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Got these a while back just wanted to share that they are amazing!
Razer Moray +
got them for $50 they work really well with the HD2 only bad thing about them is that the Mic doesn't work as a button (cant answer calls by pressing it.)
But the sound is amazing and the omnidirectional mic is really nice for phone calls. Calls have no background noise. People are able to hear you with your mic as far as 3 feet from your face.
I really do suggest you get these they are lovely. They also come with extensions and adapters.(PSP, Nintendo DS, Plus a splitter that splits the 4pin 3.5mm jack into a mic and headphone jack.
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regards Eru
could you please write a litte bit more about these headphones?
Actually, I'm searching for some good ones with built in mic and, if possible, a multimedia-control-set like that one of the original htc headset. I actually have some quite good ultimate ears-in-ear-headphones.
I read a german rating fot these razer moray +, and there it says, the sound is terrible and the quality of the cable is not good as well. found that review on amazon.
Maybe you could tell me some more details about these earphones ?
Hey guys i have had a nook for quite some time now and it is a fantastic product but one thing that i really find annoying is the bad music quality.
The voice is so thin, and there's no bass at all. Why is that? please compare any song on a music player and a nook(same headphones) u'll see what i mean.
Is this because of the bad chip?
can i also implement audio decoding at software level and will that do any good?
Edit: am using cm7 pherimod 5.1 and Sony's headphones with miui music player
Edit: Okay finally figured out the problem, its the headphone jack. When u plug headphones in too fast ,i.e without stopping in btw the sound is kind of okay but if u plug them in slowly u lose the bass(it may be opposite for your case). If the headphones are not completely inserted, u lose the stereo but get high bass.
Hope this help's someone.
might be because they designed nook primarily as an e-reader not as a media playback device so likely they skimped on the audio part
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Hey guys i have had a nook for quite some time now and it is a fantastic product but one thing that i really find annoying is the bad music quality.
The voice is so thin, and there's no bass at all. Why is that? please compare any song on a music player and a nook(same headphones) u'll see what i mean.
Is this because of the bad chip?
can i also implement audio decoding at software level and will that do any good?
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rigy73 said:
Hey guys i have had a nook for quite some time now and it is a fantastic product but one thing that i really find annoying is the bad music quality.
The voice is so thin, and there's no bass at all. Why is that? please compare any song on a music player and a nook(same headphones) u'll see what i mean.
Is this because of the bad chip?
can i also implement audio decoding at software level and will that do any good?
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What ROM, what MP3 player, what version of the NC firmware are you using?
My NC, a rooted stock 1.1.0 rom using Autonooter 3.0 running the stock mp3 player sound fine. May be a bad NC or your android OS.
Have to agree with rigy73 here. The nook color is a horrible sounding device. Probably the amp chip they used was bad.
I think the speaker is just poor quality at the end of the day. You have a poor quality speaker, you're gonna get poor quality sound no matter what you do.
I Agree.
I use my CDMA Hero as my media player using a 16Gb sdcard and also with audiogalaxy. I've played the same song on both devices using the same setup (Sony headphone, from sdacrd or audiogalaxy, CyanogenMod 7 on both) and the Nook sound is always worse. The DSPManager helps a little but it is still bad. I get that it's an ereader but they do have audiobooks and if you are going to put headphone jacks in the damn thing at least make the audio decent, it's not like it's the most expensive part of any gadget.
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I think the speaker is just poor quality at the end of the day. You have a poor quality speaker, you're gonna get poor quality sound no matter what you do.
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Agreed.. Nothing is going to help with that speaker. However, the OP used the same headphones in his/her comparison.
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I use my CDMA Hero as my media player using a 16Gb sdcard and also with audiogalaxy. I've played the same song on both devices using the same setup (Sony headphone, from sdacrd or audiogalaxy, CyanogenMod 7 on both) and the Nook sound is always worse. The DSPManager helps a little but it is still bad. I get that it's an ereader but they do have audiobooks and if you are going to put headphone jacks in the damn thing at least make the audio decent, it's not like it's the most expensive part of any gadget.
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The poor sound quality is most likely due to the hacked software. My rooted NC with stock eclair sounds fine. I would like to hear if others with rooted NC AND running BN stock have the problems. What OS is the OP running - I bet it's not rooted stock BN.
Most likely it's the interface between CyanogenMod and the audio chips that's creating the distortion.
Since the Nook Color is a e-reader I'm pretty show Barnes & Nobles went with the cheapest DAC possible.
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Hey guys i have had a nook for quite some time now and it is a fantastic product but one thing that i really find annoying is the bad music quality.
The voice is so thin, and there's no bass at all. Why is that? please compare any song on a music player and a nook(same headphones) u'll see what i mean.
Is this because of the bad chip?
can i also implement audio decoding at software level and will that do any good?
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All depends on the kind of headphones your using. I would bet the house your using ear buds. Those things blow if you want sound quality. Personally I like the style of headphones that cover the ear more. Bigger speakers capable of decent sounding bass and the help cancel out outside noise. Mine are made by Sony and they sound awesome. http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=11037408
I agree with IFLATLINE. I use Jabra noise cancelling over the ear phones and I think the audio reproduction is first rate. I also agree that with ear buds the audio is lousy. I occasionally use ear buds with other MP3 players and it does seem that the Nook ranks right at the bottom. Big difference with better phones.
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Since the Nook Color is a e-reader I'm pretty show Barnes & Nobles went with the cheapest DAC possible.
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DAC is an integrated Ti chip TLV320DAC3100 http://focus.ti.com/lit/ds/slas671/slas671.pdf
The specs on the chip is reasonable - so I would expect acceptable sound quality at "reasonable" output levels.
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Hey guys i have had a nook for quite some time now and it is a fantastic product but one thing that i really find annoying is the bad music quality.?
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Rigy73: what ROM are you using? I bet that it's not rooted BN stock ROM.
Is there any way you could bypass the Nook's DAC via USB to an External USB DAC?
I am using cm7 pherimod 5.1 and Sony's headphones, which are pretty good.
Is stock rom better? Should I go back to stock.
I am no audiophile, but FWIW both rooted stock and CM7 SD have a pretty decent output on corded external speakers and over the earphones including a BT FreePulse set.
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I am using cm7 pherimod 5.1 and Sony's headphones, which are pretty good.
Is stock rom better? Should I go back to stock.
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Mostly likely it is something in cm7 pherimod 5.1. Try going back to stock and let us know the results.
There's definitely something funky going on with the headphone jack. I've found that often, when I first put them in, the sound is really tinny and the low-end is pretty much missing entirely. If I unplug them and immediately plug them back in, it improves dramatically. This has been the case both with my Sony buds and my Bose over-the-ears.
EDIT: This is on CM7. BTW.
rigy73 said:
Hey guys i have had a nook for quite some time now and it is a fantastic product but one thing that i really find annoying is the bad music quality.
The voice is so thin, and there's no bass at all. Why is that? please compare any song on a music player and a nook(same headphones) u'll see what i mean.
Is this because of the bad chip?
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There is a problem with the Nook headphone jack, where you can push a plug into it in such a way as to get a mono sound - which has exactly the sound you describe.
Try pulling the plug out slightly.
The audio chip has excellent specs.
How much background hiss do you guys hear in CM7 off the headphone jack? I get quite a lot which is very apparent with quiet music. Volume levels don't affect it. I notice that the hiss goes away when the audio chip is reinitializing or whatever it does when apps release it.
I also hear some distortion some frequencies I think.
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Is there any way you could bypass the Nook's DAC via USB to an External USB DAC?
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usb host has to be enabled on the NC, which hasnt been done yet.
swaaye said:
How much background hiss do you guys hear in CM7 off the headphone jack? I get quite a lot which is very apparent with quiet music. Volume levels don't affect it. I notice that the hiss goes away when the audio chip is reinitializing or whatever it does when apps release it.
I also hear some distortion some frequencies I think.
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lots of hiss when the headphone out is enabled.
I use a pair of klipsch s4 in early buds. When connected to nook
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I got my Moto X recently and I hear a step down in audio quality from the original Droid Razr or any of my other devices. Music sounds heavily smeared and bass and treble sound quite off. Am I the only one to notice this? I'm not really sure what dac chip it uses, but its certainly not the same wolfson (or ericsson?) in the Razr and not even up to par with Realtek on my desktop. It even has a lot of hiss! :crying: This concerns me a lot because I use my phone to listen to music away from home.
I keep the audio effects off and own a fairly high-end pair of headphones. I've compared audio across 3 headphones and the result is the same.
You should get it replaced. My sound is clear and I get great performance out of the speaker. Almost all comments I've seen are extremely positive regarding the speaker performance. Sounds like you have a defective speaker.
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According to the iFixit page: it's using the Qualcomm WCD9310 codec and passes through the TI TMS320C55. I don't know what that fully means, but if my Gnex is anything to go by: TI isn't bad at their DSP work. What sucks right now is that Faux123's app FauxSound doesn't support the WCD9310 officially so it'll be up to kernel devs to facilitate that.
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Motorola+Moto+X+Teardown/16867
Honestly it doesn't sound defective but it sounds cheap. I don't expect most people to hear it, but I am a bit of an audiophile. I was also wondering if anyone has used portable dacs with their phones or which dacs are confirmed to work with android. This sounds like a good solution to me and an opportunity to get better audio on my computer as well.
marioman94 said:
Honestly it doesn't sound defective but it sounds cheap. I don't expect most people to hear it, but I am a bit of an audiophile. I was also wondering if anyone has used portable dacs with their phones or which dacs are confirmed to work with android. This sounds like a good solution to me and an opportunity to get better audio on my computer as well.
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I listened to my friends moto x hip hop music with Sennheiser ie8 and it sounded OK. At least the bass was deep enough. Not much help here but just wanna tell you that I feel your pain. I had the Nexus 5 and the bass was terrible imo and not low enough. Immediately sold it for a htc one instead.
My Moto X sound looks incredible, at least for me coming from an S3. A tip is to use the built-in audio config that is seen on Settings > Sound > Sound effects, check if it helps
I have had no audio issues with my Moto X at all. No audio "hiss" at all like what OP is experiencing.
I haven't taken the time to try my Moto X with any of my DACs.
marioman94 said:
I got my Moto X recently and I hear a step down in audio quality from the original Droid Razr or any of my other devices. Music sounds heavily smeared and bass and treble sound quite off. Am I the only one to notice this? I'm not really sure what dac chip it uses, but its certainly not the same wolfson (or ericsson?) in the Razr and not even up to par with Realtek on my desktop. It even has a lot of hiss! :crying: This concerns me a lot because I use my phone to listen to music away from home.
I keep the audio effects off and own a fairly high-end pair of headphones. I've compared audio across 3 headphones and the result is the same.
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I think it might be somehow defective. I get zero hiss.
Let's get back to the topic here guys and cease with the bickering
ApriliaM3 said:
Let's get back to the topic here guys and cease with the bickering
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I thought you were talking about the speaker aswell. Tried with the headphone today and I wasn't very impressed either. Although I'm out of headphones and I had to try with the one that came with it, which seems very poor.
I want to buy headphones for my Motorola Defy, but i don't know what model of headphones is correct for our defy... also, i don' t know the correct size of jack audio and the other things xD
Can you help me? Or can you atleast give me some information for a good headphones?
remix96 said:
I want to buy headphones for my Motorola Defy, but i don't know what model of headphones is correct for our defy... also, i don' t know the correct size of jack audio and the other things xD
Can you help me? Or can you atleast give me some information for a good headphones?
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Defy has the same pinout as Iphone, It's 3.5 mm jack of course . You need to give more details if you expect any help like the most important how much are you willing to pay, with or w/o microphone.
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Defy has the same pinout as Iphone, It's 3.5 mm jack of course . You need to give more details if you expect any help like the most important how much are you willing to pay, with or w/o microphone.
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Without microphone and i will pay max 10 Euro
EDIT: I' ve found this:
http://www.amazon.it/Samsung-EHS64-...UJAQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1389993617&sr=8-1
Those are good?
remix96 said:
Without microphone and i will pay max 10 Euro
EDIT: I' ve found this:
http://www.amazon.it/Samsung-EHS64-...UJAQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1389993617&sr=8-1
Those are good?
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i'd totally recommend these.
http://www.ebay.com/bhp/meelectronics-m9
been using them for more than a year and still not thinking of buying any new. you can google for some reviews
remix96 said:
I want to buy headphones for my Motorola Defy, but i don't know what model of headphones is correct for our defy... also, i don' t know the correct size of jack audio and the other things xD
Can you help me? Or can you atleast give me some information for a good headphones?
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you can try SoundMagic ES18 i have used it for over a year and it is really really good, GREAT BASS!!!
It doesnt have microphone & I dont know how much it will cost in your country. I bought it for USD7 approx.
iI would recommend philips shb 9000 headphones.
The feature is you can connect it with bluetooth OR with cabel (for example when battery is zero)
Cable connection give better sound every time, but BT connection let's use it as handsfree
Are there headphones where the jack has three connectors, the third one for FM reception, like the original?
remix96 said:
...i don't know what model of headphones is correct for our defy...
also, i don' t know the correct size of jack audio and the other things
...Without microphone...
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There is nothing special with Defy's headphone plug, if you're going to use a headphone withour microphone.
Any headphone with a stereo 3,5mm jack will work. So, if you have a favorite headphones which you used before with your music players it'll work on Defy.
sevenrock said:
Are there headphones where the jack has three connectors, the third one for FM reception, like the original?
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As I said above, any standard headphones will work. The FM radio doesn't use a seperate part of the headphones as antenna. It uses the same signal cable of the headphones as antenna.
If you can do away with microphone(not suitable if you intend to use for calling), as pointed you can use any headphone with the standard 3.5mm jack. I use Sennheiser HD 202 II.
Hi guys,
Playing a little with the Red Magic 3 I find the sound is really not what it should be.
It's like all distorted...
Is that an impression or do you guys have the same feeling about this ?
Or maybe as it is stereo with front speakers I just get to get used to that new sound direction ?
Regards.
It's bad indeed but not really distorted in my opinion, cheap front speakers, I rearly use them so i don't care.
Wrather listen to music with headphones.
xronaldx said:
It's bad indeed but not really distorted in my opinion, cheap front speakers, I rearly use them so i don't care.
Wrather listen to music with headphones.
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Hi,
OK. So we agree that the sound is bad...
I don't use the speakers often either. So not a big deal.
And I guess for the price, compromises must be made...
I'm OK with that one...
Regards.
It's not too bad. It's loud but missing some low end. 3rd party equalizers don't seem to make much difference either.
Way better than the disasters in the Black Shark 2 though.
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The DTS:X does not appear to be loaded on the global ROM, I wonder if the sound would improve with it. Can anyone with the CN ROM upload the DTS apk?