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Hi guys...
I recently bought the samaung galaxy s and I am very disappointed about the music quality (basically the very poor bass or bassless audio) ..
Being suspicious of wether it's the stock headset performing bad or it's the galaxy itself which sucks I decided to conduct an experiment..
I connected the stock headset of samaung galaxy to nokia's 5230 and I was very shocked believe me the music quality..the bass was rich and exactly what I wanted...
Now I connected the stock headphones to my Sony NWZ-E443 Walkman...and violaaa...even better music and bass....
Now I've installed the vodoo sound kernel, but it doesn't do much with the bass..heard people suggestions for buying senhisser or sony's headphones..but I am worried about one fact is that why isn't the same stock headphones performing good in my galaxy S...
Has it got something to do with impedance, sensitivity and other technical stuff..or simply it's not the galaxy cup of tea..
I don't understand why you need to buy $50 headphones from third-party after buying a $650 phone..still being un assured of getting good sound..feels pissed nokia 5230 being $110 performs better
WHATS THE CATCH ?????
My view is the opposite of yours .
Bass is a sound distortion not normal sound .
Measurement should be at neutral as the sound came .
How much the extra bass sounds is also measured with the treble to give the dynamic range .
jje
I use Poweramp from the market, it is a music player but with a built in equaliser with a lot of presets to choose from, you can hit the bass up on that and notice the difference, I know its not a free app, try the 12day trial, better than spending X amount on headphones
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Is it not the galaxy S, that suppose to have one of the best sound chip integrated? (Wolfram something something). Even better than Ipod.
I personally have found the sound on the Galaxy S to be excellent...so much so I have stopped carrying around a separate MP3 player (Zune HD for tha win) when I don't need my full collection with me.
However i would definitely recommend installing a kernel with VooDoo sound to make the most of the hardware. I also use PowerAMP (great, great software with a very useful EQ) and move back and forth between the stock Samsung earbuds when I want to be able to take calls easily while listening, and Etymotic HF5s when I just want to focus on the music.
With a little software/hardware attention, the Galaxy S is a first class music player, without doubt.
From what I've read, it's one of the best sound chips but the drivers suck atm, supercurio seems to be releasing Voodoo drivers up to date as they are released and Voodoo control app updates every other day you can especially notice the difference with the fm radio, make sure your headphone amplifier is on maximum in Voodoo control app and you should see a difference
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The audio is Clear Crisp and loud Enuff !....but as i said vodoo sound kernel, but it doesn't do much with the bass
The audio just lacks the Bass throbs , pumps beats.... somehow i think badly designed equilizer from samsung is the culprit !....
Never say Nokia is better than any Android phone, no matter what!
That said, I enjoy the sound of my Galaxy S but even if some hardcore nerd proves that a Nokia phone -- any one among the lots -- is good in music than SGS, I will still remain too much happy with SGS (aka the best android phone in India).
BTW, try various equalizers in the PowerAMP, you should be good. One more thing though, I think N8 us better in Camera than SGS. But still, if I'm to rate SGS and N8, it would be:
SGS - 8/10
N8 - 4/10 (anyone who doesn't know why, is just lame, or trying to be one)
Android is Future! And you'll hear some newly appointed (other than Elops) nokia chief making an announcement of Android Adoption by Nokia in 2013-14. Sooner, if Nokia's lucky.
Stock head phones will almost always suck. You need to spend a fair bit of money to get accurate sound reproduction. I use a quality set of sealed ear buds with my sgs, and base reproduction is excellent.
A phone company is never going to include the $100+ headphones required for an audiophile with a phone... Most people would never use them, so it would be a waste.
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Chill guys any nokia phone stand nowhere in front of our Galaxy S
just talking about the audio part which bothered me
How about trying these headphones
http://www.sony.co.in/product/mdr-xb20ex
Or any tested suggestions ? Senhiesser may be ?
Problem solved !!! Awesome Music
Solution
Sony MDR-XB40LP
Sony MDR-XB20LP
Sony MDR-XB300
Sony MDR-EX50LP
Consider using Voodoo Sound
Try rock eq in official music player is very amazing mixed with voodoo kernel ... Too Loud and so clean sound, better then any expensive limited mp3 device!
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I had also this "bad" experience with combination of voodoo and poweramp and then I found this thread which solved everything... if you do this with poweramp, remember to disable the eq from PA.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=921736
Cheers
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I was aiming for the Sensation but the price is out of range for me so I figured I'd have to settle for the solution right below it (Nope, not the Desire HD)
Incredible S - A phone with all my needs, a perfect screen size, great camera, great-looking (I'm probably the only one who thinks so lol) .. Even if the bootloader's currently locked i'm not the type who won't use a device unless root, we got WidgetLocker, Go Launcher and other stuff not to mention the original Sense UI is awesome
But one thing i'm concerned about -- the sound quality, I read that GSMArena review and they said it was bad .. I'll basically use the phone I buy as my music player so that matters to me a lot, and earphones sound is more important than speaker sound for me
What's your experiences with the sound quality ? If it's great, i'll head out and buy this phone since it's perfect besides that, if it isn't i'll buy the Desire S which means i'll have to settle for an average camera .. I need positive clarification before I get the S.
I use PowerAmp as my musicplayer, and with the build in equalizer and SRS Enhancement and a good pair of earplugs, i think the sound is just fine.
jkolner said:
I use PowerAmp as my musicplayer, and with the build in equalizer and SRS Enhancement and a good pair of earplugs, i think the sound is just fine.
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Thanks, what do you think of the speaker sound, then ?
a good pair of earphones will get u going in no time, as for the loudspeaker, they're quite soft and there'll be static noise n distortion if turned to the max. it's htc, it's normal x
IMO ...use custom earphones and a good sound manager like poweramp...the sound is quite good for a phone.
But yeah the speakers are just average! dont expect too much from them.
but overall u wont regret buying this phone
Ok, thanks guys ! I have my eyes set on it now.
I had an iphone before my IS, and the sound on the IS is a lot better than iphone using Poweramp
The quality of the phone/sound is nice, will try with my stereo nokia bt hedest at home, and chk beck to tell.
Also htc makes awfull earphones, its literally hurt my ears, so one need to change that!
Hi,
I'm interested on everyone's DSP Manager & Voodoo sound setting. As we know, Nexus S is one of the Galaxy S member and our devices are using the best sound chips among PC, Tablets and smartphone a.k.a Wolfson.
Please post your setting here.
Thanks,
Melvinchng.
Here are my configurations (listen via earphone that provided in the box),
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When i figure out how to put up pics ill post.
my setup is very similar to yours with the exception of poweramp with some more tweaks.Just bought some klipsch earbuds and its the best sounding combo hands down,super base with crisp treble,even found a cool app that turns the iphone controls (made for) to work like stock earbuds work.My buddy found a cool app called music fx but not sure ill have too much tweaking the same stuff so i held off on downloading it but he had me listen to 2pac heavy in the game and he made the stock earbuds beat like we had 4, 12s in a hatch back.Check out that app and give me your opinion on if its a negative or positive great post for us music freaks with the best audio chip made for cell phones
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When i figure out how to put up pics ill post.
my setup is very similar to yours with the exception of poweramp with some more tweaks.Just bought some klipsch earbuds and its the best sounding combo hands down,super base with crisp treble,even found a cool app that turns the iphone controls (made for) to work like stock earbuds work.My buddy found a cool app called music fx but not sure ill have too much tweaking the same stuff so i held off on downloading it but he had me listen to 2pac heavy in the game and he made the stock earbuds beat like we had 4, 12s in a hatch back.Check out that app and give me your opinion on if its a negative or positive great post for us music freaks with the best audio chip made for cell phones
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Music fx is for stock music player only... if you want to listen a better quality of music, get Google music. You will feel the music sounds better than other music player.
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Thanks i use poweramp didn't know that's foe stock music player only
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I'm planning to upgrade from my X10 to one of these 2 phones, Sensation XL and Galaxy S II.
My uses are chiefly listening to music (mostly house & trance music), web browsing with no plugins, taking photos, ROM flashing and casual gaming (I don't play big fat games like GTA III but a sucker for casual ones like Fruit Ninja and Game Dev Story).
Currently I'm leaning towards the XL for:
- Its screen (4.7inch, a bit low resolution means that the keyboard and fruits are bigger, not to mention I'm an avid hater of the super AMOLED screen)
- Better sound quality (heard that the S II's sound quality isn't good and I never use EQ)
- Better build quality (S II is too plasticky, and I just love the aluminium back/sturdiness of the XL body)
- My girlfriend is planning to purchase a Sensation XE
But the S II takes advantage of:
- microSD slot (my music is all 320kbps MP3, 6-10 minutes long/track)
- Better specs
- More ROM/tweaks/mods (at the moment)
Which one should I choose?
i know this one,ive just come from s2,s2 is fast as lightning,its like a lamborgini,games were awesome and smooth,if its pure speed you want then this is your best option.XL isnt as fast,its a bit more refined like a Bently,if its quality and a big screen you want then XL is ideal,depends if your not concerned about no sd card slot but the galaxy nexus has that problem to but if your like me,i dont listen to every single song i have in a day and i have over 40gb of music but i just did what i did when i had an iPhone,just swap and change.Sound quality is far better than the s2 and with a free set of beats aswell music sounds out of this world and as your trance fan,trust me when i say energy52-cafe del mar and alt+f4 - alt+f4 sounds outa this world.Screen wise,that big S-LCD is great when watching movies,youtube and browsing.Loudspeeker is a bit on the low side,not as load as the s2 but nothing DSP manager or audiobooster cant sort out,battery,they are smart phones and they will drain so dont expect more than a day then if it last longer youll be surprised but a thew tweaks here and there and there's more juice and for Rom development.....................................its just the beginning.not as big as s2 or HD2 just yet but give it a month or two and development will start flying.thats my review on both
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Sound quality is far better than the s2 and with a free set of beats as well music sounds out of this world and as your trance fan,trust me when i say energy52-cafe del mar and alt+f4 - alt+f4 sounds outa this world.
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nice, Cafe del Mar is my all-time favorite track
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battery,they are smart phones and they will drain so dont expect more than a day then if it last longer youll be surprised
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hmm...i'm thinking of fixing the 16GB (8GB user data usable) thing with unlimited 3G and Spotify. if the XL can last for ~18 hours of usage with ~3-4 hours of 3G Spotify streaming then i may go for it. how's the battery life of S II btw?
before it had an unfortunent accident it lasted a good 16 hours but depended what kernel you were using.i think in terms of battery they weigh up equilly.s2 has a 1650mAh battery but is duel core with a 4.3 inch super amoled + screen,XL has a 1600mAh battery but has a 4.7 inch screen however its only single core so cpu uses a little less power but you can get Mudgen 2000mAh battery which in theory should give you more life but as a music fan,i prefer the XL over the s2,my second option wouldve been the XE but for now,im sticking with the XL
On Christmas eve (24th)
switched from SGII to XL mostly because I missed the Sense widgets after copping with the SGII lack of these latter for over 6 months
SGII lacks widgets (the few stock one are just bleh) and the ones from the market do not always have the quality and the settings from the HTC ones.
* Web browsing is a better experience on XL simply because of the bigger screen
* Music sounds better on the XL, + the EQ is simple & effective
* Loudspeaker is louder on SGII but better placed on XL
* Gaming is the same on both devices (both run any big game)
* Build quality is great on both, SGII is so (too) thin that you might wanna use a case (SGP Ultra Capsule) to have the feeling that you hold it safely
*The cold feeling of the aluminum XL back is great
* Power button is better placed on SGII because of the size of the phone, XL ? its just dumb ... but you can use the volume one with RCmix3D rom !
* SGII camera is overall better, XL takes good pictures outdoor but indoor at night just doesn't cut it, although you can use HDR Camera+ to add a certain appeal to them, the settings and filters on XL are a very nice touch, on the video side the XL is honestly horrible compare to the Galaxy...
* Storage is sadly & obviously weak on the XL, when you plug it in mass storage you get 8.88Gb of total storage to put your music, photos, movies & big games data (Gameloft). Depending on how many tracks you intend to keep with you on the go, you should as you said turn to Spotify or Google Music (which i use)
* The appeal of the XL comes from the very complete HTC Software and the near perfect screen size for viewing multimedia content
* The SGII modding scene and accessory market is big but if you are not bored with HTC sense and you dont want to go look for 3rd party apps and widgets add this or that feature, i'd say go for the XL.
so, how do the touchscreens on the XL and GS2 perform?
Hey i suggest the s II my cousin have it and i gotta say the display is great , the camera isn't bad at all , sound quality however on speaker was soso idk about headphones
For the plastic body it feels great IMO its so light and thin and the performance was outstanding all homescreens loaded whit widget , and live wallpapers running no lagg whitout using task killer
Quite dissapointed whit the battery its almost the same as the x10 the mAh is 1650 and you can get a little bit more then the x10 probably more whit custom roms and kernel
Nothing personal against htc just that they make thick,heavy phones and the design is soso :/ but the built quality is great camera does the job and it runs sense which is really cool even tho it takes ****load of ram !
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so, how do the touchscreens on the XL and GS2 perform?
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they both work great !
thank you guys all.
have any of you ever used Sensation XE, and your thoughts about it?
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thank you guys all.
have any of you ever used Sensation XE, and your thoughts about it?
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i have and its no different than a sensation. beats audio being the different. screen 4.3 but too narrow so it seems smaller. duo-core 1.5 chipset works a treat and beats audio does what its supposed to.
BUT just love this XL man. screen size is just right for me and i dont see any visual performance improvements between the duo-core or single core chipsets. XL reminds me of the TP2 when it came out just a really refined device. also have a sgs2 which is just so fast and smooth but let down by samsung touchwiz crap. its lightweight and doesnt feel that bad in the hand. choice depends on you, the user TBH. if you want pure speed and power then SGS2 but if you want something a bit more refined with music software to blow your mind then XL. for me sensation or sensation xe are better for dev work
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hmm...i'm thinking of fixing the 16GB (8GB user data usable) thing with unlimited 3G and Spotify. if the XL can last for ~18 hours of usage with ~3-4 hours of 3G Spotify streaming then i may go for it. how's the battery life of S II btw?
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The beats audio hardware acceleration only works when you play music locally from the music player, not with spotify even if you sync the music to play offline unfortunetly
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The beats audio hardware acceleration only works when you play music locally from the music player, not with spotify even if you sync the music to play offline unfortunetly
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actually IDGAF about Beats...I never use EQ but clean output directly from the device with a 3rd party headphone (in my case, Sennheiser HD-25 1 II)
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okay, my XL is coming in a few days. in the meantime, can anyone tell me how can I revert back to stock ROM after I've flashed bindroid/rcmix3d ROM?
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okay, my XL is coming in a few days. in the meantime, can anyone tell me how can I revert back to stock ROM after I've flashed bindroid/rcmix3d ROM?
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Flash an RUU
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Flash an RUU
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do I have to relock the bootloader in addition with selecting the appropriate ROM for my CID?
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do I have to relock the bootloader in addition with selecting the appropriate ROM for my CID?
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try to just flash it to see if it works
if not relock
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do I have to relock the bootloader in addition with selecting the appropriate ROM for my CID?
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yea you have too. dont try without as wont work and will just hang........... relock bootloader and flash ruu file
I have a pretty limited knowledge on this but from what I have read if both uses the Snapdragon 600, then the sound quality (with headphones) would be the same? Or would there be any differences which makes one better than the other?
Soundchip... whatever...
HTC One = AMP + Stereo Speakers !
I think the word ur looking for is DAC [Digital to analogue converter]..Samsung uses WOLFSON [one of the best]..Dont know about HTC but it must be great from what i am seeing.
LOL I have a one x and the sound with an audio mod that allows 96khz resampling is the best audio that i have heard yet. It beats my friends galaxy s3
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LOL I have a one x and the sound with an audio mod that allows 96khz resampling is the best audio that i have heard yet. It beats my friends galaxy s3
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I dont own a sg3 so I dont know if they have the wolfson DAC, if not that would be the main reason why. What audio mod are you using, acid or beats audio or something else? My personal opinion along with my buddies when comparing my note 2 against their phones is that the note 2 blows away the competition as long as I have voodoo sound support. Nothing can compare to that audio mod, I will personally slap anyone that things the beats audio mod or the beats audio headphones are actually good
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NA S4 vs One: The HTC One wins. They have the same DAC, but htc has an external Amp.
Int. S4 vs One: S4 probally wins, but no1 has tested yet. If it has a Wolfson DAC, S4 wins, but by a small margin I would assume.
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LOL I have a one x and the sound with an audio mod that allows 96khz resampling is the best audio that i have heard yet. It beats my friends galaxy s3
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Tegra 3 has a rubbish DAC
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NA S4 vs One: The HTC One wins. They have the same DAC, but htc has an external Amp.
Int. S4 vs One: S4 probally wins, but no1 has tested yet. If it has a Wolfson DAC, S4 wins, but by a small margin I would assume.
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Generally, Wolfson > Qualcomm > Tegra. HTC One has qualcomm but I am interested to see what they have done with their "beats" stuff hardware wise
Beats is a stupid software mod which increases the trebble and bass..there are no real sound improvements in it. Marketing gimmick.
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Beats is a stupid software mod which increases the trebble and bass..there are no real sound improvements in it. Marketing gimmick.
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HTC have made an effort to provide good sound hardware (eg the speakers) so I wouldn't be surprised if we see some improvement over the One X. A dev who went to the launch event in the US told me that the sound through headphones was very impressive compared to his DNA
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Beats is a stupid software mod which increases the trebble and bass..there are no real sound improvements in it. Marketing gimmick.
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Normally I would agree with you 100% but in this case I think you are wrong. Beats sucks, but the audio for the One has been completely redesigned in-house and the drivers are made by HTC specifically for the in-house chip and made to interface with Beats.
But don't take my word for it; if any one is farmiliar with Myriam Joire (a.k.a tnkgrl) of Engadget you know she's a programmer and has a background in Audio, she knows here stuff better than 99% of the people here. On the latest mobile podcast (linked below, around 35 mins in) she talks about how its the by far the best audio you will get on any mobile device, period. She mentioned it was a league ahead of the iPhone/iPod, but no other devices were even mentioned. I'm not an audio file, but when I hear one make very bold statements like that, its quite impressive.
I would say the One wins by a long shot.
http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/14/engadget-mobile-podcast-173-03-14-13/