Hi Guys,
I am lucky owner my new Xperia Z3 :good: , but I am not sure if my speakers work correctly. If I take my mobile to hand in landscape, play music and cover right speaker I can hear that left speaker play much deeper. The right speaker has little flat sound. I am not sure but i think that right speaker is primary on speech such as in movie and left speaker is primary bass and deep. Can someone confirm me that has different sound from left and right speaker ?
Thanks
I don't know exactly on Z3 but for stereo system, sound from right noticable difference to left.
Yes, this is normal. It is also affected by the music/video you are playing. If it is recorded in stereo, there will obviously be differences in the left and right channels. If it is mono, the differences will be much less (if any at all).
Sorry for bumping this thread, but yeah, I have the same issue (if it is an issue) and I've tried playing mono file on it and there's still huge difference between left and right speakers - the right/bottom one sounds like a cheap phone's speaker while the top/left one sounds like an M8 speaker. I'd love to know what more owners have to say about this, if it's not the same on everyone's phone then I might try to change it.
Mk-Raul said:
Sorry for bumping this thread, but yeah, I have the same issue (if it is an issue) and I've tried playing mono file on it and there's still huge difference between left and right speakers - the right/bottom one sounds like a cheap phone's speaker while the top/left one sounds like an M8 speaker. I'd love to know what more owners have to say about this, if it's not the same on everyone's phone then I might try to change it.
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Speakers are a mixed bag for me. No where near the quality of the M8. Top speaker is much bassier. Some video's like trailers sound absolutely fantastic with lots of bass and clear big sound, but video's with talking seem to make them buzz and crackle.
Also, the speaker volume settings are very inconsistent. Have to push volume up to 7/10 to really hear a lot of video's.
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Has anyone noticed that the bottom speaker volume is lower than the top one (ear peace) when playing music? or is it only me?
I did not notice it before because I always use headsets but today I spilled some juice on it and washed it under the sink water after that I played some music just to see what's up and noticed this uneven volume coming out from both speakers. I will let it dry and see if it was the cause but has anyone else noticed that?
And if you are talking on the phone using speakers only bottom one works. Is it normal?
Yes they are different but I think it's intentional because not only is the volume different, but they each put out different kinds of sound if you notice.
omarfarrah said:
Yes they are different but I think it's intentional because not only is the volume different, but they each put out different kinds of sound if you notice.
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Yeah I did notice the output of the sound is different from each speaker. I already thought I have faulty unit and wanted to return it but now you saved my worry <3 Thank you.
I wouldn't say that it's intentional as if Sony wanted both speakers to be different. It's normal though and to be expected because the speakers aren't identical. The top speaker is of higher quality.
sunking101 said:
I wouldn't say that it's intentional as if Sony wanted both speakers to be different. It's normal though and to be expected because the speakers aren't identical. The top speaker is of higher quality.
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I just wanted to know if I am not the only one with such situation. As I mentioned before I did not notice it until I used it. Thank you for replying.
Hi all, long time listener first time caller.
So it's been bugging me for a while that my top and bottom speakers don't seem to be uniform.
If I play the same sound out of each speaker separately it sounds different.
My bottom speaker sounds a bit more base heavy and flatter. My top speaker is higher/sharper.
I've been in touch with Google support to see if that is how the phone is supposed to be, or just a defect with my device.
Currently I'm waiting for someone higher up to respond to my query as they don't seem to know how the speakers are supposed to work.
Please can you test your device and see what you think?
Thanks for taking the time to read this far.
Bloomy.
This has been confirmed a few times already - the top speaker is physically different than the bottom speaker and so it is basically tuned to play the higher frequencies than the bottom speaker. They are not identical and will not sound identical.
Thanks for this.
Edit - just found the call quality real life review thread and the link to 9-5 Google confirming this.
Annoying that they can confirm it to them but are still unsure after around 10 days with support about how their own speakers work!
I got my Pixel 3XL device yesterday and it seems to me that the quality of the front facing speakers is much worse than previous generations. My Nexus 6P had better front speakers. The top and bottom speakers are clearly very different. The top speaker is basically just sound from an earpiece speaker and sounds tinny and not very loud. The bottom speaker is more bassy but muffled. I wanted to know if it's just my unit or anyone else noticed the same. Maybe the regular Pixel 3 is better? The speaker grilles look symmetric on that device.
Thanks!
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The top speaker on both the Pixel 2 and Pixel 3 series does not get as loud or have as much bass as the bottom speaker. They also sound less warm in tone than the 6P, but some have assumed the waterproofing mesh that is used contributes to this.
notifications sound terrible. they only come out one speaker so its not loud and sounds like crap. why in the world would google make it so that only one speaker is used for notifications?? other then that they are fantastic
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I got my Pixel 3XL device yesterday and it seems to me that the quality of the front facing speakers is much worse than previous generations. My Nexus 6P had better front speakers. The top and bottom speakers are clearly very different. The top speaker is basically just sound from an earpiece speaker and sounds tinny and not very loud. The bottom speaker is more bassy but muffled. I wanted to know if it's just my unit or anyone else noticed the same. Maybe the regular Pixel 3 is better? The speaker grilles look symmetric on that device.
Thanks!
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This is a wide spread issue. Hopefully Google jumps on this quickly. I think they could easily fix them in a software update.
TheAtheistOtaku said:
notifications sound terrible. they only come out one speaker so its not loud and sounds like crap. why in the world would google make it so that only one speaker is used for notifications?? other then that they are fantastic
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It's been like this for most dual speaker phones. Every HTC , Pixel, and Sony dual speaker phone I've had only uses notifications and call speaker through the bottom speaker. I'm surprised people are just now noticing this. I started a thread on the pixel 2 forum nearly a year ago asking if anyone found a mod to enable the second speaker for notifications and speaker phone calls. Short answer, no.
I am sure we can find a solution by editing the right XML files in the root system directory.
My note 9 sounds better. May have to return this baby as the speakers and camera are my main reason for switching and I don't think either are better.
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I have both the Pixel 3 and 3 XL, the smaller Pixel 3 do sound much better than the XL. The XL sounds muffled and not as clear compared to the smaller Pixel 3.
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I have both the Pixel 3 and 3 XL, the smaller Pixel 3 do sound much better than the XL. The XL sounds muffled and not as clear compared to the smaller Pixel 3.
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Figures. Last year the small Pixel had a better screen, so Google fixed that this year. Now they screwed up the speakers. What's next? Oh well, once we get root we can fix the sound. I feel sorry for the Verizon Pixel owners, they won't be able to do anything about the sound.
In the interim, could try this app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.devdnua.equalizer.free
Disable musicfx and play with the eq a bit. It's the best option til root is available.
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In the interim, could try this app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.devdnua.equalizer.free
Disable musicfx and play with the eq a bit. It's the best option til root is available.
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Does this run in the background and drain battery much??
synplex said:
Does this run in the background and drain battery much??
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I havent noticed any extra drain. 4hr sot at 53% since
I don't have any way to quantify this, but I think that there might be a break in period for the speakers. While they remain unbalanced in volume output between top and bottom speakers, the clarity, quality and distortion have all improved greatly. The distortion seems to be gone and I no longer can hear any "fuzziness" in the audio. And when watching videos, people speaking is much more clear and understandable. Like I said, this could just be my perception but I'm very pleased by this considering the very rough start with this phone.
All that said, my iPhone still sounds better on balance. But that doesn't really surprise me as Apple has been in the music game far longer.
I Googled it and Google says speakers do have a break in period. Maybe the speakers will sound better the longer they're used. I don't know if it's true or not but you can Google it and read what I did.
Listen to this video around half volume. Listen to your bottom speaker.
Can you tell when holding the phone 12 or more inches away from your face? I am pretty sure that is the use case the sound was engineered for... I can't but my hearing sucks.
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Huh, I use speakerphone all the time and I think it sounds great. Also sounds fine to me with videos and that sort of thing where dialog is clear and relatively natural sounding. You folks talking about music playback over the speakers?
Edit... Ok, never mind. Just listened to music through the speakers and that does have sort of a muffled quality to it. I cant compare it because I never use my phones to play music through the speakers but I'm guessing it's usually more clear.
I dont like the imbalance especially since my pixel 2 xl doesn't have it granted the 3 xl speakers have better quality then the 2 XL . i can hear the one side much louder making the other one almost not heard at all because the one side just over powers it
This may not be a sound issue, as a notification issue. I noticed that if you play the notification sound from the settings menu, it sounds clearer, than when it's used in a notification. Anyone else want to try and see if they hear the same?
In general, there is some truth to improved sound after speaker break-in. It's normal high end speaker manufacturer education to consumers.
I was wondering... is RN7P able to output stereo sound? If you go to CIT (settings->my device->all specs and tap kernel version 5 times) and choose test number 12 ( play music by receiver), you can hear music coming from... well the receiver (earpiece). It is loud enough, although not as loud as a main speaker, to hear it at normal volume levels. So does anyone have any idea/experience about the possibility of enabling stereo sound with a mod or something? My last phone did have stereo sound, and the sound from the earpiece was a little quieter than the main speaker, just like in this case.
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I was wondering... is RN7P able to output stereo sound? If you go to CIT (settings->my device->all specs and tap kernel version 5 times) and choose test number 12 ( play music by receiver), you can hear music coming from... well the receiver (earpiece). It is loud enough, although not as loud as a main speaker, to hear it at normal volume levels. So does anyone have any idea/experience about the possibility of enabling stereo sound with a mod or something? My last phone did have stereo sound, and the sound from the earpiece was a little quieter than the main speaker, just like in this case.
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Hi,
I copy here a question posted on another post (sorry, i'm quite busy, can type a new question here)
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Hi,
I just installed the global rom miui_VIOLETINGlobal_V10.2.8.0.PFHINXM_997265e49a_9 .0.zip on my brand new RN7PRO china 6/128. No problem for the installation but, I found out that only the right speaker is working under all condition. I tried with MP3, Games, youtube, and other audio files.
Now, I don't know if depend on the rom installed or is a device that is expecting to work like this.
Anyone can tell me if both or only one speaker is working??
The phone has only one main speaker (on the bottom side, to the right of the usb port when you are looking at the screen), if that i what you mean.
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The phone has only one main speaker (on the bottom side, to the right of the USB port when you are looking at the screen), if that i what you mean.
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Thanks, mate!!!!
that's was exactly what I was looking for! :cyclops:
I will look into your question and see if I found something.
Thanks, again
PS: So, the other "holes" that look like a speaker on the left side of the USB looking the screen...what is it?? very big microphone??
The holes are there for aesthetic reason, to preserve the symmetry of the device.
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Thanks, mate!!!!
So, the other "holes" that look like a speaker on the left side of the USB looking the screen...what is it?? very big microphone??
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Yes, the holes on the left side is for the microphone.
Like other said, they design it symmetrically for aesthetic reason.
TheMrBinary said:
Yes, the holes on the left side is for the microphone.
Like other said, they design it symmetrically for aesthetic reason.
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Audio jack on the bottom it's better.
Hey!
I've just bought second-hand OP7 Pro, everything is fine except that ear speaker makes very unclean sound. It's very fine when making calls, but when I want to listen to some music, it's awful cracking sound. When I cover the upper speaker with my fingers, its so good, I'm satisfied with the bottom mono speaker. Is there a way (mod?) to disable the ear speaker? Or do you know what may cause this?
Cheers!
Try Settings-system-accessibility. There should be a balance and mono audio option. Tell me is it works.
gunfan said:
Try Settings-system-accessibility. There should be a balance and mono audio option. Tell me is it works.
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Stereo to mono doesn't mean it will disable one of your speakers. It means only it will convert stereo audio to mono audio but the top speaker will be still enabled.
In accesibility I've changed to mono and made slider all to right, which worked! Only bottom speaker plays right now. I would be absolutely satisfied with that, but... Whenever I use bluetooth earphones, the right one is the only active (obviously). I need to change it in accesibility every time i switch between speakers and earphones. Is there any way to automatize that?
EDIT: I know, that it can be made with Tasker, but I will never figure how to make such a thing.
I have the same issue on my OnePlus 7.
It started when I suddenly noticed low volume on the earpiece speaker when calling a few days ago. I believe that has become better again but when listening to music it just sounds harsh.
I'm wondering if it is because of the recent update or maybe cuz I dropped it but it's not cracked or whatever and I don't think it immediately occurred after I lasted dropped it. (Also using a Spigen Tough Armor with glass screen protector so I doubt it's because I dropped it)
I can't find anything about disabling the earpiece speaker for stereo sound except for the accessibility settings. Where you able to find another solution?
PanOptikum said:
Hey!
I've just bought second-hand OP7 Pro, everything is fine except that ear speaker makes very unclean sound. It's very fine when making calls, but when I want to listen to some music, it's awful cracking sound. When I cover the upper speaker with my fingers, its so good, I'm satisfied with the bottom mono speaker. Is there a way (mod?) to disable the ear speaker? Or do you know what may cause this?
Cheers!
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Best fix is to just replace it.
Look at a tear down of the phone to see how buried it is or isn't. The piezo driver it's self is cheap.