currently i'm using original diamond headphones to hear some music from time to time. as u can imagine the sound quality is very very bad. i'm think of buying an adapter for 3.5mm headphones, but am wondering will normal headphones (sennheiser px100) give better quality.
basically my question is: is the sound output from diamond bad, or is it just the original headphones?
The output sound is very good.
The original headphones is trash...
rape_artist said:
currently i'm using original diamond headphones to hear some music from time to time. as u can imagine the sound quality is very very bad. i'm think of buying an adapter for 3.5mm headphones, but am wondering will normal headphones (sennheiser px100) give better quality.
basically my question is: is the sound output from diamond bad, or is it just the original headphones?
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try to use SRS WOW HD 121.A2DP or HTC Equalizer for the sound quality on the headphones so it's better
Hi guys I was not too happy with the built in dac on the note 8 and a friend recommended buying a usb c to headphone adapter as apparently have there own dac built in so I bought the htc one http://www.htc.com/uk/accessories/usb-c-digital-to-3-5mm/
And I don't know if I'm hearing things but it does sound louder with the adapter or am I just hearing it different?
My question is if it's true about these adapters having there own dac is there a better one the the htc obviously in a reasonable price range ive seen the one with the razor phone is ment to be good
And if this is the case I don't see the big fuss about looking the headphone jack if we can get great sound from the adapters lol
Thanks
brockyneo said:
Hi guys I was not too happy with the built in dac on the note 8 and a friend recommended buying a usb c to headphone adapter as apparently have there own dac built in so I bought the htc one http://www.htc.com/uk/accessories/usb-c-digital-to-3-5mm/
And I don't know if I'm hearing things but it does sound louder with the adapter or am I just hearing it different?
My question is if it's true about these adapters having there own dac is there a better one the the htc obviously in a reasonable price range ive seen the one with the razor phone is ment to be good
And if this is the case I don't see the big fuss about looking the headphone jack if we can get great sound from the adapters lol
Thanks
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Are you sure your friend didn't say that usb would use the headunit dac instead? I know that works that way, usb c to usb into my headunit for direct file play using only the headunit dac not headunit dac+ phone dac. No, I can't see any adapters your talking about having built into dac.
I can also tell you that I can't use high res in poweramp through usb or UHQ upscaler in settings with usb audio. I prob won't use it much due to those reasons, or Bluetooth for poor audio quality and no uhq upscaler either. Leaving aux for being the best for audio on this phone.
brockyneo said:
Hi guys I was not too happy with the built in dac on the note 8 and a friend recommended buying a usb c to headphone adapter as apparently have there own dac built in so I bought the htc one http://www.htc.com/uk/accessories/usb-c-digital-to-3-5mm/
And I don't know if I'm hearing things but it does sound louder with the adapter or am I just hearing it different?
My question is if it's true about these adapters having there own dac is there a better one the the htc obviously in a reasonable price range ive seen the one with the razor phone is ment to be good
And if this is the case I don't see the big fuss about looking the headphone jack if we can get great sound from the adapters lol
Thanks
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The moment you use the usb-c port to play your music, it bypasses the internal DAC. This is why ALL usb-c earbuds etc have their own DAC. I honestly doubt an adapter-DAC combo less than 10 pounds will outperform the DAC in the Note 8.
There is a major distinction between
1. How the DAC processes and shapes your music.
2. How 'powerful' it is and if it can handle high impedance headphones.
Seems to me that no. 2 is likely but definitely not no.1 with the adapter you linked.
It is well known that LOUDNESS(not volume) often comes across as BETTER quality sound.
Thanks guys I'm no audiophile I just wanted better and louder sound which the usb c headphone adapter seems (placebo maybe) do I've looked around on Amazon with a few of them claiming that they have decent dac built it
Do these dac in the adapters bypass the phone dac or something ?
I am looking for a 3.5 mm jack aif usb type c adapter, with which you can get the most out of music quality. I ask you to enlighten me and advice. A second question would be still, is the quality of the sound over a jack adapter worse than a built-in 3.5 mm jack connection. thank you for your help
There's no way you will hear a difference between 3.5mm jack and usb-c connector, because it's still the audio chip that "makes" the sound. Still, if you'd have headphones costing thousands of bucks, you'd never tell if 3.5mm or usb-c is better in phone. Mobile audio chips aren't so great all in all. That being said, adapter that comes with XZ2 is perfectly fine. Buy reasonably earphones and enjoy the music.
He's talking about external DAC... And it makes a huge difference if the DAC is decent. This way the sound is transmitted to the usbc hardware as a digital feed and is then decoded.
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Check out this guy.
Qualcomm AQT1000 32bit/384kHz with playback dynamic range of 122dB.
I was actually interested in whether the sound on the included adapter is just as good as if you directly installed a jack. I would be interested in the technical data as far as the sound of the snapdragon 845 is concerned. at xz2
HTC U11 adapter is good enough. (I use and recommend it)
Sound quality is great, with no distortion and good (high) volume! (24bit/192kHz)
Sent from my Sony Xperia XZ2!
I also looked for that. but where can I buy the original?
In USA, HTC website.
From time to time it appears to sell.
https://www.htc.com/de/accessories/usb-c-digital-to-3-5mm/#!pid=htc-u11
that would be him? what is actually better with the adapter than with the sony?
The HTC adapter has a stronger AMP and better DAC inside.
but that's the adapter where I posted the link from
the SMSL DACs work, brought one over from my XZ1. But it has the same issue it did there, it'll only work through specific apps for local audio files and supported streams. I use USB Audio Player Pro, a paid app.
If you're just looking for an analogue pass through for USB C to 3.5mm and NOT a DAC, these from INGOUE work fine: https://www.amazon.com/Headphone-IN...533674928&sr=8-8&keywords=usb+c+3.5mm+adapter
Hello guys !
I am not sure if anyone has noticed (or I'd rather say, has felt annoyed) by the stock headphones or by the output produced by the regular Jack 3.5 through their Type-C to Jack converter, but I have...
Personally, I am very demanding when it comes to music, and by choosing a 850-euro phone, this possible "issue" didn't cross my mind before I bought it. It seems like listening to music on this phone, (using headphones of course) comes with pluses and minuses.
As a Pro feature, the sound is excellent, the lows and highs sound quite good actually, but (there is a big "BUT") the maximum volume is too quiet, compared to other mainstream phones on the market, using mainly Jack interface for the headphones. The maximum volume on this phone, when using headphones is about 70-75% of the maximum volume on other phones (Mi Note Pro, Samsung Galaxy series, IPhone).
I made sure "Dolby atmos" is enabled, I have even tried raising all the EQ parameters (so that the general volume may be increased), I have also tried preamp-ing the sound with apps like Poweramp or Speakerbooster, but they would only sound like forced, and not actually louder, and the result is the same.
So, my sole question is : what should I do/buy/try in order to get a LOUDER experience when using headphones ?
Thank you in advance !
P.S.: sorry if I'm being awkward, it's my first post on XDA. Cheers !
Is there a safety volume limiter on?
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Robertdotnet said:
Hello guys !
I am not sure if anyone has noticed (or I'd rather say, has felt annoyed) by the stock headphones or by the output produced by the regular Jack 3.5 through their Type-C to Jack converter, but I have...
Personally, I am very demanding when it comes to music, and by choosing a 850-euro phone, this possible "issue" didn't cross my mind before I bought it. It seems like listening to music on this phone, (using headphones of course) comes with pluses and minuses.
As a Pro feature, the sound is excellent, the lows and highs sound quite good actually, but (there is a big "BUT") the maximum volume is too quiet, compared to other mainstream phones on the market, using mainly Jack interface for the headphones. The maximum volume on this phone, when using headphones is about 70-75% of the maximum volume on other phones (Mi Note Pro, Samsung Galaxy series, IPhone).
I made sure "Dolby atmos" is enabled, I have even tried raising all the EQ parameters (so that the general volume may be increased), I have also tried preamp-ing the sound with apps like Poweramp or Speakerbooster, but they would only sound like forced, and not actually louder, and the result is the same.
So, my sole question is : what should I do/buy/try in order to get a LOUDER experience when using headphones ?
Thank you in advance !
P.S.: sorry if I'm being awkward, it's my first post on XDA. Cheers !
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Hello, I don't use high quality/impedance headphones with my P20 Pro but watch this review from about 15min 15secs in. I've not verified this but hope it helps you!
https://youtu.be/nD3j00wzcao?t=15m16s
I checked with Bose QC35 and the sound is 30% louder via Bluetooth than the jack lead....... How can this be
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orangecroc said:
Is there a safety volume limiter on?
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Nope... I have checked and there's nothing like that.
Ol' Blue Eyes said:
Hello, I don't use high quality/impedance headphones with my P20 Pro but watch this review from about 15min 15secs in. I've not verified this but hope it helps you!
Thank you very much ! I think I am actually going to buy a new adapter in the near future. :highfive:
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Just buy the Google Pixel 3.5mm USB C adapter , its the best. I also have the HTC adapter, but Google's one is better.
gavinfabl said:
Just buy the Google Pixel 3.5mm USB C adapter , its the best. I also have the HTC adapter, but Google's one is better.
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Thank you for the reply! I will consider your advice.
gavinfabl said:
Just buy the Google Pixel 3.5mm USB C adapter , its the best. I also have the HTC adapter, but Google's one is better.
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Link
Here you go https://store.google.com/product/usb_c_headphone_adapter
gavinfabl said:
Here you go https://store.google.com/product/usb_c_headphone_adapter
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Thanks for the link. I found it a few hours ago, but I can't place the command, because my country is not covered by the official Google store, so I'm going to buy it from eBay
This worked a treat:
Belkertech Nylon Braided Type C to 3.5mm Audio Microphone Female
qwerty1q said:
I checked with Bose QC35 and the sound is 30% louder via Bluetooth than the jack lead....... How can this be
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Because in wired mode the headphones are driven by the phone's amp and in Bluetooth they are driven by their own internal amp. Its why you can use wired mode even when the headphone battery is depleted.
How about any advice buying replacement earphones instead of the adapter? I'd rather just have one external thing to not lose. Are there any USB-C earphones that will do the same job as the replacement USB-C to 3.5mm for regular earphones?
Robertdotnet said:
Hello guys !
I am not sure if anyone has noticed (or I'd rather say, has felt annoyed) by the stock headphones or by the output produced by the regular Jack 3.5 through their Type-C to Jack converter, but I have...
Personally, I am very demanding when it comes to music, and by choosing a 850-euro phone, this possible "issue" didn't cross my mind before I bought it. It seems like listening to music on this phone, (using headphones of course) comes with pluses and minuses.
As a Pro feature, the sound is excellent, the lows and highs sound quite good actually, but (there is a big "BUT") the maximum volume is too quiet, compared to other mainstream phones on the market, using mainly Jack interface for the headphones. The maximum volume on this phone, when using headphones is about 70-75% of the maximum volume on other phones (Mi Note Pro, Samsung Galaxy series, IPhone).
I made sure "Dolby atmos" is enabled, I have even tried raising all the EQ parameters (so that the general volume may be increased), I have also tried preamp-ing the sound with apps like Poweramp or Speakerbooster, but they would only sound like forced, and not actually louder, and the result is the same.
So, my sole question is : what should I do/buy/try in order to get a LOUDER experience when using headphones ?
Thank you in advance !
P.S.: sorry if I'm being awkward, it's my first post on XDA. Cheers !
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I find it as loud as my S8 plus or Pixel 2 through headphones, but BT is where it's at for volume.
fingerbob said:
How about any advice buying replacement earphones instead of the adapter? I'd rather just have one external thing to not lose. Are there any USB-C earphones that will do the same job as the replacement USB-C to 3.5mm for regular earphones?
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I don't think I need head/earphones. I have 2 pairs of earphones (Samsung and Sennheiser), a pair of HyperX Cloud Stinger II, and studio headsets from Focusrite. I have tried all of them. And they are not the problem.
I've had many Huawei phones and 3,5mm volume has always been too low
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/huawei-p20-pro/how-to/guide-boost-headphones-volume-t3803824
If you have unlocked bootloader..
gavinfabl said:
Just buy the Google Pixel 3.5mm USB C adapter , its the best. I also have the HTC adapter, but Google's one is better.
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In what way are these better than the HTC adapters?
Robertdotnet said:
Thanks for the link. I found it a few hours ago, but I can't place the command, because my country is not covered by the official Google store, so I'm going to buy it from eBay
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I use the HTC dongle linked in the video above. It makes a noticeable difference. Even my cheap £15 earphones are much louder using it over the Huawei dongle.
It won't blow you away, so be realistic but it is DEFINITELY a noticeable improvement and worth the investment if you listen to music.
In fact, even my larger headphones were louder but I think you need a dac/amp to really enjoy louder volumes on large headphones. It's the cheap earphones that I found gave the loudest sound.
hello dear forum, I ask for your help and am grateful for any helpful comment. and although I have an old z2 where I use Viper4android. the sound of the mobile phone sounds strong and full of sound. on my sony xz2 I did not have the full sound, especially not the full sound. (stereo moderately) suspect that it is s.einlaced on the phone adapter from sony. Can anybody confirm this?
need more information. your post does not make sense. audio on the xz2 is excellent, probably only beaten by LG and their Quad DAC. It doesnt need any silly audio enhancement or equalizer. If you can afford the xz2, please buy better earphones and invest in better audio quality sources instead of blaming the device.
Dongle + Sony WH1000XM2 on Spotify premium sound awesome , everything is crystal clear .. Hell I've heard parts of some songs that I did not know were there ...
Also on the same headphones but wireless the quality of playback is amazing ..
I do think that the problem lies in your "equipment" ( maybe the dongle is broken or your headphones are poor quality/ broken )
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Dongle + Sony WH1000XM2 on Spotify premium sound awesome , everything is crystal clear .. Hell I've heard parts of some songs that I did not know were there ...
Also on the same headphones but wireless the quality of playback is amazing ..
I do think that the problem lies in your "equipment" ( maybe the dongle is broken or your headphones are poor quality/ broken )
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do you mean with dongle the headphone adapter? does anyone have any idea how I get the htc adapter from the U11 on my xz2 in connection with Viper4android to run?
Sony92 said:
do you mean with dongle the headphone adapter? does anyone have any idea how I get the htc adapter from the U11 on my xz2 in connection with Viper4android to run?
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Yes that's what I meant when I said dongle .. The USB-C to 3.5mm Jack adapter that comes with the phone ..
OK. do you have any idea why Viper4android does not recognize the htc adapter? have written with someone who owns a htc u11 smartphone. with him the adapter goes with Viper4android. but on a costum rom