Get best audioquality bluetooth - Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi. Just got my nexus 5. Had gs3 and z1 before that. And i use bluetooth headsets alot.. And was very pleased with gs3 and boeffla kernel for sound! And on the z1 it already had superb quality on bluetooth.. Running pa rom with franco now.. And installed viper4android to try to adjust it.. But volume is still to low and kind of diffuse.. Any suggestions to what i can install or try? This phone is perfect in every way excepts audio quality!
Thanks for listening!
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Just wanna say i fixed it with using viper properly with irs convolver! It now sounds amazing with my jaybird bluebuds x! This phone is absolutely perfect in any way possible in my opinion with all these changes
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Run Gingerbread? Need a louder speaker? Use this application.

Volume+ Sound Boost for Gingerbread
Download: Here
Credits: MeltusI've tested it and it's increased the speaker volume drastically without reducing sound quality. It's great for streaming music, radio, live scanner feeds and stuff. It makes the loudspeaker LOUD. Works on my custom ROM (See it in my signature). ​
Thank you so much!!!!!
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Thanks! Will give it a shot.
Warning! Don't have it set at insane or 8 at all time you will blow your speakers
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Thanks, I just thought it was the phone, had no idea it was the ROM I was running lol. This app works great, using it at one notch below Insane, and it sounds much better now
Thanks. Works great
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Don't blow your speakers
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will it work on cm7 by chance?
I'm using it on cm7 so yes
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awesome, thanks.
Yeah, I haven't tested it on Insane, and probably won't. It's plenty loud enough as is now lol
I tried it on insane it will work loud but if you keep it on insane you will blow your speakers
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Can someone post their settings?
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acPIZZA said:
Can someone post their settings?
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BETA Version (1.61 whatever)
Speaker Phone:
Speaker Modifications: ON
EQ Settings: GOOD QUALITY
Volume Level: FIVE OR SIX
Bass Enhance: OFF
i ran it on cm7 made NO difference at all ... not a tinny bit :S
Works on CM7 here, stock kernel.
Just a question for you guys: have you come across a volume/equalizer app that works on a speakerphone call? I've gotten Volume+ and DSP Manager to work on everything except for when the phone is in speakerphone mode. I was hoping to reduce the "tinnyness" of callers with a treble reduction and midrange boost.
Can something similar be done with the headphone jack? I use it often to connect to my car stereo and even at max volume it's not very loud.
Well it seems to have solved MY problem, which was low volume on the ringtones - I was missing calls, with the phone in my pocket - beyond that, I didn't fiddle around with the settings.
Thanks much!
-Mike
should we restart after applying settings? i rely find no difference at all . som1 can explain me why?
Psionfenix said:
will it work on cm7 by chance?
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CM7 has DSP Manager which will boost volume perfectly.
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[Q] Does anyone know of a Rom that is best for bluetooth headphones?

so i just bought the Jaybird Bluebud x bluetooth headphones, and they have amazing sound quality on my iPhone but when i switched them over to my galaxy s3, the sound quality wasn't as good, it was all grainy and stuff, i am currently using ParanoidAndroid 3+ as my daily driver i tried all different equalizers on the play store and it helped a little but it still wasnt that good, so my question is does anyone know of a good EQ or ROM that works good with bluetooth headphones? wired headphones sound great its just the bluetooth.
ryanskeltis said:
so i just bought the Jaybird Bluebud x bluetooth headphones, and they have amazing sound quality on my iPhone but when i switched them over to my galaxy s3, the sound quality wasn't as good, it was all grainy and stuff, i am currently using ParanoidAndroid 3+ as my daily driver i tried all different equalizers on the play store and it helped a little but it still wasnt that good, so my question is does anyone know of a good EQ or ROM that works good with bluetooth headphones? wired headphones sound great its just the bluetooth.
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All touchwhiz ROMs seem to have great sound aosp not so much
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cstrife999 said:
All touchwhiz ROMs seem to have great sound aosp not so much
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what would be the best touchwiz rom in your opinion? ive had bad luck with the Synergy Rom, the one where they changed the lockscreen to all blue for better unlock, it always slowed down for me after 15 days or so were it would take forever to unlock and open apps, and could name the top 3 that you like,
Cleanrom is the only one I stick with really.
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You can always change lockscreens. I can't help in the Bluetooth though.
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sound quality?

I'm looking at buying a nexus 5,what is the sound quality like through some decent quality headphones?
thanks
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The sound quality is very good, but the headphone amplifier is pretty weak. It can barely drive my Koss PortaPros, which are pretty efficient. I also have to turn the volume up much louder in my car, compared to my Galaxy Nexus or iPod.
Speaker is poor
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This is the exact truth. Why the headphone amp is so weak in 2013 is a question I'd like answered since I usually get rid of a phone with weak output. Fortunately I still have my iPhone
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he's a short sample I made with the Nexus 5, boosted +5 with faux kernel and comparing to the Nexus 7 2013. Sure it's always a bit hard to compare the sound over a video but still, maybe it help you
http://youtu.be/cBvMgUD6FFM?t=6m25s
Does this work for earphones as well
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I tried this mod on my Nexus 5 and it works AMAZING to boost the headphone volume. It is finally usable!
[MOD] Headphone and Speaker Volume Boost for the Nexus 5
I only did the mod for headphones as the mod that also boosted the speaker seemed to degrade the quality a bit, and I thought it sounded good enough as it was.
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he's a short sample I made with the Nexus 5, boosted +5 with faux kernel and comparing to the Nexus 7 2013. Sure it's always a bit hard to compare the sound over a video but still, maybe it help you
http://youtu.be/cBvMgUD6FFM?t=6m25s
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How do you boost the sound?
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Ben36 said:
How do you boost the sound?
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you have to flash a custom kernel that supports the boost which you can than adjust with apps like trickster mod.
2 kernel are capable so far, faux and elementalx. I would recommend elementalx because it has some extra options like sweep2wake and doubletap2wake and color calibration
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you have to flash a custom kernel that supports the boost which you can than adjust with apps like trickster mod.
2 kernel are capable so far, faux and elementalx. I would recommend elementalx because it has some extra options like sweep2wake and doubletap2wake and color calibration
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Is the linaro kernel capable as it says it has faux sound?
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Ben36 said:
Is the linaro kernel capable as it says it has faux sound?
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if it has faux sound then yes it should
Anyone have low earpiece volume on calls, for me it's hard to hear the other person
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if it has faux sound then yes it should
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I just downloaded this - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teamkang.fauxsound
I assume it's what I need?
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Ben36 said:
I just downloaded this - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teamkang.fauxsound
I assume it's what I need?
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yes, trickster mod also works and for every kernel

Audio mods

Hi, I'm looking for some audio mods for my nexus 5. Which ones do you guys prefer?
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Viper4Android. Hands down the best there is. I've tried just about every sound mod out there in XDA and Play Store.
zerolgk5 said:
Hi, I'm looking for some audio mods for my nexus 5. Which ones do you guys prefer?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2191223
Thanks, I'm trying it right now. Any thoughts beats/xlouder type mods?
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zerolgk5 said:
Thanks, I'm trying it right now. Any thoughts beats/xlouder type mods?
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All beats mods implement "beats" which is marketing hype and not much else of substance other than some eq changes so why you'd want a beats mod is beyond me.
There are about 5 threads about this in various forums, use the search function. Beats is just an equalizer same with their headphones, it is nothing special, rootsu got the post before I did =D
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2532788
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2521211
AndrasLOHF said:
Viper4Android. Hands down the best there is. I've tried just about every sound mod out there in XDA and Play Store.
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Hi: Does this address the N5 low volume issue as well or is that another mod? Thanks
eyeconic said:
Hi: Does this address the N5 low volume issue as well or is that another mod? Thanks
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the first link posted by mistahseller addresses this very issue.
eyeconic said:
Hi: Does this address the N5 low volume issue as well or is that another mod? Thanks
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It can. There is an extra loudness option for the speaker. For headphones and bluetooth you can play around with adjusting the gain and master limiter.
I've been playing with viper for a little bit. It's definitely more comprehensive than the stock equalizer, and it takes care of the (imo)low volume, but it's a little overwhelming. I have no idea what half of the settings are for. It works well, though.
Also, I had to download an older version for the drivers to work.
Thanks for the input!
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extra loudspeaker attached with your phone..
I agree with the others - Viper4Andorid is a really advanced audio mod with lots of configurable settings.

[Q] Alternatives to V4A that are Franco-friendly?

So it appears that Viper4Android isn't playing nice with Franco's kernel...at least for me and, by observation, at least a few others.
I love V4A and can't stand the vanilla audio without it...but I love the battery life Franco gives me. Dilemma...
Does anyone out there use another free audio tweaker that plays nice with Franco's kernel?
Just use linaro version of the kernel in the other development forum and u won't have an issue as it has faux sound
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Ben36 said:
Just use linaro version of the kernel in the other development forum and u won't have an issue as it has faux sound
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I have audio issues with Linaro too.
I don't understand, I am using V4A with Franco.kernel r46 and having no issues so far. earlier today I had some audio clipping/studdering, but the problem went away. what is exactly your problem?
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psp9000333 said:
I don't understand, I am using V4A with Franco.kernel r46 and having no issues so far. earlier today I had some audio clipping/studdering, but the problem went away. what is exactly your problem?
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Every now and then, I'll hear a hiccup (sounds like a digital fart, if that makes sense). Quite annoying.
What setup are you using with V4A? What audio quality?

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