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[Q] Anyone has a cowon J3 or S9 and a Sensation?

Before I buy a 200$ dedicated mp3 player, I wana know if the Cowon J3 or S9 have a superior quality sound compared to the Sensation even with Playerpro or winamp apps + Beats plugin (not the earphones)?
I have read that the Sensation has the best audio quality for an Android device but how can't compare to the best dedicated mp3 players aka Cowon J and S9?

vegetaleb said:
Before I buy a 200$ dedicated mp3 player, I wana know if the Cowon J3 or S9 have a superior quality sound compared to the Sensation even with Playerpro or winamp apps + Beats plugin (not the earphones)?
I have read that the Sensation has the best audio quality for an Android device but how can't compare to the best dedicated mp3 players aka Cowon J and S9?
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Hi,
It might just be a case of buying a good set of earphones.
Since I got my BOSE earphones,my Sensation has never sounded SO good.
It certainly saves carrying around two devices.

I am not a fan of paying +100$ on earphones because it will stop working after a year max (cable loose) while a pro MP3 player with a SD slot can last for years.
My sammy P3 has a hardware default (screen panel) but it's still working if I don't mind access to DNSe settings and BT, Cowon J3 should never be thrown in the garbage (bricked ones can be unbricked now) because the P3 dead screen is only limited to P3s + I can add memory later if I want.
The only thing the Sensation will have more is the Audio feedback for the jogging apps

I say not. I've been using my Alessandro MS-1 for about a year and a half, still going strong. Recently bought a Audio Technica ATH-ESW9 and have been in love ever since.
If you want a good FLAC player I'd say go with Hippo Gumstick. I'm pretty sure it's available on Ebay and it has a class A amp built in. :3

It looks like your device doesn't exist anymore
Another advantage of Sensation: I can boost sound output on my car AUX thanks to DSP manager in Playerpro

I've got a cowon x7 and i can tell you that if you got good earplugs the cowon will be better. I didn't use any sound enhancing on the sensation.
The sound of the sensation is good enough with flat eq. Battery time would be bigger problem for me on the sensation.
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[Q] Music quality playback via 3.5mm wired headset

How good is the sound quality for music playback ?
I tend to use my current HD2 for MP3 music player quite a lot & with quite a good headset sound quality is very good but have had better.
Also does it support wired music control headset ?
Interested in getting the Razr HD but poor headset sound quality would be a deal breaker.
What are your opinions/experiences ??

I use my Maxx HD with a cheap set of Philips headphones and I am very pleased with the audio quality. Sounds crisp and clear and definitely plenty loud!
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I think the sound on the Razr HD is absolutely fantastic. I use set of Bose TriPort LE's and the bass and sound is very crisp. Much better then any other device I've used, including my Nexus 7 tablet.

Mister B said:
What are your opinions/experiences ??
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Am using Etymotic er-6i earbuds. These earbuds are very sensitive (i.e., they are louder at lower power). I'm not really an audiophile. generally i prefer a "neutral" reproduction (no equalization)
The music playback on the Razr HD seems acceptable. It's comparable to my HTC desire, and just a bit below my sony MP3 player. The main issue is a low-volume static hiss that only occurs when sound is actually playing (no hiss during silence). I hear it clearly when volume is on the lowest setting. At the 2nd or 3rd volume it's basically unheard.
The amplifier is pretty powerful. Normally I listen to 8/30 on my sony, and that's about equal to 2/15 on the razr hd.
The equalizer was set to "bass punch" by default. Make sure to turn it off and/or pick your own preferred settings.
The center-button from my HTC earbuds will pause/start music. Haven't yet got other buttons working.

Beats Audio

Do installation of beats audio on rooted phone makes it really work? Mean does it improves the sound quality like the original beats audio phones?

ahsanshah said:
Do installation of beats audio on rooted phone makes it really work? Mean does it improves the sound quality like the original beats audio phones?
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All it is is an equalizer with a preset that boosts volume and bass. In terms of software, yes, it's pretty much the same exact implementation as on the original devices. However, the outputted audio quality depends on the DAC in your phone. For example, the Wolfson DAC in the Galaxy S/Nexus S/Galaxy S3 (i9300 and i9305, not US models) has probably the best audio quality available. Flashing it on a feature phone with a crappy DAC may not do anything.
In any case, Beats Audio doesn't improve audio quality at all. It's the same thing as increasing the bass with any graphic equalizer.

Thank you very much for your detailed explanation. I tried this on LG optimus LU6200 and it doesn't make any difference.
Product F(RED) said:
All it is is an equalizer with a preset that boosts volume and bass. In terms of software, yes, it's pretty much the same exact implementation as on the original devices. However, the outputted audio quality depends on the DAC in your phone. For example, the Wolfson DAC in the Galaxy S/Nexus S/Galaxy S3 (i9300 and i9305, not US models) has probably the best audio quality available. Flashing it on a feature phone with a crappy DAC may not do anything.
In any case, Beats Audio doesn't improve audio quality at all. It's the same thing as increasing the bass with any graphic equalizer.
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Headphone Amp for S4 - required or not?

I ask as I used to use a Fiio E7 with my iPhone 4 before switching to my current S4 (the amp is now being used as my laptop DAC and with my iPod classic).
Was wondering with my S4, is a headphone amp needed?
Currently using Poweramp to listen to music and my listening gear consists mainly of closed back, wired headphones (e.g. Sennheiser Amperior, Ultrasone Edition 8s etc).
Thanks for any insight! :thumbup:
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required? no.
will it make your music sound better? yes

The amp will make the sound louder and maybe will lower the quality. For better sound quality you will need an DAC.
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calinormy said:
The amp will make the sound louder and maybe will lower the quality. For better sound quality you will need an DAC.
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pretty much all portable amps these days comes with a dac.

Headphone? No.
Earphones? Maybe.
I have the Sony XBA2 and it would start crackling at 10/15 volume when the bass hits. The FiiO E17 solved that.

This is the one you want...
http://www.hifi-passion.de/FiiO/FiiO-E18.html

Moto G Music quality in earphone

My Moto G "Dual sim" audio quality is not up to the mark as express by Gsmarina.com lot of there is noticeable distortion in music output with earphone (Senheiser CX180), even my LG GM200 output is Far better in term of quality (not loudness). Moto G is really loud but quality is poor, I did install some music player (player pro, poweramp, neutron etc) to tweak with equalizer but with those sounds goes more creepy, but in "play music" audio is OK not Great, if Motorola would allowed to customized equalizer it might be better but its not even with Custom profile. can any one help me for better audio output. Thanks in Advance

To me the audio quality is quite good, I didn't bother, nor I would to analyze it with rightmark cos that's just silly.
Try using the Walkman port, its using Sony's own binaries and sound processing.

Do you mean Sony headphone
Moto G DS

Did you try faux kernel? It has some audio quality improvements. I have not had any issues with audio quality, for me it is ok with jvc plugs.
Cheers.
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