DAC? - Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Does anyone have any idea what the DAC in the Nexus 4 will be? I'm really hoping for a Wolfson, but I doubt that will be what it is due to the price point. I'm really hoping for good sound quality on this phone as none of my previous Android devices have had it.

jtc276 said:
Does anyone have any idea what the DAC in the Nexus 4 will be? I'm really hoping for a Wolfson, but I doubt that will be what it is due to the price point. I'm really hoping for good sound quality on this phone as none of my previous Android devices have had it.
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Qualcomm socs use their own dac (made by qualcomm), but most have said it sounds pretty good.
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xboxfanj said:
Qualcomm socs use their own dac (made by qualcomm), but most have said it sounds pretty good.
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I have heard that the qualcomm dac is pretty decent as well
I am coming from a crap Yamaha dac on the S2 so I don't care as long as its not as terrible.

killman2659 said:
I have heard that the qualcomm dac is pretty decent as well
I am coming from a crap Yamaha dac on the S2 so I don't care as long as its not as terrible.
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Hopefully it's upgraded from the DAC used in the original S4 in my AT&T HTC One X. Though it's far from horrible, it's still nothing to brag about.

Sound quality discussions here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1962872

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SuperCurio from galaxy s fame developing his sound kernel / app for TF

Just noted a tweet and screen shot from this galaxy s legend who turned a mobile phone device into a hifi quality audio device due to its wolfson chipset. it has to be heard to be believed.
If he ports this accross to the tf (does it have the same chip) then omg we are in for a treat
http://twitter.com/#!/search?q=#EeePadTransformer
http://yfrog.com/ehg9lp
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thering1975 said:
Just noted a tweet and screen shot from this galaxy s legend who turned a mobile phone device into a hifi quality audio device due to its wolfson chipset. it has to be heard to be believed.
If he ports this accross to the tf (does it have the same chip) then omg we are in for a treat
http://twitter.com/#!/search?q=#EeePadTransformer
http://yfrog.com/ehg9lp
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Nice one. Pic wouldn't load for me but I found it from his Twitter feed:
http://twitter.com/#!/supercurio
Yeah hope he gets it fully working, he done wonders for the galaxy s and as the chipset is high end and samsung had crippled it it was amazing to hear with a good set of headphones, truly different class.
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..omg - this is absolutely phenomenal news
Any news on this?
See the Twitter link I posted above. And especially this post:
http://twitter.com/#!/supercurio/status/79207238069268480
Thanks- this is awesome. I was looking into fixing the speaker balance issue, but I would much rather use something like voodoosound to take care of it.
Can someone explain what this does? Is it for the loud speakers or for plugging in earbuds?
ericc191 said:
Can someone explain what this does? Is it for the loud speakers or for plugging in earbuds?
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Both. Voodoo sound basically unlocks the potential of the soundchip in the TF. Granted, the built-in speakers are pretty crappy so you won't notice too much of a difference. But if you have a pair of high-end headphones the difference is amazing.
I have a Samsung Vibrant with Voodoo sound, and the difference is unbelievable. Samsung really tried to cage a beast with this phone... looks like Asus is doing the same. Why?
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Both. Voodoo sound basically unlocks the potential of the soundchip in the TF. Granted, the built-in speakers are pretty crappy so you won't notice too much of a difference. But if you have a pair of high-end headphones the difference is amazing.
I have a Samsung Vibrant with Voodoo sound, and the difference is unbelievable. Samsung really tried to cage a beast with this phone... looks like Asus is doing the same. Why?
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I consider myself to be an audiophile. And now I may just pick up a used vibrant to test this out.

Dre Beats audio on SGS2...

Just a quick question.. It would seem this is mainly software that can be used on other devices? Is there any chance we could get this on our sgs2's...?
Please, mate, just look around. There's been 3 topics on this already.
Bottom line is it isn't possible, since it's for the HTCMusicplayer. And on top of that, it's just an equaliser.
petsasj said:
Please, mate, just look around. There's been 3 topics on this already.
Bottom line is it isn't possible, since it's for the HTCMusicplayer. And on top of that, it's just an equaliser.
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WTF why would some1 pay extra cash for a cheap eq setting?! lol i can get the same stuff with poweramp wich sells for only 3 or 4 Euros... LOL *cantstoploughing* at least they could have added a few gigs of extra memory to make it more attractive... "Beats Audio" LOL
EDIT: i think HTC will die (just like Nokia) quite soonish... i think, releasing every 3 Months a new phone isn't very intelligent... just my opinion...
Sorrow1994 said:
WTF why would some1 pay extra cash for a cheap eq setting?! lol i can get the same stuff with poweramp wich sells for only 3 or 4 Euros... LOL *cantstoploughing* at least they could have added a few gigs of extra memory to make it more attractive... "Beats Audio" LOL
EDIT: i think HTC will die (just like Nokia) quite soonish... i think, releasing every 3 Months a new phone isn't very intelligent... just my opinion...
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Well in their defence, they do come with Beats Headphones!
petsasj said:
Well in their defence, they do come with Beats Headphones!
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Big marketing gimmick, beats headphones themselves are overpriced for their performance, I've tried them and not all that great.
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nikzDHD said:
Big marketing gimmick, beats headphones themselves are overpriced for their performance, I've tried them and not all that great.
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I disagree. I tried them at best buy and they were truly amazing. But not worth 300 dollars and ****
Between the click of the light and the start of a dream.
Mylenthes said:
I disagree. I tried them at best buy and they were truly amazing. But not worth 300 dollars and ****
Between the click of the light and the start of a dream.
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Try something premium from senns, or even shure then you'll hear the difference. Depends on source of audio as well. Beats are not worth it at all any audiophile will tell you that.
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Not to mention if they put it on display - the point is to make it sound amazing so they attract customers..... =s
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Well in their defence, they do come with Beats Headphones!
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WOW Beats Headphones then, i have to get one! LOL
i think i'm gonna sell my SGS2, along my fiio e7 now and get one of these...
Isn't the audio hardware on the Galaxy S2 way too ****e to even want to do this? I mean with headphones in I can hear a hiss when I scroll! This was discussed in the Anandtech review of the S2:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4686/samsung-galaxy-s-2-international-review-the-best-redefined/13
It's not as **** as that with "Equalizer" app from "Smart Android Apps, LLC", simply the best from his category of the market actually, and you will have the EQ everywhere, not only on a music player
petsasj said:
Please, mate, just look around. There's been 3 topics on this already.
Bottom line is it isn't possible, since it's for the HTCMusicplayer. And on top of that, it's just an equaliser.
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I did search man.... Didnt see anything similar.. Have u got any links?
jangomango said:
I did search man.... Didnt see anything similar.. Have u got any links?
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I believe its speaker hardware along with the equalizer. And that means jack **** when you're using the headphone output.
And seriously, Beats are horrible and overpriced and you can get sound quality as good or better for 1/3 of the prices. We're not repeating the sentence for nothing, we know what we're talking about because some of us actually spend $500 and above just for headphones instead of ****ting it down on Beats.
KaliKot said:
...some of us actually spend $500 and above just for headphones instead of ****ting it down on Beats.
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Again, I point out the SGS2 audio output is garbage. I know you didn't buy the good headphones primarily to use with this (or any) phone. If anything, having any personal set of standards for audio quality will bring you great shame and sadness when you try listening to the sound that comes out of the 3.5mm jack on this device.
jangomango said:
I did search man.... Didnt see anything similar.. Have u got any links?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1267428&highlight=beats
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1270418&highlight=beats
KaliKot said:
I believe its speaker hardware along with the equalizer. And that means jack **** when you're using the headphone output.
And seriously, Beats are horrible and overpriced and you can get sound quality as good or better for 1/3 of the prices. We're not repeating the sentence for nothing, we know what we're talking about because some of us actually spend $500 and above just for headphones instead of ****ting it down on Beats.
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What headphones do you recommand that are as good or better as beats and only 1/3 of the price?
zxz0O0 said:
What headphones do you recommand that are as good or better as beats and only 1/3 of the price?
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Sennheiser, beyerdynamic, both have models that thrash beats by dre for considerably less money, a well as models that will blow your mind (albeit for a price).
Of course, any good pair of headphones are also going to expose every flaw in both your music and the yamaha chip in the sgs2.
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i own a pair of akg k518
i had to turn down the bass a bit and they sit pretty thight in the first weeks if you have a bigger head.
but despite of that they deliver a very good quality for the price
i can recommend them (although im not shure about the price range of the beats)
netarchy said:
Sennheiser, beyerdynamic, both have models that thrash beats by dre for considerably less money, a well as models that will blow your mind (albeit for a price).
Of course, any good pair of headphones are also going to expose every flaw in both your music and the yamaha chip in the sgs2.
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Well I meant if you can recommand headphones, not brands. And if you say same quality or better than dre beats, are you talking about dre beats solo or what? Because a friend of me owns dre beats studio and it's the best I've ever heard. But too expensive for me
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Well I meant if you can recommand headphones, not brands. And if you say same quality or better than dre beats, are you talking about dre beats solo or what? Because a friend of me owns dre beats studio and it's the best I've ever heard. But too expensive for me
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Give me a price range, I'll give you my recommendation.

Wolfson chip or not At&t gs3 produces great audio

I know there is a big question as to whether the American gs3 has the wolfson audio chip. I can tell you right away that using poweramp with the rock preset produces some of the best audio I have heard out of any media player. Just so you understand my level of audio history I currently own Shure e500 pth, Phonak audeo pfe 232, klipsch x10, velodyne vpulse, ultimate ears super fi .5 eb, klipsch s4, shure se535, klipsch image one, audio technica pro 700 mk2. I have owned cowon d3, j3, ipod touch ipod classic, toshiba gigabeat s60. I am just giving you guys a heads up that it also is powerful enough to drive all the headphones (except for th Audio technica) without an amp. Hopefully this post helps a music fanatic like myself.
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Wrong forum, you meant to post here. International users likely don't care about the American carrier-specific variants.
dee32181 said:
I know there is a big question as to whether the American gs3 has the wolfson audio chip. I can tell you right away that using poweramp with the rock preset produces some of the best audio I have heard out of any media player. Just so you understand my level of audio history I currently own Shure e500 pth, Phonak audeo pfe 232, klipsch x10, velodyne vpulse, ultimate ears super fi .5 eb, klipsch s4, shure se535, klipsch image one, audio technica m800. I have owned cowon d3, j3, ipod touch ipod classic, toshiba gigabeat s60. I am just giving you guys a heads up that it also is powerful enough to drive all the headphones (except for th Audio technica) without an amp. Hopefully this post helps a music fanatic like myself.
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Hey your forums are over here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1668
Glad we could help.
Next thing you'll tell me is that the dual-core krait is a lot better than the exynos quadcore due to it having LTE!!!11!
/inbeforejamesnmandy
I agree regarding the audio quality, my iem's are Earsonic SM-3's and I definitely know good sound when I hear it. The GS3 is the real deal, Wolfson or not.
I posted the same on head-fi and was largely ignored. People will catch on son though.
Gary
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lude219 said:
Next thing you'll tell me is that the dual-core krait is a lot better than the exynos quadcore due to it having LTE!!!11!
/inbeforejamesnmandy
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Well Quad core doesnt really matter outside of benchmarks because there will b no software to take unique advantage of it. I also have a tegra 3 one x and i can tell you that my wifes s4 one x is smoother than mine. The only quad core architecture that matters is the one that has software that takes advantage of it. And right now tegra zone is the only softwarestore that has that. As far a audio quality is concerned, anyone can take advantage of good audio quality. All they need is music and decent headphones.
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not to mention the fact that the nexus 7 is tegra 3. that means quad core exynos processor will have a uphill climb as far as software adoption.
The few milliseconds of performance that the quad core gives means little to nothing to the general population. But if it makes you feel better, the quad core processor is better.
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dee32181 said:
not to mention the fact that the nexus 7 is tegra 3. that means quad core exynos processor will have a uphill climb as far as software adoption.
The few milliseconds of performance that the quad core gives means little to nothing to the general population. But if it makes you feel better, the quad core processor is better.
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Please go away. You don't need to be posting in the International forum justifying your AT&T SGS3 purchase. Everyone here knows the pluses and minuses of each model. Tegra 3 isn't all that great BTW.
lude219 said:
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I loled
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SlimJ87D said:
Hey your forums are over here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1668
Glad we could help.
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They are all just envious of us over here.. I mean our dev section is bigger than all the US Variants combined. Lmao
Seriously though you don't see us going there and posting about the international version
mods close thread. sorry if everyone thinks m trying to gloat about the att version. when i bookmarked the sgs3 i only had the international forum. have a good day.
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For the record, power doesn't equal quality. My 4S actually drives my Westone 4's and Beyerdynamic T1s slightly louder than my international S3. But the S3 is slightly cleaner and more detailed.
henrybravo said:
Wrong forum, you meant to post here. International users likely don't care about the American carrier-specific variants.
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You are wrong. I am an international GS3 user but I do care about the audio quality on the US GS3. I want to know what is the big deal about having wolfson audio and I am sure there are others here who do as well.
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nativestranger said:
You are wrong. I am an international GS3 user but I do care about the audio quality on the US GS3. I want to know what is the big deal about having wolfson audio and I am sure there are others here who do as well.
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Noted. BTW the U.S. SGS3 doesn't use the Wolfson DAC, it uses the Audience eS305 audio processor. So if you really do care how the Audience chip sounds even though you have the Wolfson in your phone, then have at it.
nativestranger said:
You are wrong. I am an international GS3 user but I do care about the audio quality on the US GS3. I want to know what is the big deal about having wolfson audio and I am sure there are others here who do as well.
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You'll see what the big deal is once supercurio releases voodoo.
Have you used a phone with voodoo before?? Nexus s or sgs1?
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NaimC said:
For the record, power doesn't equal quality. My 4S actually drives my Westone 4's and Beyerdynamic T1s slightly louder than my international S3. But the S3 is slightly cleaner and more detailed.
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nobody said power equals quality. I said it sounds great and in a totally separate sentence I said it drives most of my headphones fine. One doesnt equal the other. Because if it has a terrible d/a converter then the amplifier will amplify terrible audio. Thats kinda 101 level stuff.
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nativestranger said:
You are wrong. I am an international GS3 user but I do care about the audio quality on the US GS3. I want to know what is the big deal about having wolfson audio and I am sure there are others here who do as well.
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Nope
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dee32181 said:
nobody said power equals quality. I said it sounds great and in a totally separate sentence I said it drives most of my headphones fine. One doesnt equal the other. Because if it has a terrible d/a converter then the amplifier will amplify terrible audio. Thats kinda 101 level stuff.
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You're 1 person, just because you say you have loads of expensive earphones doesn't mean anybody can trust you. Plus you said your using presets, anyone can use a preset that makes it sound good to them.
are we taking about ear phones or loud speaker? my speaker sucks my old arc was louder
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dee32181 said:
nobody said power equals quality. I said it sounds great and in a totally separate sentence I said it drives most of my headphones fine. One doesnt equal the other. Because if it has a terrible d/a converter then the amplifier will amplify terrible audio. Thats kinda 101 level stuff.
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Have you noticed crackling sound on the US galaxy S3?

[Q] NexusLouder Testers.

If anything I've been working on purely all nexus devices to improve the way users listen to their device and music.
I just wanted to know if anyone can be kind enough to let me know how the N10 fares in general with it's audio quality and what audio chipset does it run.
Ofcourse I've created a test dump for the N10 but I don't know anyone on my side who has an N10. I would like someone to test it since this is the best place to refer to. Rest assured, bootloop free.
Much regards,
Misledz
http://www.samsung.com/global/busin...Exynos_5_Dual_User_Manaul_Public_REV100-0.pdf
Does this help?
In my opinion, it's pretty mediocre. It definitely didn't sound louder to me than the iPad, despite having Stereo out. Disappointing, really.
I can barely hear some movies on the DICE player and I don't know what's causing it. Some other movies are fine.
Valynor said:
http://www.samsung.com/global/busin...Exynos_5_Dual_User_Manaul_Public_REV100-0.pdf
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Hmm it does actually, as usual the audio chipset being the one they cut down to make it cheaper.
goodburner said:
In my opinion, it's pretty mediocre. It definitely didn't sound louder to me than the iPad, despite having Stereo out. Disappointing, really.
I can barely hear some movies on the DICE player and I don't know what's causing it. Some other movies are fine.
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Yeah it seems majority of the Nexus devices suffer this. Infact all at this rate, considering the Nexus S was to involved without Voodoo. :crying:
I think with these newer devicesthe only way to get respectable sound is with Bluetooth or wired external speakers.
I love my ICS phone and listened to the Nexus 7 - great devices. But audio is weak.
What bothers me about the Nexus 10 audio is the speakers.
Even as a kid nothing screamed snake oil to me more than huge grills that hid tiny speaker cones.
That's what you get with Nexus 10 as well.
Behind each grill is one tiny speaker radiator at the top of the grill.
The rest of the long speaker grill is just for looks (or sales)
External speakers all the way
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I think it sounds fine. The speakers on it are actually descent and I have nice headphones so that works fine for me as well.
I've got a test build up for trials. Anyone want to test it before I make the thread in N10 Themes SECTION? Thanks for the feedback, helps improve certain fields.
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I personally think the Nexus 10 sounds pretty good with headphones. I believe it has a Wolfson WM1811 chip.
I have it plugged in with an ATH-m50 and a Fiio E5. Tweaked with the 10-band equalizer from Poweramp, and it sounded pretty good. It's certainly not the best I've listened to (the Cowon S9 sounds better still), but it's good enough to replace my S9 simply because the Nexus is much more hassle free in general.
The sound is definitely missing something though. Not exactly sure what it is.
Misledz said:
I've got a test build up for trials. Anyone want to test it before I make the thread in N10 Themes SECTION? Thanks for the feedback, helps improve certain fields.
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I might suggest you guys follow Misledz! I use his mod on both a GNex & N7. Fantastic. I consider it a must have. Makes anything a pure joy to listen to.
I'll be glad to test. I'm unboxing & rooting today
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djd338 said:
I might suggest you guys follow Misledz! I use his mod on both a GNex & N7. Fantastic. I consider it a must have. Makes anything a pure joy to listen to.
I'll be glad to test. I'm unboxing & rooting today! I assure you its safe
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You got an N10? And I have a build. I'll send the test build later in your inbox
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To me the speakers on it are the best I've heard from any tablet since its front facing and it kinda has a slight surround sound effect since there is one speaker on each side of the tablet. Also the volume is loud enough to where nobody should have a problem hearing it and if you do get a hearing aid. The volume isn't so loud you can go deaf but its loud enough to where everyone in the room should be able to hear it.
The speakers sound pretty good with a bit of EQ. CyanogenMod's DSPManager is perfect for this since you can selectively EQ only the speakers.
Headphone quality is even better. Much, much better than the Galaxy Nexus and on par with some of the best Android devices.
Well I've sent a test build to a few members already let's see how that fares with comparison to stock loudness.
But I do thank you for the feedbacks, much appreciated!
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I'm no audiophile, but the Nexus 10 sounds pretty amazing, compared to the other devices and equipment I've used previously anyway.
I like natural-sounding audio without any DSP enhancements like Bass Boost and whatnot
espionage724 said:
I'm no audiophile, but the Nexus 10 sounds pretty amazing, compared to the other devices and equipment I've used previously anyway.
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Well it's got quite the chipset. But I'm sure they sacrificed something, Nexus devices usually sacrifice one thing. Audio, or hardware or something.
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Well it's got quite the chipset. But I'm sure they sacrificed something, Nexus devices usually sacrifice one thing. Audio, or hardware or something.
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Maybe the screen? While the resolution is there, the screen itself isn't top-tier beautiful.
Misledz said:
Well it's got quite the chipset. But I'm sure they sacrificed something, Nexus devices usually sacrifice one thing. Audio, or hardware or something.
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I've read here somewhere that the microphone isn't amazing quality.
I wouldn't be surprised if the N10 sound can be improved, but I was actually very pleasantly surprised listening to music, movies, etc on mine, as the sound blows away any other tablet I've used to date, blows away my 15" ASUS laptop (3 different models in our house, none of which sound as good as the stock N10). I've seen a few people complain that the size of the speaker slots is misleading, and somehow implies that the speakers are larger than they really are, as can be seen in tear-down photos. I haven't done any serious homework into this -- but I'm wondering if the elongated speaker grills actually server as vents, effectively turning the housing into a slot-vented speaker cabinet.
How do you plan (in detail) to improve the sound on this tablet? Are you going to just make it louder or actually do tweaks to improve the sound? If you are just making things lower, how do you plan on making it louder? A simple voltage increase? Or something more sophisticated?
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How do you plan (in detail) to improve the sound on this tablet? Are you going to just make it louder or actually do tweaks to improve the sound? If you are just making things lower, how do you plan on making it louder? A simple voltage increase? Or something more sophisticated?
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Tweaks to improve the sound, since as you said the hardware is pretty good, louder is one thing if its needed, else controlled loudness is fine. In terms of libset, voltage increase is pushing it sounds alot more dangerous and doubt it will be tested :victory:

Getting the audio from Marshall's new phone

As the title states, Marshall has a phone out
http://www.gsmarena.com/marshalls_new_smartphone_is_every_audiophiles_dream-news-13087.php
Do you think we could pinch the audio decoding software? I mean Marshall are pretty much as old school and as good at audio as it gets, coupled with the amplified speakers on the HTC, it could be a match made in heaven, will keep my eye out for when it's released, might try to get a dump off it.
It's launching August 17th
OMG
I wonder how much could be ported, though, as it sounds like it's coming with some proprietary hardware, as you would kind of expect.
Uses a Wolfson DAC. Don't think the M9 has a Wolfson one.
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Uses a Wolfson DAC. Don't think the M9 has a Wolfson one.
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So you think the software side alone would have any benefit? Kind of like how the active equalizer from beats worked.
Probably, but it doubt that these software improvements would yield any benefit over what we currently have in the M9.
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Probably, but it doubt that these software improvements would yield any benefit over what we currently have in the M9.
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Honestly I don't know. All I know is that in the past, software alterations have made a massive difference, namely Ac!d Mod on the galaxy s3, that mod was insane, the audio was so loud. Huge difference...if this is anything like that then I'll be happy.
Audiophile myself. Software doesn't do any justice without the right DAC (Digital analogue converter) which is Wolfson which is used in the Marshall new phone. On a side note, that chip is old smh.
Thraxzzz said:
Audiophile myself. Software doesn't do any justice without the right DAC (Digital analogue converter) which is Wolfson which is used in the Marshall new phone. On a side note, that chip is old smh.
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An active equaliser coupled with our amped speakers would work well in sure of that.
Link the software and I'll port it.
ahrion said:
Link the software and I'll port it.
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That sounds interesting.. I shall do some digging, might take me a while.
dladz said:
Honestly I don't know. All I know is that in the past, software alterations have made a massive difference, namely Ac!d Mod on the galaxy s3, that mod was insane, the audio was so loud. Huge difference...if this is anything like that then I'll be happy.
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The M9 has the loudest output of any phone I have ever used what more do you really want in terms of loudness?
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I tried Marshall's phone.
Don't come even close to M9.
The player is fancy and that's all.
There's frequency limitation all the way. (if you pump up the volume, the bass and sub bass will be softened)
It's a offense to compare it with M9. Our phone is way better.
The only thing that could be better in M9 is more volume steps. (by default)
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Luhccas-X10 said:
I tried Marshall's phone.
Don't come even close to M9.
The player is fancy and that's all.
There's frequency limitation all the way. (if you pump up the volume, the bass and sub bass will be softened)
It's a offense to compare it with M9. Our phone is way better.
The only thing that could be better in M9 is more volume steps. (by default)
Sent from my HTC One M9
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? Not sure what you're on about mate ? Did you even read the original post?
I didn't compare them, I literally said could the player and the active equaliser be ported, I'm not asking for an opinion I am asking for help in porting it over nothing more.
Gambler_3 said:
The M9 has the loudest output of any phone I have ever used what more do you really want in terms of loudness?
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In terms of actual volume. The HTC is not the loudest phone I've used, it has great sound but it's not the loudest, I has an s3 a few years back, install acid mod and the audio was really loud, just to the point of distortion but not quite, a software change would make a difference I think and in all honesty until it's been done everyone's opinion (including mine) is just theoretical.
Further to that I can't find the software anywhere anyway so might not happen
dladz said:
? Not sure what you're on about mate ? Did you even read the original post?
I didn't compare them, I literally said could the player and the active equaliser be ported, I'm not asking for an opinion I am asking for help in porting it over nothing more.
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Yes, i have read the OP.
I compared because of the two main points-> equalizer and player.
Exactly what doesn't deserve any effort because equalizer are directly "connected" do audio libs and permission's files. (manufacturer's xml under system/etc/permissions)
Do you really want a port that will make your phone sounds like garbage? Oo
If yes, i can share a dump of Marshall's phone as soon as i put my hands on it again. (my cousin have it)
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In terms of actual volume. The HTC is not the loudest phone I've used, it has great sound but it's not the loudest, I has an s3 a few years back, install acid mod and the audio was really loud, just to the point of distortion but not quite, a software change would make a difference I think and in all honesty until it's been done everyone's opinion (including mine) is just theoretical.
Further to that I can't find the software anywhere anyway so might not happen
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Can't talk about any mods but the S3 is not even close as far as stock sound is concerned. The M9 can freaking power my HD 598 I can't imagine any earbuds giving it a tough time. I literally can't listen on full volume and I can tolerate ear piercing volume.
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Can't talk about any mods but the S3 is not even close as far as stock sound is concerned. The M9 can freaking power my HD 598 I can't imagine any earbuds giving it a tough time. I literally can't listen on full volume and I can tolerate ear piercing volume.
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Nope that's absolutely correct, the s3 was toned back to around 70% volume at stock, leaving quit a lot of headroom for when people unleashed the potential, namely acid mod in my experience, was running foxhound at the time and even the unlock sound was ridiculously loud, great phone the s3 when running foxhound.
I've not done a side by side of the two devices but the s3 from memory is the stand out device for volume, the z1 was probably the worst, strangely the iPhone 6 has great audio too, also very loud.
That Marshall phone isn't even on XDA as far as I can see.

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