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Wolfson DAC !!?!?!?!

I had no idea the NS4G had a Wolfson DAC....
This phone has literally just surpassed all my expectations....

...and now with Spotify in the US, this phone is IT !!

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And one of the best as well. It was in one of the original ipods. I think the 4th Gen, and it is an amazing DAC. Google it. Lots of love for it.
With voodoo control, the sound is stunning from this phone with good headphones.

I can vouch for this on my epic. Even the stock earbuds sound great. I'm using a pair of high end Sony buds and the sound is amazing. Also, the recorder is top notch too. With hi-q mp3 recorder and the recording setting set to loud environment, I went to a live show and the sound from the video was pretty decent l. I was right next to the guant speakers.
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grifforama said:
And one of the best as well. It was in one of the original ipods. I think the 4th Gen, and it is an amazing DAC. Google it. Lots of love for it.
With voodoo control, the sound is stunning from this phone with good headphones.
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I guess you are still talking about the Wolfson DAC present on the sgs1 and the previous samsung nexus...
But what about the sound quality on this Nexus??
Seems to be, it doesnt have neither the Wolfson nor the Yamaha DAC...
Anyone?

betoNL said:
I guess you are still talking about the Wolfson DAC present on the sgs1 and the previous samsung nexus...
But what about the sound quality on this Nexus??
Seems to be, it doesnt have neither the Wolfson nor the Yamaha DAC...
Anyone?
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Previous Samsung Nexus?????? The nexus S is the first Samsung made nexus.
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Rem3Dy said:
Previous Samsung Nexus?????? The nexus S is the first Samsung made nexus.
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So this thread is is about the older nexus and not the
Samsung Galaxy Nexus i9250 aka Nexus Prime:
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_google_galaxy_nexus_i9250-4219.php
I see I am in the wrong sub-forum...my guess is that XDA still doesnt havea sub-forum for the new Nexus yet .....my bad

betoNL said:
my guess is that XDA still doesnt havea sub-forum for the new Nexus yet .....my bad
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It's right here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1336
And here is the DAC discussion on the Galaxy Nexus:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1311786

vansmack said:
It's right here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1336
And here is the DAC discussion on the Galaxy Nexus:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1311786
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Man..... I have to cut down the juice and weed....
I was already subscribed to that thread

betoNL said:
Man..... I have to cut down the juice and weed....
I was already subscribed to that thread
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I wasn't going to point that out, but I did notice that when I caught up on the progress of that conversation that you had already been there...

Which JB ROM for best battery life + hdmi out?

Hi,
I'm trying to find out which rom has the best battery life?
Do note that I am looking for jb, so if there are rom variants that are good on ics but not jb, then it is a problem.
I'm also looking for this rom to have hdmi out - I occasionally download movies on my phone and want to watch them on my hdtv.
Thanks!
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Test them for yourself and see what works best
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CheesyNutz said:
Test them for yourself and see what works best
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very helpful answer, great way to add to the community

bloodrain954 said:
very helpful answer, great way to add to the community
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There's no one answer. Everyone seems to be having different experiences. Ten people could tell him they get the best battery life on one rom, and he might get crappy battery life.

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but mine was correct hahaha

Oh is that so? That seems counterintuitive. I would have ordinarily thought that some roms are optimized for a specific purpose (or flexibility).
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Cyanogen
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sandys1 said:
Oh is that so? That seems counterintuitive. I would have ordinarily thought that some roms are optimized for a specific purpose (or flexibility).
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Its unfortunately not that clearcut. There are some known for battery life (ie CleanROM), but the lines are very blurred. You must test them yourself.
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When testing for battery life, I try to keep all my settings like auto-sync, brightness the same. Then I use the phone normally with 2-4 screen time, with light gaming, surfing and etc. So far the new Jelly Bean roms have been great and of course CleanROM for its stability.

CM10 does not yet support HDMI out. At least from my experiences with MHL adapter. I believe that only Sense will allow the use of MHL. Correct me if I am wrong.

dormankenneth said:
CM10 does not yet support HDMI out. At least from my experiences with MHL adapter. I believe that only Sense will allow the use of MHL. Correct me if I am wrong.
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MHL isn't specific to sense, my Galaxy Nexus uses MHL and it works fine with CM10. MHLsupport is a kernel thing so if it doesn't work in CM10 right now on the One XL, it probably will eventually.

maybewehitamoose said:
MHL isn't specific to sense, my Galaxy Nexus uses MHL and it works fine with CM10. MHLsupport is a kernel thing so if it doesn't work in CM10 right now on the One XL, it probably will eventually.
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Thanks for the clarification.

[Q] Audio Quality of Galaxy S4

Hi Guys!
I am planning on buying this when it becomes available in my area (KSA). I need a feedback esp. on those who already have this. What are your thoughts on this as a Music Player? I really enjoyed Galaxy S3, the quality of it's audio chip is superb, and with MegaBeats Mod + SiyahKernel, it even beats my Sony Music Player!
Your responses is highly appreciated.
Thank you very much!

Try to search the Q&A section OP many people have discussed about it there. Just some little info, SGS4 got the current highest end of Wolfson DAC.

pewpew345 said:
Try to search the Q&A section OP many people have discussed about it there. Just some little info, SGS4 got the current highest end of Wolfson DAC.
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I thought that was only the i9500?
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pewpew345 said:
Try to search the Q&A section OP many people have discussed about it there. Just some little info, SGS4 got the current highest end of Wolfson DAC.
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The Octa version does, not the 600 version.

beaver2233 said:
I thought that was only the i9500?
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The Octa version does, not the 600 version.
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Ahh I forgot about that, but the updated GSM arena article shows some great promise and some are speculating whether the S600 version also have Wolfson in it.

Will the 600 sound be awful then?
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topcat07 said:
Will the 600 sound be awful then?
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No it doesn't, i tried the phone the other day in store, and i was blown away by the sound quality, i own a Note 2 with superb sound quality, the Galaxy S4 S600 is much louder and i couldn't tell the difference in clearity.

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Will the 600 sound be awful then?
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I covered this before, it has the same qualcomm chip like HTC One.
Though One has beats audio and extra amplifier.

pewpew345 said:
Ahh I forgot about that, but the updated GSM arena article shows some great promise and some are speculating whether the S600 version also have Wolfson in it.
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Nope, it doesn't. This is already confirmed by Supercurio via Voodoo Analysis on the 600 model. The GSMArena results have nothing whatsoever to do with Wolfson, the One with the same bundled Qualcomm DAC performs much the same.

Honestly this speaker isnt too great for music. I wasnt blown away. Loudness doesnt mean better. Its similar to the Note 2. Same placement as well. Very loud but kind of loud microphonish
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Beats on cm10.1

Anyone know how to do it?
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Nrod0784 said:
Anyone know how to do it?
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Beats? Really? I didn't know anyone actually wanted that.
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Google beats4viper
-Sugardaddy

The Beats function that is found within Sense ROMs is just an equalizer. What Beats does can be replicated with DSP Manager on CM10.1

Sluff said:
The Beats function that is found within Sense ROMs is just an equalizer. What Beats does can be replicated with DSP Manager on CM10.1
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What settings to achieve it because in my experience I've gotten better audio experience with sense ROMs than CyanogenMod. Cm is my ROM of choice and just want audio to be a bit better. Thanks.
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Nrod0784 said:
What settings to achieve it because in my experience I've gotten better audio experience with sense ROMs than CyanogenMod. Cm is my ROM of choice and just want audio to be a bit better. Thanks.
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Sense is louder but theres no doubt that the sound is better without beats

As RollTribe put it, you want to "molest the sound"?
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Nrod0784 said:
What settings to achieve it because in my experience I've gotten better audio experience with sense ROMs than CyanogenMod. Cm is my ROM of choice and just want audio to be a bit better.
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There is no such thing as "better sound" when it comes to an equalizer; at least not from an objective standpoint. Its almost entirely a matter of personal preference, and also depends on what kind of music you listen to, what kind of headphones, etc.
Beat is just a pre-determined equalizer setting. The notion that is "better" for all circumstances is marketing non-sense, and patently false. The only reason that people think Beats sounds "better", is because they are just buying into the marketing hype.
Trial and error is your best friend. Just adjust the DSP sliders until the desired effect is achieved.

redpoint73 said:
There is no such thing as "better sound" when it comes to an equalizer; at least not from an objective standpoint. Its almost entirely a matter of personal preference, and also depends on what kind of music you listen to, what kind of headphones, etc.
Beat is just a pre-determined equalizer setting. The notion that is "better" for all circumstances is marketing non-sense, and patently false. The only reason that people think Beats sounds "better", is because they are just buying into the marketing hype.
Trial and error is your best friend. Just adjust the DSP sliders until the desired effect is achieved.
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Agreed mostly. But Viper4Android is a much better equalizer.
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henslo said:
Agreed mostly. But Viper4Android is a much better equalizer.
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I just seem to get a ton of distortion using DSP. I'll mess around with it using my beats headphones this evening.
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I agree with redpoint except the base settings in aosp are easier to work with than sense. Even with beats off somethings.... Different
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Nrod0784 said:
I just seem to get a ton of distortion using DSP. I'll mess around with it using my beats headphones this evening.
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Might wanna upgrade your headphones too
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timmaaa said:
Might wanna upgrade your headphones too
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These were the upgrade. And found out the distortion only happens over Bluetooth. When I have them plugged in the audio quality is much better.
On another note I found my particular settings using DSP and am happy with the sound quality now.
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Upgrade from what?
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timmaaa said:
Upgrade from what?
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Why you got to be messing with my choice of headphones? You have my ears? You hear what I hear? Wtf are you contributing to my question? Take your troll ass elsewhere please.
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Dude I was just messing with ya, sorry, didn't mean to start something.
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timmaaa said:
Dude I was just messing with ya, sorry, didn't mean to start something.
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Yeah you troll! You're always trolling people!
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exad said:
Yeah you troll! You're always trolling people!
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I really need to get back under my bridge huh
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timmaaa said:
Dude I was just messing with ya, sorry, didn't mean to start something.
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I apologize man. I was drinking last night. I shouldn't have snapped off like that.
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Nrod0784 said:
I apologize man. I was drinking last night. I shouldn't have snapped off like that.
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All good dude, no worries
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[Q] Beats

Since there is s-off and roms will be coming soon. Is there anyway to make a mod or incorporate beats into the roms?

wormyMNT said:
Since there is s-off and roms will be coming soon. Is there anyway to make a mod or incorporate beats into the roms?
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There was a beatmod apk I was using awhile ago. Try a Google search
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holla420 said:
There was a beatmod apk I was using awhile ago. Try a Google search
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Alright, I will. But I wasn't sure if it had to be specific to the m8

wormyMNT said:
Alright, I will. But I wasn't sure if it had to be specific to the m8
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Yea and that too.
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holla420 said:
Yea and that too.
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Thanks

I hear no difference between the "boomsound" and Beats implementations on these devices. If anything, Beats on the DNA sounds pretty much the same as boomsound on this M8 via the headset jack.

PhantomApollyon said:
I hear no difference between the "boomsound" and Beats implementations on these devices. If anything, Beats on the DNA sounds pretty much the same as boomsound on this M8 via the headset jack.
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Ok, Idk. I'm just a big fan of beats. Lol

wormyMNT said:
Ok, Idk. I'm just a big fan of beats. Lol
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I image the only difference is that HTC can no longer stamp the beats logo on.

PhantomApollyon said:
I image the only difference is that HTC can no longer stamp the beats logo on.
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Idk, beats bought back all their shares from HTC. I believe, and I believe that's why beats isn't in the phone

I had the Rezound and i still use it as a music player because i find that the sound quality via the headset jack is much better than what we currently have on the M8. Don't get me wrong i am still very happy with my new M8