audio quality/tuning thread - Galaxy S 4 General

before the s4 came out, the sound was all anybody could talk about, now its like the subject has completely died out now that we can actually do something about it since we have our phones.
the sound is good I guess, louder than the s3 that's for sure, but it just doesn't come alive like my s3 does.. granted, I was using Boffla kernel, and Eargasm preset on the hardware equalizer.. but I still want to tune the s4 with what's available now.
has anybody tried tuning, or using alternative sound engines to get better sound from their s4?
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I was blown away by the sound quality if I am honest...
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I think the sound is equal to S3, a bit louder, but no omphh still. Coming from HTC and iPhone I really miss the sound. All my Samsung phone has been anti omphh so it's clearly the Samsung way.
Need a kernel to fix that, sadly...
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Anyone also found any earphones other than stock, crackle and pop?
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Running the I9500 and I have to say what a sound on this beast!!!
Wolfson all the way baby!!
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tango280581 said:
Anyone also found any earphones other than stock, crackle and pop?
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The supplied ones of the htc one are pretty good. In germany you can get them for 20€ with a 3 button remote.

tango280581 said:
Anyone also found any earphones other than stock, crackle and pop?
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I've got an Avantree Hive Bluetooth headset... It sounds so good it's like having a home stereo on your head. And it works for phone calls, too.
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anyone got a method for equalizing on the phone? would love to access the hardware equalizer and adjust it, or a software 5 band equalizer?
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Well now that the Note 4 came out with 24Bit 48KHZ and Really Really good High midrange with Treble on it...
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Best bt for lg g2x

What bt u recomend, because i have motorola h730 is great but i cant hear media audio...any recomendation
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camineroga said:
What bt u recomend, because i have motorola h730 is great but i cant hear media audio...any recomendation
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I cannot say what is best, only my experience with the bt that I purchased 2 months ago.
Blueant T1
It has great volume regardless of source and I am thoroughly happy with it. It is advertised as being rugged and this was confirmed when apparently my cat got a hold of it and played with it until it ended up at the other end of the house. Although it now has teeth marks in the plastic.
I have two H series Motorola Bluetooth ear pieces. They work great, with this phone. Don't work as good as new as they get used by four people.
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Get the jawbone. A little expensive but worth it.
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Audio quality

Hello everyone.
I've Switched to skyrocket 1 month ago, it is great phone - but audio quality sucks comparing to my previouse Motorola mb611.
Call quality is acceptable, but still not so good. But music is awful, flat sound and background noise.
I'm Now on official Rogers 4.1 rom - is there any fixes for audio exist ?
Thank you all at advance.
obaz said:
Hello everyone.
I've Switched to skyrocket 1 month ago, it is great phone - but audio quality sucks comparing to my previouse Motorola mb611.
Call quality is acceptable, but still not so good. But music is awful, flat sound and background noise.
I'm Now on official Rogers 4.1 rom - is there any fixes for audio exist ?
Thank you all at advance.
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Try reading up on and flashing http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1878945 will make your phone sound incredible.
Bruno2123 said:
Try reading up on and flashing http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1878945 will make your phone sound incredible.
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Yes, do this!
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Awesome beats is amazing...
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spitfire2425 said:
Awesome beats is amazing...
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nope
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That's been my favorite sound mod I've used.
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spitfire2425 said:
That's been my favorite sound mod I've used.
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You must not have tried king beatz
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I didn't think it was a s good.
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spitfire2425 said:
I didn't think it was a s good.
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Ah well, at least you are enjoying something
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afaik kbeats was for headphones only not for external speaker, correct me if im wrong
I agree with the speakers, not that great
vincom said:
afaik kbeats was for headphones only not for external speaker, correct me if im wrong
I agree with the speakers, not that great
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It works on speakers
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xcrazydx said:
It works on speakers
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then I stand corrected, I never did see a diff but that was awhile ago nwhen I tried it, I thought aznrice2k4 mentioned it was for headphones only, but that was also awhile back when chatting w/him
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It works on speakers
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It's a good tweak but you can do only so much with the phones external speakers. They do suck.
It can vastly improve headphone quality. IMHOP.
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vincom said:
then I stand corrected, I never did see a diff but that was awhile ago nwhen I tried it, I thought aznrice2k4 mentioned it was for headphones only, but that was also awhile back when chatting w/him
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Are you talking about the phones external speaker or other speakers like car audio, stereos, etc?
If you're talking about the actual phone speaker, I don't know because I would never use that to play music.
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Won't suck on the htc one.
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spitfire2425 said:
Won't suck on the htc one.
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Guessing you've finally decided then eh? I'm gonna hold out a little longer for the Motorola x phone
xcrazydx said:
Are you talking about the phones external speaker or other speakers like car audio, stereos, etc?
If you're talking about the actual phone speaker, I don't know because I would never use that to play music.
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Yes, the actual speaker on the back of the phone, quality and volume aren't there even for watching a YouTube clip
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ya i was disappointed the with the speaker on the back of the phone. Had to use a friends iPhone when making a call on speakerphone because we couldn't understand a god damn thing coming from the from my skyrocket speaker.
Call audio quality is weak in general; I'll try the KingBeatz and see if that helps, thanks.
I had read somewhere that the idea was being kicked around to take one of the skyrocket ROMs and branch it off into several specialized ROMs, one of them being audio. Does anyone know if this is still in the works?
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Wired hands free kit not working!?

Hi guys, I've had the phone for a while but never thought to try it with a hands free kit. So I tried to make a call with my beats solo headphones with the control talk cable. Mic was not responding but I could hear the person on the other side. The phones internal mic was also disabled. I then tried it with a HTC headset, same outcome. Not sure whether the Nexus is just not compatible with a wired hands free kit or its just my device.
Any advice?
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singhsinghy said:
By the way, my phone is completely stock!
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Have you tried using the cable on another device or a friends device to test the mic? Did you seat the jack all the way down? There's no definitive click but the jack should be able to go all the way down. I have used the mic with a few wired headsets, Sol Republic Amps HD and my V-Moda M100's. I have used the mic on both without an issue.
Works with both of mine to
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Have you tried using the cable on another device or a friends device to test the mic? Did you seat the jack all the way down? There's no definitive click but the jack should be able to go all the way down. I have used the mic with a few wired headsets, Sol Republic Amps HD and my V-Moda M100's. I have used the mic on both without an issue.
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I've tried the headsets on a HTC One S and a One X and they seemed to work fine on them!
I also tried them on my father's Nexus too but didn't seem to work with his phone either.
So stupid! I don't know why my Nexus's are having this problem?
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jonapunk said:
Works with both of mine to
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You lucky guy
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so no one can help me?
I just looked at your head phones online. Honestly I think it is where the connections are placed on the head phone jack.
All my wired head sets have three lines on the jack. The beats solo shows only two in the pictures.
This is the only logical thing I can come up with
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Did the 4.4.2 fix the speakers

The speakers are what is holding me back to purchase this phone.
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4.4.1 fixed the speaker volume and clarity a little.
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goft20 said:
The speakers are what is holding me back to purchase this phone.
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You can always flash this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2532788
He was nice enough to make that and share with the community. It makes a world of a difference trust me.
Volume seems better on my N5 4.4.2.
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Its not an HTC One type of sound but definitely better.
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greystealth said:
Its not an HTC One type of sound but definitely better.
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Undoubtedly the speaker volume on the 4.4.2 is much higher. I would say it is perfect atm. The only problem I can see at the moment is the hissing sound on the silence parts of a recorded video/sound....
I'd recommend against buying this phone if you want good speakers bro. For obvious reasons lol
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Headphones with mic for 20$ and under?

I'm looking for a headphones and I don't wanna give more then 20 bucks so I'm wondering which ones are the best for that price?
Btw have anyone tried apple iPhone headphones with nexus 4,are they work properly?
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earphone under $25
iggytod said:
I'm looking for a headphones and I don't wanna give more then 20 bucks so I'm wondering which ones are the best for that price?
Btw have anyone tried apple iPhone headphones with nexus 4,are they work properly?
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search on google in this format: "site:cnet.com headphone under $25" and there is some best headphones.
Jvc's and Sony's are what I use. Can usually be found for 20 or under when they are on sale
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http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00E4LGVUO/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00E4LGVUO/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 These have great sound and fit very well
The iPhone ear buds sucks...I went thru two sets within 6 months... The left ear bud tends to go out... Im to give Sony a try
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Skullcandy
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