Anyone know if any comparisons or video's showing the loudness of the S4's external speaker? How does it compare to the Note 2 or HTC One?
I'm not talking about raw stats but a video showing something playing on the S4.
http://youtu.be/yFgU1EnZc9Y?t=53s
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Still doesn't play a video or music to show the loudness /quality of the speaker.
Any other video's that do?
Check out the gsmarena review. It actually compares the speaker loudness volume of different phones. They rate gs4 as good, comparable to the one.
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I already read that review like I said in my first post would like a video just like there are tons of videos showcasing htc boom sound.
I would love to know the quality of the speaker output. Don't really need it to be any louder, just sound better. For boombox purposes. Thicker phones traditionally have better speakers. The Note and Note 2 have better speakers than the GS2 and GS3. Since the GS4 is only 7.9mm, and there hasn't been any major speaker breakthroughs in...forever, I wonder how it fares quality wise with other phones.
It will be better then my galaxy nexus speakers for sure. Either way I have a small portable Bluetooth speaker that has amazing quality and is louder then I will ever need it to get.
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I doubt how much of the placement of the speaker going to affect the output.Also when using phone covers !
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I doubt how much of the placement of the speaker going to affect the output.Also when using phone covers !
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Buy a cover that have speaker holes, and almost all covers have it.
WTB Video that shows something playing with S4 and speaker loudness!
It sounds more louder ... but can't tell the quality of the speaker :/
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It sounds more louder ... but can't tell the quality of the speaker :/
How's the loudness compared to the Note 2? same? More ? less?
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From GSMArena:
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s4_vs_htc_one-review-913p5.php
Comparison threads aren't allowed
And apparently those numbers don't actually have anything to do with the loudness, check over in the One thread for more info
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Comparison threads aren't allowed
And apparently those numbers don't actually have anything to do with the loudness, check over in the One thread for more info
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Hehe I was just asking for a video to hear and it turned into this monstrosity of Charts!!!
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Comparison threads aren't allowed
And apparently those numbers don't actually have anything to do with the loudness, check over in the One thread for more info
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Just because posts in this thread have mentioned other phones doesn't make it a comparison thread.
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I'm on this G2, and the build is great but DAMN the external speaker is terrible! In calls and in games... It's like scratching my ears. Anyone else feel this way?
No one else having speaker issues?? Should I get a replacement?
I have the same problem when its at its highest volume setting but that's normal for htc phones I had the same thing from my G1 to my nexus 1 so idk about returning but you could
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mine's the same
Yeah, it sounded pretty shrill and metallic. I was not a fan.
I guess my question would be: "What phone has a good speaker?"
The Vibrant sounds gorgeous compared to this.
the Droid 2 has a good speaker as well..... but that shouldn't be a deciding factor.
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the Droid 2 has a good speaker as well..... but that shouldn't be a deciding factor.
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yeah, i noticed that motorola phones usually have very good external speakers.
Yes, motorola's got great speakers. I had a rizr and a rokr e8. One of those speakers was better than the g1 and g2's combined! Just a figure of speech of course...
This one does sound pretty crappy though but it never gets used in my use so that's really not a concern to me.
Even so, don't think you'll get a replacement because of it...
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iphone has a good speaker
What? Its that bad? Someone told me it was "loud and clear". Was planning on doing some gaming on my Desire Z..
Yeah, it's pretty bad. It's also not very loud. I was a bit shocked when i tried to play Pandora through it today...
Thasts weird, i think it sounds pretty decent in this clip.
/watch?v=jaYks8qHD1w
Guess ill have to try it out myself when it reachers a nearby store.
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Thasts weird, i think it sounds pretty decent in this clip.
/watch?v=jaYks8qHD1w
Guess ill have to try it out myself when it reachers a nearby store.
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Sounds crackly on Chrono Cross, but otherwise good.
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Yeah, it sounded pretty shrill and metallic. I was not a fan.
I guess my question would be: "What phone has a good speaker?"
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The Incredible actually has a great speaker. Very loud and fairly clear.
My G2 speaker on the other hand, (why cant they use the same speaker in all their phones?) is not great. not even as good as the nexus imo. Its quieter and a bit less clear.
P.S. Check out this pic detailing the difference between the G2 speaker and Incredible speaker. Big difference in size and mesh cover.
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to me the speaker is VERY loud and pretty clear but it ALL highs just sounds like a tweeter. no real signs of "bass" at all sounds like a car stereo with just tweeters lol
Did you notice that the Sim Card goes halfway into the speaker lol!!
Maybe if we could apply a bassy equalizer to all sounds it would sound better. Any idea how to do this?
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What? Its that bad? Someone told me it was "loud and clear". Was planning on doing some gaming on my Desire Z..
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mine is very loud and very clear...this is coming from a G1 though, not sure if that matters (G1 was terrible)
Found this while going through the XDA AT&T galaxy note forum.. Had to make sure my fellow streaker's still hanging around take advantage of this!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1523760
I can hear the difference honestly...
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anyone want to post the zip as it has been removed from the original.? Please
the zip file
there is a difference, but when in use with Equalizer from market, it is weird sometimes for me
What does it do exactly?!
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What Exactly is Beats Audio, Anyway?
Undoubtedly, everybody who is reading this at some point has heard of Beats Audio or Beats by Dre headphones. The brand of course started as headphones, and then added Beats Audio that could be found in certain HP laptops and desktops, and more recently the Beats Audio “technology” has been added to the HP tablet and will be included in upcoming HTC mobile phone handsets. But the question is, besides a bunch of hype and a red “b” sticker, what (if anything) is Beats Audio?
I went to a shop and listened to a song.. and baaaammm Amazing!
So I want this usable on our phone. Thats the history behind this
I am not sure what this is supposed to do. But i don't feel any difference in the audio.
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I am not sure what this is supposed to do. But i don't feel any difference in the audio.
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IT's suposed to "automagically" enhance your audio quality while using headphones.
Sounds good,I would try it out later
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Its a sort of proprietary audio driver for beats hw
It is useless unless u hav a beats hw and framework
Hence it was removed by op
The change in audio quality is not real its fault of ears
yeah. When I wear beats, I can distinguish the difference from other headphones. Really awesome.
Thanks a lot! beatsbydrehub.org beats by dre
For users MIUI can raise the volume in the headphones using the DSK tool
At first, after I flash the app, it just sound normal to me, buat after I try to play the same song for the 2nd time, then i'll notice that the beat was nice
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I hope that I have posted this in the correct section! Sorry if not..
This thread is basically about finding the best equalizer setting for PHONE SPEAKER in DSP manager of CM 7.2 without any cracking sound with your suggestions ofcourse!..
But first be sure that Settings>device settings>sound settings ...
Tune speaker for music is unchecked.. It makes sound worse then ever....
I am posting my settings....In my opinion the speaker does sound good on these settings..but It might be just me..oh well.. your suggestions are most welcome...
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And about headset .. I prefer- Dyanamic range compression- Moderate
- Bass boost - moderate
- equalizer disabled.. i like it that way!
For ear pieces
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For ear pieces
Cheers
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Thanks .. I am also going to try this!
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I hope that I have posted this in the correct section! Sorry if not..
This thread is basically about finding the best equalizer setting for PHONE SPEAKER in DSP manager of CM 7.2 without any cracking sound with your suggestions ofcourse!..
But first be sure that Settings>device settings>sound settings ...
Tune speaker for music is unchecked.. It makes sound worse then ever....
I am posting my settings....In my opinion the speaker does sound good on these settings..but It might be just me..oh well.. your suggestions are most welcome...
And about headset .. I prefer- Dyanamic range compression- Moderate
- Bass boost - moderate
- equalizer disabled.. i like it that way!
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Nice mixin there. I got trouble on getting my DSP setup for my headset, I got good hs but sound keeps getting distorted sounded like my hs getting cracked. Lol this is what my DJ friend talks about, a stair bar graph, thanks for giving me the idea.
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those eq settings would make music sound tinny and horrible. you've cut all lower frequencies and boosted the highs to a ridiculous level.
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those eq settings would make music sound tinny and horrible. you've cut all lower frequencies and boosted the highs to a ridiculous level.
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I don't think that's the case on some devices. I have Nexus S and on my Headset getting the sliders higher to 3.0 from 10-100 range makes my headset do this distort sound. Sounds like it getting shattered, but this setup removes that sound but I can still clearly hear guitar leads fine and clear along with some monster bass.
Even this is good stuff
I'm a music guy! I listen to music a lot! I use Beats By Dre Studio headphones... I have MoDaCo based on stock rom installed...
I think that the volume on this phone is just too low! I tried installing this mod
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2012575
and it just sounded terrible!
When I have my headphones plugged in to my pc it's totally loud and clear!
What should I do? any suggestions for me?
I am super sensitive about the quality
I have beats tours and they sound loud and hurt my ears at max. Try the audio mod in the themes and apps section.
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I have beats tours and they sound loud and hurt my ears at max. Try the audio mod in the themes and apps section.
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After installing Awesome Beats I'm scared to try random mods... do you know any sort of player that may increases the volume?
earphones are always very load because you put them in your ear and headphones are more clear.
Studios sound awesome i don't want to go back to earphones
how about trying these to increase volume? they are what i use.
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http://www.amazon.co.uk/FiiO-E5-BK-...1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1359670868&sr=1-1
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Generation-...1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1359671246&sr=1-1
Hard to carry around specially at the gym
what music player do you guys use?
Stupid question...is it plugged in all the way?
I find the jack weird and sometimes I swore I connected my ear buds fully in when in reality they had that "extra" click to go thorough.
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I'm not a apple fan boy buy iPhone quality is way higher in term of music
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Hard to carry around specially at the gym
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that fiio headphone amp is tiny (< 2" square), weighs next to nothing and has a clip on it.
I use Sennheiser CX 300 II earbuds and PlayerPro music player and have no problems with low volume. I've also used MP3Gain, a windows app, to level all my music volumes inside the MP3 files themselves. You can set the level as high or low as you like. I've noticed that MP3's from amazon.com typically have the volume set at 99 dB which is much louder than from other sources so I level all my MP3's down to the default 89 dB in MP3Gain.
http://www.sennheiserusa.com/private_headphones_earbuds-and-ear-canal-headphones_502740
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tbig.playerpro&hl=en
http://mp3gain.sourceforge.net/
...chuck away the beats. its going to spoil your ears >_>
the CX300II is a great all rounder. you could also try the Feels Pro.900 (korean company hence the weird name), the Audio Technica CKM500 is not bad as well.
Default sound volume on Nexus 4 is incredibly low. I'd say 50% lower than the HTC One X with beats for example.
The only mod I have found that increases the volume is the Nocturnal mod in the Android Development forum. I am not sure what rom's it's compatible with but I am using AOKP.
While it increases the volume, it's still not enough, and the quality of the music on the Nexus 4, mod or not, is just not good enough.
have you tried this mod? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2025486
it works and the speaker is as loud as my droid razr
Thought I'd make this thread to help all those guys who are currently facing issues with low sound quality. Choose the EQ settings that you think suits your needs the best. Post them with the following details:
Music Player
Headphones
Screenshots of the settings
Specialty
Pure Audio
Viper4Android
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MODs, please remove this thread to general.
@The-Hulk
Mate, please move this thread to general.
Tnx
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Thought I'd make this thread to help all those guys who are currently facing issues with low sound quality. Choose the EQ settings that you think suits your needs the best.
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This won't help with anything... Everyone have different ears and they hear music different. Another thread just for spam... Maybe I could open thread about your camera setting, sound setting, internet setting, screen setting, keyboard setting, sync setting etc?
my setting
check attach files :good:
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my setting
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Which sound mod are you using?
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Stock. Clear Audio+, Dynamic Normaliser. Loudest setting, great quality.
I'm using ClearAudio+ and these settings on PowerAmp
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Currently I have the A-Jays Three headphones and the sound quality is simply amazing.
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Everybody here use the same earphone and listen the same music genre?!
That's nice!
Nope.
(Do i need to say that I'm kidding? Hope not)
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Which sound mod are you using?
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i have Xperia Z and PureXAudio V23
if you have Z and rooted with recovery please check link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2584137
This is the best settings/mod/tweak you'll find.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-Fi...t=US_Pro_Audio_Amplifiers&hash=item1c354f990c
The BEST settings for your music are based on your device/amp/headphones/inner ear/brain combination. Sharing them is as pointless as sharing YOUR favourite water temperature for taking a bath. But nevertheles proper eq settings are cruicial. To find them just use XenoAmp headphone calibration.
P.S. I'm using FiiO Mt Blanc + Phonak Audeo 232 + 38 years old ears (cleaned) + a slightly used brain.
Try this using any beats audio headphones or the stock sony earphones. No regrets at all.
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Try this using any beats audio headphones or the stock sony earphones. No regrets at all.
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Not bad at all well balanced but not enough bass for my ears. I do have my own settings but experimenting to see if there are better for me
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This will give you a stock walkman app with a good bass.
Surround settings - studio.