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[Solved!! Read 1st post] Who else isnt satisfied by 5.0 sound quality

Maybe it's too much to ask for DSEE-HX
But, seriously, sounds like sh*t on headphone mode
much worse than stock 4.4.4
and speaker is worse as well
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It seems fixed after "walkman" is updated to "music"
Try update it and take a reboot
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sonyericsson.music&hl=en
"Music" update may not be available for you if u are not a beta tester
Then download it here
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2ONZFOkl3m7aDY1aUpCSVdDZVU/view
thanks @ImAnurag for sharing
hope it helps

KWOKSFUNG said:
Maybe it's too much to ask for DSEE-HX
But, seriously, sounds like sh*t on headphone mode
much worse than stock 4.4.4
and speaker is worse as well
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Very soft speaker and i am yet to test the headphones. We need to wait on some mods like dreamingonmusic. To be honest the Z1 never had good sound quality anyway.

mikailmohammed said:
Very soft speaker and i am yet to test the headphones. We need to wait on some mods like dreamingonmusic. To be honest the Z1 never had good sound quality anyway.
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Yeah never been good without mod, known to be worse than Xperia Z
Big drop as i used to use Dreamingonmusic
but 4.4.4 without mod seems still better than 5.0
I feel that sony just copy and paste 90% files from Z2 and Z3 690 so..... not well calibrated

Honestly, I find that music with headphones sounds great. I just make sure to turn on studio surround sound and adjust the equalizer based on what headphones I use.

Zerousen said:
Honestly, I find that music with headphones sounds great. I just make sure to turn on studio surround sound and adjust the equalizer based on what headphones I use.
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Just feel no detail :'(
Using EX650AP, u?

It's funny how I made a post asking about the sound quality on the Q&A section. I guess no one visits the the Q&A section anymore

LeParkour012 said:
It's funny how I made a post asking about the sound quality on the Q&A section. I guess no one visits the the Q&A section anymore
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KKKK sorry bro

KWOKSFUNG said:
KKKK sorry bro
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No need for an apology. At least you got the attention of others for the same problem I'm wondering about.
Now isn't there anyway we can increase the loudness of the speaker? Maybe even the clarity too. Because the Audio mods for Kitkat are able to do that. I'm sure we can do the same on Lollipop

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KWOKSFUNG said:
Just feel no detail :'(
Using EX650AP, u?
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So what is your detail? You just complaint with your feeling too, aren't you?

LeParkour012 said:
No need for an apology. At least you got the attention of others for the same problem I'm wondering about.
Now isn't there anyway we can increase the loudness of the speaker? Maybe even the clarity too. Because the Audio mods for Kitkat are able to do that. I'm sure we can do the same on Lollipop
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My friend in the dreamingonmusic team is trying out to make mods soon, really looking forward for it
If no good mods are made I am probably going back to 4.4.4 just for the music.
XDAample said:
So what is your detail? You just complaint with your feeling too, aren't you?
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I mean the resolution of the music.... pretty low that i cant hear the detail of the songs

KWOKSFUNG said:
My friend in the dreamingonmusic team is trying out to make mods soon, really looking forward for it
If no good mods are made I am probably going back to 4.4.4 just for the music.
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Yeah let's hope your friend will be able to do it. Because I am not going back to 4.4.4

I notice a better quality of sound in headphones louder and better bass, but in speaker it sucks!!! There are no option for XLoud and the sound is ?

favinho said:
I notice a better quality of sound in headphones louder and better bass, but in speaker it sucks!!! There are no option for XLoud and the sound is
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Is it? how can it be better headphones?
which headphone u using? did u use those default given headphones settings?

KWOKSFUNG said:
Is it? how can it be better headphones?
which headphone u using? did u use those default given headphones settings?
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Yeah kind of, I have the default given and I tested in mi SBH20 and I notice a lil improvement in Bass and Loudness, what really sucks is in Speaker, I can't even hear my message notifications

count me in ! I have Sony MDR-XB950BT headphones and i listen a lot ! instantly noticed huge difference when updated... sound is too low and settings doesnt change much anymore... whats up with that sony ?!

favinho said:
Yeah kind of, I have the default given and I tested in mi SBH20 and I notice a lil improvement in Bass and Loudness, what really sucks is in Speaker, I can't even hear my message notifications
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migidid said:
count me in ! I have Sony MDR-XB950BT headphones and i listen a lot ! instantly noticed huge difference when updated... sound is too low and settings doesnt change much anymore... whats up with that sony ?!
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I actually found the headphone volume is lowered too, maybe tends to be a bit more bass by its decrease of clearity. Yeah the speaker sucks and suffer feature loss x_x
Low volume isnt problem for me as i dont need high volume, just give me more clearity and resolution!!!!!!

Here's a quote from me on the Q&A Section:
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Updated to Lollipop yesterday. Of course I'm using Sony's official update and not CM12. So yeah I didn't bother to.watch any videos or listen to music because I updated my phone very late at night. But today, I realised the Audio seems broken. How is it broken? Well, I play a YouTube video at max volume. Seems fine but a little soft for being at max. As soon as I drag it down just a bit, it's like impossible to hear anything. When it reaches half volume, it feels like the minumum volume and the minimum volume feels like it's muted. Anyone have the same problem?
Tl;dr: Can't hear jack **** on near max volume
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I'm guessing you guys are facing the same issues? The speakers are WAY too soft. The difference in volume from Max to 3/4 is just too big. Too quiet on 3/4 and just average on max.

LeParkour012 said:
Here's a quote from me on the Q&A Section:
I'm guessing you guys are facing the same issues? The speakers are WAY too soft. The difference in volume from Max to 3/4 is just too big. Too quiet on 3/4 and just average on max.
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Yeah, only the last two steps are a bit louder
Sony is getting lazy to calibrate the Z1

Me too guys. Sound quality is bad, sony is getting lazy as f*ck for z1 because they want to sell their z2/z3...

BlackSoulxxx said:
Me too guys. Sound quality is bad, sony is getting lazy as f*ck for z1 because they want to sell their z2/z3...
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seriously, not responsible to nerf our phone just becoz they want to sell the new one.
Maybe not hseehx but at least give us back what we used to have

Different (worse) headphone audio on Nougat?

I've gone back and forth now between 6.0.1 and 7.1.1 listening to my favorite songs and I definitely find that marshmallow sounds noticeable better than Nougat. The sound is more detailed and less "muddy".
Does nougat use some sort of audio processing or bass enhancer or whatever? I want to like the nougat sound more as I’d like to stick with nougat but the difference is noticeable enough for me to stay on marshmallow because of this reason.’

You sure Dolby is off?

Exactly, dolby on equals ****ty sound. However when I was on Marshmallow it kept turning itself on. Now I'm on a LineageOs-based ROM so I don't know.

redsky0 said:
You sure Dolby is off?
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Yup,

aLexzkter said:
Exactly, dolby on equals ****ty sound. However when I was on Marshmallow it kept turning itself on. Now I'm on a LineageOs-based ROM so I don't know.
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Dolby is crap i know. It's off though.

Dolby atmos transforms this phone. It's so much better with it on. Music mode is best.

front firing speakers said:
Dolby atmos transforms this phone. It's so much better with it on. Music mode is best.
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I disagree. The times when I was annoyed of how bad the audio was it turned out that dolby was on.:silly:

front firing speakers said:
Dolby atmos transforms this phone. It's so much better with it on. Music mode is best.
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I find that it ruins earphone sound quality. It's a lazy alternative to an equaliser without doing the job effectively.

front firing speakers said:
Dolby atmos transforms this phone. It's so much better with it on. Music mode is best.
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i will have to disagree. the amount of EQ dolby uses is ridiculous.

Z2 and HiFi - sound quality

Hi,
I am considering purchasing this phone and use it as a HiFi player. The reason is that it uses the Snapdragon DAC (same as the one inside HTC 10) furthermore, looks like the aptX/HD libraries, coming from Oneplus, work on it as well.
For those having this phone already, I have 2 questions:
- have you tested the sound quality on it with decent headsets?
- is the HiFi enabled at all times or only in it's music player? Some competitor phones display HiFi in the status bar to show the DAC is enabled
Thanks!

I have ordered the phone. Will confirm ASAP.
I thought it would have good DAC like Vibe X3.

n00b_dr0id said:
I have ordered the phone. Will confirm ASAP.
I thought it would have good DAC like Vibe X3.
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Tanks much - waiting your feedback

mekanix said:
Tanks much - waiting your feedback
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Received the phone today and tested the audio via Vivo XE800 and Monk plus. It's not good. The output volume is very low too. Monks which are 64ohms needed volume at almost 90%. Monks didn't sound as good,low end struggled. Vivo which is bright had even worse sound on these. Even speaker volume is very low. Tested via both poweramp and Neutron player.
Better buy a used Vivo X3 which has 9018k2m if you want just for DAP.

n00b_dr0id said:
Received the phone today and tested the audio via Vivo XE800 and Monk plus. It's not good. The output volume is very low too. Monks which are 64ohms needed volume at almost 90%. Monks didn't sound as good,low end struggled. Vivo which is bright had even worse sound on these. Even speaker volume is very low. Tested via both poweramp and Neutron player.
Better buy a used Vivo X3 which has 9018k2m if you want just for DAP.
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Thanks n00b_dr0id, highly appreciated!!! Will continue using my BQ M5 (wolfson onboard) and will keep it a bit more; thought I can jump to a better, more up to date platform but looks like I have to wait

n00b_dr0id said:
Received the phone today and tested the audio via Vivo XE800 and Monk plus. It's not good. The output volume is very low too. Monks which are 64ohms needed volume at almost 90%. Monks didn't sound as good,low end struggled. Vivo which is bright had even worse sound on these. Even speaker volume is very low. Tested via both poweramp and Neutron player.
Better buy a used Vivo X3 which has 9018k2m if you want just for DAP.
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Do you plan to return or keep it? For the later, I guess you will test some custom roms - maybe the sound improves with a different rom...

Of course, you should try on custom firmware based on MM.
At the 4pda conference there are feedback about the sound output Hi-res 24/192 using Poweramp (beta). And also additional mods Ainur pandora and Davine beats.
To amplify the sound, V4A and Magisk modules were used.

I do intend to keep it and use custom ROMs since the Stock UI is pretty bad and hogs almost 45% RAM without any app running. But as I am reading a lot of complains online about this device's unreliability so I am not going to unlock the bootloader anytime soon to void warranty. Right now I am trying to find a 'certified' USB C to micro USB cable to connect an external DAC. If you guys have any idea about this pls do report.
P.S> Since this device doesn't have OTG I am not sure if external DAC will work. Will find out.

Just received Z2. Well... It sounds pretty awful, expected more from this device. No software will help if hardware implementation of codec is bad.

Firmware_Addicted said:
Just received Z2. Well... It sounds pretty awful, expected more from this device. No software will help if hardware implementation of codec is bad.
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So you mean to say the speaker sound will remain like this even if we install a custom rom.. I remember for galaxy note 2 there was an add on to increase the volume to max

myeviltwin said:
So you mean to say the speaker sound will remain like this even if we install a custom rom.. I remember for galaxy note 2 there was an add on to increase the volume to max
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I have no claims to speaker, it's pretty loud for me, both on stock and custom. Zuk has the most loud speaker from devices that i owned. Just not satisfied by headphone sound. I listened it more, it's not so bad, but not HiFi level, as all phones without dedicated DAC. Anyway, Xiaomi Mi5 with same built in Snapdragon DAC sounds little better.

From my experience the headphone sound is... Ok but not amazing. It uses the in built SD820 DAC and I've had an overall mixed experience. When hooked up to my Sennheiser HD 215's the sound given by the Z2 is passable but nothing special. After installing the Arkamys 2 sound mod (which is more of a tweaked codec than anything else) sound quality did improve a decent amount but it still isn't going to beat out a proper HiFi music player or hell even a sony droid phone.
In my opinion at least sound quality is... passable but it isn't going to win any awards any time soon. Stuff like the Arkamys sound mod do help improve it but again because the DAC is the one built into the SD820 it's kinda expected. I mean, for a phone at this price point a few corners would have to be cut somewhere. Either way if you're really serious about your music then just stick with your current setup.
Despite that though the Z2 is still a really nice phone and is well worth picking up if you want a nice powerful phone while you're on a budget

In marshmellow it used to support hi res audio through poweramp but after naugat update hi res sound is not working in poweramp alpha. Why is this happened. Am on lenovo z2 plus indian variant 2.5.104 ST.

myeviltwin said:
So you mean to say the speaker sound will remain like this even if we install a custom rom.. I remember for galaxy note 2 there was an add on to increase the volume to max
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Sound from Lyf Flame 1 which has same SD DAC has better audio compared to ZUK so it would should improve with custom ROM and with further enhancements like V4A it should help it reach it's max potential.
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arpan.123654789 said:
In marshmellow it used to support hi res audio through poweramp but after naugat update hi res sound is not working in poweramp alpha. Why is this happened. Am on lenovo z2 plus indian variant 2.5.104 ST.
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Checked and confirmed it works, but I am on Paid version.

I wanna suggest for everyone who want better sound - install Hiby Music player. My favourite music player for years. It outputs the most clean audio compared to any other android/ios player.

n00b_dr0id said:
Sound from Lyf Flame 1 which has same SD DAC has better audio compared to ZUK so it would should improve with custom ROM and with further enhancements like V4A it should help it reach it's max potential.
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Checked and confirmed it works, but I am on Paid version.
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Am also on Paid version. It was working fine till ZUI 2.0.133 ST i.e. marshmellow. But after updating to ZUI 2.5.104ST i.e. naugat, high res audio output option is gone. So again downgraded to marshmellow.

arpan.123654789 said:
Am also on Paid version. It was working fine till ZUI 2.0.133 ST i.e. marshmellow. But after updating to ZUI 2.5.104ST i.e. naugat, high res audio output option is gone. So again downgraded to marshmellow.
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Please advice how did you managed to downgrade to marshmallow. AM bit confused if bootloader will get locked or not. If you have followed any guide please PM me the link..
regarding the sound I have tried https://forum.xda-developers.com/lenovo-zuk-z2/themes/b-audio-mod02-06zuk-z2dac-haxdual-t3630841 and I see there is a difference with output. give it a try

shantanu223 said:
how did you managed to downgrade to marshmallow
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Flash 2.0.133 via QFIL.

arpan.123654789 said:
Am also on Paid version. It was working fine till ZUI 2.0.133 ST i.e. marshmellow. But after updating to ZUI 2.5.104ST i.e. naugat, high res audio output option is gone. So again downgraded to marshmellow.
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how to tell if hires audio is working in poweramp?

asrone96 said:
how to tell if hires audio is working in poweramp?
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You will automatically know when you switch on hi res output you can hear more detailed and clear sounds. Use a good quality headphone also.
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Please advice how did you managed to downgrade to marshmallow. AM bit confused if bootloader will get locked or not. If you have followed any guide please PM me the link..
regarding the sound I have tried https://forum.xda-developers.com/lenovo-zuk-z2/themes/b-audio-mod02-06zuk-z2dac-haxdual-t3630841 and I see there is a difference with output. give it a try
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Detailed flashing procedure is in zukfans.eu website.

Hi, whether friends are Stereo Mod for OnePlus 5?

who can help with a stereo mod of fashion for our OP5?

David090491 said:
who can help with a stereo mod of fashion for our OP5?
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There is a dolby for op5
Sent from my ONEPLUS A5000 using Tapatalk

Without a double speaker, I can't see how anyone could make a stereo mod.

I had I will enter a stereo from external loudspeakers

unknownblkman said:
There is a dolby for op5
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I had I will enter a stereo from external loudspeakers

Robdyx said:
Without a double speaker, I can't see how anyone could make a stereo mod.
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on Nexus 5 and on OP 3 there is such fashion where it is possible to involve the acoustical loudspeaker for reproduction of music, games.

I also search for such a mod.
Would be great if there is such a thing.

Connect your Bluetooth speaker and problem solved.. In most other situations it's not appropriate to use full volume with gaming or watching movies anyway.. at least not in public.. unless you're living in ASIA haha

There was a mod for some phones which enabled the ear piece as a loud speaker , I'm also searching for an option like that.. That way we will get dual speaker effect

I think you have to change here in the file to increase the volume but which .
"ROOT/System/ETC/mixer_paths_tasha.xml" or "ROOT/System/ETC/Mixer_paths.xml "

Senaxo said:
I think you have to change here in the file to increase the volume but which .
"ROOT/System/ETC/mixer_paths_tasha.xml" or "ROOT/System/ETC/Mixer_paths.xml "
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you dont understand we dont need to do a sound louder, and the stereo needs effect, but you are right somehow it is necessary to adjust this file mixer_paths_tasha.xml

V4A Profile?

So I got Arya Mod installed and I'm wondering if anyone has a decent profile I can use? It sounds nice but I can't shake the noise. Thank you!

Clarkiieh said:
So I got Arya Mod installed and I'm wondering if anyone has a decent profile I can use? It sounds nice but I can't shake the noise. Thank you!
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Audiophile v4.0 + ViPERAudio_audio_policy_S7 that you find here
https://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/how-to/guide-viperatmos-v4a-stock-sony-beats-t3353470
And follow the instructions related to dolby "Recommended Dolby Atmos™ Settings"
I find it great for my Beats Headset :good:

I'm using the AKG earphones that came with the S8 my friend didn't want them so he gave them me.