I'm thinking of getting the Galaxy Note mainly for university. But how is the music quality on this tablet?
Right now I'm using a Samsung Galaxy S wifi 4.0 with Voodoo Sound + PowerAMP and I'm loving it.
Does anyone know which DAC is used in the Galaxy Note 10.1?
natkingcole said:
I'm thinking of getting the Galaxy Note mainly for university. But how is the music quality on this tablet?
Right now I'm using a Samsung Galaxy S wifi 4.0 with Voodoo Sound + PowerAMP and I'm loving it.
Does anyone know which DAC is used in the Galaxy Note 10.1?
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The speakers are excellent in my opinion. I am running Beats for Root Users app as well and sounds fantastic. As good as my PC speakers.
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Does anyone know which DAC is used in the Galaxy Note 10.1?
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It's the same Wolfson DAC that's in the international SGS3 so all supercurio's enhancements will work with it.
So, does Voodoo Sound Plus work with this tab yet, or are we waiting for support to be added?
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in built player has an EQ plus it supports .mkv and .flac . If that means anything to you on music quality then you sir are in the know.
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My Tab suffers from low volume & mediocre audio from the speaker specially when watching certain movies. Ive been looking for an app to control audio volume and EQ and found an app called DSP Manager (current version 2.2).
It features a beautiful interface, installs without a problem but doesnt seem to have any effect when applying EQs... the sound is always the same. HAs anyone else succesfully installed this app on a galaxy Tab and make it work? Id love to be able to use it on my Tab.
On a side note, are there other similar apps that do the same job volume/EQ that work on the Tab?
Thanks in advance for the input!
I have a AudioBoost, and work very nice, no probleme with the sound.
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wallah said:
I have a AudioBoost, and work very nice, no probleme with the sound.
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AudioBoost only works for headset NOT for the built-in speaker on the Tab!
Are you sure ? For me works ;-)
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Answered here (please avoid double-posting ):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=11394492#post11394492
I am interested in buying this device, but only if it has support for Voodoo Sound. I heard that voodoo louder is supported with gary's kernel, so is it possible for voodoo sound to become available for this device?
It is supported on this device, I use it all the time.
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Thanks for the reply. That's good to hear. I was worried because some people said that the galaxy tab plus has a yamaha dac instead of wolfson. Do you need a custom kernel to get it to work?
No custom kernel needed, works fine on the stock one.
korwynkim said:
I am interested in buying this device, but only if it has support for Voodoo Sound. I heard that voodoo louder is supported with gary's kernel, so is it possible for voodoo sound to become available for this device?
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It has a yamaha dac, not a wolfsen. Voodoo Sound will NEVER be compatible with this device. Voodoo louder however, is compatible. No custom kernel needed, just root. I'd still recommend getting it however, it's a great tablet.
Sorry, I guess I read your question to quickly. I thought you were asking about Voodoo Louder.
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I am interested in buying this device, but only if it has support for Voodoo Sound. I heard that voodoo louder is supported with gary's kernel, so is it possible for voodoo sound to become available for this device?
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Umm, sorry for being eofftopic, but can anyone explain to me what is voodoo louder or voodoo sound ?
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kevintangi said:
Umm, sorry for being eofftopic, but can anyone explain to me what is voodoo louder or voodoo sound ?
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Voodoo Sound is an app that greatly enhances the audio capabilities of devices with the Wolfsen DAC. It adds bass enhancements and amplifies the output to headphones. Really a great app, and a must have for Wolfsen DAC devices(original Galaxy S, etc..)
Voodoo Louder is an app that is for devices with the Yamaha DAC, pretty much just a headphone amplifier, no bass improvements. Not nearly as great as Voodoo Sound, but still nice to have.
Root is required to use both apps.
which u prefer?
personally i like poweramp more, their eq effect is amazing
Samsung. Not the best eq but with the beats audio mod, it's good!
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Generally I prefer PowerAmp, but I like the Samsung widget and I like that it keeps music control in the notification bar all the time, so I've been sticking with it.
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freedomispopular said:
Generally I prefer PowerAmp, but I like the Samsung widget and I like that it keeps music control in the notification bar all the time, so I've been sticking with it.
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u can also have music controls in notification bar with poweramp
Poweramp is the best
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I'm coming from the Galaxy S Wifi 4.0 with Voodoo Sound and PowerAMP and Player Pro were for sure better than the Stock Player,
BUT now on Galaxy Note 10.1 I must say that the Samsung Player with Sound Alive set on Auto is the winner. Doesn't matter whether using earphones or speakers. The Samsung Player sounds better. Sound Alive Auto is very useful since every type of music needs its own EQ setting to sound best.
Still like the UI of PowerAmp more though.
Do any of these work with streaming my music library from google?
natkingcole said:
I'm coming from the Galaxy S Wifi 4.0 with Voodoo Sound and PowerAMP and Player Pro were for sure better than the Stock Player,
BUT now on Galaxy Note 10.1 I must say that the Samsung Player with Sound Alive set on Auto is the winner. Doesn't matter whether using earphones or speakers. The Samsung Player sounds better. Sound Alive Auto is very useful since every type of music needs its own EQ setting to sound best.
Still like the UI of PowerAmp more though.
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i'll have to check it out. if it's as good as you say then that'll make 2 stock media players that are as good as the stuff on the market - i love the video player.
Samsung is better :cyclops:
poweramp is paid apps. Not comparable, I think.
I just love poweamp its da best
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poweramp is paid apps. Not comparable, I think.
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Why not? On Windows: PowerDVD is paid and VLC (better) is free. Of course you can compare them both.
You guys have to listen (and concentrate) with Samsung Music (Soundalive on Auto) and PowerAMP (flat). Samsung Music clearly sounds superior. Of course your MP3s/Flac (yes! Stock Player can play FLAC) should have higher quality and your headphones, too.
I'm waiting for JB and a Kernel which supports Voodoo Sound to test it again.
Because on my other Device with Voodoo Sound, PowerAMP is better than than Samsung Music (older version) and stiil a bit more dynamic than Samsung Music from Galaxy Note 10.1. I also noticed, that Galaxy Note is almost crystal clear while my other device has very bad noise floor when DVC or EQ is enabled.
SetoKaiba said:
poweramp is paid apps. Not comparable, I think.
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well, there's a paid version of BS player (which i've bought) that i haven't used since i got the gn10.1 b/c the stock video player is just that good.
madsquabbles said:
well, there's a paid version of BS player (which i've bought) that i haven't used since i got the gn10.1 b/c the stock video player is just that good.
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Surprising how good too. The music player is able to Play flac.And the Video player is able to handle 720 pMKV' For 1080 p vido playback you need MX or BSplayers .
natkingcole said:
I'm coming from the Galaxy S Wifi 4.0 with Voodoo Sound and PowerAMP and Player Pro were for sure better than the Stock Player,
BUT now on Galaxy Note 10.1 I must say that the Samsung Player with Sound Alive set on Auto is the winner. Doesn't matter whether using earphones or speakers. The Samsung Player sounds better. Sound Alive Auto is very useful since every type of music needs its own EQ setting to sound best.
Still like the UI of PowerAmp more though.
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Thanks for the tip. Sound alive sounds fantastic. The demo Samsung song sounds amazing and crystal clear. Virtualized 7.1 channel sounds gold also but now that I tried auto,its clearly the best IMO. Crazy how gold these stereo beakers sound on a tablet.
Power amp is the best
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COA4178 said:
Power amp is the best
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+1
I've been a PowerAmp user on various devices for a long while, so was interested when first saw this thread and re-enabled srock music player to try it out. While better than prwvious players, PA still sounds much better to me over BT in my car as well as on my headphones (using flac files). I also prefer the functionality of PA, and couldnt find aome aimple things, like shuffle, in the stock player. I'm sure its there, just couldnt find it driving.
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I also prefer the functionality of PA, and couldnt find aome aimple things, like shuffle, in the stock player. I'm sure its there, just couldnt find it driving.
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Yeah it's there. Tap on the cover art and there it is.
But like I said. PowerAMP has much better user interface. Stock Player has less options and doesn't look nice as PA.
Did you try it with headphones and [email protected]?
Hmong_Xiong said:
Samsung. Not the best eq but with the beats audio mod, it's good!
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Um, beats audio mod? Do you think you can point me towards this mod, would be greatly appreciated!
Hi,
Could someone give some feedback on the sound quality of the Nexus 5, any idea what sort of DAC the phone is using? Is it using something similar to the LG G2 as that has the same chipset.
Thanks
I think the Snapdragon 800 uses the same awesome audiochip feom qualcom as the other Snapdragon 600 devices. But we have to test this out..
I'll test it with my ciem as soon as it arrives
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costcutter said:
Hi,
Could someone give some feedback on the sound quality of the Nexus 5, any idea what sort of DAC the phone is using? Is it using something similar to the LG G2 as that has the same chipset.
Thanks
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Im not 100% sure but i dont think its the same chipset as the g2
I am no audio expert but I was listening to music last night on headphones and was very impressed with the quality of sound. It was just about loud enough which was my main worry. Bass was very good too. I was not using stock music player as I use a Synology media server and was therefore using DS audio. I just need to get a decent graphic equaliser installed as I can't find one on the phone. Any suggestions?
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irhut said:
I am no audio expert but I was listening to music last night on headphones and was very impressed with the quality of sound. It was just about loud enough which was my main worry. Bass was very good too. I was not using stock music player as I use a Synology media server and was therefore using DS audio. I just need to get a decent graphic equaliser installed as I can't find one on the phone. Any suggestions?
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You need to use DS audio? Else you could use the jetaudio player or neutron.
If you need a systemwide one, what about dsp manager from cyanogen? I think they'll soon got a ROM up for the N5.
Please someone knows what is the nexus 5 DAC?
it's WCD9320. The same one as in G2
Just keep in mind that if the Soc is Snapdragon S4, regardless the generation, there is always a very good DAC inside .
http://images.anandtech.com/doci/7205/LGG2-9955.jpg
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Please someone knows what is the nexus 5 DAC?
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bl4ckdr4g00n said:
it's WCD9320. The same one as in G2
Just keep in mind that if the Soc is Snapdragon S4, regardless the generation, there is always a very good DAC inside .
http://images.anandtech.com/doci/7205/LGG2-9955.jpg
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Great news!!!
I returned my G2 after comparing head-2-head with my GS3 w/Wolfson. Some like it though.
bl4ckdr4g00n said:
it's WCD9320. The same one as in G2
Just keep in mind that if the Soc is Snapdragon S4, regardless the generation, there is always a very good DAC inside .
http://images.anandtech.com/doci/7205/LGG2-9955.jpg
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If that was true shouldnt that be in the specs of the nexus 5. Theres no mention of the dac on the spec sheet so i wouldnt be so confident.
bl4ckdr4g00n said:
it's WCD9320. The same one as in G2
Just keep in mind that if the Soc is Snapdragon S4, regardless the generation, there is always a very good DAC inside .
http://images.anandtech.com/doci/7205/LGG2-9955.jpg
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This is actually a Snapdragon 800 which is better than what the S4 and the HTC one has. To my knowledge, only the Galaxy note III and LG G2 have the same SoC in the states
If the SoC is Snapdragon 800 then it already has WCD9320 integrated, which is a very good DAC.
Hence WCD9320 is 100% confirmed, unless LG is crazy and stupid, and they solder another DAC on the board.
Actually, the amplifier matters more, and affects a large portion of sound quality.
malek777 said:
If that was true shouldnt that be in the specs of the nexus 5. Theres no mention of the dac on the spec sheet so i wouldnt be so confident.
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How about the loud speakers? When watching YouTube videos for example?
bl4ckdr4g00n said:
If the SoC is Snapdragon 800 then it already has WCD9320 integrated, which is a very good DAC.
Hence WCD9320 is 100% confirmed, unless LG is crazy and stupid, and they solder another DAC on the board.
Actually, the amplifier matters more, and affects a large portion of sound quality.
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does the nexus 5 have a good amplifier though?
anyone able to compare this to the htc one?
irhut said:
I am no audio expert but I was listening to music last night on headphones and was very impressed with the quality of sound. It was just about loud enough which was my main worry. Bass was very good too. I was not using stock music player as I use a Synology media server and was therefore using DS audio. I just need to get a decent graphic equaliser installed as I can't find one on the phone. Any suggestions?
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Viper4Android is the way to go!
according to the service manual for the nexus 5 the DAC is indeed the WCD9320. so same as in the G2.
from listening to it its better than the nexus 4 but not as good as the woflsons in the S3 but still very decent.
Listen to some city and color and you will enjoy the speakers and any headphones you plug in .
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does the N5 support audio thru usb OTG so we can use external DAC/AMP? I've read sumwhere mention usb OTG in kit kat. However, this doesn't mean the nexus 5 support USB OTG nativly (like the N4).
I am somewhat underwhelmed with the audio quality on the N5,unlike most I knew that the two grills on the bottom of the phone only one of which is a loud speaker,However the audio is IMO piss poor.via headphones its outstanding paired with my seneizer cx300II's (spelling) via the loudspeaker its very quiet and tinny,not to mentions the grills are VERY easily muffled. Just my two cents.
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imeem said:
does the N5 support audio thru usb OTG so we can use external DAC/AMP? I've read sumwhere mention usb OTG in kit kat. However, this doesn't mean the nexus 5 support USB OTG nativly (like the N4).
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It's not looking like it supports it right out of the box.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2511921
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Hi, I'm using the N915G LTE version. Any idea if the Galaxy Note Edge supports Bluetooth aptx for the so called lossless Bluetooth music streaming? Can't find this info anywhere. Thanks!!!
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It does. AptX is not lossless btw with bluetooth. Its just a higher quality. There is a Aptx losless, but thats not the bluetooth variant
htcmaster said:
It does. AptX is not lossless btw with bluetooth. Its just a higher quality. There is a Aptx losless, but thats not the bluetooth variant
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cool thanks very much !