Is anyone else getting this ? I thought the phone speaker was supposed to be beats too. But in settings this option is disabled for me. I dont rrally see the point of beats being in the phone if you need the headphones for it to work
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Pretty sure Beats is only headphones.
I could be wrong, but that's my belief.
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Dri94 said:
Is anyone else getting this ? I thought the phone speaker was supposed to be beats too. But in settings this option is disabled for me. I dont rrally see the point of beats being in the phone if you need the headphones for it to work
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You don't really think that those weeny little phone speakers will withstand the amp, do you?
Besides, it would sound like garbage.
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You don't really think that those weeny little phone speakers will withstand the amp, do you?
Besides, it would sound like garbage.
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Obviously not extreme bass but making a pure beats speaker in the phone would is possible. Headphone only is sort of dumb....
Oh and adrenalyne are yu switching from nexus to dna?
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Dri94 said:
Obviously not extreme bass but making a pure beats speaker in the phone would is possible. Headphone only is sort of dumb....
Oh and adrenalyne are yu switching from nexus to dna?
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I am evaluating. Even if I keep it, it remains to be seen if I will move away from the Nexus community. Open source spoils ya and I'm not too happy on how its locked down, even if it can be worked around.
Re: Beats
It takes upgraded speakers to withstand the amp, IME. I have a laptop with 6 speakers and a sub inside and the amp inside the laptop even pushes them to the edge sometimes. I've actually come close to blowing out some cheap skullcandy over the ear headphones
I have also found that some music sounds a lot better with Beats turned off (although the amp still has a part in that).
Sorry, but Beats Audio over the built in speaker is totally pointless. It will not make a blind bit of difference. I'd recommend one of these and at least then you wiill get decent sound if portability is a problem.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Generation-...BN42/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1353795092&sr=8-1
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I am evaluating. Even if I keep it, it remains to be seen if I will move away from the Nexus community. Open source spoils ya and I'm not too happy on how its locked down, even if it can be worked around.
Re: Beats
It takes upgraded speakers to withstand the amp, IME. I have a laptop with 6 speakers and a sub inside and the amp inside the laptop even pushes them to the edge sometimes. I've actually come close to blowing out some cheap skullcandy over the ear headphones
I have also found that some music sounds a lot better with Beats turned off (although the amp still has a part in that).
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i have to agree, i just got the phone today and had to instantly start doing much research into htc and all the limitations and just wished i didnt have verizon so i could have gotten the nexus 4. i think it would be a very fun development device for you, but do say youll have an easier time in the nexus community, although id love to see what you can do for the dna :cyclops:
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Sorry, but Beats Audio over the built in speaker is totally pointless. It will not make a blind bit of difference. I'd recommend one of these and at least then you wiill get decent sound if portability is a problem.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Generation-...BN42/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1353795092&sr=8-1
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a beats speaker could give higher quality audio and higher output sounds, its about the same size of an in ear... and no thanks, i was just wondering because this is my first time with an htc phone, and the commercials always made it seem as if dr dre actually used his speakers and not jus endorsed each other lol
I used Klipsch Image one and Klipsch M40's when I had my One X and would always, I mean always, turn off the equalizer because it would just make the sound muddy and drown out the speakers with bass. From what I understand, this is really just a software equalizer for the headphones.
Still never understood how audio quality and Dr. Dre = Monster branded Beats by Dre.
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I used Klipsch Image one and Klipsch M40's when I had my One X and would always, I mean always, turn off the equalizer because it would just make the sound muddy and drown out the speakers with bass. From what I understand, this is really just a software equalizer for the headphones.
Still never understood how audio quality and Dr. Dre = Monster branded Beats by Dre.
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Unlike the One X, this has upgraded hardware too.
From HTC's press release:
Authentic Sound
The DROID DNA by HTC has a unique, 2.55-volt, built-in headset amplifier and dedicated amp for the external rear-speaker to help boost the audio signal to deliver crystal clear sound with less distortion, even at maximum volume. The combination of amplified hardware and the rich, authentic, studio-quality sound of Beats Audio™ allows music to be heard the way the artist intended, and enhances the sound quality while playing games or watching video.
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Not that it's necessarily a big deal. All speakers are connected to an amplifier. It could be a 1 watt amp or a 2,000 but all speakers need a decent amount of juice to make power them, relative to other components.
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I am evaluating. Even if I keep it, it remains to be seen if I will move away from the Nexus community. Open source spoils ya and I'm not too happy on how its locked down, even if it can be worked around.
Re: Beats
It takes upgraded speakers to withstand the amp, IME. I have a laptop with 6 speakers and a sub inside and the amp inside the laptop even pushes them to the edge sometimes. I've actually come close to blowing out some cheap skullcandy over the ear headphones
I have also found that some music sounds a lot better with Beats turned off (although the amp still has a part in that).
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I've been wondering its off topic what makes the nex 4 hardware different in bench why is the scoring so different not that it matters in actually using it but the hardware is pretty much the same right ?
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I've been wondering its off topic what makes the nex 4 hardware different in bench why is the scoring so different not that it matters in actually using it but the hardware is pretty much the same right ?
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Probably thermal throttling.
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Probably thermal throttling.
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A single benchmark shouldn't make it hot to the point of throttling.
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A single benchmark shouldn't make it hot to the point of throttling.
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Yet, benches when in a cold environment are much higher.
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A single benchmark shouldn't make it hot to the point of throttling.
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Shouldn't be, but sources say it is. The casing of the Nexus 4 seems to somehow be different in a way to cause it to overheat.
Dri94 said:
Is anyone else getting this ? I thought the phone speaker was supposed to be beats too. But in settings this option is disabled for me. I dont rrally see the point of beats being in the phone if you need the headphones for it to work
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im getting the same thing. and yes the ads say the dna has two beats amps one for headphones and one for speaker. This was a big reason i bought the phone. if you get any info on a solution please post.
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im getting the same thing. and yes the ads say the dna has two beats amps one for headphones and one for speaker. This was a big reason i bought the phone. if you get any info on a solution please post.
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It has an amp for the speakers, it just doesnt have a "beats" eq on it, which would be pointless.
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I remember using the display DNA and that thing was loud now that I have one not nowhere near as loud
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I'm getting this also on my new DNA . The thing is , it's a problem because you can't change the settings even with beats headphones in . I have four different types and the settings are not accessible with any of them plugged in, it still says the same thing, not accessible through speaker when the headphones are plugged in so something is messed up. If you can't change the beats settings with beats plugged in then what's the point of even having the freaking setting ? It's really annoying.
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I'm getting this also on my new DNA . The thing is , it's a problem because you can't change the settings even with beats headphones in . I have four different types and the settings are not accessible with any of them plugged in, it still says the same thing, not accessible through speaker when the headphones are plugged in so something is messed up. If you can't change the beats settings with beats plugged in then what's the point of even having the freaking setting ? It's really annoying.
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Sounds like something is borked hardware wise on your phone.
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So I have been looking through the forums and havent been able to find anything on this issue yet. the speaker is really loud on this phone and I like that ans sounds great when playing pandora and stuff but on games and some other programs there is extreme static, you cant hear it all that much when you have the volume up and the phone far away from your ears, but if you put the phone closer you will hear a lot of feedback it sounds like and tons of static I was just wondering if this was normal and other people were having this issue as well or if it was just me. Also if there is a way to fix this and someone knows and help would be appreciated.
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Its a better speaker than the EVO
Louder and deff crisper sounding
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Mine has no such static.
MoPho speaker is far better than the Evo 3d, Evo 4g, and Nexus 4g speakers.
It's the best I have had on any cell phone. Loud and clear, and the speaker phone works well too.
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Mine has no such static.
MoPho speaker is far better than the Evo 3d, Evo 4g, and Nexus 4g speakers.
It's the best I have had on any cell phone. Loud and clear, and the speaker phone works well too.
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+1 to this. Hands down the best I've seen or owned!
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Agreed
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Best internal and external speaker i've ever had on a cell phone, aside from MAYBE the nextels (also Motorola) back in the day - those nextels were crazy loud and clear lol
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Best internal and external speaker i've ever had on a cell phone, aside from MAYBE the nextels (also Motorola) back in the day - those nextels were crazy loud and clear lol
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play a notification tone. Its sounds like older stereos when you would turn it real high and get that white noise....happens before and after the tone. Notice it more in headphones but not while I am listening to something.
My theory is has his does not incorporate 0 bit muting.
I am rooted do you know of a program that supports the stock photon Kernal, that we could change the audio properties like the voodoo ones for the nexus
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Having been around Motorola for 15 years now, they've always had some of the best speakers and earpieces in their phones. I'm not personally saying other models are bad or anything of the sort, but when I open up a Moto phone, and see those HUGE round familiar speakers, I just know Moto took the time to put some awesome hardware in here.
You've got to remember, Motorola was (and still is) a company that produced and manufactured walkie talkie's from long ago, the audio needed to be heard and that still stands up today. I expected nothing less.
And not only that but the drivers on the circuit board that run that audio are amazing. Case in point, I personally have a headphone amplifier hooked up to my Photon, and it drives and feeds that audio into that amp very well, and sounds crisp, clear, and amazing through it and a $200 pair of headphones I got on sale. Even w/o the amp, listening to podcasts sounds very clear compared to other phone models I've done this with.
If any phone could ever replace a stand alone mp3 player, it would be a Motorola. I'd say it's closer to Cowon quality audio, and anyone who's an audiophile knows Cowon is a top dog in that industry for best sounding audio.
I agree on music and things the audio is great but like CNET TV app you tube and some others I hear the hiss maybe it is just poor audio from the apps them selves oh well not that big a deal just seeing if anybody else was noticing it.
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Mine sounds really pretty good, but I have to have it halfway before I really hear anything. At full it is OK, but I think it should be louder. Is there a setting somewhere? Does anyone else think it could be louder still?
So I finally found the answer to my problem it was the audio effects that are under the sound menu that was causing the static it was being over amplified, turning it of made it quieter but still sounded great with no static.
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static
I found enabling HAC (hearing aid compatibility) in call settings caused static when I went to speaker and would not go away until I ended the call.
It was bad as I like speaker phone.
Disabling HAC solved the problem.
Anyone who knows car audio or home audio knows what clipping/distortion is...
Some argue the fact that clipping doesn't kill a sub woofer, over powering does...
Well its proven even with proper voltage and rated RMS with a clipped signal can damage your speakers/woofers
I have found both in car audio and home audio "bass boost" does nothing but harm... And with most of the roms running software never intended for our phone (Beats) it CAN do more harm than good...
I have had a minor mishap with using beats enabled on my 3d and my prized car audio
I am not blaming any of the developers for this as its my own fault, but I am warning the general public that dont use a Oscope or any proper tuning method to test gains and home receivers/amps to avoid beats audio at all cost...
This isn't just about the volume that I listen to music, its the quality and for beats audio there is none..
(this isn't for the people with headphones rated at 8ohms +)
This is for people who value there investments weather it be home audio/car audio... The software (beats audio) creates distortion and clipping even at low volumes...
Let this thread die or debate... I can easily get proof when I get over to my friends house with his Oscope
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nate420 said:
Anyone who knows car audio or home audio knows what a clipping/distortion is...
Some argue the fact that clipping doesn't kill a sub woofer, over powering does...
Well its proven even with proper voltage and rated RMS with a clipped signal can damage your speakers/woofers
I have found both in car audio and home audio "bass boost" does nothing but harm... And with most if the roms running software never intended for our phone (Beats) it CAN do more harm than good...
I have had a minor mishap with using beats enabled on my 3d and my prized car audio
I am not blaming any of the developers for this as its my own fault, but I am warning the general public that dont use a Oscope or any proper tuning method to test gains and home receivers/amps to avoid beats audio at all cost...
This isn't just about the volume that I listen to music, its the quality and for beats audio there is none..
(this isn't for the people with headphones rated at 8ohms +)
This is for people who value there investments weather it be home audio/car audio... The software (beats audio) creates distortion and clipping even at low volumes...
Let this thread die or debate... I can easily get proof when I get over to my friends house with his Oscope
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Hey Nate,
Oh man, that sucks. In the end, people will want their beats, lol. My condolences for your car audio system. :-(
Nothing major happened as I properly tune my system with a $2000 oscope but a second longer and all 4 of my Fi audio 15" BL's would have been toast
This isn't to scare (normal?) people who use it for headphones or audio applications that don't require extensive tuning/massive power and money
Just a warning to those who spent a few grand on there audio and can't afford to get it tuned properly....
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nate420 said:
Nothing major happened as I properly tune my system with a $2000 oscope but a second longer and all 4 of my Fi audio 15" BL's would have been toast
This isn't to scare (normal?) people who use it for headphones or audio applications that don't require extensive tuning/massive power and money
Just a warning to those who spent a few grand on there audio and can't afford to get it tuned properly....
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Oh, I thought for the worse.
It's much appreciated that you would let the community know, then rather "let people learn their lesson".
That's awesome you have a friend with an Oscope by the way.
DDiaz007 said:
Oh, I thought for the worse.
It's much appreciated that you would let the community know, then rather "let people learn their lesson".
That's awesome you have a friend with an Oscope by the way.
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I freaking hate beats...
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I thought beats was awesome at first. Think it was placebo affect. Then when i switched back to normal it sounded so much better. **** beats
Hate to be rude, but why did you run beats through your expensive system that already was loud af, beats is like turning the bass all the way up on ur eq... Of course it was gonna f 4 15" woofers up....
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I'm not totally sure why people want it.
Beats headphones are, by audiophiles, rated terribly. They do not sound good because they're engineered (poorly) for HipHop.
Naturally, audio tweaks designed for bad headphones will produce bad results.
ktrotter11 said:
Hate to be rude, but why did you run beats through your expensive system that already was loud af, beats is like turning the bass all the way up on ur eq... Of course it was gonna f 4 15" woofers up....
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To test it... And it didn't **** anything up... Wanted to test quality of it... And it clips @ low volumes..
Obviously I'm not gonna just plug and play with a system like mine... This is food for the people that use there phone to play music off of that have loud ass systems and don't have all the knowledge of what there dealing with...
I've blown enough subs and threw money down the toilet enough to not wanna see people coming in blaming developers because they don't understand what a little distortion/clipping is and how bad it is.. and yeah beats is about the worst thing as it only increases low frequency spectrums on the phones internal eq which intern increases the frequencies that the receiver/radio send to the amp...
Like I said even at LOW volumes (25% of max) it sends a long flat signal... NO GOOD!
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i use a little Dot mkIII tube amp to power my v-moda crossfade lp and beats makes my podcasts and music sound ****ty, even through my Vsonic gr07's beats sounds crap. i intentionally find roms that do not use beats
I use PowerAmp and have set the EQ correctly and it sounds better. though i dont often listen through my Evo 3d but i do for podcasts. my Cowon J3 is better for music
My right speaker sounds like sh!t now.
Via My HTC Evo 3D On The Now Network From Sprint.
Nate speaks the truth
I have loved car audio for years. I have been more of a SQ than SPL person. But, now that I have a family my car audio purchases have really dialed back.
But, in my modest system "Beats" did nothing but add distortion and sound like a$$. It might be good for cheap non powered headphones. But the EQ curve it puts is not natural and really just screws up the sounds. It also causes a lot of distortion.
You might not instantly blow speakers but they will die a premature death. If you want more bass and clearer tweets just buck up. There is no worder app to make you Super Blues sound like JL Audios or your phillips earbuds sound like sienhauser headphones.
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To test it... And it didn't **** anything up... Wanted to test quality of it... And it clips @ low volumes..
Obviously I'm not gonna just plug and play with a system like mine... This is food for the people that use there phone to play music off of that have loud ass systems and don't have all the knowledge of what there dealing with...
I've blown enough subs and threw money down the toilet enough to not wanna see people coming in blaming developers because they don't understand what a little distortion/clipping is and how bad it is.. and yeah beats is about the worst thing as it only increases low frequency spectrums on the phones internal eq which intern increases the frequencies that the receiver/radio send to the amp...
Like I said even at LOW volumes (25% of max) it sends a long flat signal... NO GOOD!
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K gotcha
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Audio lovers shouldn't be using their phones as a playback device anyway, especially not connected to a car stereo. If you're broke, I understand, but if you have any sort of a system, and didn't use any of that money on a good playback device, for shame...
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Audio lovers shouldn't be using their phones as a playback device anyway, especially not connected to a car stereo. If you're broke, I understand, but if you have any sort of a system, and didn't use any of that money on a good playback device, for shame...
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Why?
I have a cheap HP touchpad I use for most music playback.... But there are days that I forget it... Or it dies...
I can't play cds because they skip... And I refuse to buy a ipod... So my phone/tablet it is......
Why put a 3.5mm jack in it If I can't use it?
I need you to delve a little deeper on your logic
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It works best with beats headphones. Otherwise its useless.
Temari x Shikamaru
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Why put a 3.5mm jack in it If I can't use it?
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Nothing wrong with a 3.5mm jack, it's what you're using to push the audio. Generally phones and tablets don't have the greatest DACs, and I don't think any Android device allows you to send the audio the audio as a line-out/unamplified signal
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It works best with beats headphones. Otherwise its useless.
Temari x Shikamaru
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Sound clips with beats enabled and beats studio headphones.
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Nothing wrong with a 3.5mm jack, it's what you're using to push the audio. Generally phones and tablets don't have the greatest DACs, and I don't think any Android device allows you to send the audio the audio as a line-out/unamplified signal
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The amplified signal isn't the problem... Hence why you tune with a Oscope or some other distortion director..
Obviously any audio outup(mp3 player,phones,tablets) is gonna have a amplified signal even if its flat...
It's the fact that even with my 1200 dollar alpine double din adjusting for the major spike in the low frequencies from the "beats" does nothing as it still sends a clipped signal...
(resolution don't use beats)
I'm just warning people in a much smaller spectrum than you think, that uses it to push audio to expensive equipment they don't wanna buy in 2 months after the coils melt... I have to recone my subs once a year to get the scores I want on a termlab... And tune and test and build every year...
Id hate to see people who listen to systems daily make a mistake because they think beats audio enabled will make it that much louder
Funny how every phone I used or eq I used with the phone i could ALL WAYS find a median where there is no clipping signal from the phone,to the deck, to the amp,then to the woofers...
My main argument is beats enabled sends clipping even with proper tuning...
I know some equalizers have a "clipping/no clipping" setting I'm just wondering if the sofware its self is set to distort... Again most people don't care because they use it for headphones...
I mean no offence to anyone... Just figured is throw my findings out there!
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Anyone who knows car audio or home audio knows what clipping/distortion is...
Some argue the fact that clipping doesn't kill a sub woofer, over powering does...
Well its proven even with proper voltage and rated RMS with a clipped signal can damage your speakers/woofers
I have found both in car audio and home audio "bass boost" does nothing but harm... And with most of the roms running software never intended for our phone (Beats) it CAN do more harm than good...
I have had a minor mishap with using beats enabled on my 3d and my prized car audio
I am not blaming any of the developers for this as its my own fault, but I am warning the general public that dont use a Oscope or any proper tuning method to test gains and home receivers/amps to avoid beats audio at all cost...
This isn't just about the volume that I listen to music, its the quality and for beats audio there is none..
(this isn't for the people with headphones rated at 8ohms +)
This is for people who value there investments weather it be home audio/car audio... The software (beats audio) creates distortion and clipping even at low volumes...
Let this thread die or debate... I can easily get proof when I get over to my friends house with his Oscope
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I wouldn't say beats was never intended for our phone. Were the same as the sensation spec wise and its over there.
While I don't argue with your other points, but the one I question is not valid really.
Other than that decent post here!
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I've been considering for a while to buy a good headphones and I've decided to buy an audio technica ath-m50. The only thing that is bothering me is the yamaha audio chip. If I buy those headphones, I'll be using them most of the time on my sgs2.
Will the yamaha chip make the ath-m50 sound like a cheap low-end headphone?
If you happen to own an ath-m50 I wold really appreciate it if you could measure the hollow of the earth cups, diagonally and horizontally maybe. I've read that people with large ears may find them uncomfortable. The length of my ears are just below 7cm(I don't care, they are small, my mum told me that)
I've read supercurio's analysis of the audio chip but my question still remains.
Waiting eagerly for any response.
Get an iPod nano- excellent sound quality and a great price. I hate using my GSII for music though Poweramp is a great app
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I've been considering for a while to buy a good headphones and I've decided to buy an audio technica ath-m50. The only thing that is bothering me is the yamaha audio chip. If I buy those headphones, I'll be using them most of the time on my sgs2.
Will the yamaha chip make the ath-m50 sound like a cheap low-end headphone?
If you happen to own an ath-m50 I wold really appreciate it if you could measure the hollow of the earth cups, diagonally and horizontally maybe. I've read that people with large ears may find them uncomfortable. The length of my ears are just below 7cm(I don't care, they are small, my mum told me that)
I've read supercurio's analysis of the audio chip but my question still remains.
Waiting eagerly for any response.
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Well, if you really want to use a pair of high end headphones with the galaxy sII, get a portable amp like i did. I got a fiio e7, and it powers the ath-m50just fine. Listening to them straight out of the GSII audio jack wont let them utilise their full power. And dont get an iPod if you want really high quality audio. :-/ (Just a suggestion )
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@OP go head and also look at this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1405840
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@OP go head and also look at this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1405840
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I have bought that app even though I rarely use it because for me the s2 is loud enough. I'm more worried about the quality of the sound.
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I have bought that app even though I rarely use it because for me the s2 is loud enough. I'm more worried about the quality of the sound.
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It simple buddy take your handset into a store that sells these headsets and test the thing in house.
From there your should be able to make up your mind.
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It simple buddy take your handset into a store that sells these headsets and test the thing in house.
From there your should be able to make up your mind.
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I've thought of this, the only problem is finding a store that sells the audio technica ath-m50. I live in London I'm sure there is plenty of stores.
However this would not be much help because I'm not very experienced with high end headphones, so probably almost anything will sound good to me.
If you want to listen to boom boom music with heavy bass then the SGS2 is inadequate .Expensive headphones are not going to do that much .
However as a user who does not have any boom boom music i find stock player headphones or slightly upmarket low end Sennheiser headphones fine .
Power Amp for me strangely lowers sound output level .
jje
I've the same experience as JJEgan with Power Amp. It seems to boost dynamic range at the sacrifice of overall volume.
For getting the best out of high-end headphones, you could always try Neutron Music Player from Android Market. It claims to use its own "32-bit audio music rendering core", although it's debatable whether this makes a difference, given that uncompressed CDs only have 16-bits per sample. People seem to like it, though.
Just recently I noticed something when listening to music using Poweramp with a headphone.
When you click on something such as the app drawer, the volume of the music that you are listening to increases for fraction of a second then it goes back to normal.
It can be very annoying when you are using the phone while listening.
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Thanks for all the replies.
I've started to change my mind about buying an audio technica ath-m50, maybe I should stick with the headphones from poundland.
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Tephlon said:
I've the same experience as JJEgan with Power Amp. It seems to boost dynamic range at the sacrifice of overall volume.
For getting the best out of high-end headphones, you could always try Neutron Music Player from Android Market. It claims to use its own "32-bit audio music rendering core", although it's debatable whether this makes a difference, given that uncompressed CDs only have 16-bits per sample. People seem to like it, though.
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Tried Neutron at the weekend, and these old ears couldn't see - OK, hear - what the fuss is about. No difference from Poweramp with a very unscientific ABX on my Sennheiser IE8s.
Definitely the worst UI I've seen on any music player though - so hideous that it should win awards.
Get rockbox.
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I use studio beats by dre, they have an amp built into them and they kick bass hard, hi fi quality audio! I work in poundland and trust me their headphones don't work well with the sg2, i hope this helps
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I'm going to buy AKG K240 mk II.
I will buy a FiiO E6 with the AKG. The last tweaks will be done with DSP.
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Senn HD25-1s and Ety ER4-Ps both sound fine straight out of the headphone socket.
Using poweramp, without any eq or tone control tweaks, just ~30% crossfeed.
I read all the reports of crappy audio on the GS2, so when I got mine and tried it I was very pleasantly suprised.
Whereabouts in Poweramp settings is crossfeed...Didn't realise Poweramp supported it ?
bejay said:
Senn HD25-1s and Ety ER4-Ps both sound fine straight out of the headphone socket.
Using poweramp, without any eq or tone control tweaks, just ~30% crossfeed.
I read all the reports of crappy audio on the GS2, so when I got mine and tried it I was very pleasantly suprised.
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On the tone/vol/bal page, next to the volume control. It's labeled stereo x.
Ahhhh. So that's what Poweramp calls crossfeed. Gotcha Yeah I normally have that on around 35% with Brainwavz M3's.
Thanks for that bit of info
Edit to add - Out of thanks for the day, will hit you up later.
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On the tone/vol/bal page, next to the volume control. It's labeled stereo x.
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No problem
When I'm in my car listening to music through my note I'm always having a problem with getting the most out of my car speakers
For example: (I have equalizers btw) ill dim the volume on the phone but raise the car volume
Sometimes its better or worse when you raise the phone volume all the way and handle it wig the car speakers
Although the lower the phone volume he more, "clear" from the speakers -but not as loud
SO WHAT DO U GUYS DO TO ADJUST YOUR MUSIC
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I max out the volume on the phone and adjust the volumewith my car stereo
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I like to put the phone volume about 75% up then car volume from there
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I like to put the phone volume about 75% up then car volume from there
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Yup, that's the way to do it, maybe even 80-90%...unless of course you want to save more battery, then you'd lower the phone volume more
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Max out volume on proamp, head unit eq on flat, tweak the eq on proamp, adjust the gain if sounds overdone. I've also set all proamp eq levels on max and its loud as hell
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Just have a stock radio in car. No amps or anything but the stock is a decent unit for my needs. I turn the phone about 90% up then adjust from the car unit. Sound is always good for me. I'd say experiment and see what works for you. Don't forget to try an equalizer on and off from the phone. It's really a personal taste thing in my view.
I max out the volume on the note and adjust through the car speakers. I'm having to use an FM transmitter also, as my '05 doesn't have aux in. Still, it sounds great. Even better once i flashed the Beats eq.
dsp manager
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Sweet thx dudes. Yeah I use a cassette player adapter thing but the quality sounds great.
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Yup, that's the way to do it, maybe even 80-90%...unless of course you want to save more battery, then you'd lower the phone volume more
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I don't want to have one too louder than the other as distortion is inevitable
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I don't want to have one too louder than the other as distortion is inevitable
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In this case your phone is essentially a pure amp while your head unit is the power amp. Even at Max volume, your phone shouldn't be distorting the volume output. You want it all the way or nearly all the way up to allow as much headroom as possible for your power amp. You also don't want to re eq an eqd signal. Decide whether you like your phones or your stereos eq better, and set the other flat. You'll almost always have to tweak a bit further as line in mp3 will have different sound characteristics as a CD or the radio. Also, for the love of God, don't use 128kbps songs like most people.
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Also, for the love of God, don't use 128kbps songs like most people.
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So true.
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So true.
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Try using FLAC or 320...much louder and clear.FLAC IZ WAY BETTER BUT TAKES 3 TIMES THE SPACE.
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Bataga said:
Try using FLAC or 320...much louder and clear.FLAC IZ WAY BETTER BUT TAKES 3 TIMES THE SPACE.
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I don't get what floss less audio is?
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The one thing I'm trying to figure out is engine noise.
Anyone else getting that or even know what I'm talking about?
if I have my phone plugged into my via head phone jack and nothing is playing on it, you hear a high pitch noise that fluctuates according to the rpms of the engine.
Would be awesome if there was an app to white noise it out or something, haven't checked though.
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The one thing I'm trying to figure out is engine noise.
Anyone else getting that or even know what I'm talking about?
if I have my phone plugged into my via head phone jack and nothing is playing on it, you hear a high pitch noise that fluctuates according to the rpms of the engine.
Would be awesome if there was an app to white noise it out or something, haven't checked though.
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Do a search on 'inline noise suppressor'. This might help. You could also look at moving the radio's ground wire to a different location and might solve your noise.
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Do a search on 'inline noise suppressor'. This might help. You could also look at moving the radio's ground wire to a different location and might solve your noise.
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Thanks for the response, don't know about the ground wire solution, but will definitely search for the inline noise suppressor
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After looking that up, I have determined that is not the solution for me. I'm dealing with a factory, stock car aux setup, it shouldn't be giving me problems and as a matter of fact my prior iPhone 3g didn't have this problem at all. I believe this happens with two cars that I've used it in, so while it is related to the car and specifically the engine's RPMs, I believe this can be fixed via the phone for the following reason:
When I push the back button on the phone while it's plugged in it will briefly silence the noise, also when I play Pandora the noise only appears between songs, and no it's not still there being covered up, I would be able to distinguish it in the music.
Anyway, hope someone had another fix for this. Could potentially be a hot selling app if you could figure it out.
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After looking that up, I have determined that is not the solution for me. I'm dealing with a factory, stock car aux setup, it shouldn't be giving me problems and as a matter of fact my prior iPhone 3g didn't have this problem at all. I believe this happens with two cars that I've used it in, so while it is related to the car and specifically the engine's RPMs, I believe this can be fixed via the phone for the following reason:
When I push the back button on the phone while it's plugged in it will briefly silence the noise, also when I play Pandora the noise only appears between songs, and no it's not still there being covered up, I would be able to distinguish it in the music.
Anyway, hope someone had another fix for this. Could potentially be a hot selling app if you could figure it out.
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what else has changed besides the phone? the charger perhaps? where do you keep your phone? do you keep your phone on it's charger while you listen to it via your stereo?
I run a satilite radio in my truck that runs through an aux line I installed and I get engine noise for a couple of reasons. My aux line isn't heavy duty and sits next to my firewall and effected by the EMI of my engine. The power cable isn't shielded and doesn't have any in line suppression so it's effect from the truck alternator, no matter how clean the signal is, varries as your engine's RPMs move. I run into the same issues with my phone, all of this is in a Sierra Denali truck with a Bose system and also occurrs in my BMW. So no matter how much you paid for a vehicle, it still can be a factor.
So try an inline noise suppressor, they're like $10 at radio shack and if it doesn't work take it back.
You'd be surprised of the effects electricity and EMI will do to your audio.
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what else has changed besides the phone? the charger perhaps? where do you keep your phone? do you keep your phone on it's charger while you listen to it via your stereo?
I run a satilite radio in my truck that runs through an aux line I installed and I get engine noise for a couple of reasons. My aux line isn't heavy duty and sits next to my firewall and effected by the EMI of my engine. The power cable isn't shielded and doesn't have any in line suppression so it's effect from the truck alternator, no matter how clean the signal is, varries as your engine's RPMs move. I run into the same issues with my phone, all of this is in a Sierra Denali truck with a Bose system and also occurrs in my BMW. So no matter how much you paid for a vehicle, it still can be a factor.
So try an inline noise suppressor, they're like $10 at radio shack and if it doesn't work take it back.
You'd be surprised of the effects electricity and EMI will do to your audio.
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Resistor plugs and wires are sometimes a radios best friend......
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hey,
I don't know how many people cares but i think the sound from the Audio Beat is great. I like the way i can feel the base and sound a lot more clear.
Thumbs up. What ya think ?
i went thru a ton of songs turning beats audio on and then off to compare the sound effects. everything sounds better when beats audio is on. im very happy with it
I agree. I have some studios I'm listening to right now and I didn't notice it at first in the notifications bar it was off then switched it on. I'm also using Poweramp I'm sure that helps also. And oh wow I just realized while typing this the keyboard in the notification bar as well. I was wondering how to change boards without going all the way in the settings lol
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Tried Beats Audio with my Bose QC15's, and it sounds great! I didn't think it would make much of a difference, but leaving Beats Audio on certainly does sound better.
So you do not have to have Beats branded headphones to turn on the Beats "equalizer"?
Hey guys do any of you know if the beats audio control talk works?
Thanks
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So you do not have to have Beats branded headphones to turn on the Beats "equalizer"?
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Nope, works via any headphones or bluetooth speaker. No matter the brand.
Hells yes! Even playing it via Bluetooth to my 3 year old Kenwood deck. I didn't even think beats would make a diff. Night and day vs. my old nexus s
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how are you guys turning beats on and off?
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how are you guys turning beats on and off?
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When you plug in headphones, in the status bar a beats logo will appear, if it's red then it's on but if not just pull down the bar and hit it
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When you plug in headphones, in the status bar a beats logo will appear, if it's red then it's on but if not just pull down the bar and hit it
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Ahh i dont have any plug in headphones. Does it work on bluetooth headphones? I have a pair of the motorola S9 and S10 stereo headsets.
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Ahh i dont have any plug in headphones. Does it work on bluetooth headphones? I have a pair of the motorola S9 and S10 stereo headsets.
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I'm not sure. If I had a Bluetooth I would try it for ya but I don't sorry. And sorry if you know this or somebody might have misunderstood me, the beats turns on with any headset it don't have to be a pair of beats
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I'm not sure. If I had a Bluetooth I would try it for ya but I don't sorry. And sorry if you know this or somebody might have misunderstood me, the beats turns on with any headset it don't have to be a pair of beats
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I will give it a try with the bluetooth. I think its in the car. if not when i get home
Yes it does work, I tried it with both and the sound was just like studio sound. Can't wait to try beats with beats by dre headphones.
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sounds good in the car.
was flat before, now its got some audible highs and lows.
isnt beats just an eq adjustment anyways?
would be great if youre just using the builtin media player, but if you got poweramp, you can tweak just the same.
Beats audio is a preferance thing. I hate it because it doesn't make the sound pure. I just buy better headphones, but if you do buy per say over priced and badly equalized beats headphones, then you do need a dsp to make it sound good
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Agreed. Also with most headphones and car speakers you need to minimize the dynamic range so it sounds better. Add a mobile headphone amp and you'll really hear a difference.
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Just wanted to add a little more info to the thread. As already stated there is definitely a difference with beats on vs off. Not sure if HTC deliberately made the stock setting flat to emphasize beats although their stock eq was never really great before they added beats anyways. Now to the extra info since no one else posted. There is a built in equalizer that's for some reason not easily accessible unless you were looking for it. If you go to Settings->Sound->Sound Enhancer not only can you change the profile; There are 3, Beats urBeats, Beats Solo, and Other. You can also change the eq from beats to a couple other traditional settings. And no they don't have any custom settings they're all preset. Using a pair of V Moda M80's other was the best profile and depending on what you're listening to you can switch between the different eq settings. Everyone can find what sounds best for them and their setup.
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Can you use volume+ app with beats to increase volume output through speakers,headset,Bluetooth without altering beats sound?
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