I'm looking into reformatting all of my music to the best file format and putting into the Pixel or buying the middle expensive WalkMan.
What music file type and where should I store the music. They are coming from my CD collection.
I will be rooted.
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i just use my google music subscription. it sounds pretty good. the phone speaker is so so but not crappy. but you have a headphone jack.
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i just use my google music subscription. it sounds pretty good. the phone speaker is so so but not crappy. but you have a headphone jack.
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I apologize, I'd be listening through BT headphones and files on my phone.
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I apologize, I'd be listening through BT headphones and files on my phone.
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If your collection is a CD only + using BT headphones, I think you will be fine with mp3 file format at it's highest (320kbps). Going farther, of course you could use .flac format for your music and this format is lossless. I would personally use .flac files for studio quality content only such as: 96 or 192khz/24 bit. I had HTC 10 (sold it today) and this phone had better DAC on board and it did make a difference, but with Pixel, you will be happy with mp3.
yeah in my opinion you would be wasting a lot of time ripping cds. it is 2017 man. digital music sounds fine. plus you get a 3 month free suscription to google music if you own a pixel. you can stream or download pretty much any music you would ever want to listen to. i use bt headphones alll the time and have listened to all kinds of genres and albums. it all sounds pretty good.
I use my phone off the grid much. Streaming is not an option
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I use my phone off the grid much. Streaming is not an option
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Yes, I concur with the above response for 320 kbps MP3s, if BT headphones are destination, because this won't eat up hundreds of MB per album (as with Wav\Aiff or FLAC).
MP3s will probably stream wirelessly better and more reliably with Pixel than much larger files, and 320 kbps MP3s sound perfectly fine.
If you were playing files in a high fidelity studio or private theatre, perhaps there is an argument for less compressed files. BT headphones? They like MP3s.
Off topic, I recommend the VLC open source media player. Simple enough and stable.
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There's no problem with sound quality at all. Does that really matter anyway if you're listening through headphones? Plus bluetooth will diminish the quality significantly anyway. I also agree with n00bpwner, there are too many alternatives to consider ripping CD's.
google music lets you download and store locally any song.
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So I have been having some issues playing .flac files.
It was my understanding through searching this forum and other online places that the Captivate does support .flac
I have found this to be iffy.
I am running 2.1.5 Cog with Voodoo; however, I don't think that this has any affect on this.
I managed to get a few of the .flac audio files to play; however, then the preinstalled media player would crash.
I have tried several of the market addons, including "Extra Media Scanner" which is the only way any media player can actually see .flac
Any ideas?
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Why would you want to try to play FLAC on a device that has sound quality no where near a high quality 200$+ sound card for a PC? Better yet, will you even notice the difference in FLAC vs MP3 on a phone using normal earbuds? Probably not and never will. Unless you get some head phones that cost as much as the Captivate and a high quality head phone amp, I see no reason to try to play FLAC on this, or any hand held device. I have a hard time telling the difference from FLAC and 320 Kbps MP3s on a 130$ sound card and 80$ 2.1 head phones on my computer.
Thanks for the reply, but I do have high quality, over the ear, studio monitor, 150$ headphones. But that isnt even the point... I have an extremely large collection of music in flac that I dont feel like converting. Yeah, i know that i can hardly tell, if at all between flac and 320 mp3. still not the point though. Not trying to be a ****, but I'm looking for more of a technically approached answer rather than logical reasoning
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Honestly, it blew me away, that this phone can rival my portable audio player in the sound quality.
I put in .WAVs (converting from .FLAC -> .WAV, since .FLAC isn't supported with Inspire) and was blown away at the sound quality that this little thing can push out.
I downloaded the equalizer app, and was quite pleased with the way it sounded.
My portable system:
I consider myself an audiophile, with a Hifiman and Sony NWZ-X series portable audio player, connected to a iBasso portable AMP, connected to a Shure SE530, with custom earmold.
If you want flac support try poweramp music player.
I take back what I said.
After a full two days worth of playing around with the PowerAmp app (setting the EQ like I want it to), it's average at best.
The sound breaks at high trebles, and the sound, in general, sound very "cold".
I would not replace my everyday DAP with this.
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I take back what I said.
After a full two days worth of playing around with the PowerAmp app (setting the EQ like I want it to), it's average at best.
The sound breaks at high trebles, and the sound, in general, sound very "cold".
I would not replace my everyday DAP with this.
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I was wondering why you thought the Inspire's SQ was so great, but didn't want to rain on your parade with my opinion. It is quite mediocre, isn't it? Even my previous iPhones were noticeably better and louder. FWIW the earbuds I used to compare them are the UltimateEar TripleFi 10 Pro's.
The audio is not the best on this phone but I personally noticed a difference with the ota update.
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I was wondering why you thought the Inspire's SQ was so great, but didn't want to rain on your parade with my opinion. It is quite mediocre, isn't it? Even my previous iPhones were noticeably better and louder. FWIW the earbuds I used to compare them are the UltimateEar TripleFi 10 Pro's.
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Yea, that post was back when I listened to it for < 5 minutes =P.
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The audio is not the best on this phone but I personally noticed a difference with the ota update.
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Using a custom rom, so can't really use the OTA update.
I, unfortunately, concur here. Highs sound slightly robotic and the low notes are muddy (on stock EQ and ICS). The Galaxy S2 I've been using for a while is much more accurate. (Using Klipsch s3)
UPDATE: Big mistake. It was the ROM, not the hardware. Sounds equally as great as my S2 with a stock ROM.
The sound on this phone is actually very good. (even with a stock rom)
I use the SONY MDR-XB500 extra bass head phones. (don't waste your time with ear buds)
Using Melchizedek_1.5.1_Alpha with DSP manager has tremendous bass.
Clean crisp sound with thundering bass....
Can anyone with the phone comment on the sound quality of the Sensation? Also, is the volume as low through headphones as most previous HTC phones?
I use PowerAmp with pair of senhiser, sound loud and quality is awesome.
using a good set of headphones, the sound is really good!, like Hassan said, sound quality is very good and you can change the settings to how you like it.
Without headphones in its acceptable... not great, not terrible, but acceptable
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I use PowerAmp with pair of senhiser, sound loud and quality is awesome.
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Nice to know that I won't be wasting a pair of Westone 4s by playing my media on the Sensation.
But if you replace the original headphones of HTC, you then cant use it as a hands free speaker right? so would a person have to carry 2 sets of headphones? one for music and one if he wants to talk to someone using the hands free speaker?
Yes i think thats a downside of using own headset.
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But if you replace the original headphones of HTC, you then cant use it as a hands free speaker right? so would a person have to carry 2 sets of headphones? one for music and one if he wants to talk to someone using the hands free speaker?
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While I am still waiting for my Sensation, if this handset works the same as previous HTC phones (and there is all indication that it does), any iPhone compatible headset should work just fine.
I've been using the Creative EP-630i (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Creative-EP...1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1306766090&sr=8-1) with my HTC Nexus One and Samsung Galaxy S2. The clicker as well as the microphone work as expected. The clicker accepts or ends (long press) calls and performs special functions (like play/pause) in applications that support headset buttons (like the music player, BeyondPod, doubleTwist, ...). The in-line microphone on these earbuds is perfect for calling.
As I wrote previously, any other iPhone-headsets should perform well with this phone (and, as a matter of fact, most other Android phones). The Galaxy S (not 2!) is a popular exception as Samsung used a proprietary connector they have now deprecated with the S2.
mazinya said:
But if you replace the original headphones of HTC, you then cant use it as a hands free speaker right? so would a person have to carry 2 sets of headphones? one for music and one if he wants to talk to someone using the hands free speaker?
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You can also buy adapters that add a mic and button control to regular headphones.
Example:
http://www.amazon.com/Headset-Headphones-Adapter-Microphone-iTouch/dp/B002ZX695U/ref=pd_sim_e_2
Here's a thought - I've never had any Android phone before so I'm not sure whether this is possible, but on my N96 I can use regular phones as hands free while using the device's mic. That's also how I plug it into my car - I have an auxiliary 3.5 input that I simply connect my phone to and it works seamlessly.
Would this work on the Sensation as well?
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Here's a thought - I've never had any Android phone before so I'm not sure whether this is possible, but on my N96 I can use regular phones as hands free while using the device's mic. That's also how I plug it into my car - I have an auxiliary 3.5 input that I simply connect my phone to and it works seamlessly.
Would this work on the Sensation as well?
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this has worked for me on my hd2... so i assume it will work on sensation too
Guys,
please, leave alone headphones What is the sound quality of loudspeaker and speakerphone? Older HTC android devices were so poor in this department - is sensation any different in sound quality?
Loudspeaker is 'ok', moved on slightly from Desire HD but nothing more.
However it is nice to see that equalizer options are finally available via bluetooth, including SRS. Sounds great with a good pair of bluetooth headphones
Soundquality is good, and the audible volume is the same as the desire hd. the bass is a little less (tested the same audio track & headphone). The higher frequencies are a bit richer (this is great is you like to listen to ye olde cbm64 SID sounds on droidplayer .
Anyone know of any high quality bluetooth headphones with a mic? They would have to be the in ear kind. I'm willing to spend up to 200. I've been searching around and their really aren't that many to choose from. I work in security and most of the time I'm baby sitting empty buildings so they would have to be descret enough not to be noticed on the camera's if anyone choose to review them. Taking all suggestions. Bluetooth is kinda my last resort.. I really don't want to part with my CM7. Lol
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Anyone know of any high quality bluetooth headphones with a mic? They would have to be the in ear kind. I'm willing to spend up to 200. I've been searching around and their really aren't that many to choose from. I work in security and most of the time I'm baby sitting empty buildings so they would have to be descret enough not to be noticed on the camera's if anyone choose to review them. Taking all suggestions. Bluetooth is kinda my last resort.. I really don't want to part with my CM7. Lol
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Have you looked into these? They got crazy good reviews when they released. Sweatproof, small, secure.
I've wanted a pair since they dropped but still have my Moto S9's so I can't justify it. I wish those damn things would break already!
http://www.jaybirdgear.com/jf3/bluetooth-headphones-features.html
Try the Motorola Sliver Elite. It will not be noticed. And it works great.
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Have you looked into these? They got crazy good reviews when they released. Sweatproof, small, secure.
I've wanted a pair since they dropped but still have my Moto S9's so I can't justify it. I wish those damn things would break already!
http://www.jaybirdgear.com/jf3/bluetooth-headphones-features.html
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Yeah, I've read a lot of good things about those. I also had the Moto s9's Hd and not. Hd's were much better but still sucked. SOOO MUCH STATIC. whenever the music would go down or change songs I would hate myself because it sounded terrible. I convinced myself that I needed them because I felt like my wire got stuck everywhere. Anyway, long story short got myself these. Never looked back. The only problem I forsee is they are sound proof.
http://www.klipsch.com/image-s4-black-in-ear-headphones
The i's pause button will work.. play sometimes. It will work with the last music player app you add.. it's weird. I know. If you have any questions pm me.
Edit: Both of my motorola's broke in one way or another. One the speaker ripped out because I dropped it, and the other.. just stopped working? Idk.. I had to send it in for something and they sent me a new one... the HD set.
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Try the Motorola Sliver Elite. It will not be noticed. And it works great.
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I think the OP wanted something stereo.
I'm finding there's not many high end in ear bluetooth headphones. So I might just give up on bluetooth altogether. But thanks for the input.
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Yeah, I've read a lot of good things about those. I also had the Moto s9's Hd and not. Hd's were much better but still sucked. SOOO MUCH STATIC. whenever the music would go down or change songs I would hate myself because it sounded terrible. I convinced myself that I needed them because I felt like my wire got stuck everywhere. Anyway, long story short got myself these. Never looked back. The only problem I forsee is they are sound proof.
http://www.klipsch.com/image-s4-black-in-ear-headphones
The i's pause button will work.. play sometimes. It will work with the last music player app you add.. it's weird. I know. If you have any questions pm me.
Edit: Both of my motorola's broke in one way or another. One the speaker ripped out because I dropped it, and the other.. just stopped working? Idk.. I had to send it in for something and they sent me a new one... the HD set.
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QFT..
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I'm finding there's not many high end in ear bluetooth headphones. So I might just give up on bluetooth altogether. But thanks for the input.
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well that is simple. Just buy a stereo receiver and you can use what ever headset you prefer. I prefer ITA (in the ear) speakers
You can use this one:
http://www.all4cellular.com/wired-headsets/samsung-hs3000-bluetooth-stereo-headset.html
or this one
http://www.all4cellular.com/wired-h...600-hi-fi-wireless-headset-with-fm-radio.html
I bought a Zonda bluetooth Stereo Headset. and sound very good. are very cheap
Like This http: //goo.gl/SLxUb
lolote said:
I bought a Zonda bluetooth Stereo Headset. and sound very good. are very cheap
Like This http: //goo.gl/SLxUb
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OK, so I'm watching a movie -through Infuse- via the HDMI port and I'm receiving a call (on Infuse)
Would I be able to take the call and leave the rest of the family enjoying the movie?
I'm asking this because in theory Android can/could drive two different sound (one through HDMI, another through my bluetooth headset/handsfree for calls), but is this possible IN PRACTICE?
Has anyone tried that?
I'm sorry for the question, but I do not own a BT headset and depending on the answer to the above I will decide on buying it/that. I have no qualms installing custom roms if need be...
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OK, so I'm watching a movie -through Infuse- via the HDMI port and I'm receiving a call (on Infuse)
Would I be able to take the call and leave the rest of the family enjoying the movie?
I'm asking this because in theory Android can/could drive two different sound (one through HDMI, another through my bluetooth headset/handsfree for calls), but is this possible IN PRACTICE?
Has anyone tried that?
I'm sorry for the question, but I do not own a BT headset and depending on the answer to the above I will decide on buying it/that. I have no qualms installing custom roms if need be...
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I know that you can't go take a picture that it was in picture mode... if you're really watching a family movie on your phone and you get a call, then I would recommend using your wife's phone..lol. I doubt that it would work..
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bluetooth headphones
I have the jaybird JP3MB bluetooth headphones. I think they are superb. I can tell you when listening to music taking a call will pause the music and it resumes upon hangup. I would think movies might do the same thing.
Not In-ear but over the ear...
I have the Arctic P311 Bluetooth Stereo Headphones, paid $34 for them locally (via Amazon). They sound great flat and even better with some EQ. I would like to see/hear the difference between them and these other seemingly overpriced Bluetooth headphones.
I was going to purchase the Nokia BT headphones but saw these and at $34 what risk is there???
Not disappointed at all!
Sure they might not sound as great as ones plugged directly into the phone, but they don't sound bad at all and more than acceptable especially with all the stuff I've heard about Bluetooth SQ.
I originally bought these for my Pantech Link which has no phone output. You can buy a special connector that goes into where you make the connection to charge the phone and for data connection as well.
I highly recommend the Plantronics Backbeat 903+. I've had them for a few months, and use them whenever working out. The call/mic quality is pretty good, as is the music/speaker quality. My only complaint would be that it's a little flat on the bass end; other than that, I really like them.
My friend tried them out once, and bought a pair the same day. His, however, stopped working after a couple runs on the treadmill. He thinks it's because he sweats a lot and they got wet. Plantronics replaced them free of charge and he never had the same issue again.
There are actually a newer version of them out now, called the Backbeat Go. I haven't tried them, so I have no idea how they sound or feel. They seem like they'd be more comfortable to wear, especially when running or working out.
i can vouch for the first reply; i got a pair of jaybird jf3's and they work amazingly well. pricey, but worth it
Sony Ericsson MW-600 Bluetooth Stereo Headphones with FM radio
I have the Sony Ericsson MW-600 Bluetooth Stereo Headphones
Stereo Bluetooth® Capability : A2DP, AVRCP
Digital Signal Processing (DSP) : YES
Headphone Type : 3.5mm headphone connector with high quality ear buds
Auto Pairing : YES
FM Radio : Built-in FM Radio with RDS radio station information (can control the station from the headset)
Multipoint : YES (connects up to 3 devices)
Color : Argentum Black
Compatibiity : For use with devices incorporating Bluetooth Headset or Handsfree profiles.
Battery Life (Approx) : Talk time: up to 8.5 hours2, Standby time: up to 600 hours2
Easy redialing : Yes
Battery Life : YES
Caller ID : YES (name3 & phone number)
Others : Time, local FM radio, pairing info
Track ID : YES
Bluetooth® Technology : Range: up to 10 meters from your phone, Bluetooth® 2.1 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) technology
3.5mm Audio Jack : YES
Dimensions (Approx.) : 62mm x 15mm x 17.5mm (including clip)
Weight (Approx.) : 13g
Guys, how is the music quality through the headphone jack especially with apps like Poweramp? I have some very good quality headphones so that part is taken care of.
tucking fypo said:
Guys, how is the music quality through the headphone jack especially with apps like Poweramp? I have some very good quality headphones so that part is taken care of.
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It's pretty good. Im not a musician or anything but for the normal person wanting to enjoy his music it does a pretty well job even compared to my older galaxy s6
One thing I don't really like, since I listen to classical music that is quiet and has pauses is that there is constantly a small amount of noise than can be heard only if the music you are listening to is not loud or when there are pauses. When you are listening to standard pop/rock/ or any other loud music, this noise cannot be heard. I have had this problem with older cheap CD/MP3 players... Apart from that, the overal sound quality is very good though. I am using Sennheiser in-ear earphones.
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One thing I don't really like, since I listen to classical music that is quiet and has pauses is that there is constantly a small amount of noise than can be heard only if the music you are listening to is not loud or when there are pauses. When you are listening to standard pop/rock/ or any other loud music, this noise cannot be heard. I have had this problem with older cheap CD/MP3 players... Apart from that, the overal sound quality is very good though. I am using Sennheiser in-ear earphones.
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this happens with a particular music app or any music app?
tucking fypo said:
Guys, how is the music quality through the headphone jack especially with apps like Poweramp? I have some very good quality headphones so that part is taken care of.
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Loud speaker is not so loud amd good but music trough headphones are pretty good.
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It is independent of the music app