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AUDIO QUALITY on Moto X

I currently own an HTC ONE GPE and trying to make a switch to Moto X. HTC ONE is considered to have the best DAC and best audio volume according to GSM arena. My only worry is audio volume and quality via headphones on Moto X ?
I have done tons of research on the topic and there seems to be mixed reviews on audio quality.
What do you guys say -
Is the audio volume loud enough ? Is it louder or par with iphones ?
Is the sound quality comparable with HTC One ?
Do i need to use low impedance or high impedance headphones ?
Or should i use bluetooth headphones like jay bluebird earbuds ?
Let me know

I thought the moto x had terrible audio quality when I got it but turns out the 3d EQ setting is on my default . to me it made it sound like crap. Turn it off and walla
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Not sure about the iPhone 5, but my Moto X speaker puts my wifes 4s to shame. And I just use my Samsung ear buds... They sound pretty good to me.
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The moto x's speaker is suprisingly loud, clear, and bassy. Headphones sound great.:thumbup:

Anthony445 said:
The moto x's speaker is suprisingly loud, clear, and bassy. Headphones sound great.:thumbup:
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QFT, all my friends and family were surprised on how loud it was. You won't be disappointed by the speakers performance. It was another reason I chose it over the Nexus 5.
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Definitely louder and richer sound on the speaker than my Nexus 4. However it doesn't sound as good through earphones, at least from what I remember. That could be equalizer settings though.

I had the HTC One Mini, and Iphone 5s before I got the MotoX. The Moto X sound is way louder then both of those. I really notice when I put the Moto X on its back while playing music, it makes it louder. This is with WinAmp as the player. I really like the Moto X for playing music. No complaints here.

My thoughts after a week..
Call quality is good. Nothing to necessarily boast about, but no negatives to report. 75% more than loud enough for me, no complaints about quality on my end.
Speaker sounds good, again nothing to really boast about. I usually don't listen to music from the speaker - podcasts, occasional youtube - so I can't really offer up any detailed diagnosis. Definitely sounds better coming from my Galaxy Nexus, and more than suitable for my daily use.
As for headphones.. I have a decent pair and a crummy pair and they sound comparable with my other devices and music. I mainly use my Jaybird Bluebud headphones and absolutely zero complaints. 16 Ohms* for reference, and they sound great, but I haven't heard any unusual reports about headphone consistency anyways so whatever you have should translate in quality (source consistency provided). Bluetooth issues and 4.4+ seem to be more consistent with speaker setups / car use but don't quote me, but I've had no bluetooth issue between 4.2.2 and 4.4 and my headphones. Can't comment on other bluetooth compatible issues.
Can't find anything in this department to fault the device on, personally, but YMMV, of course :good:
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lower impedence is generally regarded as a good thing in iems but for reference;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headphones#Impedance

[Q] Moto X Headphone volume too loud?

I just got my Verizon Moto X a few days ago and whenever I use my headphones, I find the volume to be very loud. In a normal setting (i.e quiet room) the volume on the lowest setting is very very loud, not quite unbearable, but very loud compared to other phones. Has anyone experienced this? and is there any app in the play store that can control this?
(I'm using the apple earpods and i'm not sure if the volume changes with different headphones)

I was just noticing the same thing today.

No, I find the phone jack to be very high quality sounding this time and have a little more power output. Either you have a defect or you are using a 16ohms earbuds or in ear monitors that are to easy to power.

tw1tch175 said:
I was just noticing the same thing today.
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what headphones are you using?

eksasol said:
No, I find the phone jack to be very high quality sounding this time and have a little more power output. Either you have a defect or you are using a 16ohms earbuds or in ear monitors that are to easy to power.
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I agree, This phone sounds a lot better than my Note 3 did. I was very surprised the first time I put in my earbuds.

Very very pleasantly surprised with the sound coming out of this thing. Sounded amazing in my car today.

uncalex said:
In a normal setting (i.e quiet room) the volume on the lowest setting is very very loud, not quite unbearable, but very loud compared to other phones. Has anyone experienced this?
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Using the red Beats earbuds I got with my Rezound way back when, I am not having any issues with the volume being too loud.

Speaker quality

Does anyone else not like the quality of the speakers? When playing games, the speakers sound muddled. The speaker in the Galaxy S4 sounds clearer. Are there any settings I can change to make things sound better, or are the speakers just poor?

Try to disable equalizer in sound settings
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I think the speaker on the Droid Turbo totally sucks.
On the higher frequencys, it sounds really cheap.
I think the Moto X 2014's speaker is much much better.

As someone who owns a myriad of high end audio equipment and has about 35gb of FLAC music on his Turbo...
The speaker is actually pretty loud for media. Turn off the EQ like mentioned and it sounds just fine with MX Player and movies. Highs sound just like any other phone speaker which means they're not great but either is the low end. Coming from the One M7 this is a slight downgrade in quality but I've found that it's just as loud.
As many have pointed out, in calls the phone is too low. That's simply software tweaking, though.
As for the headphone jack, it actually puts out more power than the S5 and Moto X (2014) in terms of raw measurable current. With that being said it doesn't mean its any louder or clearer. With PowerAmp I'm content with the headphone jack. It powers my custom molded Triple Fi Pro's with ample headroom to spare. It also powers my Audio Technica headphones just fine.
Headphone SQ is right on par with any other stock software. Still way behind a phone with Viper Audio but I'm still hopeful it will come to us eventually

pjd2011 said:
As someone who owns a myriad of high end audio equipment and has about 35gb of FLAC music on his Turbo...
The speaker is actually pretty loud for media. Turn off the EQ like mentioned and it sounds just fine with MX Player and movies. Highs sound just like any other phone speaker which means they're not great but either is the low end. Coming from the One M7 this is a slight downgrade in quality but I've found that it's just as loud.
As many have pointed out, in calls the phone is too low. That's simply software tweaking, though.
As for the headphone jack, it actually puts out more power than the S5 and Moto X (2014) in terms of raw measurable current. With that being said it doesn't mean its any louder or clearer. With PowerAmp I'm content with the headphone jack. It powers my custom molded Triple Fi Pro's with ample headroom to spare. It also powers my Audio Technica headphones just fine.
Headphone SQ is right on par with any other stock software. Still way behind a phone with Viper Audio but I'm still hopeful it will come to us eventually
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Im not getting the same results over here. :crying:
If I play the "Orion" and the "Moto" ringtones on the Moto X 2014 and on the Droid Turbo, they sound MUCH better on the Moto X 2014.
The Moto Assist, as the ringtones, screeches much more on the Droid Turbo than on the Moto X 2014.
Im really disappointed with that, because one of the main reasons that I bought this phone (as many) is the Moto Assist.
Listening some screeches at every ringtone, music, alarm, or Moto Assist use is painful.
I already went to a mall, and tested if the problem is on my unit, but I discovered that its a model issue. Already tried to turn off the audio EQ. It gets a bit better, but the screeches remain.
All the other stuff (screen, performance, battery life, etc) around this smartphone is perfect.
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I resolve the crackling issue.
Just had to turn down the volume settings (they were at max), and the speaker stopped crackling.
I think they used a worse quality speaker on the Droid Turbo than on the Moto X 2014.

Yeah, it's never good to have a speaker at full blast whether a tiny phone speaker or high end monitor.
I know you mentioned that you tested other units but I'd still try another unit. Over on the AC forums there have been people complaining about the speaker and a new unit resolved the issue.
Software won't fix a hardware problem but I do think a lot of our small quirks will be fixed in future updates.

A bit off topic, but when using the speakers during a phone call, the other person can always hear an echo of their voice. This never happened on my Galaxy Nexus. Is this a problem that can be fixed via software or no?

My speaker on my turbo sounds just fine and I'm a bit of a audio freak.

I cant provide a precise answer, but surely is better than the nexus 4 ones.

How is headphone output quality?

Anybody using the Galaxy devices will know that they have very low volume. I am wondering if anyone who has this device can comment on how good the volume quality through headphones is with this phone?

MattMJB0188 said:
Anybody using the Galaxy devices will know that they have very low volume. I am wondering if anyone who has this device can comment on how good the volume quality through headphones is with this phone?
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Have you read the reviews? That's something that is covered in any half decent review, but I'll help you out. Taken from the GSMarena review:
Plugging in a pair of headphones causes the volume levels to plummet to below average levels, although the intermodulation distortion is completely eliminated in the process. The stereo crosstalk rises an average amount, but with the low loudness the performance is again hardly worth writing home about.
Overall the Nexus 6 audio quality is a story of wasted chances - a couple of defects ruin what could have been class leading output. As things stand now, we are looking at a device a cut below its key competitors.
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Would be interesting to see if using an app or a tweak like Volume+ will have any benefit. I used Volume+ back when I had my Galaxy Nexus over a year ago, definitely improved the volume.

Again, this 'premium' phone really doesn't have much premium going for it (apart from the processor and RAM - screen, aluminium case etc can all be found on/or beaten by cheaper devices). For the price it should be able to decently play music through headphones.

^ You sure do waste a lot of time talking about a phone that your post history shows a strong disliking for.
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I have a hard time believing that Motorola has crap headphone audio on this device. One of the deciding factors for me back when the N5 came out last year and I was deciding which to keep, the original Moto X or the N5, was the headphone quality. The Moto X was better sounding to me than the N5 was. If the N6 has a low volume that's a deal breaker. I'm just not understanding how Motorola screwed that up. Were there any reviews other than GSMArena that reported low headphone volume?

Very quiet speaker

Just got a droid turbo and the loudspeaker is A LOT quieter than my galaxy s4 when playing audio, ive turned off audio effects. Is this normal?

I've just compared buzzers loudness of Turbo and sgs 5. And I cannot say that s5 sounds louder, maybe just a little bit, I'm not sure, but Moto plays music/audio with much more bass and more pleasantly as for me. So if your buzzer is really quiet, you have a mechanical problem imho.

Bummer, thanks man

Speaker sucks on the turbo

morgs640 said:
Just got a droid turbo and the loudspeaker is A LOT quieter than my galaxy s4 when playing audio, ive turned off audio effects. Is this normal?
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Is it rooted?
"I get to ask the questions. I've found you look a lot smarter asking the questions than dumbly not answering."*

No there is no way to root Verizon xt1254 without sunshine right? I dont want to buy it (sunshine) then realise the speaker is faulty and have to send it back and waste the 25 dollars.

Return it, I came from a s4 and found the turbo to be louder just because of the placement of the speaker.
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Batttie said:
Return it, I came from a s4 and found the turbo to be louder just because of the placement of the speaker.
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I also have an s4 and the speaker is twice as loud as the Turbo. Faulty unit?