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Anyone with an Atrix bought the sensation yet?
Specifically, Is the sound quality ok (I have an Atrix and I think sound is the best of any device I ever owned) ...
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Not a Sensation owner (yet, mine is coming soon), so I can't judge on a first-person perspective.
However, I can refer you to an extensive review done by GSMArena that tests this area as well.
Main Review Page: http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_sensation-review-605.php
The Page with Speaker Test: http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_sensation-review-605p5.php
The Page with Audio Quality Test: http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_sensation-review-605p7.php
yikes.. the speaker is even worse than the Nexus One if you compare the numbers in the gsmarena reviews for both..
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yikes.. the speaker is even worse than the Nexus One if you compare the numbers in the gsmarena reviews for both..
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That is so disappointing. The Nexus One speaker was a joke. It's not important to many people, but I listen to podcasts and satellite radio over the loudspeaker while doing work and the Nexus One couldn't be heard over even the slightest bit of noise. Maybe root and DSP will help, but this makes switching to the Sensation a much tougher decision than I thought it would be.
I dont understand what it is with HTC these cheap POS speakers...at least the ones on the G2 and the MyTouch4g had decent volume
The older buisness phones like the kaiser and the touchpro had very good speakers but thats probably because they were designed to be used on speaker phone alot more.
The speaker on the sensation is not that bad for calls but if you were planning on listening to music on it you will be disapointed, but I dont imagine anyone would want listen to music on a phone speaker
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The older buisness phones like the kaiser and the touchpro had very good speakers but thats probably because they were designed to be used on speaker phone alot more.
The speaker on the sensation is not that bad for calls but if you were planning on listening to music on it you will be disapointed, but I dont imagine anyone would want listen to music on a phone speaker
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i do and most of my friends do as well. Sony and Samsung phones sound SO good that you would think a small audio system is playing not a cell phone. loud too. useful at BBQs, listen to radio before bedtime, at work etc.
HD2 and Nexus One have been very disappointing in this department. Sony Music phone and Vibrant have been very good.
I definitely think that the external speaker volume is lower than my hd2, which was really loud. Is there a software fix for that?
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Player pro was the only fix I could find. But it plays the music louder than every other player I tried. It's made my loudspeaker serviceable until we can get rooted.
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Scoop24 said:
Player pro was the only fix I could find. But it plays the music louder than every other player I tried. It's made my loudspeaker serviceable until we can get rooted.
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I'm thinking that player pro would be for music, what about general system sounds, like notifications, coming out the speaker?
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kolyan said:
Samsung phones sound SO good that you would think a small audio system is playing not a cell phone.
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Not the SGS2. It's speaker is maybe a little bit better than the DHDs, which is CRAP (imo)
The speaker is one of the only things that the iPhone 4 does better than the latest HTC flagships.
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i do and most of my friends do as well. Sony and Samsung phones sound SO good that you would think a small audio system is playing not a cell phone. loud too. useful at BBQs, listen to radio before bedtime, at work etc.
HD2 and Nexus One have been very disappointing in this department. Sony Music phone and Vibrant have been very good.
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While the SGS phones are amazing compared to the N1, that doesn't say much. I come from the Motorola Droid series and those things are like boomboxes compared to any of these phones. SE seems to do a good job too. SGS is in the middle of the pack. I need my ringer on 5/7 or 6/7 to hear it outdoors for my Nexus S, but the Milestone rings like a champ at 3/7.
But here's the thing. The N1 also had a crappy earpiece. How is the earpiece on the Sensation? As important as speakerphone is, I'm sure the earpiece is even more important. If you can't make calls on the earpiece, then how is speakerphone gonna fix anything?
If where talking about ringing. I can hear the sensation with no problems. When I get a call.
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What do you think of it?
I just recently bought a pair of sony xplod stereos for my wife and I off of best buy for 50$ each. Great stereo.
Well, I'm running Capy's RCMix3D rom with Beats Audio. Hooked my Glacier up with the aux cable and have it playing in her car.
I must say, it sounds great. I read how people say it's just a bass boost and I won't lie, it kinda is but it really helps with some audio quality.
At the moment, my system isn't hooked up and I can't wait til it is. I'm pretty sure it will sound good. Anyways, sorry for the lengthy post. Just that I'd give some info on how Beats Audio is being utilized. What are your thoughts?
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What do you think of it?
I just recently bought a pair of sony xplod stereos for my wife and I off of best buy for 50$ each. Great stereo.
Well, I'm running Capy's RCMix3D rom with Beats Audio. Hooked my Glacier up with the aux cable and have it playing in her car.
I must say, it sounds great. I read how people say it's just a bass boost and I won't lie, it kinda is but it really helps with some audio quality.
At the moment, my system isn't hooked up and I can't wait til it is. I'm pretty sure it will sound good. Anyways, sorry for the lengthy post. Just that I'd give some info on how Beats Audio is being utilized. What are your thoughts?
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Wit me beats is amazing have some Philips (iPod) head phones plus the volume boost app on the market plus the bass boost tweak which equals live music !!
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beats is awesome!
Beats is AMAZING with Sony Headphones
also, tried out a Beats Solo today at best buy, the sound was AMAZING...
even my dad was amazed
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Beats is AMAZING with Sony Headphones
also, tried out a Beats Solo today at best buy, the sound was AMAZING...
even my dad was amazed
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I tried to try them at staples lol was gone sold out even the display ones ugh black Friday strikes again
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I honestly thought beats audio wasn't that great, never saw the appeal to it. I prefer poweramp(eq set to rock) an the dsp manager with virtual room set to concert (something like it). Beats to me is more for people who listen to rap or r&b(no offense to anyone), compared to i listen too, it just don't work for me. I also used skullcandy titan headphones. Then again that's just my opinion an thoughts.
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Obviously Beats has a target demographic. Come on, it's Dr. Dre haha. I've tried poweramp and I can say it's great as well, so is the dsp manager. Unfortunately I didn't play much with poweramp after the free trial ended. And dsp manager is my go to when I'm on cm7. I still set them to my liking and music (mostly hip hop but still have rock, dance, different music) the thing with Beats is that it is automatically started as soon as you hook your headset. I know poweramp and dsp save their settings but I'm a crack flasher and constantly switching roms.
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I honestly thought beats audio wasn't that great, never saw the appeal to it. I prefer poweramp(eq set to rock) an the dsp manager with virtual room set to concert (something like it). Beats to me is more for people who listen to rap or r&b(no offense to anyone), compared to i listen too, it just don't work for me. I also used skullcandy titan headphones. Then again that's just my opinion an thoughts.
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915rko said:
Obviously Beats has a target demographic. Come on, it's Dr. Dre haha. I've tried poweramp and I can say it's great as well, so is the dsp manager. Unfortunately I didn't play much with poweramp after the free trial ended. And dsp manager is my go to when I'm on cm7. I still set them to my liking and music (mostly hip hop but still have rock, dance, different music) the thing with Beats is that it is automatically started as soon as you hook your headset. I know poweramp and dsp save their settings but I'm a crack flasher and constantly switching roms.
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I keep mine backed up, with the settings saved. So when I restore,I don't have to fix anything. With my poweramp, soon I plug in my headphones, it starts also. There's nothing wrong with beats, just not for me. I did love it with my hardstyle an techno music.
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I know that this topic has been discussed before. I have tried the voodoo app and i have bought it. It just seems to make the sound even worse. I believe the culprit is dsp manager. So here Is what happens, I usually keep my volume 2-3 notches below the highest volume. I am using the acoustic preset on dsp manager with the bass slightly higher. If I go 2-3 notches above my normal volume, the sound gets really crackely and choppy. I tried the same song, but with the same preset but with even more bass on my sansa and it sounded crystal clear and really powerful even at higher volumes. Can someone suggest a fix. I am running HFP 2.1 and Faux's kernel.
Edit: I am also running beats audio from like march. And I'm using the google play music app
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Try to freeze Dsp and install either EQ or Volume+, then give it a shot. As far as I'm concerned G2X doesn't have the necessary libraries for beat audio to work.
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Alright ill give that a try
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DupleX01 said:
Try to freeze Dsp and install either EQ or Volume+, then give it a shot. As far as I'm concerned G2X doesn't have the necessary libraries for beat audio to work.
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Beats doesn't work and when you place the files where they go it breaks poweramp and dsp
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The first thing you need to do is remove the beats audio as it does nothing for the sound. Voodoo sound is much better as long as you have a kernel that has it built in. PowerAMP is one of the best equaliser apps out there for android but the overall sound quality coming from the G2x is not that good and will never be that good without better hardware.
The first thing you need to do is remove the beats audio as it does nothing for the sound. Voodoo sound is much better as long as you have a kernel that has it built in. PowerAMP is one of the best equaliser apps out there for android but the overall sound quality coming from the G2x is not that good and will never be that good without better hardware.
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I agree to disagree. Yes, get rid of beats. It didnt anything when I used it. Ditch google music its crap (intended for those of us who enjoy music? I think not.) I use PlayerPro (paid) with treble/bass booster preset with the bass knob almost all the way up. No matter how loud I make it, it kicks ass.
I'm also running RG2x MIUI with Faux kernel. Cleanest, smoothest, and all around best MIUI. Sorry Stormageddon. I used yours and my phone kept freezing. Not your fault, I know this. My phone just doesnt seem to like your roms. Or MIUI.us or Singh-MIUI's either for that matter. RG2x is the only one I can get to run with FC'ing a FC.
I use Winamp pro in conjunction with DSP manager and get GREAT sound (especially from FLAC ) I disable the EQ in DSP manager, Compression - Slight, Bass Boost - Slight, and depending on what I am listening to I will adjust Virtual Room. Everything else in DSP manager OFF. Then, in Winamp I use the Awesome 10 band EQ to adjust the sound to my liking.
I've been using winamp lately, but it still cannot drive my headphones as well as my sansa. Probably just the ****ty audio hardware from LG.
Also how do I get rid of beats audio?
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zoppp said:
I've been using winamp lately, but it still cannot drive my headphones as well as my sansa. Probably just the ****ty audio hardware from LG.
Also how do I get rid of beats audio?
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I know not of this ****ty audio you speak of. I consider myself an audiophile (500 gigs of FLAC and counting, high end Polk Audio home theater sound) and honestly, I am quite impressed with the audio quality from my phone. I am guessing that something is not quite right with your setup, or maybe the quality of what you are listening to on your phone isn't up to par.
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I know not of this ****ty audio you speak of. I consider myself an audiophile (500 gigs of FLAC and counting, high end Polk Audio home theater sound) and honestly, I am quite impressed with the audio quality from my phone. I am guessing that something is not quite right with your setup, or maybe the quality of what you are listening to on your phone isn't up to par.
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I don't know but my SanDisk Sansa is able to put out alot more power. The bass is alot more powerful on it too.
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Winamp for android is **** anyway. What u need is poweramp with a custom equal so it puts ur headphones to the limit before making it sound like ****. That and Volume++. I promise you will see a difference
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Try n7player....pretty good. You have to pay but I think u have a 7 day trial first, then u have to buy afterwards.
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I don't know but my SanDisk Sansa is able to put out alot more power. The bass is alot more powerful on it too.
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if you are on HFP 2.1 and Faux's kernel did you try the "DSP Manager' settings?
TorrentzRock said:
I know not of this ****ty audio you speak of. I consider myself an audiophile (500 gigs of FLAC and counting, high end Polk Audio home theater sound) and honestly, I am quite impressed with the audio quality from my phone. I am guessing that something is not quite right with your setup, or maybe the quality of what you are listening to on your phone isn't up to par.
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The actual hardware that is in the LG G2x is the same Wolfson DAC that is in the iPod touches and the iPhones. That DAC is really not that good especially for an audiophile. I never use my phone for music, and yes I only listen to FLAC or better and have a complete Sennheiser setup. I have tried making the audio better with an amp but even that just made the quality barely noticeably better. The quality is not that good and will never be that good.
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The actual hardware that is in the LG G2x is the same Wolfson DAC that is in the iPod touches and the iPhones. That DAC is really not that good especially for an audiophile. I never use my phone for music, and yes I only listen to FLAC or better and have a complete Sennheiser setup. I have tried making the audio better with an amp but even that just made the quality barely noticeably better. The quality is not that good and will never be that good.
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Realistically can you expect more than what it is from a phone for this price?
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Kind of sad that my $50 SanDisk Sansa performs better than this expensive phone.
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A2DP ftw
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Kind of sad that my $50 SanDisk Sansa performs better than this expensive phone.
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With voodoo sound and poweramp there's no way.. with that combo it sounds better than My iPod touch
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Yes way. My sansa can send bass that is skullcrushing (Sony xb-500 headphones). My phone can barely drive my headphones. If I set it to the loudest setting the sound is no where close even with poweramp.
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Have you noticed how bad is audio in HTC One S? No, I'm not talking about equalizer or BeatAudio (with headphones) but how the sound is distorted, trashed, and often with micro-stutterings, for example with games like Pinball Arcade, or emulators like Mame4Droid etc.
With games you can often hear distortions, audio channels clipping on maximized sounds, little crackles and often micro-stuttering...
Max volume is also very low.
HTC has to improve the poor audio drivers for this phone, definitely...
Poor audio drivers and limited multitasking are the only defects of this sp IMHO.
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Have you noticed how bad is audio in HTC One S? No, I'm not talking about equalizer or BeatAudio (with headphones) but how the sound is distorted, trashed, and often with micro-stutterings, for example with games like Pinball Arcade, or emulators like Mame4Droid etc.
With games you can often hear distortions, audio channels clipping on maximized sounds, little crackles and often micro-stuttering...
Max volume is also very low.
HTC has to improve the poor audio drivers for this phone, definitely...
Poor audio drivers and limited multitasking are the only defects of this sp IMHO.
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You need a new phone.
HTC One S has been praised for its sound quality. No problems here. Also this phone is one of the best sounding music phones when paired with eq I have ever heard!
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You need a new phone.
HTC One S has been praised for its sound quality. No problems here. Also this phone is one of the best sounding music phones when paired with eq I have ever heard!
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Gsmarena does a review on like every phone, in their review for the One S we had the best audio ever basically. No buzzing, crackling or anything.
Also, a lot of times its the games audio that's messed up because its not 100% compatible with our phones/ the game just sucks.
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I've had similar problems with the sound but only when the headphone jack has some pressure on it or is being moved.
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I agree with what everyone is saying on here. The one s audio quality is brilliant and is one of the reasons why I have it. U may need to try a new phone
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I've been running cm9 for a bit and I was gonna agree but cm10 the audio is amazing
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I have to add in that at times I heard some slight static like noise when I have the phone to my ear during call. Very minor though.
For the most part though I use plantronics bluetooth head set.
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I have the same sound problem. However the company doesn't want to change the HTC One S ):
I have problems with mine, as well. Almost during every call I get this small and annoying interruptions in headphone. Music sounds great, though. And no, my problem is unlikely to be connected to signal strength or radio as I`m always under fulls signal area and I`ve tried all the radios possible and got the same result.
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I have problems with mine, as well. Almost during every call I get this small and annoying interruptions in headphone. Music sounds great, though. And no, my problem is unlikely to be connected to signal strength or radio as I`m always under fulls signal area and I`ve tried all the radios possible and got the same result.
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The 1.11 and 1.11t radios eliminated the in call audio issues I was having so if you haven't checked the development thread in a while you may want to check out the new one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2069237
Hey all, I'm new to XDA and just picked up a HTC sensation. I noticed the sound quality, coming from an iphone to Sensation, is not even close. Any sugguestions (apps/tweaks) since this model does not come with beats audio already on it? (FYI I have not rooted/unlockd the phone) Thanks in advance.
Root it. Then you can put on a rom that has beats already installed. All it is is software
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like the above post says. First root your phone then install any custom rom that has beats audio in it.
root your device.. Then you can install new mods (softwares) which can increase the sound of your speakers or like the above stated.. Use a beats enabled ROM.. The thing about iphone is (after using iphones for past 3 years) its not as customizable as the android phone. And i feel, amongst the android phone.. HTC device has the most quality and best community interms of development.
You can try what you like but nothing I've done (beats/volume+/etc.) has made any real difference and compared to the iphone the sound output is a complete joke (my friends and family with iphones have literally started laughing out the output.)
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You can try what you like but nothing I've done (beats/volume+/etc.) has made any real difference and compared to the iphone the sound output is a complete joke (my friends and family with iphones have literally started laughing out the output.)
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It actually is embarrassing trying to play a song I like for my girlfriend on this phone and it royally fails. I then sheepishly ask to use her 4S which just abuses this phone. And good luck talking on the phone with the windows down. You won't hear a damn thing.
Literally my only complaint about this phone. Wish they would have put a better speaker in this bad boy.
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Does rooting really enhances the audio quality? How drastic is the change?
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Hey all, I'm new to XDA and just picked up a HTC sensation. I noticed the sound quality, coming from an iphone to Sensation, is not even close. Any sugguestions (apps/tweaks) since this model does not come with beats audio already on it? (FYI I have not rooted/unlockd the phone) Thanks in advance.
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sensation has a terrible loudspeaker
nothing you can really do about it to be honest. equalizers wont help much since its more of a hardware issue (they used a ****ty speaker)
headphone quality is amazing though
Using srs made my sensation sound better than a 3gs
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Hey all, I'm new to XDA and just picked up a HTC sensation. I noticed the sound quality, coming from an iphone to Sensation, is not even close. Any sugguestions (apps/tweaks) since this model does not come with beats audio already on it? (FYI I have not rooted/unlockd the phone) Thanks in advance.
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Install Poweramp, its a powerful music player with equalizer controls. It beats having Beats.
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Root your device and install Viper-S Rom
It has beats-audio and you will love iT
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Hey all, I'm new to XDA and just picked up a HTC sensation. I noticed the sound quality, coming from an iphone to Sensation, is not even close. Any sugguestions (apps/tweaks) since this model does not come with beats audio already on it? (FYI I have not rooted/unlockd the phone) Thanks in advance.
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Sound quality in sensation is hardware issue more than software (although the stock player isn’t good too, as crosstalk problem is really serious). Not only the speaker mentioned above, chip used, amp circuit used are not quite well in sensation. Having beats audio won’t help much too as it is only a (software) equalizer boosting the bass and treble, if you able to try EQ with variable cf and Q, or 1/2Oct EQ, boosting first 3 and last 3(for 1/2 Oct) with 4dB, you'll get what HTC called "beats audio". Qualcomm CPU is also a problem affecting sound quality as it forced resampling the sound signal from 44.1kHz (usually used by CDs and Android will also force resampling to this) to 48kHz(used by video format), which increase the total harmonic distortion.
Few things you can try to improve sound quality of sensation, install music player (Poweramp, PlayerPro, Neutron, Rockbox, etc.), using a better headphone (better with active noise cancellation as mobile phones usually have serious distortion due to wireless signal, monitor, mobile signal, etc.). Equalizers won’t help sound quality but coloring it.
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Does rooting really enhances the audio quality? How drastic is the change?
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Its not rooting that enhances the sound its the mods you can apply afterwards that will.
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OTA possible?
aperez86 said:
Hey all, I'm new to XDA and just picked up a HTC sensation. I noticed the sound quality, coming from an iphone to Sensation, is not even close. Any sugguestions (apps/tweaks) since this model does not come with beats audio already on it? (FYI I have not rooted/unlockd the phone) Thanks in advance.
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We got our Sensation 4Gs with OS 2.3.4 and the audio in/out sucked. The OTA ICS 4.0.3 update addressed a lot of those issues. It doesn't fix the hardware but the speakers sound a little louder and definitely clearer, as does the audio in newer video recordings. Recordings played back from before the ICS update still exhibit "audio crappiness".
root your sensation first