Nice and simple too.
My speakers were 'distorting', even at half volume sometimes. Now they don't. Just been listening to rock music on YouTube at full volume, and I didn't hear it happen again once.
Step 1. Carefully remove the back cover.
Step 2. Observe the speakers little cloth coverings. It was these that were being vibrated against the back cover.
Step 3. Throw them away to f!?k. (Or even remove them very very carefully, and if this didn't make a difference for you, you can just put them right back on, the choice is yours)
Step 4. Replace back cover.
Sound vastly improved. Congratulations. You are now a fully qualified electronics engineer.
Obviously it doesn't now sound like a boom box, but the 'distortion' is gone, even when left untouched at max volume with music on YouTube. Just be careful to not stick your thumb right through one of them when removing the cloth bit. And if your speakers don't 'distort', then don't do this, you're wasting your time. Also, don't pour iron filings in the back of your nexus once you're finished.
The noisiest tune that immediately sprang to mind was this...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD-E-LDc384&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Doesn't distort on full volume, so try playing that before you decide if you should try this. It did distort on mine before. Skip past the intro.
Edit: for some reason there are some notification sounds that can still make a little buzz, but that's obviously just the limitations of the speaker. I've cured (on mine at least), buzzing when watching a news clip, or some game music used to do it as well.
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I'm planning on giving this a try... but I'm not convinced.. I don't recall the speakers being anywhere near the protective cloth stuff.
The speakers aren't near the cloth bits. The sound from the speakers was vibrating the cloth bits against the back casing, which they do touch, either that or it was just from their own vibrations, its not like you can see it actually happening...
Like I said, try playing the video clip I posted, because that did distort at max volume before, and does not now. Since I've done it I have not come across a video or music clip that will make them distort. The only thing I can make it happen with is some notification sounds, which is fine, I can just select others.
If the video clip I posted does distort then try it. If you take them off very carefully with a sharp craft knife, not touching the adhesive with your fingers, you'd be able to just stick them right back on anyway. But if the video I posted doesn't distort like mine did, then I wouldn't bother. Mine were pretty bad. I never noticed when I first got my n7 because I hadn't played any video clips or music on YouTube..
Takes 5 minutes, not like you have much to lose..
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Thanks for the tip it worked perfect on my 7. I had the same thing as you did with distortion have been using an EQ app for about 6 months now. Not anymore though.... Thanks
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Thanks for the tip it worked perfect on my 7. I had the same thing as you did with distortion have been using an EQ app for about 6 months now. Not anymore though.... Thanks
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Hey, no problem, I'm just glad it helped someone else doing the same thing
I know that it won't fix everyones, but even if it helps a few people..
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I might try this out soon...makes sense as to why the.distortion noise.
Thanks for the tip, I was thinking about sending mine nexus to Asus for a repair but now I will try this myself.
Update:
Damn it didn't help me, actually right now I know that my left speaker is damaged. So I need to find my receipt and send it to Asus
Oh well, at least you found out that it is damaged for sure. I'm going to have a look around some electronics suppliers and see if I can find some better speakers that I can make fit into the same space. If I get something figured out I'll be photographing the conversion and will post it with all info, will be sometime within the next 2 or 3 weeks, I'm looking for suitable candidate speakers now.
Edit: I just found a pair of speakers in an HP spares or repairs laptop I had kicking around. They look similar in size, and I know for sure that they're better quality than the ones in my n7. Hmmm. Performing extraction surgery right now.
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The speakers aren't near the cloth bits. The sound from the speakers was vibrating the cloth bits against the back casing
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Ah.. A different problem then.. Because the "normal" distorted speaker problem also happens with the cover off entirely. it's the speaker itself.
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Ah.. A different problem then.. Because the "normal" distorted speaker problem also happens with the cover off entirely. it's the speaker itself.
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I should have checked mine just with the back cover off, because I'm not sure if it was the cloth bits vibrating against the mesh on the casing, or if it was just the cloth bits vibrating on their own. I was too scared to have my new baby powered up while I investigated hehe, so I can't say for sure that it would or wouldn't have still been happening with the cover off.
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Knuckles tell us how the speaker replacement went, I am interested in the outcome.
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No probs, will do. I'm not sure whether to use the laptop speakers which I extracted, or instead try to source the best little speakers I can find. I think I'll maybe have a look online today to see if I can find any quality ones. Even the laptop ones look much more like proper speakers than the ones in the nexus though.
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No probs, will do. I'm not sure whether to use the laptop speakers which I extracted, or instead try to source the best little speakers I can find. I think I'll maybe have a look online today to see if I can find any quality ones. Even the laptop ones look much more like proper speakers than the ones in the nexus though.
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There's a thread on this forum somewhere, someone replaced the speakers with some from a netbook but they were the wrong imedence and had very low output once replaced.
I'm beginning to think this would be a better speaker:
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There's probably enough room on the back of the casing to glue like 3 of those speakers on. I'll keep that in mind
I think in gonna just try to spend some money and find the best little speakers I can fit in there.. And I shall be careful of the impedance. Thanks for that.
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What is the Ohms ratting of the stock speakers?
You know that one of the little tricks Bose uses to make so much sound out of little speakers is that they are only 2 ohms. Makes me think that a similar approach might work with the nexus. They would have to be of a lot better quality than the stock ones to handle it though...
Plus, have you thought about hacking up the stock little speaker case to mount new ones?....
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Plus, have you thought about hacking up the stock little speaker case to mount new ones?....
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That's exactly what I'm going to try and do...
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So, On the bus ride home today, I was in a rush getting off the bus and my headphone cable got caught and pulled quite hard on the phone.
The jack popped out, so when I was on solid ground I put the jack back in and pressed play on my podcast but nothing happened.
I pushed the headphone jack to the side slightly and sound came through.
So the sound only works if I push the jack towards the right, with the phone facing you.
So I opened it up to see if I could see anything loose, but it looked fine.
I chatted to a rep from amazon.de and they said I could send it to them and they will fix it, but if it is broken due to negligence, I'll have to pay for repairs.
Not sure if breaking the headphone port counts as negligence.
And also don't feel like restoring the phone to stock and rerooting etc....
So instead I just ordered the replacement part from ebay.
Will try installing it when it gets here and see if that works.
I didn't fancy not having my phone for weeks because of a non-essential part being slightly broken.
Will post my progress and the results when the part arrives.
Cheers
Jayd
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Not sure if breaking the headphone port counts as negligence.
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I can tell you right now - that will certainly count as negligence
It isnt as though it was a manufacturing defect
anyway, ill be interested to see how this goes - lots of pics please
That was what I thought too.
I will definitely post pics, although my note is the best camera device I have, so it will have to be with my wifes galaxy W.
But it's better than nothing.
At least someone has already done a teardown for you to follow - one of the screen replacement threads
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At least someone has already done a teardown for you to follow - one of the screen replacement threads
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Yes, and I found a video of a teardown on youtube, not sure if it is the same person.
I did a half teardown today, so I am confident that I can at least take it apart.
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Yes, and I found a video of a teardown on youtube, not sure if it is the same person.
I did a half teardown today, so I am confident that I can at least take it apart.
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Good luck. Please, as many photos as possible to help others in future.
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So.
There was a side-effect of breaking the headphone port.
I noticed that the battery was really flat last night for some reason, I didn't think too much of it and I put it on charge.
This moring I took it off of charge, after a night of charging and it had only gotten to 42%. Which is when I realised that there was a problem.
I tried charging from my pc and the AC outlet, and it would charge very slowly and not above 42%. And when off charge, the battery would drain quite fast.
So I wondered if it was a result of me taking the phone apart and putting it back together wrong, so I took the back cover off again.
I tried to charge again, but same problem.
So then it dawned on me that the broken headphone port might be short circuiting something to drain the battery, so I popped the connector for the headphone jack off of the motherboard and tried to charge it that way.
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When I did this the phone charged with no problems. So it seems that the part was shorting out somehow.
This meant that I had to remove it now, instead of waiting for the replacement.
I removed the main board (for directions on how to do that check out one of the youtube videos on galaxy note teardown.)
To get to the headphone port part.
I had to remove the two silver screws to remove the little metal bracket holding it down, then pulled out the headphone part.
It is just stuck down with some rubbish sticky glue type stuff.
Then installed the metal cover and the mainboard without the headphone port part.
I then wanted to cover up the hole that was now in the top of the phone that would allow direct access to the main board. Luckily I use a case, so I used a bit of plastic, to sit between the phone and the case.
And here is the phone, with decent battery charge, next to defective part.
So, now the phone at least isn't going to damage its self while I wait for a replacement part.
BUT!!!! Before you try this, keep in mind that the other thing attached to the headphone port is the speaker for phonecalls.
I tested it with a phonecall from another phone.
The phone rings, but I can't hear anything when I pick up.
The person on the other end hears my voice, but also an echo of there own voice.
So, it is a drastic move, but at least now my phone is useable until the replacement part arrives.
It's a good thing I don't phone people, I mainly text anyway, so I should be fine for now.
Will update when the new part arrives.
Hi,
I've problems with my jack port too so, like you, I would like to replace it. Do you know where we can order a jack port for ours Galaxy Note ?
I ordered mine from ebay.
But I have seen other websites that have the same thing.
The ebay one was the cheapest for me, although it is shipping from the US to UK, so it will take a while to get here.
I will make a video or take lots of pictures so you can see how to install it.
Cheers
Jayd
Got a call from my friend today. Had to hang up and text him saying that I couldn't take is call, because I had removed the speaker from my phone. Was pretty funny.
Well, thank you !
Unfortunatly, I can't open your link because I'm in France and there are restrictions on ebay. Do you have a reference/name to give me plz ?
Anyway, to avoid the problem, I've ordered bluetooth headphones today. Hope you can replace your jack port soon !
Search Google for:
"Headphone Jack Earphone Flex Cable for Samsung Galaxy Note GT-N7000 i9220"
That was what the ebay item was called.
So you can't access ebay in France?
Thanks, I can access ebay but not the link you send me. The product is maybe unavailable for France...
Jobs Done
I got the replacement part today, after a week without the headphone jack or speaker for the phone.
So I opened up the phone again, as I did before. You can see the open space where the part needs to go.
So I took of the white plastic which uncovered the sticky area on the speaker used to stick down the part. The blue underneath of the headphone jack was also a bit sticky. I stuck it in place and it went in really easily.
Next I had to put the little metal bracket back in.
Then I put the screws into the bracket to hold it in place then put the main board back in place and screwed that down too.
I then clipped the connectors back in place and put the cover back on.
Booted it up and it is working perfectly
I tested the headphone jack afterwards and it is firm and the sound isn't crackly. I also tested the speaker for phonecalls and it is working again and sounds normal.
So it looks like, all in all, it was a successful fix.
Will update if any weird side-effects show up.
Cheers
Thank you! I've got the same issue where it only outputs stereo when I push whatever is plugged in to the headphone part toward the back of the phone. Cnn.cn has the part for $5 + $5 shipping, so I'll grab that and use your pics for reference!
My pleasure.
Feel free to contact me if you need help figuring anything out.
Cheers
Just to clarify, do you have to take apart the main board to replace the headphone jack?
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Just to clarify, do you have to take apart the main board to replace the headphone jack?
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I think I found my own answer and looks like you do.
No you don't need to take it apart, but you do have to remove it to get to the bracket underneath.
By that I mean, unscrew the main board and pop the few clips that are connecting the IO ribbons to it, then just pull it off.
congratulations on your succesful fix.. i can't even dare to do this as you have did that.. you are so brave
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Sounds like you bent a contact to one side with the preasure of the Jack. I did this on a pod and used a torch & Bobby pin to pull the contact into the side of the hole again. It was not sticking far enough into it to make contract
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was leaving for work this morning, didn't want to toss my tablet on the passenger seat to be careful (go figure), so i put it on the roof of my car while i was loading up my stuff for work.
i get in my car, back out of my driveway, and pull off. i live on a busy road, 5 lanes, 55mph speed limit. i start accelerating, going about 40-45 mph, and i head a loud clank from my car. i look in my rear-view mirror and see something black bounce and roll around on the road. then it hits me, i never took my tablet off my roof... there it was, sitting in the middle of the road.
i turn around, wait for some traffic to pass, and run out and grab it. luckily, it still works, seemingly perfect. at first look, i didn't see anything wrong with it, but i couldn't take a good look at it until i got to work.
when i got to work, i noticed the top right corner was scraped and scuffed pretty good, and the corner on my leather case was a bit torn up, but it seems to be just a bit of cosmetic damage. i'm just thankful it still works. this is my 2nd tablet after the 1st was returned for a raised screen and defective touchscreen.
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i'm gonna venture a guess and say my chances on getting a replacement are slim to none? lol
edit: sorry for the hugemongous pictures, resized them
The part that gets me is that you didn't want to put it in your car for safety, so you put it on the roof of your car haha. That's hilarious. But man that sucks. I can't imagine they're going to give you a replacement, no.
Ouch! That sucks man, glad it still works though. I doubt you'll get a replacement, but if it were me, I'd get a different case to cover that up.
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The part that gets me is that you didn't want to put it in your car for safety, so you put it on the roof of your car haha. That's hilarious. But man that sucks. I can't imagine they're going to give you a replacement, no.
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yeah, go figure. i'm usually good with not doing that sorta stuff, but i didn't get much sleep last night, so i guess i just wasn't thinking
You are extremely lucky.
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Glad for you that it still works. And all these threads questioning the build quality of the N7.
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Glad for you that it still works. And all these threads questioning the build quality of the N7.
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:highfive: thats for sure. I have a nexus S and I dropped mines pretty good the first few days I got it and all it got was small scratch on the top left corner and it works perfect still. I will always trust google products and their build quality. and plus, it's asus for **** sakes. my computer monitor is asus and so is my motherboard... Asus is one hell of a reliable company. they're not perfect, but they are reliable
Did you at least cry?
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Yeah I'll probably do that. Any suggestions for a case that covers the corners? A magnet case would be preferred but not required
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There was a thread on here early on about someone who dropped their N7 and cracked the plastic bezel on one of the corners. They tried to fill in the missing piece with some silver colored resin. You may want to give that a shot.
A tpu case would cover the corners. Amazon has a few from different manufacturers. I just bought one from "exact". It has an "x" on the back, it's black but they also have clear, the back is textured, and best of all its $5.95 shipped. I-blason also makes a tpu as does kayscase. Look on Amazon for "Nexus 7 tpu".
Here is the link to the one I bought.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B008L...2&me=A29LLD0WGS56WE&mp=MerchantsAt&o=New&op=1
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A friend did almost the same thing with an iPad but he was not even moving. It just slid off the roof. It is completely ruined. The glass is shattered and everything.
For an inexpensive device the Nexus 7 is durable.. love mine.
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Yea I would second a TPU case to cover it up.
Also someone was piecing out his N7 for parts, perhaps you could buy the silver ring. It looks really bad in the pictures, but comparing to mine, it probably isn't even that big of a blemish.
They are pretty tough with those cases on. I'm using a Blurex case and I'm always tossing mine around now (in seats, the couch, desk, bed, etc). I'd be super glad it just works after that kind of spill. You can tell you were going pretty fast by the amount of chunk that is missing.
I've done stuff like that before, usually with my coffee mug, put it on the roof while I'm putting stuff in my jeep... Next thing I know I see coffee running down the windshield... lol
Glad your tablet still works, I'd be freaking out if that happened.
Ouch, good thing it still works and the glass isnt cracked, thank god I always have my tab in a bag of some sorts when I'm on the road.
This is a good ad for the Roo case!
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Yea I would second a TPU case to cover it up.
Also someone was piecing out his N7 for parts, perhaps you could buy the silver ring. It looks really bad in the pictures, but comparing to mine, it probably isn't even that big of a blemish.
They are pretty tough with those cases on. I'm using a Blurex case and I'm always tossing mine around now (in seats, the couch, desk, bed, etc). I'd be super glad it just works after that kind of spill. You can tell you were going pretty fast by the amount of chunk that is missing.
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the picture actually looks it make a lot worse than it really is. it's still very noticeable, but it's not a huge chunk or anything. just looks a bit ugly now
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I've done stuff like that before, usually with my coffee mug, put it on the roof while I'm putting stuff in my jeep... Next thing I know I see coffee running down the windshield... lol
Glad your tablet still works, I'd be freaking out if that happened.
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weird thing is, i never put anything on top of my car like that. i dunno why i thought it was a good idea. oh well, at least it still works
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Ouch, good thing it still works and the glass isnt cracked, thank god I always have my tab in a bag of some sorts when I'm on the road.
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yeah when i first realized what had happened, my first thought was the glass would be shattered. that was pretty much the only thing i looked at when i first grabbed it
Some Bondo and a little paint will get that buffed out like new. I'm surprised the glass didn't shatter.
my slid off my table and fell 4 feet and landed flat on the screen! Picked it up and turned it on the screen came on, went black, displayed the a nice two tone google search bar and came back on fine. It has been working fine since.
well you dont lose anything by trying your luck with google.
a witty email to them saying the device is tough and you accidentally checked it out .... mention the rest of the story. they might be impressed enough to throw a new device your way! you dont lose anything by trying and they might like to know their device survived such a fall! Try your luck.
EDIT: After a few days of comparing sound quality with a working Nexus 7, I decided I could do better than the Eee PC speakers. I have another set of better speakers I ordered directly from a components distributor on the way, and I'll post an update when they come in. Link
I'm another unlucky Nexus 7 owner to have their speakers blow out through normal usage. Unfortunately none of the temporary fixes seemed to work, and it's entirely possible that I made my speakers worse through trying them. I had crackling on both speakers, and at any volume. So, I submitted a RMA to Asus about two weeks ago and never received a response.
Then I got the bright idea of removing the speakers altogether to see if I could shoehorn together a custom solution. I'm documenting my findings here in case any of you want to give it a shot yourself and don't particularly care about voided warranties. Yes, you are voiding your warranty simply by taking apart your device. And no, I don't think you should try this if you're afraid of soldering irons. For those of you that are comfortable handling burning hot metal rods, this should otherwise be a pretty simple process. I've burned myself countless times, and even I was able to complete this mod in about 45 minutes.
The first step is that you need to buy a set of small laptop speakers, preferably something that has been gutted from a netbook. Speakers come in all shapes and sizes, so ideally you want something as small as possible and doesn't require much power. Impedance and resistance values are negligible, since the worst thing that could happen when you plug in slightly larger speakers with different values is that your device isn't as loud as before. Once I was ready, I went on eBay and started looking at Asus Eee PC speakers, since I thought the odds are good that Asus re-uses a lot of connectors and speaker sizes in their devices (later I found out this was not entirely true). I also did some Googling just to get an idea of what kind of sound quality I could expect from Eee speakers, and most people seemed to think they were okay. I ended up with some speakers from an Eee PC 1005HAB.
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Big thanks to Lokheed for this steal at just over $5 with free shipping. That's half the cost to ship the entire Nexus 7 back to Asus for repair.
The connector looked similar enough to the original for the Nexus 7 speakers that I thought maybe I could get away with doing zero soldering, but unfortunately when they got here the connector was easily twice the size. The other problems were that the pin layout on the connector was different (Vcc, Gnd, Vcc, Gnd versus the Nexus 7's Vcc, Gnd, Gnd, Vcc), and the solder joints for the speakers were hidden inside of the plastic casing. The speakers were much bigger overall, too, which meant things were going to get tricky for ensuring there was enough clearance to actually install them.
This is the point where I realized I had taken a gamble and was on the verge of losing, though luckily it was only a $5 gamble. I immediately set to work on trying to pry apart the plastic housing to remove as much extra plastic as I could. The housing itself was held together with some epoxy, so I had to run a blade through it before prying. Then to get it started, I used a pair of pliers as a makeshift nutcracker to crack one side open so I could fit a spudger in to start prying it apart.
The empty shells from the backs of the speakers. I have no idea why one of them seemed to be more difficult than the other. Luckily without the plastic housing, the speakers ended up being just barely thin enough to still fit. I took some tin snips to the edges and trimmed off as much as I could without breaking the frame on the membranes, then I just stripped the original speaker connector wires and soldered directly to the speakers.
When soldering, just de-solder the old wires from the speakers first and take note of the black vs red/white wires. The 7's speaker wires use red for Vcc and brown for Gnd, so solder the brown wire to where the black wire was, and the red wire to the other one. Simple!
Finally, I powered on my device and ran through a few Youtube videos to test that the speakers worked. Success!
After that I just secured them in place with a dab of hot glue and sealed everything back up. I will say that the speakers are definitely not as loud as the originals, which is to be expected since they're bigger and the Eee PC obviously has more juice to drive the speakers. However, they are a bit clearer than the originals, and it's much better than waiting around for Asus to put another set of speakers in that will probably blow out after a month again. Later on I might consider buying a few extra sets of original speakers in case I get tired of the low volume, but for right now I'm satisfied.
Would using Volume+ with these speakers increase the volume but keep good quality?
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Would using Volume+ with these speakers increase the volume but keep good quality?
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I couldn't seem to get Volume+ to work with the stock ROM. That said, it could also be a problem with sound reflection, since I tried flipping it over and it's definitely really loud on the other side.
I also put my girlfriend's 7 next to mine for comparison, and I'm starting to notice that the sound quality isn't actually as good. I've got another set of speakers on order from Mouser Electronics, which should be a lot nicer. I'll post my results when they come in.
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We should burn all device designers responsible for putting speakers on a multimedia device behind the device.
I mean cone on, would they turn their Hifi speakers to the wall instead of to their couch?
Edit: Even my 190 $ chinese tablet (Yuandao N101 RK3066 Dualcore, 1GB RAM, 32GB flash, 31GB microSD, HDMI, Android 4.1) has stereo speakers on the front side in better quality than asus'. I don't even complain about all the absent ports ASUS/Google failed to integrate, but dear Asus please make sure you use high quality for the parts which are present.
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We should burn all device designers responsible for putting speakers on a multimedia device behind the device.
I mean cone on, would they turn their Hifi speakers to the wall instead of to their couch?
Edit: Even my 190 $ chinese tablet (Yuandao N101 RK3066 Dualcore, 1GB RAM, 32GB flash, 31GB microSD, HDMI, Android 4.1) has stereo speakers on the front side in better quality than asus'. I don't even complain about all the absent ports ASUS/Google failed to integrate, but dear Asus please make sure you use high quality for the parts which are present.
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First, I agree. But not only BEHIND a device, I'm also irritated by the fact it's off-centered. Watching movie in landscape makes the sound came only from the right or left side...... make it stereo and put speakers on BOTH side!
Secondly, your $190 tablet has Jelly Bean???? Where can I buy it? lol
Asus tried facing the speakers out the front with the TF101. The speakers were behind the screen and made the screen vibrate to make the sound seem like it was coming out the front. It was an interesting concept, but overall sounded kind of muffled because they were still pretty crappy speakers to begin with. I do like that the Yuandao N101 has small cutouts in the glass on the front, but in turn that makes the screen less durable.
It would make more sense to just manufacture a smaller piece of glass and have the entire bezel made of plastic or aluminum, much like how 99% of portable devices before the iPad were made (GameBoy, DS, PSP, etc.). But instead most companies and consumers are obsessed with the design of the iPad, and so all the competitors work on ways to replicate that instead.
If cost were not a problem, we'd be using electrostatic speakers that are integrated into the screen, thereby keeping the iPad-like glass panel and getting exceptional sound quality at the same time. However, nobody wants to spend $1000 on a tablet yet, so we're stuck with $2 integrated plastic speakers that blow out after a week.
So Asus wanted to charge you to ship the device back even though its a manufacturer defect
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Any other option for replacement speakers that may work better? My speaker blew the other day
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Mine blew yesterday. A quick search will lead u to a site where they sell OEM n7 speaker assemblies for around 25$. Just ordered one today plan to crack my n7 open takin out three screws and doing it my damn self. Not waiting on Asus or google for repairs or replacement. Plus I don't wanna deal with having to unroot pay shipping wait without a device, finally get it back, re root it and set it up again how I want it. In two day when parts arrive 5 mins later ill have working speakers. Then I plan to get external speakers to avoid this in the future. Hopefully someone will find some decent replacement speakers that will fit and not blow out on normal volume settings
Any one know if Asus will sell replacement speakers? Since mine have just gone
WarningHPB said:
Any one know if Asus will sell replacement speakers? Since mine have just gone
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There's at least once place selling it, they look to be around $30. Problem is since it's not "user replicable" I doubt Asus would sell direct even if they had it as a billable part number.
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I mean cone on, would they turn their Hifi speakers to the wall instead of to their couch?
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Uhm, they would if their last name was Bose.
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There's at least once place selling it, they look to be around $30. Problem is since it's not "user replicable" I doubt Asus would sell direct even if they had it as a billable part number.
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yeah I meant to say speaker assembly but yeah I'm wanna just get the assembly and replace mine since its a lot more hassle RMAing it
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Uhm, they would if their last name was Bose.
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Buy Our S***ty Equipment
my 3g has now got terrible sound coming from the left speaker only. any updates from anyone on where to get replacements our alternatives?
on how to force all audio to go through the right channel?
btw I blame dice player and its 400 percent audio boost
Sage said:
my 3g has now got terrible sound coming from the left speaker only. any updates from anyone on where to get replacements our alternatives?
on how to force all audio to go through the right channel?
btw I blame dice player and its 400 percent audio boost
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Left one seems to be the only one that blows. Mine went while using MX and 200% boost. Just received a replacement N7 from google...
Saw a vid on youtube with a fix.....
Personally I snipped a piece (1/4x1/4x1/4 roughly) from a mattress pad and placed it over the offending speaker.
I love how this guy is a "technician" yet he's:
Confusing flathead and philips
Using a flathead to open a plastic back case
Suggesting glueing connector half-way in place as a fix
Sliding the tablet around face-down on the table surface
Suggesting cutting wires to disconnect the 'blown" speaker
Informercial
fail.
khaytsus said:
I love how this guy is a "technician" yet he's:
Confusing flathead and philips
Using a flathead to open a plastic back case
Suggesting glueing connector half-way in place as a fix
Sliding the tablet around face-down on the table surface
Suggesting cutting wires to disconnect the 'blown" speaker
Informercial
fail.
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Granted their all quick/temporary fixes at best, but do you have a better suggestion? Preferably a non warranty voiding one....
Mine blew from using the alarm clock and a standard tone. Pretty ridiculous and am buying a cheap bluetooth speaker to use in my room for movies and alarm. I sent it to Asus last week and delivery confirmation shows they just got it. Hope this is a quick turnaround.
Good afternoon everyone. My best regards to earlyberd for this post. I used the information herein to continue the project where it left off…even though it may not be entirely in the OP’s original direction. I bought the suggested speakers using earlyberd’s link to Mouser. I was able to fit these guys into the Nexus 7, but it took quite a bit of mod work (in my opinion). So, I will quickly share my craziness and fill in details if there is interest.
Attached Word doc has embedded pics. The un-links below are higher res.
Nexus framework milled out with a small Dremel engraving bit:
flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/9080835754/
Speakers staged for fitment:
flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/9078609129/
Everybody wired and working:
flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/9080832736/
It is not apparent in the pictures, but I had to trim some of the ground plane off of the usb/audio jack circuit board to make everything fit. Some may get a queasy feeling at the thought of doing this. I would be happy to provide very detailed pictures for anyone interested.
Thanks.
Does this exist? I hate trying to watch a quick YT vid and it sounds so far away and then it sounds great if I cup my hand around the back of the phone.
That is what you're supposed to do.
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Why exactly am I supposed to do that?
All case like that is not practical. And if you can use a smart phone you can cup your hand to help the sound. I wish OEM's would make dual speakers on the front side. One on top and bottom and make it where you can use phone right side up or upside down. Would solve a lot of problems including the one you think you have.
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Well not all cases would need to be like that, just a niche product (like those iPhone cases that amplify the sound from the speaker by virtually cupping it through the use of some space at the bottom of the case. The main concern would probably be the thickness of such a case as it needs to redirect the sound from the rear to the sides of the case (in landscape mode).
Samsung missed an opportunity there by not providing stereo speakers on the unit. That would have been awesome.
I dont think it would have to even be that thick to do a good job of directing the sound. Im sure we could get away thinner then a defender case.
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I dont think it would have to even be that thick to do a good job of directing the sound. Im sure we could get away thinner then a defender case.
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The shape affects how sound travels. Having a non concave shape funneling sound would just muffle your speakers.
Just use your hands...better yet, headphones.
swyped all these spelling errors from my galaxy note 2
finalhit said:
The shape affects how sound travels. Having a non concave shape funneling sound would just muffle your speakers.
Just use your hands...better yet, headphones.
swyped all these spelling errors from my galaxy note 2
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If the OP wanted the case to redirect the sound, the more appropriate suggestion would be to use an external speaker (wired or not).
or dual speakers,i had a motorola q9h, that thing was plenty loud..but yeah buds work better
I have an external speaker, and a bluetooth headset capable of music. The point of this was to be instantly available.
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I have an external speaker, and a bluetooth headset capable of music. The point of this was to be instantly available.
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I think its a good idea. I'd buy it.
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slipmagt said:
I have an external speaker, and a bluetooth headset capable of music. The point of this was to be instantly available.
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exactly why i dont understand that these highend phones do Not have dual Loud Speakers:laugh:..note 3 i hope
FIREONHIGH said:
exactly why i dont understand that these highend phones do Not have dual Loud Speakers:laugh:..note 3 i hope
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Dual speakers on front that are plenty and have a smart flip feature so you can just grab it and talk. And the noise canceling the mics doing the same would be the bomb. A phone that you couldn't hold wrong and in your face stereo. :thumbup:
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Something like this? I've only seen it for the iPhones.
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All case like that is not practical. And if you can use a smart phone you can cup your hand to help the sound. I wish OEM's would make dual speakers on the front side. One on top and bottom and make it where you can use phone right side up or upside down. Would solve a lot of problems including the one you think you have.
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except the problem with that is the bottom speaker would be right next to the voice microphone, which would make loud speaker cause an echo.
having the speaker on the bottom rear is already close enough to cause echo problems when i use the loud speaker during a call... and noise cancellation doesnt help much due to the differing distances between the speaker and each microphone so it doesnt cancel out perfectly, i can still hear echos.
main reason why most manufacturers dont bother with dual speakers on the rear is because the speakers are too close so you end up with near field interference.
You misunderstood. Dual speakers on the front. One top. One bottom. And use gyroscope and/or accelerometer to smartly use the correct microphone for voice and the other for cancelation. And the same for which speaker needs to be the earpiece in a call and which needs to be deactivated. For games and media both speakers on. For loudspeaker calls, and option to preset which needs to be speaker and a toggle to switch during call if necessary and/or turn off toggle altogether in options. Also makes it easier for us gsm users to use data while using loudspeaker in a call. I am sure the engineering behind it would not be too hard considering all the other more advanced features in a phone. These 5"+ can easily accommodate quality speakers for this purpose. Why it hasn't been done already I don't know. Maybe I should patent it and force the oem who comes out with it first to hook me up with a phone to license it. . If it is apple, I would want time cook to smash an iphone in public and ask for a nexus replacement for right to license.
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Something like this? I've only seen it for the iPhones.
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Ive thought about getting one of these and trying to modifiy it to my needs. I know my local walmart sells them for $4. I havent looked online though.
I found this
A company called element case has these cases.
http://www.elementcase.com/Atom-S4-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-Case-p/sms4-1010-xxfx.htm
They also claim to have a patent on it so it may be hard to find another company with the same idea, really hope they start to support more devices with it.
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Mahahahhahahaha! Looks like an old timey record player! That's just ridiculous! Just use headphones if sound is that huge of a complaint. I do like the idea of stereo speakers like the htc one. It's stupid and cheap of the manufacturers not to use them...
don't listen to these people
I've been on the same quest looking for this type of case, to no avail. I had something similar from Element cases for my S4, loved it, sounded great, but unfortunately, I'm not seeing anything for the Note 4. I bought my Note 4 in October, and still nothing. I agree, it's a HUGE market these case companies are missing out on. Wish I had access to a 3D printer, I'd start making them myself and make a killing.
hello,
so last night i just noticed that something was wrong with my jack
left side was louder than the right
i tried alot of things
and finally went to LG service
and they opened my phone up
and saw there was small fungus on the motherboard
even though i bought my phone on 10th dec 2013
and used a cover all along "THE ARMOR CASE!"
it still managed to happen i wonder why
i did get my board replaced though
it was giving me camera crashing and heating problems as well
but this makes me wonder how can fungus pop up on my motherboard so fast.
Moisture attracts fungi... Make sure you keep the phone away from water and let it not get damped...
hollowback said:
hello,
so last night i just noticed that something was wrong with my jack
left side was louder than the right
i tried alot of things
and finally went to LG service
and they opened my phone up
and saw there was small fungus on the motherboard
even though i bought my phone on 10th dec 2013
and used a cover all along "THE ARMOR CASE!"
it still managed to happen i wonder why
i did get my board replaced though
it was giving me camera crashing and heating problems as well
but this makes me wonder how can fungus pop up on my motherboard so fast.
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If you shower with your phone next to you it can be possible that the steam from a hot shower can cause fungus to grow.
Also I noticed that you said the left side is louder than the right. I'm assuming that you're talking about the speaker? The speaker is only located on the left side and the right side is for the mic.
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At least you have a nice mushroom grower in your pocket now
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I've a nice crop of liberty caps growing on mine!
Sent by mobile telephone.
hmm
funny thing is i never kept it in the shower or near water or something
i really took care of it
i dont recall how water could go inside
i am planning to buy some other cover for my phones extra protection i am already using a
http://www.amazon.in/Cruzerlite-Hybrid-Rugged-KickStand-Armour/dp/B00G3DU8NM?tag=googinhydr8850-21
im very surprised this could happen since i been taking real good care of it and never took it to the wash room
Going from a very cold temperature to a very warm temperature cold produce condensation within the phone in which could turn into mold or "fungus"... Just my 2¢
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Sounds like high humidity...put some foot powder on it!
im already using a LG Nexus 5 Cruzerlite Hybrid 2 Layer Rugged KickStand Armour Case
im planning to change my case to some rugged case which wont let such a thing happen
and still be strong
can anyone suggest one of the best protective cases !
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If you shower with your phone next to you it can be possible that the steam from a hot shower can cause fungus to grow.
Also I noticed that you said the left side is louder than the right. I'm assuming that you're talking about the speaker? The speaker is only located on the left side and the right side is for the mic.
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i meant the audio jack
its when i put my headset/earphones on
OuncE718 said:
If you shower with your phone next to you it can be possible that the steam from a hot shower can cause fungus to grow.
Also I noticed that you said the left side is louder than the right. I'm assuming that you're talking about the speaker? The speaker is only located on the left side and the right side is for the mic.
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no that happens when i put the jack into the audio jack port only
galaxys said:
Sounds like high humidity...put some foot powder on it!
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lol
You must be a fun guy... Sorry for the pun
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im already using a LG Nexus 5 Cruzerlite Hybrid 2 Layer Rugged KickStand Armour Case
im planning to change my case to some rugged case which wont let such a thing happen
and still be strong
can anyone suggest one of the best protective cases ! !!!!!!
hollowback said:
im already using a LG Nexus 5 Cruzerlite Hybrid 2 Layer Rugged KickStand Armour Case
im planning to change my case to some rugged case which wont let such a thing happen
and still be strong
can anyone suggest one of the best protective cases ! !!!!!!
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I'm not sure if any of the the cases will protect from spores though.
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OP eat the mushroom. For science
Oh gosh...I frequently keep my phone near me during a steamy shower...guess I better stop now.
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not helping :/
One of those really cheap screen pens of Amazon.com. They have a plastic 3.5 jack on a string to plug in the jack, to keep it with the phone. Cut the thread and use it to block the hole. Cost a dollar or less
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I think you should run with it and see what you can harvest down the line. Might be worth more than the phone itself.