What is the story with APT-X? I am starting to see bluetooth headphones and other "receivers" supporting this, but I am not finding any information on which phones, mp3 players, or other "transmitters" support APT-X. Can anybody shed any light on this subject?
Would like to know this as well.
No point in getting a new phone if this isn't supported, at least I will have reasonable audio quality through bluetooth if I get a headset + phone with this.
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apt-X is a lossless codec for bluetooth audio, MUCH better than A2DP.
If htc (for example) want´s to pimp a phone with it, they have to pay licence fee to CSR. As there are only a few bt receiver with apt-X, they will not pay and implement it (instead they get crappy "beats")
I think, apt-X is only a kernel-driver, no hardware, but not sure about this.
If so, a kernel chef could cook some additional codec in, but this is not open source codec...
I would LOVE an apt-X enhanced bt kernel for my sensation!
Michael_W_L said:
Would like to know this as well.
No point in getting a new phone if this isn't supported, at least I will have reasonable audio quality through bluetooth if I get a headset + phone with this.
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HTC One Series
Motorola RAZR
Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0
and Creative Zen X-fi 3
and some others support apt-X
theandre said:
HTC One Series
Motorola RAZR
Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0
and Creative Zen X-fi 3
and some others support apt-X
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Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1
Searching for best audio quality android phone of all new phones that released lately cuz i am gonna sell my s2 and i dont care about price and please dont post that all phones are same all u need is eq an just good headphone. Yea i have good solo bose headphones but i am 100% sure quality of circuts and other chips jacks and speaker placement and quality affect sound alot too and by asking for sound quality i mean loud speakers of phone too. Also i need it to be one of new android phones in market with good specs, features n quality but mainly focus on sound (not just the bass boost but clarity n sharpness of all sound too). Please if u are not sure of the device u gona suggest better dont post cuz i need the best, really the best. also got 2 questions
1. Htc onex+ the beats is really just an eq adjustment software or they have any hardware that added related to beats or even speakers and chips and with audio engineering point of view cuz that what beats.com says
2. S3 with voodoo enhance loud speakers too or just headphones? does galaxy note 2 have wolfson or work with voodoo? If not what is note 2 chip brand tho and what i can use that can be as good as s3 with voodoo exactly and have same options of voodoo?
Thanks in advance,
Maxwel1
OPPO Find 5?
How about the OPPO Find 5? It uses a Dirac HD sound processing chip, making Oppo the first mobile phone brand to do so. However I have no personal experience with it, but I just figured it fit your discription. I too am looking for a phone with good audio HARDWARE, and this is on the top of my list, especially due to their good reputation with A/V equipment in general! Just need to get my hands (and ears) on it first. Good luck!
Looks like its really good one for sound quality but it lack much of specifications compared to the new phones released lately like s3 and one x+. Also i would love to include that need company that can update android regularly i know there will be non so fast especially than nexus phones but i mean that company dont ignore old phones cuz samsung did that with s2 users and heard htc do same but if both do i need recommandation of best of them in that point.
but still periority goes to best sound quality hardware..
and please someone answer my previous 2 questions too
Thanks in advance
Maxwel1
This might sound stupid but couldn't you just take your headphones and some music down to a store and simply try out each phone then just pick whichever one sounds the best to you...
Samsung Galaxy S3 is a superb audio quality android phone. It comes with latest features it has 4.8 inch Superb Super AMOLED display with saturated colors and high contrast with 8 megapixel camera with autofocus, flash and HD video recording, 4.0 android operating system, Quad-core 1.4 GHz Processor and 2050 mAh battery capacity. You can read all details here:
themobileindian.com/handset-guide/details/Samsung-Galaxy-SIII
Thanks guys for trying to help but
1- no there is no store here let me try phones
2- i know s3 specifications and thats not my point. My point is need best android phone with best audio hardware and its audio was made with sound experts.
Anything as good as s3 or better in audio? What about note 2 audio?
Please answer my previous 2 questions in first post, guys
Waiting for replies and more suggestions cuz i need new phone so bad
HTC One S
maxwel1 said:
Waiting for replies and more suggestions cuz i need new phone so bad
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Check out HTC One S, it has Beats Audio integration and comes with 8MP camera and a very sleek body. This is one phone to look out for. Do check.
I guess one x plus is better but ppl say beats just an equalizer and not hardware is that true or not? << so important question (beats says on their website they
do add great quality hardware and placement them in right places for clarity and great sound as heard by artists in thier studio)
does beats audio on htc one x plus better than voodoo with s3 ??
Still waiting more suggestion of devices of best audio quality hardware
Please please please people reply my first 2 questions in my first post in this thread
Thanks alot,
Maxwel1
The Galaxy S3 (i9300 and i9305, NOT the US models) has the Wolfson DAC that the original Galaxy S/Nexus S (remember the Voodoo audio mod?). Also applies to the Note 2. If you want to use this device as a secondary device, you can just get a Galaxy S or Nexus S, but as a daily phone if you need something powerful, get the S3.
As for the One X, the Tegra 3 was rated as having the worst and nosiest DAC. Beats Audio is a gimmick and is just a software audio equalizer preset.
Using Siyah kernel and STweaks on my S3:
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The Galaxy S3 (i9300 and i9305, NOT the US models) has the Wolfson DAC that the original Galaxy S/Nexus S (remember the Voodoo audio mod?). Also applies to the Note 2. If you want to use this device as a secondary device, you can just get a Galaxy S or Nexus S, but as a daily phone if you need something powerful, get the S3.
As for the One X, the Tegra 3 was rated as having the worst and nosiest DAC. Beats Audio is a gimmick and is just a software audio equalizer preset.
Using Siyah kernel and STweaks on my S3:
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Is STweaks available for the Note 2?
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Is STweaks available for the Note 2?
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Yes, but you need to be running Siyah kernel (which I'm assuming exists for the Note 2 since Play Store reviews for the app say people are using it): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gokhanmoral.stweaks.app&hl=en
The kernel includes the app when you flash it but in case it doesn't, link above.
Product F(RED) said:
Yes, but you need to be running Siyah kernel (which I'm assuming exists for the Note 2 since Play Store reviews for the app say people are using it): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gokhanmoral.stweaks.app&hl=en
The kernel includes the app when you flash it but in case it doesn't, link above.
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Does stweaks give same sound quality and options like voodoo sound like for radio too?
Does voodoo work for note 2?
Which u prefer note 2 or s3 in terms of sound hardware and quality ( speakers and headphones) ?
Does stweak/voodoo work for speaker too or just headphone ?
Does stweaks/voodoo work with all apps?
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Does stweaks give same sound quality and options like voodoo sound like for radio too?
Does voodoo work for note 2?
Which u prefer note 2 or s3 in terms of sound hardware and quality ( speakers and headphones) ?
Does stweak/voodoo work for speaker too or just headphone ?
Does stweaks/voodoo work with all apps?
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STweaks applies audio tweaks system-wide, at the kernel level. I don't believe there's an official Voodoo mod for the S3 or Note 2 yet, however the mods in STweak use code from the official Voodoo mod (it's just as good). Both the Note 2 and S3 i9300/i9305 (again, not the US S3, BUT you can use any Note 2. It's part of the Exynos chipset) have the same chipset, but the Note 2 is a little faster and has 2GB of RAM. It's up to you really. I like the size of the S3 compared to the Note 2. But the Note 2 is slightly more powerful and has the S-Pen among other things.
Aah right ok. Ive just been researching a little. No actual voodoo sound for the note 2 just yet, and the neak kernel has options for sounds etc, and neak and siyah are both compatible with samsung based roms?
Im thinking of rooting and installing the android revolution hd rom, which has the option to install the perseus kernel, and im sure I read something an hour ago about something to do with voodoo sound and perseus?...so would there be a control app with that too?
I also hate to ask but not necessarily which is the best, do you know which has the most features etc
Ive had the note 2 3 weeks maybe and im a music nut. Still unrooted with the stock rom. Also had this noozoxiode app installed and its great and very impressive, just when I have the headphones in its too quiet, even with the volume on max.
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This app
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2039716
[AUDIOPHILE] Noozxoide EIZO-rewire™ PRO - UPDATED v2.0.1.9
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indigotheory said:
Aah right ok. Ive just been researching a little. No actual voodoo sound for the note 2 just yet, and the neak kernel has options for sounds etc, and neak and siyah are both compatible with samsung based roms?
Im thinking of rooting and installing the android revolution hd rom, which has the option to install the perseus kernel, and im sure I read something an hour ago about something to do with voodoo sound and perseus?...so would there be a control app with that too?
I also hate to ask but not necessarily which is the best, do you know which has the most features etc
Ive had the note 2 3 weeks maybe and im a music nut. Still unrooted with the stock rom. Also had this noozoxiode app installed and its great and very impressive, just when I have the headphones in its too quiet, even with the volume on max.
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This app
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2039716
[AUDIOPHILE] Noozxoide EIZO-rewire™ PRO - UPDATED v2.0.1.9
Sent from my GT-N7100 using Tapatalk 2
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Siyah kernel supports both Samsung and AOSP based ROMs in one (with tweaks and everything) and even supports dual-booting as long as one ROM is AOSP and one is Samsung-based. I recommend Omega ROM because it has a ton of features. It uses AROMA installer so you can choose what you want to include or not when flashing the ROM, and it has tons of mods (comes with an app that showcases a few of them). It's for the S3 i9300 and Note 2.
My personal experience, no android hardware is good for quality audio, used almost all trendy phones from HTC,moto,Samsung ,Sony. Well Sony had the best audio phones b4, but Sony seems to take no care for audio hardware( yes I mean hardware itself and not software /os ) now a days. I can strongly say it becoz I am a fan of Sony Ericsson phones ( those old cyber shots and walkmans) and besides the fact that 95 % of those phones were java phones, they really had a good cam, and good sound hardware. My personal interests were k800,w880,c905 and w995. If u can mod/patch and change drivers of those phones, I bet u will throw out ur iPods. Even now I have c905, with changed cam/display/ sound drivers and I barely use my hd2 for photos or songs. Go find one of them, then go to se-nse forum, be the guru to ur phone. 1Ce u behold a moded phone, u never get back to android for audio.Sony had phones with Smaster digital amp with about 2v o/p . It will bleed ur ears if u remove the sound restrictions Sony inserted in its drivers. And mods are intented to remove restrictions.
Nb. Lol android is not an os for entertainment unlike iOS, but it is more close to productivity. So expect less multimedia.and if u want an android multimedia device go for Sony's android walkman. But never ever buy Sony phones for this purpose.
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indigotheory said:
Aah right ok. Ive just been researching a little. No actual voodoo sound for the note 2 just yet, and the neak kernel has options for sounds etc, and neak and siyah are both compatible with samsung based roms?
Im thinking of rooting and installing the android revolution hd rom, which has the option to install the perseus kernel, and im sure I read something an hour ago about something to do with voodoo sound and perseus?...so would there be a control app with that too?
I also hate to ask but not necessarily which is the best, do you know which has the most features etc
Ive had the note 2 3 weeks maybe and im a music nut. Still unrooted with the stock rom. Also had this noozoxiode app installed and its great and very impressive, just when I have the headphones in its too quiet, even with the volume on max.
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This app
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2039716
[AUDIOPHILE] Noozxoide EIZO-rewire™ PRO - UPDATED v2.0.1.9
Sent from my GT-N7100 using Tapatalk 2
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I think you are not the only music nut as i been searching for best audio hardware for a week and read some articles all mafe me confused so decided to make a thread for help n suggestions.
Btw stweaks work with all apps?
Work for heafphones only? Or loudspeakers too?
Is it easy to be installed n does it affect updating the android later on?
Thanks alot,
Maxwel1
Product F(RED) said:
Siyah kernel supports both Samsung and AOSP based ROMs in one (with tweaks and everything) and even supports dual-booting as long as one ROM is AOSP and one is Samsung-based. I recommend Omega ROM because it has a ton of features. It uses AROMA installer so you can choose what you want to include or not when flashing the ROM, and it has tons of mods (comes with an app that showcases a few of them). It's for the S3 i9300 and Note 2.
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Thanks for the tip, just been scrolling through the omega 9.1 thread... omg! And a kitchen app! So in a nutshell I fully charge, root with method 2 so I get cwm to flash the rom with, backup stuff and flash omega then wipe everything at the start of the aroma. Then download the kitchen app and install the perseus kernel so I get stweaks which is the closest thing to voodoo?
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maxwel1 said:
I think you are not the only music nut as i been searching for best audio hardware for a week and read some articles all mafe me confused so decided to make a thread for help n suggestions.
Btw stweaks work with all apps?
Work for heafphones only? Or loudspeakers too?
Is it easy to be installed n does it affect updating the android later on?
Thanks alot,
Maxwel1
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What I know so far, and ive only been looking into this stuff tonight. It seems stweaks is the option to go with as its the closest to the voodoo sound mod, and yes it sorts out both headphone and speaker etc. Also I think stweaks is kernel specific to perseus. So you would need to root and install a rom that supports the perseus kernel. Apparently the omega rom is one of the top Samsung based ones and you can flash the perseus kernel with the omega rom kitchen app from the play store. Search for omega files. This seems the best way to go at the minute.
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showlyshah said:
My personal experience, no android hardware is good for quality audio, used almost all trendy phones from HTC,moto,Samsung ,Sony. Well Sony had the best audio phones b4, but Sony seems to take no care for audio hardware( yes I mean hardware itself and not software /os ) now a days. I can strongly say it becoz I am a fan of Sony Ericsson phones ( those old cyber shots and walkmans) and besides the fact that 95 % of those phones were java phones, they really had a good cam, and good sound hardware. My personal interests were k800,w880,c905 and w995. If u can mod/patch and change drivers of those phones, I bet u will throw out ur iPods. Even now I have c905, with changed cam/display/ sound drivers and I barely use my hd2 for photos or songs. Go find one of them, then go to se-nse forum, be the guru to ur phone. 1Ce u behold a moded phone, u never get back to android for audio.Sony had phones with Smaster digital amp with about 2v o/p . It will bleed ur ears if u remove the sound restrictions Sony inserted in its drivers. And mods are intented to remove restrictions.
Nb. Lol android is not an os for entertainment unlike iOS, but it is more close to productivity. So expect less multimedia.and if u want an android multimedia device go for Sony's android walkman. But never ever buy Sony phones for this purpose.
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I am not that good to be my phone guru plus i asked for best from nowadays new phones cuz i need phone that can suit my tasks as my previous ones could not java one and honestly i got ipod touch 4g and had iphone 3g and now got s2 which will sell but i really bored with ios and need to change ik s2 is android but i had it for like 4-5 monthes unlimke ios so i was searching best of android audio hardware although i agree that android not good with audio that much anymore and ios more better at that point as far as i know about iphones/ipod and s2 but still after best of them although i see at productivity iphone more better too atleast look at thier apps and play apps... I like android os flexibility and easy and much customizable than ios but not agreeing about productivity due to less app devs for play.
till now i guess a note 2 with stweaks is answer so far. Why not s3? Cuz personally i hate to carry phone with 50% of people around the world. I love to carry something not out there much and special with good features especially audio
Thanks in advance,
Maxwel
Hello!
I've been lurking here for a long time and it's time for a question..
I have sensitive IEM's (In Ear Monitors) and when I plug them in to the Galaxy S Plus there's a loud hiss which makes listening to music impossible..
There's a new app called FauxSound similar to the famous Voodoo control but it has to be implemented in the kernel.
The app can be found in Google Play. (Sorry I'm not allowed to post links!)
My question to the DEV's goes:
Can this be implemented in a CM10 beta3 compatible kernel, and if so, would somebody be kind enough to compile it for us?
Thank you!
ps. I have zero expereince or knowledge about building kernels so that is why I'm asking.
Hello!
That would be great... But it's not a free app, isn't it?
EDIT: I have had a question in Galaxy S forum's question part, but nobody answered. So, in Galaxy S Plus do we have a Wolfson DAC? Because as far as I know, the original Galaxy S has it.
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Hello!
That would be great... But it's not a free app, isn't it?
EDIT: I have had a question in Galaxy S forum's question part, but nobody answered. So, in Galaxy S Plus do we have a Wolfson DAC? Because as far as I know, the original Galaxy S has it.
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Nope, the S Plus has a Qualcomm chip, im going to look inside the Service manual, wich one exacly.
CdrGladius said:
Hello!
That would be great... But it's not a free app, isn't it?
EDIT: I have had a question in Galaxy S forum's question part, but nobody answered. So, in Galaxy S Plus do we have a Wolfson DAC? Because as far as I know, the original Galaxy S has it.
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No. The S+ doesn't have the Wolfson codec.
Yeah, unfortunately no Wolfson in our phone and I can't afford an S3 or S4 ATM..
With the FauxSound app one could lower the headphone gain, which would make this phone a better source. Right now there's just way too much hiss noise.
The S+ has a Qualcomm chipset and if it has WCD93xx Audio Chip, this could be implemented in the kernel.
R: FauxSound possible?
fintendo said:
Yeah, unfortunately no Wolfson in our phone and I can't afford an S3 or S4 ATM..
With the FauxSound app one could lower the headphone gain, which would make this phone a better source. Right now there's just way too much hiss noise.
The S+ has a Qualcomm chipset and if it has WCD93xx Audio Chip, this could be implemented in the kernel.
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You could try playing with DSP manager if you're on cm10...
"Many people think they can outsmart me... maybe. Maybe... i have yet to meet one that can outsmart a bullet."
Hello is there any way to boost the sound from notes speakers i love watching movies on it alot but its not the same with the sound even though its full
Try to install an equaliser/DSP app, they usually have preamp. If yours doesnt have it, just up all frequencies by the same value.
This can make them sound bad, tho.
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i hope someone makes a mod or something
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Hello is there any way to boost the sound from notes speakers i love watching movies on it alot but its not the same with the sound even though its full
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I need more volume on my note 10.1 also.
The sound level on my Blackberry Playbook blows the Galaxy note 10.1 away.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2111763
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Hi forum
I just got this tablet which is a big upgrade from my old g tab 10.1
But one area where my old tab was better was volume where when I installed the voodoo sound apk would allow me to play at a much higher level than stock. But voodoo sound does not work with the stock rom on the note 10.1. What do you recommend? The note is rooted
Thanks in advance.
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Hi forum
I just got this tablet which is a big upgrade from my old g tab 10.1
But one area where my old tab was better was volume where when I installed the voodoo sound apk would allow me to play at a much higher level than stock. But voodoo sound does not work with the stock rom on the note 10.1. What do you recommend? The note is rooted
Thanks in advance.
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I have a Blackberry Playbook and its speakers blow my note speakers away.
I think it is just a weak link of the Note 10.1.
Really speakers are loud enough for me I work as a lube technician and they can here me upstairs when I'm watching Netflix
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Sound /
One multiple sound mods posted for android .
Default- gain conf is a simple soumd level adjuster .
A number of kernels may have sound enhancements .
Personal preference would be for Viper4Android sound app on XDA forum .
Thanks for the replies. I finally found what I was looking for here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2111763