So trying to compare headphones on my new moto x and ive discovered the moto x is actually the cause of my poor audio quality. It seems to produce deep bass but vocals are extremely hard to hear and the highs are also drowned out.
Compared with my galaxy s4 which seems to produce great sound across the curve.
Anyone else notice this from their moto x?
I'm using the Sol headphones I ordered with it and my Ultimate ears.
I've also tried eq setting but doesn't seems to help much
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Legacystar said:
So trying to compare headphones on my new moto x and ive discovered the moto x is actually the cause of my poor audio quality. It seems to produce deep bass but vocals are extremely hard to hear and the highs are also drowned out.
Compared with my galaxy s4 which seems to produce great sound across the curve.
Anyone else notice this from their moto x?
I'm using the Sol headphones I ordered with it and my Ultimate ears.
I've also tried eq setting but doesn't seems to help much
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Well, i read somewhere that, its got to do with the DAC (Digital to Analog/Audio converter) on the moto x processor. It isn't that good compared to chips in S4 (Snapdragon 600) or Nexus5 (Snapdragon 800). So the audio quality won't change with any amount of soft settings as the hardware itself is weak.
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Well, i read somewhere that, its got to do with the DAC (Digital to Analog/Audio converter) on the moto x processor. It isn't that good compared to chips in S4 (Snapdragon 600) or Nexus5 (Snapdragon 800). So the audio quality won't change with any amount of soft settings as the hardware itself is weak.
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This is very disappointing. Can you link me to your research?
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Legacystar said:
This is very disappointing. Can you link me to your research?
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Sound improves with viper4android with KitKat, it requires a rooted device. Eargasm
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IMO, it's the stupid "Audio Effects" app. It's turned on to some "3D surround" mode by default. If you just turn that entire thing off, it sounds much better.
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Sound improves with viper4android with KitKat, it requires a rooted device. Eargasm
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I tried viper didn't seem to help
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aooga said:
IMO, it's the stupid "Audio Effects" app. It's turned on to some "3D surround" mode by default. If you just turn that entire thing off, it sounds much better.
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I can't get audio effects to open it just force closes
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I can't get audio effects to open it just force closes
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Did it ever open for you? You're going to Settings>sound>audio effects right?
Are you on the stock rom? and 4.2 or 4.4?
I had the S4 and one of the major reasons for returning it was the audio quality, even with the "sound match" thing. ( I forgot what it's called, but its that thing where it plays a bunch of faint beeps and you have to keep tapping the screen)
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Did it ever open for you? You're going to Settings>sound>audio effects right?
Are you on the stock rom? and 4.2 or 4.4?
I had the S4 and one of the major reasons for returning it was the audio quality, even with the "sound match" thing. ( I forgot what it's called, but its that thing where it plays a bunch of faint beeps and you have to keep tapping the screen)
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Stock 4.4 rooted and using gravity box. I haven't gotten it to open ever
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Legacystar said:
Stock 4.4 rooted and using gravity box. I haven't gotten it to open ever
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Well that's your problem
I don't know why that's happening. Have you tried resetting it?
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aooga said:
Well that's your problem
I don't know why that's happening. Have you tried resetting it?
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Resting what ?
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Resting what ?
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Your phone.
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Well I just disabled audio effect since I can't get it to open and that seems to have killed whatever effect was causing the crappy audio. Thanks guys!!
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Audio effects sucks but I tell you if you're running KitKat and install viper you will hear a difference, you must stop audio effects and disable it for viper to work correctly
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Audio effects sucks but I tell you if you're running KitKat and install viper you will hear a difference, you must stop audio effects and disable it for viper to work correctly
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I'll try that out, thanks.
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Audio effects sucks but I tell you if you're running KitKat and install viper you will hear a difference, you must stop audio effects and disable it for viper to work correctly
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Yeah that's what I did
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Yeah that's what I did
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There's a thread with IRS custom sound enhancers that also adjust viper, its all in the ears after installing viper, by far the best sound enhancer for android
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Hello guys,
Sorry if there is already a thread like this. I searched the forum before, but the Tapatalk search function is really bad.
So: how is the audio quality? Can it replace a Cowon iAudio player? Sony is a big player in terms of sound equipment, so I put quite much hope in them.
I am not one of this guys whose spend lots of money in things like cables and portable amps. But I have really high requirements in sound quality, my Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 7 could not satisfy me, neither my iPod classic.
Best regards
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Root, and install viper4android from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=39156703
Standard isn't too bad, speaker is a bit week, but with above and tweaking settings, it's good, better with headphones.
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LGXX said:
Hello guys,
Sorry if there is already a thread like this. I searched the forum before, but the Tapatalk search function is really bad.
So: how is the audio quality? Can it replace a Cowon iAudio player? Sony is a big player in terms of sound equipment, so I put quite much hope in them.
I am not one of this guys whose spend lots of money in things like cables and portable amps. But I have really high requirements in sound quality, my Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 7 could not satisfy me, neither my iPod classic.
Best regards
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you are asking a lot for a phone and being cheap. Unlock your phone, install the kernel by dooom, by far that help me out the most, but dont expect it to be a blessing by the gods.
Thanks guys. I haven't bought the phone yet, but will try these things when I have it
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XZ stock sound is rubbish, ear piece is to quiet ect but after you have you new toy then root install CWM for locked BL and flash PureXAudio to a point you will have to turn volume down. Just remeber on locked BL please dont factory reset/wipe cache because i am sure i will see you in Q&A with bootloop problems.
You dont want to unlock your BL yet not intill you are happy and comfortable with what are doing/modding
Stock sound not good.
Root and install PureXAudio. The quality will be fantastic great!
Now... PureXAudio or this Viper thing?
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LGXX said:
Now... PureXAudio or this Viper thing?
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PureXAudio definitely.. Haven't seen much people using viper... To be honest that's the first time seeing that in these forums
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Why is stock sound (earphone, not loudspeaker, the louspeakers are too soft) bad? The audio chip used is the Qualcomm WCD9310, which ranks just below Wolfson but beats everything else as far as audio quality goes.
pandaball said:
Why is stock sound (earphone, not loudspeaker, the louspeakers are too soft) bad? The audio chip used is the Qualcomm WCD9310, which ranks just below Wolfson but beats everything else as far as audio quality goes.
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With my very limited knowledge, I think Sony hasn't fully utilised the capabilities of the chipset.. But PureXAudio does that for you
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LGXX said:
Now... PureXAudio or this Viper thing?
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PureXAudio.
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PureXAudio definitely.. Haven't seen much people using viper... To be honest that's the first time seeing that in these forums
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Then you need to try it. Read the feedback in the thread.
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Then you need to try it. Read the feedback in the thread.
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Will try later after my damn exams gets over.. Thanks for the link
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Then you need to try it. Read the feedback in the thread.
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Not only the feedback, but donations made. Must be ok.
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sdhanush1 said:
With my very limited knowledge, I think Sony hasn't fully utilised the capabilities of the chipset.. But PureXAudio does that for you
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+1:good:
The Xperia Z + PureXAudio can replace the Cowon iAudio Player for sure. I had a chance to hear both of them and the Z tops it.
Yeah, thats really good news. What about noise/soughing when WiFi is on? With my N7 and Urabnears Zinken/Xears , I can hear hum and noise in the background when surfing using WiFi...
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Yeah, thats really good news. What about noise/soughing when WiFi is on? With my N7 and Urabnears Zinken/Xears , I can hear hum and noise in the background when surfing using WiFi...
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No problem at all. Not even with my bluetooth set. I'm also using the PureXaudio mod and each time I listen to music I have the feeling that I'm in heaven. It's pure quality.
I haven't tried the other mod (don't have any reason to), so I can't say anything about it.
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Try Version 11 of Pure X audio..its the loudest..i still use it and didnt upgrade as higher versions are lower.
It v15 now on purexaudio.. Better quality now and view chngelogs.. :thumbup: i recommend purexaudio mod.. Im using it so far.
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I thought before that when I used the speakerphone on my One that it would come from both the bottom and top speakers, but right now it's only coming from the bottom one. Am I crazy, or was it not coming from both before?
Yea man both of mine work when on speakerphone but I am running the 4.2 beta so idk if it's different .....does music play from both?
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Bone stock and both of mine are playing while on a call and speaker phone enabled.
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I'm bone stock 4.1.2 and it's just not working. I restarted my phone and everything. Music is working from both, just not speakerphone.
Have u tried with beats off?
(rhetorical question, but...)
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I'm bone stock 4.1.2 and it's just not working. I restarted my phone and everything. Music is working from both, just not speakerphone.
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Do you happen to use Tasker for anything?...
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Have u tried with beats off?
(rhetorical question, but...)
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Yeah, still nothing. Wonder if I'm gonna need to reflash my phone.
felacio said:
Do you happen to use Tasker for anything?...
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Nope, never used it.
Never mind then. Lol
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For some reason it just started working again. What in the...?
HAS ANY BODY HEARD OF THE VIPER4ANDROID SOUND MOD.I been reading up on it and it souds pretty solid.I f you want to check it out its in the adroid hacking thread.IF ANY BODY IS USING IT ON THEIR SPRINT HTC ONE LET ME KNOW HOW IT SOUNDS LIKE.OR F YOU DECIDE TO INSTALL LET ,ME KNOW.
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HAS ANY BODY HEARD OF THE VIPER4ANDROID SOUND MOD.I been reading up on it and it souds pretty solid.I f you want to check it out its in the adroid hacking thread.IF ANY BODY IS USING IT ON THEIR SPRINT HTC ONE LET ME KNOW HOW IT SOUNDS LIKE.OR F YOU DECIDE TO INSTALL LET ,ME KNOW.
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is this real? like the user i mean?
real
ticklemepinks said:
is this real? like the user i mean?
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Yes real write it in the search all forums box again it's called viper4android and it's a sound mod believe me look it up and let me know.one
It sounded great on my evo 3d before upgrading to this. But would rather not mess with the audio of a phone that's already supposed to have great audio - don't wanna blow a speaker or anything.
And thanks for caps lock, it was so much easier to read and got me super excited.
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I was using it on viperROM 1.1.0 and it sounded great. Haven't tried on 4.3 yet.
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I use it on my one with 4.3. It's the best sound mod. Nothing else like it
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It's simply the best mod out there with a ton of customization. It's not one of those other mods that you just flash and it sounds however the developer likes it to sound. You're in control and you have different settings for headphones, speakers, and Bluetooth with the option of having multiple profiles if you use different hardware. For example, you may want to have different setting for your car's stereo instead of using what you have set for your headphones or other things. If you want the most out of your music then I highly recommend it.... It's even coming to windows.
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I use it on my one with 4.3. It's the best sound mod. Nothing else like it
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How did u get it to work on 4.3? I couldn't get it to install the drivers. It kept saying I didnt have root and busybox installed...but I did.
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How did u get it to work on 4.3? I couldn't get it to install the drivers. It kept saying I didnt have root and busybox installed...but I did.
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First of all. Did you read the op? 2nd is your phone rooted? 3rd what Rom are you using? Thanks
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How did u get it to work on 4.3? I couldn't get it to install the drivers. It kept saying I didnt have root and busybox installed...but I did.
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Within busybox, there's an option to install full busybox, or something to that degree. That's what you need
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Title says it. It always worked no sweat on 4.2. Now whenever I have the headphone jack plugged in it doesn't register any voice commands or input at all. Kind of annoying if you use your phone while driving to listen to music. So my question is has anyone else noticed or can test theirs for me? Am I missing a toggle in the menus somewhere? It's really frustrating me.
- Nate
Saw this yesterday...Very frustrating as you said...This used to work in 4.2 right?
Yeah it definitely worked in the previous version.
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Yeah it definitely worked in the previous version.
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Go in moto forums and tell them. That will be the fastest way to get fixed
Wow good to know that!! I always use it on my car with aux cable! If you talk to Motorola, please give us an update!
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I posted it there. No ones said anything yet.
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I posted it there. No ones said anything yet.
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Can you please link to thread so I can post in it too? Thanks.
sarshadd said:
Can you please link to thread so I can post in it too? Thanks.
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https://forums.motorola.com/posts/18ba5068fd
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Just a little update today....it started working again. Sort of. I basically have to yell at my phone to get it to recognize ok Google now. So it does work, but not at all like it did.
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Strange, mines works as normal. Had a text conversation today with my buddy while dodging shi**y traffic and Lady Gaga blaring (don't ask) and it didn't miss a word.
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forums.motorola.com/posts/18ba5068fd
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I can't open that link (despite being registered with Moto too). Were you ever able to get it to work normally again?
I have the same problem on my new Moto X and haven't found a solution anywhere.
So I recently just got this z1s and I am not please with the music volume. It automatically adjusts my music's volume on bass heavy songs. It is extremely annoying that I have to turn my car stereo and my phone on max to get any type of enjoyable volume. I never had an issue with my s3 doing any of the sort.
Went on a road trip last weekend and had to resort to my old s2 titanium for the trip. I've tried what I believe to be everything, and nothing
Is anyone else having this issue? If so, what are you doing about it?
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i have installed viperfx4android and used the app to boost volume
(google it)
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Envious_Data said:
i have installed viperfx4android and used the app to boost volume
(google it)
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Z1s isn't rootable so we can't use viper.
aooga said:
Z1s isn't rootable so we can't use viper.
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What do you mean the Z1 isn't rootable? I have mines successfully rooted and bootloader unlocked running AOSB.
ChrisFirerabbit said:
What do you mean the Z1 isn't rootable? I have mines successfully rooted and bootloader unlocked running AOSB.
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Z1s. The tmobile version. The normal Z1 is.
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Z1s. The tmobile version. The normal Z1 is.
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Ahh ok, sorry about that, miss read it, too bad they don't have a Z1s thread yet.
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Ahh ok, sorry about that, miss read it, too bad they don't have a Z1s thread yet.
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They never will until it's rootable I guess. Since this is a dev forum, no real development can be done on it till you can at least root it.
Did you try unchecked all the options under settings, audio? There is skating another section in there with an equal that also has more settings to disable. I only use the settings for the external speaker.
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Yeah I tried that as well. I've tried multiple equalizers, all ending in the same results.
Right now I'm listening to Google Play Music subscription , with max volume on my headset and handset. I'm listening to Babyface - Loneliness. It's sad that when the bass drops the entire volume is toned down. I hate it.
It's like my phone is telling me the appropriate volume to listen to. There's no problem with that really. My Samsung had that, but I was able turn that off.
My girl has the iPhone 5s. And now has bragging rights lol. Too bad I'm outside of my 14day return policy, or I wouldve waited on that HTC.
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So you went to settings, sound, sound effects, settings and made sure everything there was unchecked? specifically clear stereo?
Also make sure normalization is unchecked under settings, sound.
One of those 2 settings gave me the same issue.
I think clear audio under settings, sound (which disables the other seeing options) also causes this issue.
Just get in the and play with the options. One of them is bound to sound right to you.
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We just have to face it - this phone overall sucks. Terrible issues with 0 cares from Sony. I was pretty much scammed with this phone, and so were thousands others.
The sound quality of Sony is not bad, but I've never in my life heard a Sony device that had LOUD volume. That includes the Xperia Z1, which has a TERRIBAD speaker. It's not even two speakers, very pathetic for a 'flagship' model. I could never really get it to play loud enough. I have the exact same problem in my car - everything is quite silent and never loud enough.
Z1 is just a huge disappointment in virtually every regard, at least for me. If we have to resort to third party apps or rooting just to have a normal volume boost - things are not good. Avoid this phone if you are considering buying it.