Did anyone see this comparison of audio capabilities of the LG V20, Axon 7, and V10?? - ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion

http://www.androidauthority.com/lg-v20-audio-capabilities-714807/
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I didn't think another phone this year could match or beat the Axon 7's audio.

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Audio mumbo jumbo still confuses the heck out of me... so which phone is best here?

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vision33r said:
http://www.androidauthority.com/lg-v20-audio-capabilities-714807/
I didn't think another phone this year could match or beat the Axon 7's audio.
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The only thing I know is that Axon 7 have an Amazing Sound (Speakers and Headphones) and for what it cost is just a bargain.

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Audio levels high or low mean nothing if the audio produced sounds like ass. So far the Axon 7 has the best sounding audio of any phone I've heard.

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I saw one review on youtube, actually a comparison between OP3 and Axon 7 audio. The guy said that OP3 is far better when using headphones with Atmos turned off on Axon, and that Axon is only better with Atmos turned on. Is that really true? Because I intended to use Atmos only with speakers.

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Chris2810 said:
I saw one review on youtube, actually a comparison between OP3 and Axon 7 audio. The guy said that OP3 is far better when using headphones with Atmos turned off on Axon, and that Axon is only better with Atmos turned on. Is that really true? Because I intended to use Atmos only with speakers.
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with ****ty headphones, maybe. otherwise a plain no.

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Chris2810 said:
I saw one review on youtube, actually a comparison between OP3 and Axon 7 audio. The guy said that OP3 is far better when using headphones with Atmos turned off on Axon, and that Axon is only better with Atmos turned on. Is that really true? Because I intended to use Atmos only with speakers.
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Depend on how the reviewer is testing. Only the built-in music app can use the hardware DAC. Without that, the sound would be as good as any other Qualcomm s820 phone.
Download a flac audio file and compare the SQ using the stock Music player and any other player. The difference is pretty noticeable.

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$400 phone vs $650+. The real bonus to me in audio is the front facing speakers, I'd rather have that than the better dac that the v20 has.

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max1001 said:
Depend on how the reviewer is testing. Only the built-in music app can use the hardware DAC. Without that, the sound would be as good as any other Qualcomm s820 phone.
Download a flac audio file and compare the SQ using the stock Music player and any other player. The difference is pretty noticeable.
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Does the phone support flac? Transferring flacs I made with EAC shows that the phones doesn't support flac

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SovPanda said:
Does the phone support flac? Transferring flacs I made with EAC shows that the phones doesn't support flac
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Have plenty of flacs. Play back smooth without issues.
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MaxRink said:
with ****ty headphones, maybe. otherwise a plain no.
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I've had the axon 7 since release, I have to disagree. I have the vmoda m100. Pretty. Nice set of headphones. Atmost, to my ears, makes the sound worse though headphones. It's taking an audio signal and altering it for surround sound. It's not bad per se, but it's better if you listen to music with it off while listening through headphones. With speakers, it's a different story. I turn atmos on when playing music through the speakers. Makes the sound fuller, slightly louder and more pleasant
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max1001 said:
Depend on how the reviewer is testing. Only the built-in music app can use the hardware DAC. Without that, the sound would be as good as any other Qualcomm s820 phone.
Download a flac audio file and compare the SQ using the stock Music player and any other player. The difference is pretty noticeable.
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I've read this before. I only use Spotify for music. Will I not be able to listen to music with the standalone dac?

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I don't think it's true that only the built-in music app can use the DAC.
I've tried a couple of other basic music players (Clean Music, Pretty Good Music Player), and when I start a song, go into android Settings > Sounds & Vibration > Headset HiFi, and flip the switch back and forth, I can hear a difference in the audio quality (albeit a small one, I'm not an audiophile and am using a cheapo set of ear-covering headphones). I can also turn on the Dolby ATMOS feature and really hear an improvement.

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Seeing the graph presented in the article, it suggests simply a bad measurement for the Axon 7 (as in an incorrect measurement). I don't see how those numbers can be accurate. Having said that, I'm not a sound engineer...
Any comments from more knowledgeable people here?

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osmosizzz said:
Have plenty of flacs. Play back smooth without issues.
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I've had the axon 7 since release, I have to disagree. I have the vmoda m100. Pretty. Nice set of headphones. Atmost, to my ears, makes the sound worse though headphones. It's taking an audio signal and altering it for surround sound. It's not bad per se, but it's better if you listen to music with it off while listening through headphones. With speakers, it's a different story. I turn atmos on when playing music through the speakers. Makes the sound fuller, slightly louder and more pleasant
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i ment op3 vs A7 in general, not Atmos. i personally dislike most sound "enhancers" but (P)EQs are dope AF.

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SovPanda said:
Does the phone support flac? Transferring flacs I made with EAC shows that the phones doesn't support flac
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Of course it supports FLAC. All my musics are FLAC format.
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Sander said:
I've read this before. I only use Spotify for music. Will I not be able to listen to music with the standalone dac?
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No you will not and that's a good thing. The DAC should only be on when playing lossless format because it will drain your faster otherwise.
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xtermmin said:
I don't think it's true that only the built-in music app can use the DAC.
I've tried a couple of other basic music players (Clean Music, Pretty Good Music Player), and when I start a song, go into android Settings > Sounds & Vibration > Headset HiFi, and flip the switch back and forth, I can hear a difference in the audio quality (albeit a small one, I'm not an audiophile and am using a cheapo set of ear-covering headphones). I can also turn on the Dolby ATMOS feature and really hear an improvement.
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You would need FLAC files and a good set to tell the difference. It's not a big deal to be honest. People like to pretend they care about SQ but 95% are streaming music or using MP3 and having a DAC is pointless for those.
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How do you transfer them from your computer to the phone? Dragging the flac file to my phone's SD makes a pop up saying the flac file isn't supported on the phone and would convert it to a supported file

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SovPanda said:
How do you transfer them from your computer to the phone? Dragging the flac file to my phone's SD makes a pop up saying the flac file isn't supported on the phone and would convert it to a supported file
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Just click, transfer anyways and it won't touch the file. The phone will play it, regardless of what the computer says
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max1001 said:
Of course it supports FLAC. All my musics are FLAC format.
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No you will not and that's a good thing. The DAC should only be on when playing lossless format because it will drain your faster otherwise.
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You would need FLAC files and a good set to tell the difference. It's not a big deal to be honest. People like to pretend they care about SQ but 95% are streaming music or using MP3 and having a DAC is pointless for those.
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True, but with a good dac, the streaming music and those mp3 are much better reconstructed (which is what a dac does), therefore, even low quality music has a tendency to sound better with a better dac
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osmosizzz said:
True, but with a good dac, the streaming music and those mp3 are much better reconstructed (which is what a dac does), therefore, even low quality music has a tendency to sound better with a better dac
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Typically a good DAC on a good system/headphones will show you how crappy lossy/low bitrate files really are.

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thjoca3 said:
Typically a good DAC on a good system/headphones will show you how crappy lossy/low bitrate files really are.
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Yeah I've come across that too on too many mp3s. So much so honestly that I went ahead and bought the cd version of my most listened artists just to have the flac version...
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External speaker,what about it??
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