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Beats Audio

Hi guys, one of my friend has the sensation xe and it has beats audio, am I right? I'm curious about what is the difference between beats audio and normal audio. Anyone care to explain?
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matthewsucks said:
Hi guys, one of my friend has the sensation xe and it has beats audio, am I right? I'm curious about what is the difference between beats audio and normal audio. Anyone care to explain?
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It's basically Dr. Dre's idea of what EQ settings you should have when some Beats Audio high performance equipment is plugged in. Your friends phone will detect the Beats headphones (somehow) and Beats Audio will apply a certain EQ.
There are a few ports being tested which will work with any headphones, although it remains to be seen if this is actually a benefit or a marketing gimmick. Forcing an EQ designed for a specific set of headphones may not have a desirable effect when pluggin in some cheap £20 Sony's!

wnp_79 said:
It's basically Dr. Dre's idea of what EQ settings you should have when some Beats Audio high performance equipment is plugged in. Your friends phone will detect the Beats headphones (somehow) and Beats Audio will apply a certain EQ.
There are a few ports being tested which will work with any headphones, although it remains to be seen if this is actually a benefit or a marketing gimmick. Forcing an EQ designed for a specific set of headphones may not have a desirable effect when pluggin in some cheap £20 Sony's!
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Dr. Dre's idea of making money
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Oh. So if I can figure out the eq settings, I will get the effects of beats audio?
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dan-fish said:
Dr. Dre's idea of making money
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Dr Dre's and HTC's idea of being down with the kids and making money at the same time!
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@wnp_79
The jury is still out on whether there is actually any real audio benefit with normal headphones, please fell free to correct me someone!

ben_pyett said:
Dr Dre's and HTC's idea of being down with the kids and making money at the same time!
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@wnp_79
The jury is still out on whether there is actually any real audio benefit with normal headphones, please fell free to correct me someone!
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Yes it's not like beats audio means it has any special audio processing hardware. It is simply an EQ tailored to get the "best" sound out of a specific set of headphones. If you are not planning on using Beats headphones, then it is kinda redundant. I'm simply curious to see if this EQ is better than my custom one using PowerAmp.
I have yet to test it myself, but I would imagine that unless you are planning on splashing out £100+ on Beats headphones, you are best of sticking with using PowerAmp and it's awesome equaliser to tune the sound to best suit the headphones you already have. Much Cheaper! Since we are on the topic, I can highly recommend the a-Jays One. IMO you'll not get a better sound for £20! Plus the cable is truly tangle-free! I'd have been very happy with these had they cost me £60.
(Also wins the prize for the most over-packaged product I've ever bought. The case is good for keeping anything you want to survive the nuclear apocolypse.)
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/a-jays-one-heavy-bass-impact-earphones-p25661.htm
Check out the reviews. Especially the one from 'Will' from Nottingham!
Who is the man with the master plan?

Can anyone think of good replacement headphones for the desire s ? Mine have broken lol
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sayeed91 said:
Can anyone think of good replacement headphones for the desire s ? Mine have broken lol
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read the post above, you muppet!

Thanks for the tip with the jays.
As my htc headset broke I will try them. But I think I will wait for the a-jays one+.

Seinheisser cx300/400 or 500. Good sound and they sell cheap on Ebay

nnila said:
Seinheisser cx300/400 or 500. Good sound and they sell cheap on Ebay
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I wouldn't get them from ebay. Always buy decent headphones from a reliable company
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I feel a audio differnce with normal headpones.!
It boost the quality
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Nothing can replace to it

Personal Opinion!
I am sorry but this is a scam.... I don't see no difference in sound... it's pure marketing if you have sound quality boost only by software, certain EQ setting,if you will, which works only in native Music Player for HTC WTF BTW????
I hate native music player... very limited (for example, NO FLAC support, CUE sheets ... and many more features)...
PowerAmp and/or PlayerPro, maybe both
Just wanna say one thing!
Dump box HTC headset, poor sound quality... buy something else...
google it
Have bought recently Sennheiser CX300 and I must say that the sound quality improved very much

hoodedman said:
I am sorry but this is a scam.... I don't see no difference in sound... it's pure marketing if you have sound quality boost only by software, certain EQ setting,if you will, which works only in native Music Player for HTC WTF BTW????
I hate native music player... very limited (for example, NO FLAC support, CUE sheets ... and many more features)...
PowerAmp and/or PlayerPro, maybe both
Just wanna say one thing!
Dump box HTC headset, poor sound quality... buy something else...
google it
Have bought recently Sennheiser CX300 and I must say that the sound quality improved very much
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You cannot tell a differnce without any headphones plugged in. But with headphones and beats turned on, it certainly makes a difference
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ben_pyett said:
Dr Dre's and HTC's idea of being down with the kids and making money at the same time!
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@wnp_79
The jury is still out on whether there is actually any real audio benefit with normal headphones, please fell free to correct me someone!
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Ben, I got myself a pair of monster beats in-canal earphones recently and I have to tell you even standalone they are great. But with the beats mod they the sound is heavenly.
I'm opposed to marketing gimmicks by principle and was skeptical at first.
But after listening to a pair of these AND comparing them to a set of Bose headphones at the same mall I concluded these are much better for the kind of music I'm used to.
However we have to remember that audio perception is a subjective feeling and not everybody may have the same taste.
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may be you can look here

Hmmmm
enigmaamit said:
Ben, I got myself a pair of monster beats in-canal earphones recently and I have to tell you even standalone they are great. But with the beats mod they the sound is heavenly. I'm opposed to marketing gimmicks by principle and was skeptical at first. However we have to remember that audio perception is a subjective feeling and not everybody may have the same taste..
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may be you can look here
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@BLD
Good to read a substantial review, with some actual detail, although still early and HTC could (or do I mean SHOULD) add additional hardware to later devices which could further improve the sound output from their devices, in fact to add weight to the Beats link-up it might be a good idea to do so, so as not to lose too much cred, no one feels like they're being taken for a fool.
@enigmaamit
I think your comments just prove that the better your headphone the better the music sounds!

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olyloh6696 said:
You cannot tell a differnce without any headphones plugged in. But with headphones and beats turned on, it certainly makes a difference
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"Beats" is a EQ software upgrade, as I understood, supported by native Music player... It is the same if you turn on an EQ function in your PlayerPro of PowerAmp... for me Beats has no purpose in my phone....
It's like.... "Heeey, it is the same phone with the same hardware and it has a autoEQ called Beats, and it is black'n'red in color, with cool headset.... please pay a fortune!!!" WTF!
UPDATE: (just read this review... kinda stepped on that one )
"The Beats Audio software isn't complete marketing vapor, but it's still inherently gimmicky and adds nothing in the XE's favor: you could achieve a better result on the original Sensation simply by downloading a third-party music player that lets you play with the EQ settings yourself. The only thing which might sway us to by the Sensation XE over its predecessor is the packaged YourBeats headphones, coupled with the red styling on the phone....."
- from the Sensation XE review

New nexus with beats audio?

Im sure we've all seen the 10 predictions about 2012 and how HTC will be making the new jellybean phone because Samsung is too busy with the nexus tablet.
My question is if HTC does make the jellybean nexus would you want it to beats audio if so why or why not and would it be a dealbreaker to you staining the only bloatware free phone?
I personly would like them to make it more than just an EQ setting if they insist on putting it on the nexus

islanda73 said:
Im sure we've all seen the 10 predictions about 2012 and how HTC will be making the new jellybean phone because Samsung is too busy with the nexus tablet.
My question is if HTC does make the jellybean nexus would you want it to beats audio if so why or why not and would it be a dealbreaker to you staining the only bloatware free phone?
I personly would like them to make it more than just an EQ setting if they insist on putting it on the nexus
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HELL to the NO. Beats doesn't do jack. It's overpriced garbage for crappy sound quality. Plus it just makes our favorite high end devices cost even more money. Want real EQ capabilities? Try out Poweramp or DSP manager. Want actual good sound quality? Try out an old Samsung Galaxy device like an infuse with that Wolfson DAC. I'm still pissed Samsung went for the crappy Yamaha and ditched the Wolfson with the GSII.

Yeah leave the beats stuff out of the nexus. I'm pretty excited if HTC is really making the new device, hopefully they ditch qualcomm and get an omap with the new powerVR gpu.
Other than that I wish it not to but uber thick like htc's most recent offerings. Maybe like a revamped nexus one body?
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Beats makes everything overpriced. I'm quite happy without it.
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Let's take wal-mart quality headphones and mask the terrible sound quality with reverberations that are likely extremely unhealthy in such close proximity to your eardrums. Then, we'll market them with the name of a rapper who's greatest contribution is a piece of white trash with mommy issues out of the trailer park and having him rap out of his nose... Yeah, sounds like the kind of company HTC might sign up with.

I must be in the minority as I like it. I don't use the stock player much but I did test it out and have a set or Dre headphones and it does make a difference. But unless that is your thing it most likely isn't for you. Beats out my old galaxy s any day of the week.

Hell no!
Voodoo or GTFO.
Also Beats is only a software thing, easily replaceable with PowerAMP.

41LY45 said:
Hell no!
Voodoo or GTFO.
Also Beats is only a software thing, easily replaceable with PowerAMP.
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Had voodoo sound on my old galaxy and the Samsung needed it badly lol. Power amp is my main player but foe those that stay stock beats is not that bad.

I'm on a headphone audiophile forum and anything Beats related is recognized as utter crap. It's horrible bass boosting software that makes you say bye bye to a flat, natural response curve. Beyond that, while it increases the impact of the bass, it muddies it up because the sub bass is overwhelmed by the hit of the others.
I don't want to go into it because the discussions are lengthy (but fascinating), but essentially the people who known what they're talking about know that Beats is junk.
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z33dev33l said:
Let's take wal-mart quality headphones and mask the terrible sound quality with reverberations that are likely extremely unhealthy in such close proximity to your eardrums. Then, we'll market them with the name of a rapper who's greatest contribution is a piece of white trash with mommy issues out of the trailer park and having him rap out of his nose... Yeah, sounds like the kind of company HTC might sign up with.
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Dr. Dre actually did alot more for music than discover eminem. He is one of the great producers of our time, and The Chronic 2001 is one of the greatest albums ever...and HTC did it as a business move, and you know what? It worked. It marketed the phones to a whole new group.

lowandbehold said:
Dr. Dre actually did alot more for music than discover eminem. He is one of the great producers of our time, and The Chronic 2001 is one of the greatest albums ever...and HTC did it as a business move, and you know what? It worked. It marketed the phones to a whole new group.
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It did work. They realized kids were getting smartphones at a lower and lower age and kids/teens love Beats because it makes them "cool". Lets think about if HTC would've teamed up with Audio Technica, Sennheiser, etc. It wouldn't have NEAR the effect as it has with having Beats.

slapshot30 said:
It did work. They realized kids were getting smartphones at a lower and lower age and kids/teens love Beats because it makes them "cool". Lets think about if HTC would've teamed up with Audio Technica, Sennheiser, etc. It wouldn't have NEAR the effect as it has with having Beats.
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Exactly. With most of society it is the name that sells. Honestly, there are alot of things that I buy because I am dedicated to a brand. Shoes, jeans, cars...we all have brands that we favor. It was a business move, and a damn good one.

z33dev33l said:
Let's take wal-mart quality headphones and mask the terrible sound quality with reverberations that are likely extremely unhealthy in such close proximity to your eardrums. Then, we'll market them with the name of a rapper who's greatest contribution is a piece of white trash with mommy issues out of the trailer park and having him rap out of his nose... Yeah, sounds like the kind of company HTC might sign up with.
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You Mad Bro?
First of all, regardless of who Beats are marketed by, they are made by MonsterCable. In case you were unaware MonsterCable makes some of the highest quality studio cables and other audio engineering equipment on the market today.

optimus x said:
You Mad Bro?
First of all, regardless of who Beats are marketed by, they are made by MonsterCable. In case you were unaware MonsterCable makes some of the highest quality studio cables and other audio engineering equipment on the market today.
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Meh... Monster is overpriced. Hence why beats are overpriced too. And if they make such great audio equip then why would they have the abomination beats? Sound quality worth half (if not less than half) of the retail price.
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Why is always Samsung and HTC doing Nexus Things? Why Sony Ericsson or Motorola (I don't like them really much) don't have a chance. For the Nexus Tablet, why don't give a change to Sony or Asus?

slapshot30 said:
Meh... Monster is overpriced. Hence why beats are overpriced too. And if they make such great audio equip then why would they have the abomination beats? Sound quality worth half (if not less than half) of the retail price.
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Doesn't seem like they are too over priced if people are buying and they are selling.
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djxcee said:
Doesn't seem like they are too over priced if people are buying and they are selling.
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The very same point could be made regarding the iPhone. It's not the best out there but it's the most well known.

djxcee said:
Doesn't seem like they are too over priced if people are buying and they are selling.
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!?!?!? You serious? Look at the iPhone. People will buy anything even if they are misguided and think its the best thing ever. That's a terrible point you made. You really think the general public is that intelligent?
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wow thats great

z33dev33l said:
Let's take wal-mart quality headphones and mask the terrible sound quality with reverberations that are likely extremely unhealthy in such close proximity to your eardrums. Then, we'll market them with the name of a rapper who's greatest contribution is a piece of white trash with mommy issues out of the trailer park and having him rap out of his nose... Yeah, sounds like the kind of company HTC might sign up with.
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oh cmon dr dre has been around since the 80s and is responsible for many great albums/tracks. Sure beats suck, but what do you expect from monster?

What is "Beats"

Hi everyone! Does anyone knows what is "Beats Audio"? Is it only software feature of hardware-based?

LCF_R said:
Hi everyone! Does anyone knows what is "Beats Audio"? Is it only software feature of hardware-based?
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It's software based. Gives a reasonable sound, adds a lot of bass.

IMO, beats is amazing.... On even a decent stereo it sounds terrific..
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Beats are for clowns that like "dat boom ba boom boom boom, dat super bass!" You'll most likely turn it off when you get the phone since it doesnt add anything of value to the sound.
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ECEXCURSION,
I'm think so. If it just "EQ Preset" - i'd like to delete this setting from firmware at all. What should I do for this?
P.S. Sorry for my bad English.

To turn it off you can simply click the red beats circle in the notification bar when playing music. I don't know how to remove it from the ROM entirely. I do know some ROMs in the developer forum have removed it, so you could just use one of those.
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Beats isn't just for junk like "B.e.p" ... I'm a death metal and industrial man through and through ... And people who say it doesn't " ADD" anything to the phone apparently haven't tried " Beats " on a WILD CHILD Rom
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Sorry but I work in audio and it is my professional opinion and that of practically everyone else in the industry that anything Beats is absolute garbage. Yes, it is entirely subjective what sounds good and what doesn't but I guarantee that not a single artist would tell you that their music is meant to be played through anything Beats. Well, except for a handful of rap artists but who cares about their opinions, amirite?
PSA- Beats is junk and lots of bass =/= good sound.
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PSA- haters will hate
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LCF_R said:
ECEXCURSION,
I'm think so. If it just "EQ Preset" - i'd like to delete this setting from firmware at all. What should I do for this?
P.S. Sorry for my bad English.
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If you're rooted and have titanium backup do this.
First disable the beats setting.
Then go into titantium backup and delete "Htcbeatsnotify"(Or something to that effect"
Boom, beats will be gone.

robertmoore208 said:
PSA- haters will hate
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It's not a personal attack. A lot of people are quick to anger because they are under the impression that people enjoy making people feel bad about investing into a product that cost them a lot of money. It's not that. Go through his post and try to find the ad hominem argument. You can't.
On this phone, Beats is just a terrible implementation of an equalizer preset. It muddies music and quite frankly, if you've used professional cans or in-ear monitors that cost you over 300 dollars, you too would probably agree that Beats does terrible things to your music.

lowfatcreamcheese said:
On this phone, Beats is just a terrible implementation of an equalizer preset. It muddies music and quite frankly, if you've used professional cans or in-ear monitors that cost you over 300 dollars, you too would probably agree that Beats does terrible things to your music.
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Some songs I have that are recorded at 320kbps are reduced in sound quality. But for the majority of songs its actually an enhancement because of the low recording rate. Now I'm not saying its the best thing since ice cream or other activities but for the majority of people and equipment it actually does help. Just my 2 cents
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Honestly turn it off, buy poweramp and turn on srs enhancements and everything will change. Beats is a marketing gimmick. Just adds muddy bass.
Using ATH-M50s with a fiio e11 amp and all 320kbps or .flac files.
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Sorry but I work in audio and it is my professional opinion and that of practically everyone else in the industry that anything Beats is absolute garbage. Yes, it is entirely subjective what sounds good and what doesn't but I guarantee that not a single artist would tell you that their music is meant to be played through anything Beats. Well, except for a handful of rap artists but who cares about their opinions, amirite?
PSA- Beats is junk and lots of bass =/= good sound.
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Lol may i ask what you do it audio?

darktranquility18 said:
Honestly turn it off, buy poweramp and turn on srs enhancements and everything will change. Beats is a marketing gimmick. Just adds muddy bass.
Using ATH-M50s with a fiio e11 amp and all 320kbps or .flac files.
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Lol may i ask what you do it audio?
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I do residential and commercial audio system design/installation. Home theaters, distributed audio, listening rooms, etc... Been in the field for the better part of 15 years.

_MetalHead_ said:
I do residential and commercial audio system design/installation. Home theaters, distributed audio, listening rooms, etc... Been in the field for the better part of 15 years.
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I have a challenge for you
I have a very very very small crawlspace. (less than 24 inches) I have a flat roof
I want to hide my surround speaker wires.
annnnd
GO! (feel free to send me a PM )

gunnyman said:
I have a challenge for you
I have a very very very small crawlspace. (less than 24 inches) I have a flat roof
I want to hide my surround speaker wires.
annnnd
GO! (feel free to send me a PM )
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PM sent.

_MetalHead_ said:
I do residential and commercial audio system design/installation. Home theaters, distributed audio, listening rooms, etc... Been in the field for the better part of 15 years.
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Thats pretty awesome. Ima PM you haha

Only time beats goes on is when I'm working out/running. Adds bass to electronic music. Anything else it stays off..
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I agree about beats being garbage it's a gimmick that only sounds good through head phones. I've ran my One X through a soundboard and got distorted waves play back and low volume with beats off and on. Same thing through a car jack switched to my wife's galaxy SII and it was crystal clear. Has anyone else noticed crummy sound quality with the One X?
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Daryl137 said:
I agree about beats being garbage it's a gimmick that only sounds good through head phones. I've ran my One X through a soundboard and got distorted waves play back and low volume with beats off and on. Same thing through a car jack switched to my wife's galaxy SII and it was crystal clear. Has anyone else noticed crummy sound quality with the One X?
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Use poweramp and playerpro and you should be good

List of headset work on android &Geting on ear and over ear beats work on andriod

Alot of headphones and headset are made for iPhone.
wanted make one spot where people can list android compatible mic and all 3 buttons (not one button or 3button that only center one work).
List for headset and headphones that work all three buttons & mic
- urbeats
- htc beats solo
- Sony smart headset
- Nocs NS200H (you can download Nocs app for 3 button or 1 button version)
(tested on galaxy tab 2 galaxy 2&3 hd7 nokia lumia 900 and Sony phone not Sony Ericsson )
plz post if you know any other 3 buttons with mic that work on android and which device you tested on.
for people that own beats that have detachable 3.5 cable they have a cable that works on phones listed above pm for link.
should work on soul headphones , sync and street headphones too.

Hmm not much listed on that list yet.
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Ashcunak said:
Hmm not much listed on that list yet.
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I tried few Asus tablet including nexus tablet remote on headset does not work.
What kind phone you have maybe I can help tell you if works or not

honestly im not after super high quality audio.. im after buttons that work and preferably more than one button.
the phone im using is a htc amaze.
being in canada searching for headphones really sucks im finding future shop (the company bestbuy bought up here so they are virtually the same stock) has the klipsch but im not sure im ready to blow a hundred dollars on something i use 30 minutes twice a day 5 days a week.
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Ashcunak said:
honestly im not after super high quality audio.. im after buttons that work and preferably more than one button.
the phone im using is a htc amaze.
being in canada searching for headphones really sucks im finding future shop (the company bestbuy bought up here so they are virtually the same stock) has the klipsch but im not sure im ready to blow a hundred dollars on something i use 30 minutes twice a day 5 days a week.
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http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=400255039359&index=5&nav=SEARCH&nid=53066041830

Klipsch S4A are the best headset for android phones they kill the dre ibeats in sound quality
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thelastred said:
http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=400255039359&index=5&nav=SEARCH&nid=53066041830
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ive been eyeing up so many of those on ebay.. the co worker bought 4 of them and they all turned out to be fakes tho. the remote wouldn't work on anyones phones in the office no matter what brand or make :|
its a gamble of buying one getting it sent testing it and if not trying another seller's product.

Ashcunak said:
ive been eyeing up so many of those on ebay.. the co worker bought 4 of them and they all turned out to be fakes tho. the remote wouldn't work on anyones phones in the office no matter what brand or make :|
its a gamble of buying one getting it sent testing it and if not trying another seller's product.
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I bought one and I don't think their the real deal but my works all three buttons and all

thelastred said:
I bought one and I don't think their the real deal but my works all three buttons and all
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good to know.. so that seller is good on the terms of their stock working, who cares if its legit or not as long as it all works good.

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- htc beats solo
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Any updates regarding other 3-button onEar headphones?

mgutt said:
Any updates regarding other 3-button onEar headphones?
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Yes there is also the Nokia purity hd and inear
I test them on android htc Samsung and Sony phones they work ( for marketing reason they don't list the devices on the Box )

Thank you. I ordered the Nokia Purity HD at Amazon and will test it with my HTC One S and Google/Asus Nexus 7. But I think the last one is not compatible to controls:
android.stackexchange.com/a/27590/14361
But as the cable is changable I will do a little research on a cable with analog volume control.

mgutt said:
Thank you. I ordered the Nokia Purity HD at Amazon and will test it with my HTC One S and Google/Asus Nexus 7. But I think the last one is not compatible to controls:
android.stackexchange.com/a/27590/14361
But as the cable is changable I will do a little research on a cable with analog volume control.
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The htc phones for whatever reason they choose todo this uses the volume control for skipping tracks but all three buttons work. I own a nexus 7 and I can tell it does not work. I find a little strange since google software is supported and they band it as a pure google tablet.

Beats audio technology and software

I'm trying to understand something here.
From what I know, beats headphones only work and deliver the best sounds quality when they are paired up with the beats audio technology. However this technology must be built into the device playing the music (HTC one x for example)
What I can't seem to understand is why are people installing beats software on their normal Android phones from the play store?
Those beats Headphones are not supposed to work without the technology built in to the device. Not with some random software called beats...
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I can't help myself... "why are people buying Beats headphones at all ?" is the better question.
They're mediocre and you can get much better sound quality for your money.
It's a gimmick. It's just a pre-set equalizer. It's an .apk when it comes to Android phones. So I'm sure someone has ported or replicated it or whatever for people to download. Or they could just download an equalizer and figure it out themselves.
Thinking it's anything else is falling victim to their marketing.

i think it is just some kind of marketing

Not sayin that the whole beats audio thing is fake or non-effective or anything but well as asparov said...It's Dre, ppl just can't say no to Dre.

I have install beats audio in my tab and its playing smooth, and clean rather than stock music
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Pennycake said:
I can't help myself... "why are people buying Beats headphones at all ?" is the better question.
They're mediocre and you can get much better sound quality for your money.
It's a gimmick. It's just a pre-set equalizer. It's an .apk when it comes to Android phones. So I'm sure someone has ported or replicated it or whatever for people to download. Or they could just download an equalizer and figure it out themselves.
Thinking it's anything else is falling victim to their marketing.
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I agree, its a complete gimmick. Its just a marketing scheme to get young kids who idolize celebrities in the hip hop/rap game to buy their junk. Its funny that it actually works though. People now walk around with those huge headphones. makes me a laugh a little.

I see. So if beats audio built in technology is just a preset equalizer than the whole beats audio thing is a scam.
Although I will admit those beats headphones have alot of good looks and style...
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I see. So if beats audio built in technology is just a preset equalizer than the whole beats audio thing is a scam.
Although I will admit those beats headphones have alot of good looks and style...
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They look nice but they are huge!
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Recent HTC phones like Windows phone 8X and butterfly/DNA also include a built in 2.55V beats amp
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Unless you have beats headphones, I find it to provide crappy sound on most non-beats headphones/speakers.
In fact an app called Volume+ has a EQ option called "Good Quality" that sounds better IMO on all of my headphones and my Infuse 4G's speakers.