I have a pair of beats headphones which sound terrible in the infuse so I tried a couple other pairs I have and same thing. They all sound like the singer in in a cave far far away, and void of bass. I did some reading and someone said to buy an adapter for the headphones. I purchased a 3.5mm TRRS to 3.5 TRRS Adapter. This fixed the issue until I changed to modem KK4 and also KI4, and now I am back to cave sound. Can someone explain what the modem has to do with headphones? or offer suggestions to make them work? Thanks!
Running Infused v2.2.3
Kernel 2.6.35.7-I997RUXKG3-CL366622
Baseband I997UCKI4
Firmware 2.3.3
The modem messes with headphones? i had no idea.
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You tried voo doo control in the market? Makes stuff sound better.... and it's free.. just throwing that out there.
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I tried the program Equalizer, customizable and it's got some cool features too...
Yeah I tried both. Does anyone use non samsung headphones in their infuse and can confirm they sound good?
Flash a kernel with voodoo sound (core a, b) and download voodoo control. Improves sound quality a LOT.
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I use non SAMSUNG headphones and they sound good. I think I've flashed evey modem out there too lol.
My infuse is my daily music driver too. Never had an issue with about 4 different headsets.
I use Skull Candy ear buds, cheap speakers, and voodoo, awesome sound and bass.
My songs sound bad, kinda like what you are describing when I turn on 5.1 though. Maybe that is your problem?
In general, wouldn't Voodoo Sound tweaks result in better sound quality than the Beats Audio tweaks? ...considering that the Voodoo sound is specific to our hardware...
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In general, wouldn't Voodoo Sound tweaks result in better sound quality than the Beats Audio tweaks? ...considering that the Voodoo sound is specific to our hardware...
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Completely different. Read around Page 6 of the Beats thread. "convo" between Dman and Dan.
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I would much rather be able to customize the sound with voodoo control plus the actual changes voodoo makes is way more than just an equalizer overlay. IMO the Beats mod is great if you don't have voodoo. But ****, if you've got Supercurio's awesome work available to you, fkin use it!
Use Both!
Using them Both actualy. And the sound is awesome!!! but one thing i noticed is that after flashing the Beats Mod i have to slide the Dynamic Range slider to 20% and select Sub-Bass to get awesome results. With the Voodoo i get extreme bass and with the beats mod i get clearer sound. Definitively a great combo!!
One thing, if you dont like the sound, its better to have a Nandroid backup because the mod replaces and adds a lot of lib files that is hard to revert(at least for me)
My choice... disable voodoo... beats is better...
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I've been pretty happy using the "Rock" EQ preset in the Galaxy Music Player + Voodoo sub-bass with 100% dynamic range. Sounds nice through my Ultrasone HFI-780 cans.
I'm guessing Beats would give similar results to this in other apps like Pandora. (?)
As discussed in the other thread, they can't really be compared that well, because they do different things. Voodoo tweaks the DAC (hardware) settings for optimal and clean sound output. It also allows you to use the hardware EQ for bass boost, and coupled with something like DSP Manager allows you to tweak the hardware EQ that can adjust sound without compressing, modifying it, or using CPU cycles to do the EQ work.
Beats is a software EQ that does a few tricks to make you think you perceive the music as sounding better. It uses CPU cycles and therefore battery power to apply the EQ, and software EQ will never have the quality that a hardware EQ has.
You very definitely could use both if you wanted to, though any audiophile would (aside from warning you a bout Beats) frown at having your audio modified multiple times before being output, especially through a software EQ, and really any EQ at all.
Now, that said, it really comes down to what sounds best to you. If you don't have a pair of headphones that can even handle high quality music, you probably wouldn't notice the difference that much if at all. Perhaps you don't care about pure clean sound quality and think Beats sounds better to you. Try them both out and see what sounds best to you. There's no better or worse when it comes down to opinion, but you will get cleaner sound with Voodoo and no Beats.
tried beats hated it got voodoo it kicks ass it gave me atleast twice the volume pair that with player pro with the dsp add on with a 10 band eq and ul rock
Voodoo it you won't be sorry.
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Has anyone actually scientifically tested this particular MOD and verified it isn't simply placebo?
I am personally more inclined to trust Supercurio's opinion and take on this.
Interesting stuff..
dman3285 said:
My choice... disable voodoo... beats is better...
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My ROM has beats in it and I agree
My Sensed up infuse sent this
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In general, wouldn't Voodoo Sound tweaks result in better sound quality than the Beats Audio tweaks? ...considering that the Voodoo sound is specific to our hardware...
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they are two completely different things. no reason not to run both.
voodoo is the driver for the headphone amp. and can increase recording and playback bitrates and allows you to set recording sensitivity and gives access to the analog volume setting so you havw more than 15 volume steps on the headphones.
beats is some libs that enhance the sound. it's either an equalizer or reverb type room emulation or something, I haven't tried it yet. it isn't nessesarily bad that its designed for another phone but id rather use it with cm7 if it works since Samsung has some of their own filtering and it would be best to not pervert the sound too many times...
Everything I've heard indicates that Beats on Samsung devices is nothing but placebo effect. Even if working, at best it's a ****ty audio EQ preset - just use another player that has an audio equalizer and tune it to your liking.
Voodoo Sound actually has driver optimizations to the DAC to improve jitter and SNR, among other things.
I basically avoid any firmware that has Beatsoff Audio included like the plague. It is a sign that the firmware developer is throwing random **** in that hasn't been tested.
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Everything I've heard indicates that Beats on Samsung devices is nothing but placebo effect. Even if working, at best it's a ****ty audio EQ preset - just use another player that has an audio equalizer and tune it to your liking.
Voodoo Sound actually has driver optimizations to the DAC to improve jitter and SNR, among other things.
I basically avoid any firmware that has Beatsoff Audio included like the plague. It is a sign that the firmware developer is throwing random **** in that hasn't been tested.
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+1
Beatsoff (lulz) is hardly anything more than a marketing gimmick.
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don't forget voodoo also has compression profiles for video recording . Let's you record in loud environment with out that horrible distortion.
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I prefer voodoo because when I flash beats on my infuse, I can't hear the difference clearly. Voodoo is much better for me because I'm a basshead ^^
however when I flash beats on my friend's xperia x10, the sound is better (not as much as voodoo)
I'm biased on this topic as my ROM has Beats integrated into it and I've never used Voodoo sound.
But I say, to each their own Everyone will always have a difference in opinion and let's all just be thankful we actually have options instead of just one product to use!
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Just installed beats... and even with plugged up ears (im sick) the sound was great! I usually think like entropy, do not flash unless intended for device. But, I was suprised how well this worked. Thanks.
I have been searching for sound booster app/solution but cant find one. I tried Voodoo's apps but they arent compatible with Skyrocket. Anyone figured this out?
Yep give up hope
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The only success I had with increased volume was the xloud baked in sky ics. I miss it but I'm loving mhx.
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Jacking up the EQs on Equalizer by Smart Audio Apps, market link, definitely boosts the sound but busts up quality. The reason I am looking for a solution to this is sometimes I get AVIs that are just a little too quiet. I could put them in a video program, adjust audio levels and export but its too much trouble.
I was on insert coins sense 4 ROM, and my sound was fine and seemed louder. Now I'm on the cm10 kang, works perfectly but it seems the sound is just awful. Half the ringtones crackle and music just simply doesn't sound good where as before it did. I put the bass reducer on in DSP manager and it helped a little. So my question is; is there any real fix? I've noticed this happen in quite a few other ROMs. Some ROMs sound great, others it sounds as if my speaker is blown.
Hi there , you might want to post this on the cm10 site as they know about the Rom and could possibly know of a fix for you. People who are on that site are likely all using the same Rom And likely know the tricks and tips for it. Hope this helps. Good luck. Hope your issue is resolved soon .
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Ahh? I just have the opposite opinion with you.
CM10 + DSP manager should be better than STOCK SENSE 4 + BEATS
Beats audio does not improve audio quality at all...
Gah! Forgot to enable the equalizer. All is right with my phone again.
hey guys
By any chance is there an app or zip file that can help my sound quality louder ?
when i'm outside and my phone starts ringing i cant hear it and i miss the call....
right now i'm using CM10 Crespo4g ROM
Voodoo sound. You must be rooted to use. DSP is another. Not sure if root is a requirement for DSP
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so i am using DSPManger but and i'm not sure if i'm doing it right but for the speaker i put everything at max but somehow it still seem the ringtone is the same ?
can u help me how to use it ?
thanks
There's no way to really boost the volume for the Nexus S. You can make it sound louder by playing with the compression but that's about it.
In DSP manager go to speakers and try moving the equalizers up all the way
to boost the speaker sound just download Poweramp and choose the "loud speaker" equalizer, which amplify the medium frequencies. It will sound much better
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to boost the speaker sound just download Poweramp and choose the "loud speaker" equalizer, which amplify the medium frequencies. It will sound much better
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i cant seem to find Poweramp. o.o
in the google play i seem to find poweramp music player but nothing that helps boost the speaker ?
where can i find it ??
another vote for Voodoo. It sounds amazing.
Bruce lee roy said:
Voodoo sound. You must be rooted to use. DSP is another. Not sure if root is a requirement for DSP
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