A day after receiving my phone, I began to notice the bottom speaker was louder than the top. Now I'm wondering if this is common.
Holding the phone about 6-8 inches away from you, play a video or mp3 of talking (standup comedy/video blog/etc) with the volume 3-4 notches below max. Do one of the speakers sound slightly/noticeably louder?
Nfinity said:
A day after receiving my phone, I began to notice the bottom speaker was louder than the top. Now I'm wondering if this is common.
Holding the phone about 6-8 inches away from you, play a video or mps of talking (standup comedy/video blog/etc) with the volume 3-4 notches below max. Do one of the speakers sound slightly/noticeably louder?
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Part of the update to the international version is a better stereo audio mix.
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Part of the update to the international version is a better stereo audio mix.
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Thanks for the reply.
Maybe that would fix it. With it my Sprint unit only being a week old, I'd rather not risk it to wait and see. Lets Talk is sending me another one as we speak (type?). Gonna test my new unit to see if it has the same problem.
I actually might have waited it out if it weren't for the fact that the top speaker died at one point, requiring a soft reset to fix. Hopefully I just got a bad unit because I love this phone.
I noticed this on one that we took out of the box to play with. Was watching a few youtube videos on it and I noticed that the bottom speaker was slightly louder than the top. Otherwise it wouldn't really be noticeable imho, seems like a software mixing problem on the device we tested. Yours could have been defective if it was significantly louder than the top speaker.
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I noticed this on one that we took out of the box to play with. Was watching a few youtube videos on it and I noticed that the bottom speaker was slightly louder than the top. Otherwise it wouldn't really be noticeable imho, seems like a software mixing problem on the device we tested. Yours could have been defective if it was significantly louder than the top speaker.
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That's exactly what I'm experiencing. It's a minor volume difference, but enough to be noticeable. I almost started to believe one of my ears were less capable than the other, lol. I'll try out the replacement and see if it's an improvement. Wish I didn't have to set everything up again, though.
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That's exactly what I'm experiencing. It's a minor volume difference, but enough to be noticeable. I almost started to believe one of my ears were less capable than the other, lol. I'll try out the replacement and see if it's an improvement. Wish I didn't have to set everything up again, though.
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Just turn the phone upside down..
Felnarion said:
Just turn the phone upside down..
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Don't be a smartass. I have this same issue. How exactly is flipping the phone supposed to help if one side is louder than the other? If i flip it over, ONE SIDE IS STILL LOUDER THAN THE OTHER. smh....
My bottom one is louder too I think, not by much tho...
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I can barely notice a difference between the two speakers. If you didn't post this I probably would never even detected it but there is a very slight difference between the two speakers.
My apologies to any glass shattering moments created for anyone who reads this topic.
I've confirmed the volume imbalance by venturing to different retail stores and testing their models, along with the two I've posessed. Each time I've been able to have it presented to me in random orientations and, with my eyes closed, identify which side is the bottom speaker. It's kind of a neat party trick at this point, lol.
I've become used to it, assuming it to be a software fix away from perfection. Here's hoping HTC notices and balances the two.
Just got my black sprint model 2 days ago. Seems equal to me. Maybe I'm just not that anal.
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For what it's worth. I haven't noticed any imbalances with my phone...
I noticed this on one that we took out of the box to play with. Was watching a few youtube videos on it and I dynam rc planes noticed that the bottom speaker was slightly louder than the top.I can barely notice a difference between the two speakers. If you didn't post this I probably would never even detected it but there is a very slight difference between the two speakers:good::good:.
My bottom speaker is very slightly louder. I thought it was a hardware fault but turn beats on and both speakers level out perfectly! Can't complain!
Mine seems to be well balanced
Hi Guys
Just got my New One and Im having the same issue.. the bottom speaker is ever so slightly louder than the top.. On its side, the SIM tray down over, front cam at the top, listening to TuneIn Radio Pro and any music In the player.. the Right speaker is louder. Im running 422 / 2.24.401.8.
Are these defective units and should I replace it or is there a fix out for it.
Thanks
my top is louder.. for sure.. but it still sounds great to me.. i didt get my phone new.. i traded my S4 for the ONE.. from someone off craigslist.. the dude i got it from his first htc one died.. so they sent him a replacement he had it for 5 days the we traded phone
Stereo is never equally output balanced..which is why its stereo.
My top speaker is louder. Over the updates the overal sound volume has been decreased. Does anyone know of a volume fix?
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Have a m7ul, not a Sprint One, but I noticed my bottom speaker is MUCH louder than my top one. To the point where there's no noticeable difference in volume/sound if I cover the top speaker. Had anyone noticed if the ROM makes any difference? Stock sense vs Play Edition vs CM?
I'm on CM 10.2 nightly right now. I did have a lot of difficulty hearing people on phone calls on ARHD Sense though.
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Hello,
I picked up my att note 3 on Friday. I believe I have a defective loudspeaker. When at max or near max volume when talking on speaker phone the audio is distorted/resonant similar to a buzzing. I tried removing the back cover which had no affect.
Being as others have modified the android OS to increase volume with success it seems likely to be a defective phone.
Please let me know if any one else hears poor speaker phone audio quality.
I will likely try to swap my phone out for a new one at att.
Daniel
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dachness said:
Hello,
I picked up my att note 3 on Friday. I believe I have a defective loudspeaker. When at max or near max volume when talking on speaker phone the audio is distorted/resonant similar to a buzzing. I tried removing the back cover which had no affect.
Being as others have modified the android OS to increase volume with success it seems likely to be a defective phone.
Please let me know if any one else hears poor speaker phone audio quality.
I will likely try to swap my phone out for a new one at att.
Daniel
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Maybe yours is normal. As when I listen to folks on speakerphoneI can hardly hear them compared to my S4 and its quiet perhaps they reduced it on my build for this very reason ( cheap speaker ).
I originally thought something was wrong with my device because i kept hearing the audio drop down and raise again when listening to music. But I noticed it never did that with anything else besides the app, Spotify. I decided to try another music app and I cannot replicate the issue. I think it's the Spotify app. Maybe a compatiblity issue with 4.3, not sure. Either way sounds comes out normal except in that app.
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Any one else experiencing this problem?
Hello Everyone,
I exchanged my phone this past Friday. The new phone may be slightly better than my previous one but it still distorts at full volume when on speakerphone.
Daniel
dachness said:
Hello Everyone,
I exchanged my phone this past Friday. The new phone may be slightly better than my previous one but it still distorts at full volume when on speakerphone.
Daniel
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Ran some more tests on both my wife's and my unit. If you listen carefully on full volume you can occasionally hear it clip
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Mine is pretty bad. I have a hard time hearing people on speakerphone unless it is all the way up, then it is pretty distorted.
hi guys, i have my HO for around 3 months and i absolutely love the front facing stereo speakers..but lately i think that the speakers aren't as loud as they used to be..is there any tests/ways to test the volume of the phone to make sure that it's still as loud?
please help me out here..cheers
ace-user said:
hi guys, i have my HO for around 3 months and i absolutely love the front facing stereo speakers..but lately i think that the speakers aren't as loud as they used to be..is there any tests/ways to test the volume of the phone to make sure that it's still as loud?
please help me out here..cheers
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If you recently updated from 4.1 to anything more recent, there was a reduction in loudness. Some claimed they lowered due to speaker longevity, others say hearing protection. In any case, unless you roll back to your factory shipped stock, your stuck with the levels HTC set.
Insert Coin rom lets you flash the louder sound files
So there's no way to test it?
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My HTC One's speakers are really quiet. On maximum they sound quieter than Desire HD's... How can I fix that and possibly without root ? :angel:
+1... I have never been happy with the loudness, even sent my HTC to the service and apparently they replaced faulty speakers but I can't hear the difference. I compared my one with couple ones in several shops and mine was always quieter. There are threads "how to decrease volume on htc one" as people complain it is too loud, I wish my was that loud
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Sometimes my speakers are even working and restart fixes it... Htc replied to me that I should compare it to other htc-s and if its bad i should restore defaults and try safe mode on the phone.. Neither of them fixes it... I heard it got screwed with the 4.3 update because people requested, but thats way too quiet.. "Boomsound"... Sure... I get the loudness I want in the toilet...
Have any of you other users experienced repeated speaker failure on same device? I just sent my phone in for second time with lower speaker distortion/static. Seems to happen after about 2 weeks of receiving phone back from service. I keep all volumes below 50%, so I don't know what I'm doing wrong to have so many failur in short time. The phone has been through HTC service for camera module, lower speaker static and once again for lower speaker static, so 3 times now...I'm sticking with this phone because other than that it's been awesome for build, it's a newer dated one and have had it since new and overall great performance etc. HTC offered to expedite (overnight) me a possible (out of reps control) refurbished phone but I chose to stick with my current one because I know it's history. Overall HTC has been great to work with and they take care of shipping each time and turn around time has been a week or so just sux to continuously have lower speaker acting up. Thanks in advance for insight and comments/replies.
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ive had 3 replacement HTC ONEs already due to the speaker blowing issue and now i need to have it replaced again for the same issue.
Yea, it sux, I just wanna know what I'm doing wrong if it's something on my end...be it work environment (dust, metal in speaker etc) or too loud (which I usually don't turn up past 1/2 way) beats/no beats...
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