my car and while my car stereo isn't that great but I did throw some Kickers in the front doors. Spectrum Extension is awesome, but make sure to disable it if you're listening to any FLAC files.
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I really only listen to music through headphones/AUX in the car so I edited some of those to the audiophiles info in the post. I turned on the spectrum extension and will see how I like it since it's all streamed from spotify (no flac).

Alcolawl said:
EDIT: Oh. Make sure to disable MusicFX or whatever that nonsense is. Settings > Apps > Show system apps > MusicFX and disable.
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Why do you disable MusicFX?
And it's necessary on stock too?

Midomad said:
Why do you disable MusicFX?
And it's necessary on stock too?
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Because it interferes with ARISE / V4A. If you're completely stock with no audio mods there's no point to disabling it.

yoorie016 said:
any review for this?
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reviews like? try it...doesn't fry your phone haha
you can also disable it

throcker said:
reviews like? try it...doesn't fry your phone haha
you can also disable it
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I'm afraid that is the trend right now.
btw, i try it on my phone. I hope i didn't get any bootloops after i root my phone.

yoorie016 said:
I'm afraid that is the trend right now.
btw, i try it on my phone. I hope i didn't get any bootloops after i root my phone.
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aah bootloop is not cauxed by us fu$%!ng un our phone with mods.....is just hardware....when it comes it comes....
meanwhile flash the damn thing!