I have noticed that the speakers on the XZ1C seem to distort very readily when playing certain kinds of sounds. I notice it especially when playing piano music, such as:
https://youtu.be/E4jTZFgkGaE
It would be helpful if someone else could play that same music, and let me know whether they hear the distortion that I'm hearing. I hear the distortion generally starting at about 70% volume.
I naturally don't want to send the phone to Sony for a possible repair if this is expected behavior from this particular model. Thanks in advance!
pseudonym58 said:
I have noticed that the speakers on the XZ1C seem to distort very readily when playing certain kinds of sounds. I notice it especially when playing piano music, such as:
https://youtu.be/E4jTZFgkGaE
It would be helpful if someone else could play that same music, and let me know whether they hear the distortion that I'm hearing. I hear the distortion generally starting at about 70% volume.
I naturally don't want to send the phone to Sony for a possible repair if this is expected behavior from this particular model. Thanks in advance!
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This is quite a lovely song. No, I don't hear any distortion, even at max volume. Before you try a possible repair, try running a different ROM or an audio mod. I'm running Resurrection Remix and don't hear anything out of the ordinary. I'm not quite sure what you mean by "distortion" though.
xmanfit0 said:
...I'm not quite sure what you mean by "distortion" though.
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Thanks for your reply. By "distortion" I mean the change in tone when the music is very quiet versus a kind of a rattling additional sound on the louder notes. This is apart from the sound of the piano itself, which even though it becomes more brilliant as it gets louder, never becomes harsh.
I'm hoping that somebody who listens to this music on an XZ1C can say that they don't hear anything that sounds like a speaker that has been previously overdriven and now distorts at higher volume. I'm aware of course that this is a small device with tiny speakers, but I don't hear the equivalent problem on an Xperia X Compact.
I don't actually believe that the distortion is limited to piano music, but the nature of the "clean" piano sound is such that any kind of imperfections are brought out.
I hear that distortions on volume approximately 70% and more in speakers when piano plays louder tones.
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I hear it as well-the kind of distortion a blown speaker makes-a sort of dry "rattling" from the driver being stressed. My phone is only a couple weeks old, so I would assume it's just an inherent flaw of the driver design.
Thank you all. I think I have my answer and will not bother sending the phone to Sony. I am otherwise happy with the device, so I can live with this design flaw. My guess is it might possibly have something to do with the coating used as water-proofing.
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Just wanted to see what others thought about the speakerphone. I find mine to sound not very good when turned up all the way. It is not extremely loud, and has some breakup to it.
Curious how others feel.
Thanks.
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Well I find kaiser's speaker quality awful. It needs a lot more bass, and hopefully that's a software issue. It starts crackling and distorting the sound when it's all the way up. They could have put a better speaker, it's a business phone and speakerphone is an important feature.
rosemarycane said:
Just wanted to see what others thought about the speakerphone. I find mine to sound not very good when turned up all the way. It is not extremely loud, and has some breakup to it.
Curious how others feel.
Thanks.
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That speaker cant hold a candle to the Stereo Speakers found in the MDA. That's one of my biggest gripes between the two.
Anything played at full volume through it sounds pretty bad. I keep the volume down a bit on all apps to make it sound a little better.
I am going to play around with the HTC audio manager application a bit, they have some presets like "Low Treble" or "Low Bass" that will maybe clear things up a bit.
Hi All
Previously had a Z1C but wasn't overly impressed with music quality and the volume (or lack of)
Can anyone tell me hows the Z3C stacks up in comparrison, it it loud enough. Speaker and headphones??
Many thanks
gsusx said:
Hi All
Previously had a Z1C but wasn't overly impressed with music quality and the volume (or lack of)
Can anyone tell me hows the Z3C stacks up in comparrison, it it loud enough. Speaker and headphones??
Many thanks
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I really don't know how you want people to answer your question.
It depends on:
opinion
music
mods
head/earphones
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Dsteppa said:
I really don't know how you want people to answer your question.
It depends on:
opinion
music
mods
head/earphones
And more
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not really
i was just asking whether it was louder than the z1c
well I cant compare it to a z1c but I can compare it to a 5s and Nexus 5. The internal speakers are louder than the 5s and Nexus 5. The headphone jack output is terrible. It is by far the quietest I have ever heard. I must have the volume on my stereo up over 1/2 before it can even be heard. With the Nexus it was bad but not this bad, the 5s was great. It would only need to be at 1/4 for comfortable listening. This is easily 1/3 as loud as the iphone was.
Bluetooth audio out will blow the speakers if the volume is not adjusted down after using the headphone jack.
I can compare to the Galaxy S5 I had before. Unfortunately the in call headset is much lower in volume, I have to push it to almost max to hear someone loud enough when I am outside, compared to the S5 when I only kept it at around 50-75% mark.
Also, during calls, only the bottom speaker activates when you want to talk hands free which is a bummer. They should activate both via firmware update.
i have Z1C and wonder too if z3C is louder, my loudest phone what i had was Motorola Defy+ )
nevrozel said:
Also, during calls, only the bottom speaker activates when you want to talk hands free which is a bummer. They should activate both via firmware update.
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Couldn't believe it when I read the above, but yes, tested it and it's true. I mean, is there any reason why only the lower speaker activates? Sony, please enable both, we want to be fully able to use the phone in hands-free mode!
Besides that, to me, the volume of the earpiece counts most for everyday situations. And this is where the Z3C really shines. Never had a phone such loud and clear.
I must admit I've thought I was on speaker phone when I get calls, the earpiece speaker is really loud and clear.
techguyone said:
I must admit I've thought I was on speaker phone when I get calls, the earpiece speaker is really loud and clear.
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There must be something wrong with my phone because the incall volume is sooooo low.
in call volume is fine, although i have it permanently at 100%. speakerphone is really quite quiet, especially when compared to Samsung phones. must be something that can be tweaked with root, or via official Sony update, as notifications, ringtones, music, etc. are quite decent volume.
headphone volume isn't spectacular (again, Samsung seems to amp this more), but really it's fine.
I've had my phone replaced 4 times now, each had a problem. I'm on my 5th Nexus 6 and this one has speaker crackle in the top speaker. I noticed it when I had a Facebook notification, but I haven't heard it since, so obviously. I can only hear it when I play some sort of sound, and afterwards, once the particular sound has finished playing, I hold it right against my ear, and it's sort of like white noise with like crackles and pops in. I can't hear it when it's away from my ear and it doesn't seem to affect call quality.
I've noticed the bottom speaker outputs normal white noise once audio has finished playing, but again, only when holding it up to my ear.
I've read a lot of people have had this, but their replacements seem to do the same thing. Is this worth a replacement (in my case a refund, I don't want a sixth phone) or is it just one of those things that won't really affect the phone?
Move doesn't appear to get any worse when the battery is lower either. It's constant when Google Music is open, when a song is on pause, but I only know this because I held it right against my ear.
Surely, if it was a defective speaker, the speaker wouldn't sound as good as it does playing audio?
Anybody else's so this?
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I've had my phone replaced 4 times now, each had a problem. I'm on my 5th Nexus 6 and this one has speaker crackle in the top speaker. I noticed it when I had a Facebook notification, but I haven't heard it since, so obviously. I can only hear it when I play some sort of sound, and afterwards, once the particular sound has finished playing, I hold it right against my ear, and it's sort of like white noise with like crackles and pops in. I can't hear it when it's away from my ear and it doesn't seem to affect call quality.
I've noticed the bottom speaker outputs normal white noise once audio has finished playing, but again, only when holding it up to my ear.
I've read a lot of people have had this, but their replacements seem to do the same thing. Is this worth a replacement (in my case a refund, I don't want a sixth phone) or is it just one of those things that won't really affect the phone?
Move doesn't appear to get any worse when the battery is lower either. It's constant when Google Music is open, when a song is on pause, but I only know this because I held it right against my ear.
Surely, if it was a defective speaker, the speaker wouldn't sound as good as it does playing audio?
Anybody else's so this?
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Hello,
I have the same problem. It's a low frequency noise... after each sound, but only if you hold it to your ear.
Let me tell you that, that does not affects the overall product. I have deal with lots of FACTORY BUGS (like Sensation 4G BT antenna) and so on, but this 1 sec low frequency does not affect as much.
For me is only more noticeable when on low battery.
Hope this helps!:good:
I think it's more of a software issue, are you completely stock? I flash a lot of Roms. There are some I get the crackle noise some that I don't. I also use lean kernel which has updated audio and display drivers... No crackle or pops for me in quite a long time
Is it definitely a software problem? I read online about people saying its hardware, but if it is software I'll keep it. If not I'll have to send it back Monday... would a factory reset do anything?
And yes, completely stock.
And same, mine is worse when on low battery. If I play a game with sound off, there's this constant buzz coming from the top speaker.
I've used N5 until last tuesday, and then been using N6.
I'm satisfied with N6, but I have one problem.
I'm using the same earphone, the same music file, only different phone, but I can hear disturbing white noise at lower volume levels.
I'm quite sensitive to white noise and could also hear some white noise from my old N5, but that didn't quite affect my music.
this time it's just too much and sometimes garbles some specific notes.
I sometimes listen to music when I don't get sleep well, so I occasionally set volume level to 1 hence the problem really annoys me.
Is there anyone experiencing same problem?
Also, Is there any workaround to resolve this easily? Even if it is faluty product, I got this from ebay and the warranty is not covered in my country...
Is anyone else experiencing distortion with their external speaker? My ringtones begin to distort around 1/4 volume and very noticeable 1/2 and up. Does the same for notifications. Not as noticeable during videos and music but still present.
Just trying to figure out if mine is partying for the course or a dud. Thanks in advance for any input.
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If you hold your finger or hand very close to speaker, mine has distortion too.
Hand placement doesn't really seem to affect it...
no distortion at all on mine.
I noticed when playing louder videos or when im on speakerphone and the person is talking there is a bit distortion in the sound sort of a tiny bit of fuzz and i noticed this also on my egde plus and a bunch of store models as well can anybody confirm? I mean its not bad but still my phones are $700-$800.
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My speakers sounds (imo) awful, it's distorted and warbly (sp?). For a phone with such good headphone audio I don't understand why the speaker (or in the surround sound mod) both speakers sound so bad. They both have that issue for external audio, haven't tested call audio yet because I never really take calls and the one I did I forgot to notice.
No issues here. Probably dirt getting in with the speaker, the grill holes are pretty sizable.
faaaaq said:
No issues here. Probably dirt getting in with the speaker, the grill holes are pretty sizable.
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Not minutes after I opened the box. I THINK I may have a lead as to why it's bad. If you listen closely and FEEL the phone. It appears to me that the low notes are resonating with the glass back panel (or something/everything else, whatever it is) and causing vibrations that both warble and distort the sound and speaker(s). I could certainly be wrong, but that's what I'm hearing. As for a fix, I haven't a clue, if I'm wrong and it's software, I haven't a clue. I don't have near enough time to do non-guided digging into this. Only what little listening I do with speakers. (Considering I'd rather use what comes out of my CXN).
Distortion
I too have distortion on my external speakers. Exactly the same symptoms..
I will be very interested in hearing about a fix.
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