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Am looking to buy a sensation as soon as I can find a shop that sells one sim free, but am interested to know what the output of the headphones jack is like, my wildfire is great for this, no health and safety noise canceling etc. Was wondering if the sensation is similar?
Thanks in advance
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To be honest the volume output is lower when compared to my Nexus One.
However, the extra sound features added to this phone should help out with that problem.
The headphones bundled with the phone are decent. But I am looking to replace them with Beats headphones later on.
Am fairly impressed with volume on the wildfire, on full it can leave a ringing in the ears afterwards.
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While I am still waiting for my Sensation, and therefore can't comment on the Sensations output power:
If you get your Sensation and still want more Volume out of your phone, Volume+ might be worth a try: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1023433
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While I am still waiting for my Sensation, and therefore can't comment on the Sensations output power:
If you get your Sensation and still want more Volume out of your phone, Volume+ might be worth a try: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1023433
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Volume+ doesn't work on the Sensation at the moment
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To be honest the volume output is lower when compared to my Nexus One.
However, the extra sound features added to this phone should help out with that problem.
The headphones bundled with the phone are decent. But I am looking to replace them with Beats headphones later on.
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Do yourself a favor, get a pair of headphones from true audiophile companies like Shure, Sennheiser, AKG, Beyer Dynamic, Denon or Etymotic. Your ears will thank you.
not even Sennheiser helps
one should write posts about high end headphones and Sensation only if you have tried them
and I tried Sennheiser IE8i with HD2, DHD and Sensation, with first two it is a blast, with Sensation it is a disaster, sound volume is low bass is crapy
so my tip, if you are a music fan (Progresssive, House, Trance,...) don't even think about this phone, not even with SRS
Listening to music via good set of in war headphones and poweramp player which has built in eq settings. Sounds absolutely brilliant. So much better than my ipod. Hooked the phone up to my stereo and the sound was equally impressive.
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Listening to music via good set of in war headphones and poweramp player which has built in eq settings. Sounds absolutely brilliant. So much better than my ipod. Hooked the phone up to my stereo and the sound was equally impressive.
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Agree. Good phones, PowerAmp, Sensation, good combo. The PowerAmp preamp allows boosting volume, and the eq settings should let anyone customize the response curve to their preference.
Dear all
Today I had some spare time to test the overhyped Beats Audio in Sensation XE. I took out my Sennheiser HD650’s and compared the sound from the phone vs. CD player Marantz SA7001.
Outcomes: The sound from phone with Beats Audio is comparable with that of the CD, obviously a bit worse especially at higher frequencies. But generally the tonal balance is well preserved. Now let’s switch off BA in the phone: total disaster!
I think that switching BA off distorts the equalization to make the “on” option sound better.
Now, let’s talk about the included headphones:
I never used in-ear phones – I’m against them for many reasons.
The sound: First of all insistent high frequencies. Dry lows. Overall very poor.
So if you want to buy this phone for good sound quality you also need to buy good quality headphones and throw the BA ones away. For example Sennheiser’s MX980 – that’s what I intend to do.
To recap: I’m not totally disappointed because I bought the phone for the 1.5GHz CPU, bigger battery and qHD. Deep down I knew it would turn out like that.
Beats audio works only with beats headphone. Others sond like normal.
you need root to activate to all headphones.
Sennheiser’s MX980, realy? in-ear or over-ear is alot beter sound izoleiting. And thats small ones like mx980 not thats comfort like in-ear or over-ear.
But that is just my opinion.
No. At my phone, BA software working with all headphones (Stock ROM, w/o root).
I've tested Beats thoroughly with several different qualities of head phones and my conclusion is that it's marketing hype.
In reality, you can't radically improve sound quality on the software end - atleast on a smartphone using headphones to hear the music. I have also suspected that HTC lowers the quality of standard audio to make Beats seem better.
Exactly! I've the same opinion.
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Exactly! I've the same opinion.
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Agreed. I tried OEM htc headphones and the sound was lower and seemed different from normal, but when I plug in my beats tours the sound was much higher and the quality was awesome.
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I thought I'd give it a shot to the much hyped beats audio and - Power Amp app is much much more powerful delivering wide variety of sound presets; quality - beats audio is left in the dust. And I'm comparing apples to apples - same phone and headset.
Beats Audio is Awsome .... I love it ...
I wish i could buy a beats Headset in India ...
Beats Audio from HTC? Good joke.
I use my Sensation in my 1k I.C.E Setup. Tbh beats sounds utter crap inside it whereas Dolby Mobile boosts the right parts of the EQ to make my car sound system sound like teh sheeat.
Conclusion...
Beats - cheap stuff overpriced and utter rubbish
http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/13/htc-sensation-xe-with-beats-audio-review/
Read this. When you use beats headphone, you get other eq. With no beats headphone is other eq. And beats dont be used un bluethoot. Phone only show beats audio on, but sound output not the same.
beats audio is only eq setings.
Start question: " marketing only? " Yes, marketing style with preinstaled eq settings, some red colors, and beats headset in stock.
But in the end, that is somting diferent and way to get some costumers.
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Dear all
Today I had some spare time to test the overhyped Beats Audio in Sensation XE. I took out my Sennheiser HD650’s and compared the sound from the phone vs. CD player Marantz SA7001.
Outcomes: The sound from phone with Beats Audio is comparable with that of the CD, obviously a bit worse especially at higher frequencies. But generally the tonal balance is well preserved. Now let’s switch off BA in the phone: total disaster!
I think that switching BA off distorts the equalization to make the “on” option sound better.
Now, let’s talk about the included headphones:
I never used in-ear phones – I’m against them for many reasons.
The sound: First of all insistent high frequencies. Dry lows. Overall very poor.
So if you want to buy this phone for good sound quality you also need to buy good quality headphones and throw the BA ones away. For example Sennheiser’s MX980 – that’s what I intend to do.
To recap: I’m not totally disappointed because I bought the phone for the 1.5GHz CPU, bigger battery and qHD. Deep down I knew it would turn out like that.
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Let me buy the Beats headphones from you then if you dont use them.
PM if you want to do that
I have beats on my touchpad and even with good speakers it makes no difference
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You really should try this with beats headphones, as in over head, studios, solo hd or pros...they have a killer combination
And yes its fact HTC rushed and cheaped out on the sensation xe...its all software!! However its still good audio
Bit of a piss take the sensation xl and rezound have built in beats with altered hardware and we just get a software eq...however sounds better then any mobile device I've used so I'm not complaining
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Don't HD650's need an amp to be really driven properly?
Beats software is usually somewhat gimicky. On HP envy 14 laptops, the beats equalizer software is actually a skin for the default windows settings for frequency boosts.
On the phone any equalizer at all is better than nothing though.
I do like the beats start up splash more than the HTC one.
BALANCING ARGUMENT!
Guys if you bought this phone to get HQ sound, then you need your bumps feeling. Its a bit like buying a Mini cooper and complaining that its slower than a Porsche!?
If you want hifi go spend money getting a high quality Q deck or something.
I got the Sensation XE hoping it sounded better than the Sensation and guess what? It does!!!!!
I have to use inner ear headphones and have a pair of very tired Sennheiser cx 400 II's which I love. The ibeats are way better and to have them bundled is great.
If you get the XE to use with your existing spangly million pound headphones, then you need to learn to research more before you splurge your cash on a shiny new phone as the Sensation does all this for a tiny amount less a month.
In short, try to get better sounding audio with awesome headphones, mated to a very capable smartphone (1.5gig, don't care if its over, under, or sideways clocked) for less than £28/month. If you do then I'll consider your argument.
This is the 8th HTC I've had (yeah I started with the e100!) and they always release a better phone the minute you buy one, get over it. Learn to love the one your with!!
want good headphones?
get some Grado or high end Sennheisers.
don't believe in the hype.
Hmm.. sad to know that it is not that great as "marketed" . As a general user (not in-depth knowledge about sound, high tech headsets), I did found difference in sound. Probably someone with Sensation XE can talk about difference??? I am still enjoying Beats audio
Mainspring said:
want good headphones?
get some Grado or high end Sennheisers.
don't believe in the hype.
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My cx300-2s have gone wrong twice!
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So if you want to buy this phone for good sound quality you also need to buy good quality headphones and throw the BA ones away. For example Sennheiser’s MX980 – that’s what I intend to do.
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I do have these headphones. They fall out from the ears constantly. Don't use them...
Can anyone confirm if any of the Beats headphones work with the HTC One X, specifically the ControlTalk functionality?
I have no idea but I sure would hope so.
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Yea, they are selling that at the corporate stores, also have a display up, I listened to it. one word awsome
http://www.att.com/global-search/search.jsp?App_ID=HOME&autoSuggest=FALSE&tabPressed=FALSE&q=beats
Please don't buy beats headphones. They're awful for the price.
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Please don't buy beats headphones. They're awful for the price.
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I am glad you said something, I was going to today
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Please don't buy beats headphones. They're awful for the price.
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In your opinion what are the best pair of head phones one could buy, if they were willing to spend $250
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qft.
Depends on what music you listen to and what you want in headphones.
Head-fi.org is where you need to be.
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I have the ibeats and a pair of soul by ludacris sl99's and I think the souls are better. And the in line controls are sturdier than the beats
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I already bought Monster Ibeat beats audio by Dr.Dre original that came with the hTC Rezound and Sensation with control talk etc. Just waiting for it to arrive
First tip: Different people have different taste. 250 can buy you some really good sounding products. I would recommend HeadRoom because they provide a lot of guidance based on price and taste and even provide you with cool frequency response graphs. Really worth doing a few hours of research over if you're spending that kind of money. At that price, good brands to keep your eyes open for: Sennheiser, AKG, Beyerdynamic, Denon, and Audio Technica.
Head-fi is a good resource but ABSOLUTELY chock full of opinion and voodoo. First thing to remember is that your taste might not equal someone elses, though on Head-Fi, nearly everything is taken as fact.
Final tip: Don't buy it if it has someone's name on it. This includes Beats, Soul, etc. It's not that they're bad per se, just overpriced. You can buy some hard hitting heavy bass headphones like Beats for much less. For example, the Audio Technica ATH-M50 is 150 on amazon and have a very similar sound to the 300 dollar Beats over ears.
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The ATH-M50 / M50s are great headphones. I would take those over any pair of beats.
The DJ headphones I use are Sennheiser HD25IIs. A bit more pricey, but great on ear headphones with good isolation while being light weight.
For long periods of use, I use my Audio Technica ATH-AD700s.
For IEMs I just Klipsch S4s
If you want to buy a pair of headphones. Let me know what your budget is and what kind of headphones you want (IEMs, on ear, over ear) and I can find the best pair.
Another tip- never buy a headset. ever.
If you want something good looking like the Beats with quality sound, wait for the P3s : http://www.bowers-wilkins.com/Headphones/Headphones/P3/explore.html
If they're anything like the P5s, they're going to be amazing.
shure se315
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They truely, truely are. How can anyone favor beats? They're disgustingly bass heavy.
I got a pair of urbeats headphones free through work. Yes, they're quite bass heavy, but the sound isn't terrible.
What I'm really looking for is something with an in-line mic and controls. I really like the 3 buttons on the remote to pause, skip, and rewind.
Are there any other headphones on the market besides the beats that have a mic and the 3 button controls? I wanted to get the Klipsch S4a's, but they only have the single button control.
Is there anything (earbuds) in the $50-ish range that are any better than what the phones come with? I haven't opened the ones the HTC came with, but they look like the others.... a joke.
I only *rarely* use headphones/earbuds so I don't need a $250pr. I've tried Beats, thought they were very comfortable.
Also, if I could get a helmet on over them, that would be a plus.
I have two pair of breasts. Over the ear and in ear and I love them both. It's different for everyone though
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Is there anything (earbuds) in the $50-ish range that are any better than what the phones come with? I haven't opened the ones the HTC came with, but they look like the others.... a joke.
I only *rarely* use headphones/earbuds so I don't need a $250pr. I've tried Beats, thought they were very comfortable.
Also, if I could get a helmet on over them, that would be a plus.
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Interesting you say the ones that come with, ATT version does not come with ear-buds.
A*Stars by Astrogaming.. although I am just an Astrogaming fan boy (i have an original Limited Edition of the A40 system and it has been the best headset (gaming) i have ever had...)
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Interesting you say the ones that come with, ATT version does not come with ear-buds.
A*Stars by Astrogaming.. although I am just an Astrogaming fan boy (i have an original Limited Edition of the A40 system and it has been the best headset (gaming) i have ever had...)
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hahaha I never even looked in the bottom of the box, but your right! I just assumed.
Scuse me while I shrink away slowly...
Anyone have any information on the sound chip that's inside of our HTC One S?
I'd like to buy a pair of headphones that compliment the audio features of my phone. Preferably "ear buds" "behind the neck" or "clip-on" models.
Mm apparently htc says beats headphones, I got some sounds good but cheap headphones (stock iPhone) sound good
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I wouldnt want to waste money on a pair of headphones that the phone cannot drive to its full potential. So pretty much just looking for a pair thats an even match against with the phone can put out. Knowaddumsayin?
I don't think anyone can answer that without knowing your price range. For in ear, I'm partial to Etymotics.
Personally, I don't think the htc one s can make magic happen out of anything over $100 lol. So probably between 60-100.
The Beats technology inside is primarily tuned for the urBeats and Solo (not HD) (you select them in the sound enhancer menu), if it's what you are talking about.
But to be honest, I don't think you need "beats" headphones to get the "Beats improvements". I would say that any pair of headphones that can deliver high power and bass can do it.
I wouldnt want to waste money on a pair of headphones that the phone cannot drive to its full potential.
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Well, I know that Beats headphones will work great on the phone but you will still waste money on them xD
(You may wait and get them for nearly half (if not more) the price at the Boxing Day...........)
Sennheisers
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The beats headphones are good, but not worth the price tag. All they are, are fancy headphones which look cool, inside, they have the same parts as your basic headphones,
Beats Audio is just a preset EQ..
However, I like beats and i got beats headphones free with the phone.. but i most certainly wouldnt pay for them, The stock headphones work just as well.
I recommend Me electronics headphones, fantastic for the price and awesome customer service.they have many styles and qualities and get very good reviews depending on the headphone. Go to headfi for reviews based on price range.
Yea I pretty much agree with anyone here I use basic in ear skull candy headphones I got last black Friday for 10 bucks and they sound the same as when I plug in my cousins beats which he paid 79.99 for
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I have a pair of Sony in ear headphones. Found them at Bestbuy for 40 USD. They have real rich sound and work great with the Beats Audio plugin. They also have an in-line microphone and play/pause forward/back answer/hangup buttons that all work on our device. I will try to find a link if you are still interested.
Keep in mind these have a real good quality if you want something kind of budget, they can definitely compare to my friends in ear Bose at 99 USD.
You can also get the best sound ever by using a 3rd party music app called PowerAMP. This gives you a crazy amount of control of EQ, bass, treble, stereo x and much more. As an audiophile I cannot live without it
Not sure where you live but the bestbuy where I live has headphones on display and you can pop the jack into your phone and test drive for yourself. I found some Sony studio style headphones for 149 that sounded better than the 299 ones. Plus some skull candy's for 129 that sounded even better. I know your price range, just saying price isn't all its cracked up to be when it comes to headphones. Plus if you know any audiophiles or DJs they will tell you beats headphones aren't worth any price they sell them for.
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I have a set of Sennheiser PX100s. Luckily I got them a few years ago when they were cheap; looks like they've since been discontinued and have gone up in price. But I like them. I can't stand earbuds, I've never found a single set that stays in my ears. The PX100s are headband-style and they fold up flat. And they have good sound.
Also heard good things about Koss PortaPros, another under $50 portable headband set. Despite being over the head style, both these sets are small and compact so they won't make you look TOO weird if you're wearing them in public, although they might mess your hair up a bit if you're not careful.
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I have a pair of Sony in ear headphones. Found them at Bestbuy for 40 USD. They have real rich sound and work great with the Beats Audio plugin. They also have an in-line microphone and play/pause forward/back answer/hangup buttons that all work on our device. I will try to find a link if you are still interested.
Keep in mind these have a real good quality if you want something kind of budget, they can definitely compare to my friends in ear Bose at 99 USD.
You can also get the best sound ever by using a 3rd party music app called PowerAMP. This gives you a crazy amount of control of EQ, bass, treble, stereo x and much more. As an audiophile I cannot live without it
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I would like a link
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or at least some part number.
I am using the headphones that came with my Samsung Vibrant, but the button on them doesn't control the phone like it did on my Vibrant. I am looking for a set with a button that will pause my music and also click to answer/hangup calls.
I just have a pair of $13 headphones, which come with foam tips and sounds pretty good.
http://www.amazon.com/Brainwavz-Bet...UTF8&qid=1340056223&sr=8-1&keywords=brainwavz
Second vote for Etymotic!
I have found anything from monoprice.com to be amazing...their $2 iphone knockoffs sound better than any buds I've gotten with any phone and their $5 in-ears are even better. There are devoted communities of hackers who use their bass boost models as project phones and many audiophiles rate their over the ear models higher than phones costing 5 times more.
I know you guys are talking in the ear--
But, I have a pair of Plantronics Pulsar 590E over the ear Bluetooth headphones that have good range and nice bass.
I don't know how beats works, but no change in sound quality with it on or off--
Coming from the HTC one s, I think the headphone quality really sucks on this phone. Bass is not deep enough and the sound is just very "flat".. What do you guys think?
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Coming from the HTC one s, I think the headphone quality really sucks on this phone. Bass is not deep enough and the sound is just very "flat".. What do you guys think?
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i think u should go back to ur htc one s
Im also coming from the HTC One S and i disagree. Not as Loud, but quality sounds just as good to me.
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i think u should go back to ur htc one s
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I knew people would catch feelings over their phones :laugh::laugh:
coming from a lumia, no noticeable difference for me.
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Coming from the HTC one s, I think the headphone quality really sucks on this phone. Bass is not deep enough and the sound is just very "flat".. What do you guys think?
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You came from a phone that had an emphasis on sound quality to a dev friendly phone that's almost bare bones software wise. It should have been obvious.
You maybe had that BS Beats software on the HTC? It's just an equalizer pushing bass and treble... Sound is good to me. Streaming Google play music via Bluetooth in my car right now and it sounds great.
I do admit that the HTC one s had a great sound chip which I believe is confirmed in tests and I did use that phone for several months.
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Coming from the HTC one s, I think the headphone quality really sucks on this phone. Bass is not deep enough and the sound is just very "flat".. What do you guys think?
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that would normally be a good thing for in-ear headphones. in-ear headphones are ussually extremely bass heavy unless they are very expensive hifi models. but most of us actually like the exhagerated bass, so $50 headsets don't bother us. i tend to like cheaper heasets and haven't gone for etymotics or anything yet because sometimes low-fi brings certain character to the mix, ever try playing a guitar through a PA system? or some reference monitors? ever wonder why people go through such lengths to re-create the past in music? it's not because the tech was better in 1930-1969. well in some ways it actually was compared to low end stuff today, but the flaws were as important to the music as the talent. i don't have my phone yet, so i can't say the headset is good, but because you prefer the htc headset doesn't mean it's better (nor does anything i said mean it's worse). so why not just use the htc headset instead of complaining on the internet? or buy a set you like? dennon has a bullet proof set of in-ear for $35 and they are very ballanced for a cheap set. but if you like extreme bass i liked the sound of my $80 xeers, they were the best for bass heavy blues/rock stuff like the black keys or the white stripes. these were not ballanced at all but in a way that was pleasing to the ear.
edit, just realized it's about the sound output of the phone.... not even sure the nexus comes with a headset since mine is still in shipping..... ya know the beats software can be added to any phone right? i mean i can't confirm it workes at all but people were doing this mod back when the one x and whatever it's predecessor was came out and everyone insisted that by adding some of the libs and an app that it sounded so much better...
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You maybe had that BS Beats software on the HTC? It's just an equalizer pushing bass and treble... Sound is good to me. Streaming Google play music via Bluetooth in my car right now and it sounds great.
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Yeah, must be because of the Beats.
It's because of the Equalizer settings in the One. Install Viper4Android on this phone and set it up and you'll see the clarity and quality is just amazing. Beats products are highly Equalized especially the Laptops and Phones. They're also setup to go under completely flat line Equalizer when disable to make it sound bad without the beats audio. This in turn makes those people who know nothing about audio think beats audio is a god send when in fact it's just a regular equalizer that sounds awesome enabled and worse disabled. If Viper4Android (See forum thread here on xda) doesn't work yet then use an equalizer app from the market and play around with it. You'll enjoy your sound a lot more.
There's something wrong with Google Play Music. It sounds horrible I installed Rocket Player and it sounds superb. Just needs more volume. My S4 still sounds better by a small margin though.
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edit, just realized it's about the sound output of the phone.... not even sure the nexus comes with a headset since mine is still in shipping..... ya know the beats software can be added to any phone right? i mean i can't confirm it workes at all but people were doing this mod back when the one x and whatever it's predecessor was came out and everyone insisted that by adding some of the libs and an app that it sounded so much better...
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Nexus doesn't come with headphones. Which is fine with me since I have never used set of headphones packaged with a phone. Software can make a very big difference in sound quality. I usually use PowerAmp. I'm sure that PowerAmp combined with the headphones listed in my sig will be just fine on the N5. Now if they would just ship the damn thing.
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You came from a phone that had an emphasis on sound quality to a dev friendly phone that's almost bare bones software wise. It should have been obvious.
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No he came from a phone with Beats Audio out of the box.
Complaining about the sound quality of the N5 compared to the One S is like claiming that Sennheiser studio headphones are **** compared to Monster Beats studio headphones.
The N5 has stellar sound quality. What it sounds like without any equalizer presets activated is what your music is SUPPOSED to sound like. Want it to sound like your One S? Choose the bass booster equalizer preset and there you go.
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No he came from a phone with Beats Audio out of the box.
Complaining about the sound quality of the N5 compared to the One S is like claiming that Sennheiser studio headphones are **** compared to Monster Beats studio headphones.
The N5 has stellar sound quality. What it sounds like without any equalizer presets activated is what your music is SUPPOSED to sound like. Want it to sound like your One S? Choose the bass booster equalizer preset and there you go.
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This ^
Qualcomm DACs while not quite as good as Wolfsons are still great. I haven't had a real chance to listen to audio on my N5, but the audio on my GS4 was excellent.
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Qualcomm DACs while not quite as good as Wolfsons are still great. I haven't had a real chance to listen to audio on my N5, but the audio on my GS4 was excellent.
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coming from htc one, audio is day and night difference, but i know what i'm getting when i bought the nexus 5
joshyth said:
coming from htc one, audio is day and night difference, but i know what i'm getting when i bought the nexus 5
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Install an equalizer and adjust to taste. Like many have said before it's because the HTC one has built in "Beats" Equalizer which changes audio settings and frequencies.
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What it sounds like without any equalizer presets activated is what your music is SUPPOSED to sound like. .
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This isn't true at all. The sound engineers have no idea what kind of DAC you'll be using, or what kind of speakers/headphones you'll be using. All DAC's have different sound signatures. All headphones/speakers have different sound signatures. They mix it to sound the way they want it based on the equipment they have in the studio. Unless you're using the same equipment then you're never going to hear it the way it was SUPPOSED to sound. Some EQ will almost always be required to approximate the intended sound.
Beats audio does tend to over emphasize the bass. However to say a flat eq is the way it is supposed to sound is not accurate since every device is going to have a different flat sound, as are every different type of headphone. Decent headphones along with decent software and a decent DAC will give sound quality that will satisfy most. I have no reason to believe that the N5 will fall short.
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Install an equalizer and adjust to taste. Like many have said before it's because the HTC one has built in "Beats" Equalizer which changes audio settings and frequencies.
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No phone on the market right now can touch the stereo speaker on the One. Also, the One actually have a built in amplifier too.
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marleyfan61 said:
This isn't true at all. The sound engineers have no idea what kind of DAC you'll be using, or what kind of speakers/headphones you'll be using. All DAC's have different sound signatures. All headphones/speakers have different sound signatures. They mix it to sound the way they want it based on the equipment they have in the studio. Unless you're using the same equipment then you're never going to hear it the way it was SUPPOSED to sound. Some EQ will almost always be required to approximate the intended sound.
Beats audio does tend to over emphasize the bass. However to say a flat eq is the way it is supposed to sound is not accurate since every device is going to have a different flat sound, as are every different type of headphone. Decent headphones along with decent software and a decent DAC will give sound quality that will satisfy most. I have no reason to believe that the N5 will fall short.
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No, they mix it the way they want it to sound on various equipment. Checking how it sounds on various devices is part of the mixing and mastering. So no EQ is needed, in fact it will ruin the sound most of the time.