I love the Voodoo headphone amp as it boosts the headphone output to a decent level, but installing voodoo sounds has its problems on ICS with calls, etc and all the know bugs. Is there a headphone amp app or widget or something? Best I've found is to make a preset EQ with everything boosted but this affects sound more than Supercurio's work on the Wolfman chip and enabling the headphone boosts.
Jetaudio is the player I've been using on my other phone. Get it from play store. Once you have it go to EQ and look at the top. There is a built in preamp. Slide the bar to 10 and watch your ears bleed. It is by far the best free player that I've used.
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Jetaudio is the player I've been using on my other phone. Get it from play store. Once you have it go to EQ and look at the top. There is a built in preamp. Slide the bar to 10 and watch your ears bleed. It is by far the best free player that I've used.
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Thanks, I'll check it out.
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Thanks, I'll check it out.
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Actually thank eollie. I'm pretty sure he's the one that let me know about it. Well it was either him or Lumin. Hard to tell the other members of TFTN apart anymore. lol
I'll give Jet a try myself.
Not to hijack, if anyone knows of dev info on compiling new codecs for Android, would you PM me? The lack of Apple lossless keeps me from using my phone for music.
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Can you really tell the difference between lossless and compressed? I've tried with some really good earbuds and it's super hard for me to tell. Try talking some albums that you know really well and converting them to mp3 at 224. If you can tell the difference from the phone I'd be amazed.
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Actually thank eollie. I'm pretty sure he's the one that let me know about it. Well it was either him or Lumin. Hard to tell the other members of TFTN apart anymore. lol
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1673917
Yeah, I use Grado cans and anything below 512 kbps is like nails on a chalkboard to me. My library is all Apple lossless at this point and transcoding on the fly is a complexity I'd rather not deal with.
Edit -- Switching to IEMs has made anything compressed even at 512 kbps rather painful. As full-rate Apple Lossless or Flac is typically around 800-1000 kbps, at least for me, there isn't any meaningful gain for the pain.
jetAudio does support Apple Lossless now, and doesn't have the gaps between tracks that used to plague older Android players. It's got it's own usability issues, but it does a decent job.
Now if I can figure out why Voodoo Sound occasionally stops working for me to control amp gain so I can keep the digital gain maxed out.
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jetAudio does support Apple Lossless now, and doesn't have the gaps between tracks that used to plague older Android players. It's got it's own usability issues, but it does a decent job.
Now if I can figure out why Voodoo Sound occasionally stops working for me to control amp gain so I can keep the digital gain maxed out.
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Since I stopped using my 4g as a phone and just use it as a music player voodoo sounds has worked all the time every time. I think receiving phone calls might be what is causing it to stop working. I few others have reported the same. Something to take a look at at least. If your using jet it has it's own built in pre amp that works well.
I think that maxed out issue you are talking about is a setting in voodoo app causes the db keep going up
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I think receiving phone calls might be what is causing [Voodoo Sound] to stop working.
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I seem to be finding that either placing or receiving a call "disconnects" Voodoo Sound from the analog gain.
The preamp control in jetAudio is a little different -- Voodoo has the benefit of keeping the digital gain as high as possible and just using the audio gain, which should improve sound quality by keeping digitization noise lower.
I have logs for that i go on wheresmycellphone.com and call my phone run logocat right before the call. No one has provided logs yet ? There seems to be dual speaker mode thats changed and an audio route problem. Do u want me to up logs. Does voodoo work on any of ics roms with just dsp manager and how do u tell if it is working really. I think the tv out driver plays a slight role as well there is bluetooth sharing enabled during call when headset not being used or anything.
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I seem to be finding that either placing or receiving a call "disconnects" Voodoo Sound from the analog gain.
The preamp control in jetAudio is a little different -- Voodoo has the benefit of keeping the digital gain as high as possible and just using the audio gain, which should improve sound quality by keeping digitization noise lower.
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I bet you still listen to vinyl don't you. LOL I see your point for sure but on my earbuds I can't tell the difference. As long as it's loud and clear and loud it's good enough for me.
I do. And on audiophile the dsp manager says does not work with hardware on last tab to the right
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Hey is there a way or a free program to adjust the music on the N1 because the music sounds terrible like can I adjust Bass, Treble, Hip-Hop, Rock, loudness, etc. ?
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Hey is there a way or a free program to adjust the music on the N1 because the music sounds terrible like can I adjust Bass, Treble, Hip-Hop, Rock, loudness, etc. ?
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Nothing worth getting last time I looked/heard... 2.2 is supposed to have vastly improved audio abilities that will make it possible to do this much easier and better than is currently supported.
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Nothing worth getting last time I looked/heard... 2.2 is supposed to have vastly improved audio abilities that will make it possible to do this much easier and better than is currently supported.
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cool thnx any idea when 2.2 comes out? when I update to 2.2 will it do anything to my device if it's unlocked or rooted?
I found this even though it costs 30 dollars which I would never personally buy, but maybe someone reading this might.
http://www.androlib.com/android.screenshot.app.ztCm-qtxn.u.aspx
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Nothing worth getting last time I looked/heard... 2.2 is supposed to have vastly improved audio abilities that will make it possible to do this much easier and better than is currently supported.
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What sort of improved audio abilities?
@OP - The Nexus One just has bad bass control, I don't think EQing is going to help it much I'm afraid.
"astro player beta" has an equalizer
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=813504
http://power-amp.info/
http://www.swedroid.se/powera[....]are-for-android-tips/#comments
with equalizer, excellent music app)
One of the best apps ever, turns an xperia into a real mp3 player, iphone's nightmare
This power amp player is dam good the eq is awsome its in the market and its free at the min grab it folks this is wot my x10 needed cheers to op for the tip
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is it just me or my album called "no albums or uncategorized or whatever u called these that doesnt have an album iD3 tag" has all the same artwork... the wrong artwork... (a random image from my sdcard...) same happends in timescape but this doesnt happend in mixzing
EDIT: Mediascape not timescape lol
Great app thanks for sharing it!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=813504
http://power-amp.info/
http://www.swedroid.se/powera[....]are-for-android-tips/#comments
with equalizer, excellent music app)
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How did you get the 2.1?
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How did you get the 2.1?
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Seriously?
It's not like the forums aren't littered with guides on updating to 2.1.....
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Seriously?
It's not like the forums aren't littered with guides on updating to 2.1.....
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LoL
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just downloaded the trial version of this app.....gotta say i'm impressed!
EQ function alone makes it worthwhile...more testing to come
the is the best proffesional looking Music player .. prev used astro player .. it was nice , this is the awesome... feels good and solid
made into my main music player .. especially the EQ are great with around 16 bands ?
I totally agree. PowerAMP is the best music player I've tried on android. I used Mixzing back on 1.6 and it wasn't bad, but this is damn good player I have owned two SonyEricssons before and they both were Walkmans, so I'm used to have a phone producing good sound. Finally, my X10 does it as well
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I totally agree. PowerAMP is the best music player I've tried on android. I used Mixzing back on 1.6 and it wasn't bad, but this is damn good player I have owned two SonyEricssons before and they both were Walkmans, so I'm used to have a phone producing good sound. Finally, my X10 does it as well
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Yep, i come from mixzing too.
PowerAMP is top app.
Winamp is just a kid compared with PowerAMP
I also was a fan of Mixzing, but must say that Poweramp looks even better.
However, there is one thing that is not to my taste and those are the widgets.
In Mixzing, I have a full screen widget and a full screen lockscreen. Poweramp only has the 4x1 or 4x2.
If there was a full-screen version of the widget, then this would be damn perfect.
I agree, best music app. However I just can't get the X10 to produce sound as good as I expect. I was hoping 2.1 might lead me to a better sound. I have an iPod nano and it just plays louder, with better sound quality/clarity. Anyone else notice this? Maybe I just have a bunk phone.
When you listen to metal, you want it loud and clear. I may be destroying my ears, but at least its epically brutal.
I think this app is fine, but I just wonder why yiu have to change to lockscreen when the widget doesnt cover the whole screen, might just as well put the normal lockscreen beneath it. How freaking loud do you want it?!
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I agree, best music app. However I just can't get the X10 to produce sound as good as I expect. I was hoping 2.1 might lead me to a better sound. I have an iPod nano and it just plays louder, with better sound quality/clarity. Anyone else notice this? Maybe I just have a bunk phone.
When you listen to metal, you want it loud and clear. I may be destroying my ears, but at least its epically brutal.
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I think this app is fine, but I just wonder why yiu have to change to lockscreen when the widget doesnt cover the whole screen, might just as well put the normal lockscreen beneath it. How freaking loud do you want it?!
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It's not really that it needs to get much louder but when it is at max volume I can hear noticeable distortion. Guitar notes and cymbal crashes turn into a mash of static and sandpaper, when using the same headphones (shure se115s) on the nano at higher volume produces a clearer, richer sound.
Anyway sorry for straying off topic, if it weren't for my issues I would be all over this app all the time. It looks the best, it has the nicest features and i'm glad the lock screen widget doesn't make you unlock with that, then revert to the standard unlock like other apps did on 1.6.
Now that you mention that, I remember hearing distortions and some breaking sound on certain tracks on 1.6. It didnt seem to be on all tracks but just some of em.
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It's not really that it needs to get much louder but when it is at max volume I can hear noticeable distortion. Guitar notes and cymbal crashes turn into a mash of static and sandpaper, when using the same headphones (shure se115s) on the nano at higher volume produces a clearer, richer sound.
Anyway sorry for straying off topic, if it weren't for my issues I would be all over this app all the time. It looks the best, it has the nicest features and i'm glad the lock screen widget doesn't make you unlock with that, then revert to the standard unlock like other apps did on 1.6.
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the interface is amazing but i think the 2.1 mediascape produces louder and deeper music. try comparing the two.
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the interface is amazing but i think the 2.1 mediascape produces louder and deeper music. try comparing the two.
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True, the stock player have an equal balance and sound better now.
I know we won't get voodoo sound on the SR due to the yamaha chipset that's used, but is there anything out there to increase the sound quality and volume that actually works well? Or is it a lost cause?
I haven't used it, but a lot of people have said that Poweramp helps a lot (free trial available on the Play Store with a paid app also available).
DSP Manager is another option, but it doesn't work with every rom. You might want to try this out first: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=21013174#post21013174
The sound will never be top notch, but you can make it a little better. Please post back if you find another workable way to improve sound quality.
I use player pro
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Those two music players look interesting. I'll have to give them a try. I'm currently using Volume+ and it seems to be doing a pretty good job also.
Hi Everyone,
Since I can't post in the Development area yet, I have to post here. I am trying to get Kingbeatz 3.03 to work with PowerAmp and I'm wondering if anyone has had success with it. It works great with Apollo but I would prefer to use PowerAmp.
I searched the Kingbeatz thread and there was someone who said it worked for them if they disabled DIrect Control but I've tried that with no luck.
I'm running Embryo 6.1 ROM.
Any suggestions or experiences are welcome...and...if you haven't tried Kingbeatz yet...WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR!?
Cheers
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Hi Everyone,
Since I can't post in the Development area yet, I have to post here. I am trying to get Kingbeatz 3.03 to work with PowerAmp and I'm wondering if anyone has had success with it. It works great with Apollo but I would prefer to use PowerAmp.
I searched the Kingbeatz thread and there was someone who said it worked for them if they disabled DIrect Control but I've tried that with no luck.
I'm running Embryo 6.1 ROM.
Any suggestions or experiences are welcome...and...if you haven't tried Kingbeatz yet...WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR!?
Cheers
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It will not work with power amp since power amp has its own equalizer built into it it is discussed in his thread nothing he can do about it because every time power amp updates there app he will have to mod there app to make it work its not really worth his time to be honest use rocket player and isyncr to get music and playlist together for best sound with kingbeatz
newb here also, i have also not seen an answer to this, does kingbeatz only effect headphone sound quality, how about the speaker on the phone, i havent noticed any sound improvement with the phones speaker
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It will not work with power amp since power amp has its own equalizer built into it it is discussed in his thread nothing he can do about it because every time power amp updates there app he will have to mod there app to make it work its not really worth his time to be honest use rocket player and isyncr to get music and playlist together for best sound with kingbeatz
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Thanks Crash for the info. That's too bad because I really like the interface of PowerAmp but Apollo isn't bad either. I'll try Rocket Player as well.
Also want to thank you for all your other posts I've come across on XDA. A lot of them have been very helpful.
Cheers
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newb here also, i have also not seen an answer to this, does kingbeatz only effect headphone sound quality, how about the speaker on the phone, i havent noticed any sound improvement with the phones speaker
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I have Bose In-Ear Headphones and I noticed a considerable difference with the highs and lows. They were crisper and clearer. I've also tried Kingbeatz on my bluetooth ClarityHD (not much difference) and my Onkyo (Receiver) / JBL (Speakers) and I don't notice much of a difference either. Mind you the latter already sound amazing but it could be the beatz settings that I have to play around with to get better sound. Still experimenting.
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newb here also, i have also not seen an answer to this, does kingbeatz only effect headphone sound quality, how about the speaker on the phone, i havent noticed any sound improvement with the phones speaker
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Are speaker are too low of quality to handle kingBeatz sound quality best to buy a small dock or a small speaker set 5bucks Walmart goes a longways
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Thanks Crash for the info. That's too bad because I really like the interface of PowerAmp but Apollo isn't bad either. I'll try Rocket Player as well.
Also want to thank you for all your other posts I've come across on XDA. A lot of them have been very helpful.
Cheers
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If you use isyncr with iTunes you can make your playlist that way you don't have to search thru the entire list ... unfortunately Apollo does have any folder feature but since I bought isyncr its made Apollo more useful and even power amp.. just a suggestion
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Are speaker are too low of quality to handle kingBeatz sound quality best to buy a small dock or a small speaker set 5bucks Walmart goes a longways
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If you use isyncr with iTunes you can make your playlist that way you don't have to search thru the entire list ... unfortunately Apollo does have any folder feature but since I bought isyncr its made Apollo more useful and even power amp.. just a suggestion
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Yup. that's one thing I am finding with Apollo is that there is no folder feature. You have to organize it from when you copy it onto your phone.
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Are speaker are too low of quality to handle kingBeatz sound quality best to buy a small dock or a small speaker set 5bucks Walmart goes a longways
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If you use isyncr with iTunes you can make your playlist that way you don't have to search thru the entire list ... unfortunately Apollo does have any folder feature but since I bought isyncr its made Apollo more useful and even power amp.. just a suggestion
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crashpsycho,
have you ever run into anyone having issues with Apollo FCing randomly or every now and then there is a loud pop, crackle or static for a split second while music is playing w/ Beatz?
Beatz seems to be a memory hog so I'm going to try running Apollo without live wallpaper and some other processes running to see if it stops the random noises.
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crashpsycho,
have you ever run into anyone having issues with Apollo FCing randomly or every now and then there is a loud pop, crackle or static for a split second while music is playing w/ Beatz?
Beatz seems to be a memory hog so I'm going to try running Apollo without live wallpaper and some other processes running to see if it stops the random noises.
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to be honest the only time you should hear a change in the sound when music is playing and you messing with beatz together... if you think if it comes a part in the song that you hit hard bass or crazy high hat u will definitely get a pop recommendatin dont change beatz during music my setting are "Acoustic" with "a Bit Better" "no Bass" or Loudness, VR set to "Room"...
yeah it is a memory hogger but very worth it if you have a Bloated Rom and Unuseful app get rid of them and let Android built Task manager to fix memory for you and you shouldnt have any issue cuz i dont
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to be honest the only time you should hear a change in the sound when music is playing and you messing with beatz together... if you think if it comes a part in the song that you hit hard bass or crazy high hat u will definitely get a pop recommendatin dont change beatz during music my setting are "Acoustic" with "a Bit Better" "no Bass" or Loudness, VR set to "Room"...
yeah it is a memory hogger but very worth it if you have a Bloated Rom and Unuseful app get rid of them and let Android built Task manager to fix memory for you and you shouldnt have any issue cuz i dont
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Will try your settings and see. Worst is when pop happens and I have my in-ear buds...
You may like xing player. It's ui is kind of like power amp. And the cracking sound I usually get when I multi-task or have something else running while the music is playing.
I also have this thing where beats just stop. I'm guessing it's the OOM closing beats.
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You may like xing player. It's ui is kind of like power amp. And the cracking sound I usually get when I multi-task or have something else running while the music is playing.
I also have this thing where beats just stop. I'm guessing it's the OOM closing beats.
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It is oom, just change the priority of it and it will work all the time with no problems.
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It is oom, just change the priority of it and it will work all the time with no problems.
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That fixed it for me. Thanks
Here is one you won't see to often...I have an android tv stick using bluetooth to link to an external portable speaker...when playing music it's pretty bass heavy...to avoid confrontations with my neighbors as I'm a bit of a night owl I'd like to DECREASE the bass....practically any google article I find is about increasing it. Can someone recommend the simplest preferably free method to tune the bass down?
Hmm I thought i was in Q&A when I keyed this in. Mod's feel free to rap me on the knuckles and move.
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Here is one you won't see to often...I have an android tv stick using bluetooth to link to an external portable speaker...when playing music it's pretty bass heavy...to avoid confrontations with my neighbors as I'm a bit of a night owl I'd like to DECREASE the bass....practically any google article I find is about increasing it. Can someone recommend the simplest preferably free method to tune the bass down?
Hmm I thought i was in Q&A when I keyed this in. Mod's feel free to rap me on the knuckles and move.
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Hi famewolf
here is one solution... if you use spotify you can lower the bass on the setting menu, spotify has a equalizer. if not i think you can try installing a app that allows you to do that.
Regards.
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Hi famewolf
here is one solution... if you use spotify you can lower the bass on the setting menu, spotify has a equalizer. if not i think you can try installing a app that allows you to do that.
Regards.
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Thanks for the reply. I ended up installing DSP Manager (from cyanogenmod...there is a version on xda that works on all roms) to the android tv stick and using it's bass reducer preset. Worked like a champ for pandora and plex.
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Thanks for the reply. I ended up installing DSP Manager (from cyanogenmod...there is a version on xda that works on all roms) to the android tv stick and using it's bass reducer preset. Worked like a champ for pandora and plex.
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Great !!
From my point of view, viper 4 android is the best option. However, a bit of work must be done but worth the matter.
famewolf said:
Here is one you won't see to often...I have an android tv stick using bluetooth to link to an external portable speaker...when playing music it's pretty bass heavy...to avoid confrontations with my neighbors as I'm a bit of a night owl I'd like to DECREASE the bass....practically any google article I find is about increasing it. Can someone recommend the simplest preferably free method to tune the bass down?
Hmm I thought i was in Q&A when I keyed this in. Mod's feel free to rap me on the knuckles and move.
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I'm guessing you're using the Idol 3, if so, you can turn off the JBL Audio equalizer in the audio settings. It's not much but it definitely lowers bass.
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