I bought my Z3(D6653) less than a month. After using a few week. The speaker sound has become softer and not loud as before (very obvious, tested in sony store). I use to listen to music when I bath. I believe the speaker is in dry state and isn't defective due to both top and bottom speaker produce low sound even in the max volume. I did try using PC Companion to repair my phone to stock, but the problem is still there. Before that, I flash speaker mod for stereo sound for incoming call with backup, after restore and flashing new ftf the problem still there. I would like to ask did anyone here experience the same issue?
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I have been using my Atrix 2 from last 4 months. There were just meager issues like network connectivity etc
Recently, I discovered that the voice output through my earphones has marginally decreased i.e. the maximum volume has decreased. I tried using other earphones also but have experienced the same thing. The speakers are doing fine. There seems to be a problem when connecting ear phones only.
Secondly, When I go to Settings/Sounds/Ringtones or any other kind of tones. I get sound from my speaker even when the earphones are plugged in . The sound output is from both speakers and earphones.
However, playing music gives me output from earphones but with less loudness(i.e. max volume)
I am pissed off because I really love listening to music. please help me. What kinda problem is this.
MY PHONE IS StILL INTO WARRANTY
Yash_Ghost said:
I have been using my Atrix 2 from last 4 months. There were just meager issues like network connectivity etc
Recently, I discovered that the voice output through my earphones has marginally decreased i.e. the maximum volume has decreased. I tried using other earphones also but have experienced the same thing. The speakers are doing fine. There seems to be a problem when connecting ear phones only.
Secondly, When I go to Settings/Sounds/Ringtones or any other kind of tones. I get sound from my speaker even when the earphones are plugged in . The sound output is from both speakers and earphones.
However, playing music gives me output from earphones but with less loudness(i.e. max volume)
I am pissed off because I really love listening to music. please help me. What kinda problem is this.
MY PHONE IS STILL INTO WARRANTY
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Could be a hardware-related issue. You might want to try to get a replacement, since you say that the phone is still under warranty...
Sorry if this is in the wrong section but dont know where to post this, as my phone is as of yet not really been devloped by anyone except that it has been rooted. theres no roms for it yet.
Its an alcatel one touch 983, which is an entry level android phone but with fairly decent specs. As it has a 1ghz broadcom processor and 512mb ram.
anyway , I have a brilliant app which i have paid for called Audiotool. which is a fully featured Real Time Anyliser for audio use. all anyliser functions work as expected.
The problem happens when using the headphone jack to output to speakers. The software has a generator utility used to generate pure tones, white noise, pink noise and even has a polarity checker. Which is really handy for working with Venue sound systems.
Obviously once you plug in a headphone jack it switches to headset mode and cuts of the phone mic. Audio output is still fine and you get the full range. But when you use the program to swtich to front mic to get the mic working again, all bass is lost. Which makes some of the functionality of the app useless, like polarity checking of bass speakers or low frequencie response.
Ive already contacted the developer and he confirms that his app does not apply any filters to audio out and that sound from the app should be exactly the same between using headset mic and phone mic, so it must be the phone that is applying a roll of filter. But unfortunatly as he doesnt have my model of phone to test on cant fix.
Anyway this seems to make sense as rolling of frequencies that the phone speaker cant really produce would be there to protect it, but it shouldnt be doing that while headphones are still plugged in. The headset icon is still on even when using the phone mic but bass frequencies coming from the headphone jack on the phone are definatly being rolled of. If i go mack to main mic bass frequences return but mic doesnt work.
Im wondering if this is a bug in the OS on how it functions to switch between headset mic and phone mic or if theres some kind of solution to stop it from doing that.
Im running a stock rom 2.3 android.
Not sure if there is a free version incase anyone wants to test it on there phone.
no ideas how to stop this odd behaviour?
Hey all,
Is it normal for the top speaker to buzz/crackle when certain sounds are played, particularly those that are somewhat bass heavy?
A good example would be the stock notification sounds, as a lot of them cause this. In particular, the Polaris notification sound makes it rattle like crazy. The Aquila ringtone causes it too. These are just 2 of many examples I could pick out.
Test it yourself, is it normal?
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istrikerx said:
Hey all,
Is it normal for the top speaker to buzz/crackle when certain sounds are played, particularly those that are somewhat bass heavy?
A good example would be the stock notification sounds, as a lot of them cause this. In particular, the Polaris notification sound makes it rattle like crazy. The Aquila ringtone causes it too. These are just 2 of many examples I could pick out.
Test it yourself, is it normal?
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No
ask for replacement cause it s weird hardware issue!
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Geeks Empire said:
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ask for replacement cause it s weird hardware issue!
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This is my 3rd replacement too...
Edit: I opened up my faulty z3 due to be returned, and it also has the issue with the top speaker crackling.
Seems to be normal then. I assume with the top speaker being responsible for the lows, it just couldnt handle the bass at high volumes.
Same here
I just had my first replacement and the problem persists :crying:
I just got the Xperia Z3 this week and noticed this issue as well. I'm a little disappointed because I expected more from the purportedly improved speakers but I guess I'll live with it for now.
I also noticed that the Z3 gets pretty warm if you play music via walkman with the speaker volume at the max. What also bothers me is that there is speaker noise when using the camera app, even with sound disabled.
yeah, my Z3 has the same issue
Even if you are phoning with load speakers on max volume it crackles.
i have the same pb
my top speaker crackles during some calls at max volume...
I hope this is a software related problem...
any news on this?
Well, I don't really have "crackle" but there's a noticeable "static noise" from top speaker whenever it is active (like when watching a movie/video or even when talking to anyone), especially at high volume setting. More than in any other smartphone that I've ever used. And what's more disappointing is that I am currently using a replacement unit, the original unit had EXACTLY the same issue. I really, REALLY hope that it's a software issue and Sony will be able to improve it with future updates and it's NOT because Sony used low-quality speaker or amplifier components
I have top speaker issue after 2months...the speaker crackling sound get higher.,,and really annoying.,, sometimes not even hearing.
What to do?
My phone got 6month older??
How to solve?
Can I go for replacement?
So this is generic Z3 issue bad move for such a pricey phone...
Count me in too..
My xperia z3 top speaker crackle at the over 80% volume
I noticed this problem on some songs (walkman) or you tube (some videos)
You go to: SETTINGS / SOUND / PHONE RINGTONE / go on the top list, and for example try second song ( AQUILA ) at the maximum volume.
Do you have the same problem on your xperia z3?
I noticed that as well but it seems to only occur on specific sounds for me. I watched a YouTube video at probably 80% volume and heard that crackling. Tried another one even on full volume (both were BF4 gameplay commentaries) and heard nothing but good sound.
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I have the same problem guys :/ the top speaker has more bass and bottom is more low and no bass
Omario-242 said:
I noticed that as well but it seems to only occur on specific sounds for me. I watched a YouTube video at probably 80% volume and heard that crackling. Tried another one even on full volume (both were BF4 gameplay commentaries) and heard nothing but good sound.
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I noticed that this problem is present at over 80% volume, too.
I will also check for this.
Just noticed this while listening to music on a youtube video.
Noticed that my top speaker/earpiece will rattle sometimes while on a call, or when playing certain sounds such as ringtones. I wonder if I should exchange or if it's normal (for the z3) seeing as a few people have the same issue.
I replaced mine and I still have rattling during calls, at pretty much any volume. I don't hear it during music though, which makes me wonder if it may be fixed by an update.
Yeah, me also face the problem too.. Very annoying.. Hmmmm
This started to happen to me, I had been using the phone in the pool, three days later I could hardly even hear the top speaker, I ran music through the speakers for one day (taped up the bottom one), hoping it would fix the problem. but It didn't. Now after 6 days it has started to get louder again, so now I can hear callers again and the phone ring. And is now starting to make the sound you all mention here. As you all say very annoying, Sony must have a manufacturing defect on just that speaker.
Does anyone have any idea if this can be fixed with software? If not, the Z3 is going back and I'm getting either the Moto X or the Note 4
happened to me since day 1 as well. Bought in Australia.
In case anyone is wondering, I returned the phone for the Note 4 and the call quality is 10x better... actually the phone is 10x better in pretty much every way including camera. Not that the Xperia was bad at all, but it just didn't feel polished enough... hopefully the Z4 fixes things
Hi,
I could reduce this problem by enabling the "S-Force Front Surround" option in Settings> Sounds> Sound Effects.
I believe that this problem can be solved with a software update that set the correct equalization to remove that rattle from the top speaker.
Regards!
@Djuro89. Try this; fixed it for me
http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3/development/z3-speakers-incoming-call-headphones-t2889964
Hi,
This is my current equalizer settings. With this configuration the crackling of the top speaker disappeared. Also deactivated other effect options (ClearAudio+ and Surround).
Regards!
I experience this too, I thought it was water related, I'll give it a try
Hi,
I never put my phone in water.
I believe it is an equalization problem in phone software.
With the equalizer setting that I mentioned in my last post I never had this problem.
Regards!
adripred said:
Hi,
I never put my phone in water.
I believe it is an equalization problem in phone software.
With the equalizer setting that I mentioned in my last post I never had this problem.
Regards!
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Hi it annoys me during calls too..
Hello,
i've noticed the same defect on my Z3... It just happens at specified frequencies, i've tried changing equalization's settings and disabling clear audio+ but nothing changes. It looks like a poor speaker quality because if you lower the volume the audio is clear, don't you agree? Thank you.
Volume through the speaker and ear piece are extremely low compared to the stock phone. Unable to make calls with ear piece as I cant even hear the other person. and speaker volume while playing media is extremely low and quality is very poor. Sound Quality used to be the best feature of this phone, now only sound through earphones is Good. anyone else experiencing this ?
Even I have observed the same since the first update. I am thinking to downgrade and going back to stock.
Which version is good?
just out of curiosity, is the sabre dac enabled in this??