Is there maybe an adapter available to fit ears better like the rubber tips you find on most in ear headphones? The hard plastic just doesnt stay in my ear and starts to hurt after short periods of listening.
I wonder... are they the same size as EarPods? I have a pair of EarPods and absolutely hate them, even though they sound great. They make my ears hurt badly after an hour or so. Funny, because I never had an issue with them before... my ears are weird.
If they're the same dimensions as EarPods, then maybe EarPod covers would work. I think you could force them on if you tried. The only issue is making a space for the grills.
What's the build quality like for these, BTW? I'm kind of interested in USB-C headphones.
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Hi there. Just having upgraded from XDAI to XDAII and I am very impressed overal but what I can't understand is how such a good product can come with such lousy earphones. I am not sure who's ears these are designed to fit and by reading here on the forum it seems that a lot of users are having troubles with the XDAII earphones falling out of their ears. The headset and the speakers in them seem pretty good it just that they fall out of your ears.
I have been looking at the
Jabra eargels http://www.jabra.com/products/jabraeargels.htm
and
Slic Sound http://www.slicsound.com/ss001.asp
which seem to fit over the earphone and sit further into the ear so that they are less likely to fall out. Is there anyone out there using these on the XDAII headset? Do they fit the headset? Do they stop it falling out of your ear? Also where can I get them in Sydney??
Andrew.
Dont wash your ears for a while, you will then accumulate enough wax for the earphones to adhere to.
Duct tape works well too
So I'm reading around and alot of people are hating the speaker placement on the tbolt. The speaker is placed right behind the kickstand. Personally to me I think it's a great spot. When the kickstand is closed the sound bounces off and projects to the front. I'm not noticing any substantial muffeling that everyone is talking about. The speaker is loud. Great speaker. Anyways what do you guys think about the tbolt speaker placement?
(On a side note worst speaker placement ever on a phone: iPhone series. Put the phone in landscape while playing a game and hand covers up the speaker. Horrible.)
Bounces off it??? It’s down in a crevice!!
Just pick one up and do anything that makes sound and open and close the kickstand... It does not take a rocket scientist to hear that in every single instance of the phone making sounds from ringtone, to speaker call, to YouTube video that the audio is muffled with the kickstand closed!!
It wouldn't sound muffled if you had robot ears!
OK let me rephrase this. Listening to music, playing games etc. Your hand makes a cup shape weather your in landscape or portrait. So if you doing anything with audio the sound is bouncing off your hands to you. It may be in a crevice but it's not air tight. Alot of the sound escapes toward the end of the kickstand. And that gap could possibly act as a cone and speed up the wavelength, increasing volume. But when your wanting to play audio with the kickstand out. The sound is bouncing all over the place. Off the table and kickstand. Giving off a louder sound. I'm just saying it's not the worst design flaw on the phone.
I'm doing a video demo right now... Will post link soon...
Here it is - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1l-9oZAu4w
My 4 year old Nikon Coolpix couldn’t really pick up the stark audio differences…
but they are hugh!
I like the placement.
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I also like the placement.
Only an audiophile would care about the slightly muffled sound, and a true audiophile wouldn't use tiny phone speakers anyway.
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mcmillanje said:
I also like the placement.
Only an audiophile would care about the slightly muffled sound, and a true audiophile wouldn't use tiny phone speakers anyway.
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See this kind of statement that proves a lot of people here must just be fan boy because it manes absolute no sense. ..
You like the placement? Really? You like that they chose to cover the speaker with a piece of metal as opposed to not covering the phones only speaker with a piece of metal?
So you look at all those other phones out there on the market and say… “Well I don’t know… Looks a little off, for one thing they need to have a movable piece of metal that in almost all uses of the phone is snapped down right over the speaker. “
Or
“Wow… the phone looks ok but that unimpeded speaker looks a little questionable… Better slap a piece of solid metal over it just to be sure… I think for a high end phone that is what you need…”
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See this kind of statement that proves a lot of people here must just be fan boy because it manes absolute no sense. ..
You like the placement? Really? You like that they chose to cover the speaker with a piece of metal as opposed to not covering the phones only speaker with a piece of metal?
So you look at all those other phones out there on the market and say… “Well I don’t know… Looks a little off, for one thing they need to have a movable piece of metal that in almost all uses of the phone is snapped down right over the speaker. “
Or
“Wow… the phone looks ok but that unimpeded speaker looks a little questionable… Better slap a piece of solid metal over it just to be sure… I think for a high end phone that is what you need…”
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For the second time, yes. Even with the metal stand over the speaker it's noticeably louder than my older devices.
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For the second time, yes. Even with the metal stand over the speaker it's noticeably louder than my older devices.
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For the 2nd time... Who the hell cares?? This is not about the Thunderbolt Vs. "your older devices"!!
You really don’t get this yet?
It’s about the Thunderbolt with the kickstand closed Vs. the Thunderbolt with the kickstand open!!!
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... Who the hell cares??
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You said it yourself.
I understand what you're saying, but I think your you're preaching to the choir on this one.
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Zomb!e said:
You said it yourself.
I understand what you're saying, but I think your you're preaching to the choir on this one.
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Is the choir a bunch of people that refuse to acknowledge that the kickstand is a really bad design for two very significant reasons? Because if that’s the case... yes I am preaching to the choir…
But personally all I have seen on here are people that want to pretend that that’s not the case and blindly praise the device just because they have one.
I use headphones most of the time so its not really an issue.
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Video # 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sPr84FkQpE
Yup works great! Great design!
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But personally all I have seen on here are people that want to pretend that that’s not the case and blindly praise the device just because they have one.
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Hey man I'll complain about other things regarding the TB. Lack of aluminum unibody, finicky GPS...when I reboot my TB sometimes it resets my ringtones...occasional data drops. The Speaker?? Sorry man but I love the speaker design. Best speaker I've ever had on a phone. The way they designed it works fantastic for me and I wouldn't change it if I could. I can even put the TB in the car dock and clearly hear the voice turn by turn commands with the window down, that's how loud and clear the speaker is for me. Ringtones and notifications, seinfeld episodes...phone calls on speakerphone all are loud and clear and often I have to turn the sound DOWN. Like I said it's one of the things I would NOT change about the TB. Everything I have described is with the kickstand closed. I do not use my kickstand.
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Hey man I'll complain about other things regarding the TB. Lack of aluminum unibody, finicky GPS...when I reboot my TB sometimes it resets my ringtones...occasional data drops. The Speaker?? Sorry man but I love the speaker design. Best speaker I've ever had on a phone. The way they designed it works fantastic for me and I wouldn't change it if I could. I can even put the TB in the car dock and clearly hear the voice turn by turn commands with the window down, that's how loud and clear the speaker is for me. Like I said it's one of the things I would NOT change about the TB. Everything I have described is with the kickstand closed. I do not use my kickstand.
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So again... just to get this straight... You would request a solid metal plate tightly fitted over speaker in recessed indention over just a normal speaker... OK. Check.
So why did they perforate the speaker cover underneath the solid metal plate? I guess the engineers determined that the perforated speaker grate covered by the solid metal plate was the ideal config huh? OK cool. I mean if it wasn’t for that kickstand they would have just had the speaker cover be a piece of solid metal by itself... Only because they knew it was going to be covered by another piece of metal most of the time did the decide that it needed to be perforated... ok I get it know.. Makes perfect since!! Damn this phone is high tech!
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So again... just to get this straight... You would request a solid metal plate tightly fitted over speaker in recessed indention over just a normal speaker...
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Yes I did. Long before the TB was released I constantly email HTC and asked for this feature. They honored my request, gave me fantastic audio, and as a bonus irritated the hell out of you.
Sorry dude the speaker works great for me. I thought your video was funny but I don't use my kickstand so the USB placement is not an issue for me.
Why in the hell would I care what they did with the speaker as long as I can hear it loud and clear? The speaker causes no audio issues for me so they are free to cover it with the kickstand if they want to...at least on my phone. Oh and yours as well like I asked them to. If the kickstand affected the audio for me then I would be unhappy.
If you don't like it return it. Period. I have no issues with my speaker. Everyone else I know with this phone don't mind it either. They don't see it as an issue. Your not going to change minds by doing what you're doing. Just return the device and move along. Easy.
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I wonder what would happen if you drilled holes in the kickstand?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MSYT8HH/
I wanted to point out that with Apple going 3.5mm jackless last year we now have lots of nice adapters to allow you to keep your adapter on your keychain. I picked one of these up and it works perfectly with a snug fit, I don't see the adapter coming off unless you want it to.
I don't know.. I think something that kind of combines a clip and cable wrap might be more secure and convenient. I feel like something like this might be too easy to pull off the adapter if there's tension. Keys get snagged once in a while.
Yeah, I'll stick with Bluetooth. I only use wired Beats in-ear buds when walking or running. I only use my Bose cans when traveling, so Bluetooth again.
Hi,
I bought a wireless earpiece of 1more and unable to fit comfortably in my ear, it falls from the ear.
Below are my ear and one of my friends
Because my ear is weirdly shaped, I am unable to wear it. And even without o hook it falls of and feel pain.
Don't really think anyone here is an Ear doctor to help ya here. You have to try the different attachments or none. If you cannot find it comfortable, trial and error buddy. Stay away from the bulky truly wireless ones. Common sense goes a long way.
What has this got to do with the OnePlus 7 Pro?
The 3rd microphone is in the side bump in the camera.. I've noticed all my cases cover that hole..
Surely that reduces the clarity of the microphone when recording video.
Your thoughts?
Depends how many videos you take that require a microphone.
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try to find that mic.... where is it.... I'm not seeing it
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The 3rd microphone is in the side bump in the camera.. I've noticed all my cases cover that hole..
Surely that reduces the clarity of the microphone when recording video.
Your thoughts?
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That is why I check the details of the cases before I purchased them. The ESR Tough Alliance and all of its Note 20 ULTRA cases have a slanted side on the camera side that's actually helpful in capturing audio. The Ringke Fusion X and Ringke Air-S ones have 2mm of space between the camera bump sides.
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try to find that mic.... where is it.... I'm not seeing it
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See attached
You can always drill a hole if you need that port.
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wow... that's hidden well...
magichoward said:
The 3rd microphone is in the side bump in the camera.. I've noticed all my cases cover that hole..
Surely that reduces the clarity of the microphone when recording video.
Your thoughts?
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I think that's necessary because if they don't cover that then the case won't fit snuggly. And that would make the case wobble. I don't see a way around it. May be a cut out of a mm in that place.
mine not covered.... so it is possible
I'm using an Otterbox Defender Pro and the mic is not blocked. There's 1mm or more around the camera assembly and the case.
Bolt cases don't cover the mics...
https://www.amazon.com/Galaxy-Ultra...ocphy=9059462&hvtargid=pla-945538896475&psc=1
I use these on my 10+ and love them... very easy to hold and has very good grips. The stand is nice for holding by too.
Make sure the stand is fully retracted or extended though to keep from loosing its hinge pins in your pocket. Happened once but was able to recover them... talk about luck.
Even the official cases cover it. I have the leather and kvadrat cases and they cover that mic. Samsung themselves must think it's not important.
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Even the official cases cover it. I have the leather and kvadrat cases and they cover that mic. Samsung themselves must think it's not important.
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Lol, you greatly overestimate the level of cohesive wherewithal at Samsung:silly:
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Someone just got a memo....
That's the easiest problem to solve in all this messy flagship lol you make a needle hot and make a hole in the plastic case lol
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Before suggesting that anyone butcher their case, perhaps its time to see what that mic actually does. It cannot be too important if the official cases cover it, right?
But seriously folks (Joe Walsh pun intended!) that third mic serves what purpose? Video is recorded in stereo which is two discrete (L+R) channels.
What's the third mic for? Could it possibly be used in conjunction with DSP for the (useless IMHO) audio zoom feature? I suppose one could experiment a bit with shooting video and comparing. Even in a somewhat ideal environment for the sake of comparison - dual monitors with 1kHz sine wave playing back, recording and panning back and forth and up and down with no case and with a case that firmly covers the hole. Then play back to compare differences.
Additionally, you could actually WORSEN the effect by trimming or making holes as the surface around the mic opening acts as a pinna (the outer part of your ear) that can really start to do weird stuff with the audio that mic would capture. Still skeptical? Try this once. Take your hands and hold them over your ears but using your fingers like spider legs so your palms are a few cm away from your ears. Do this while there is music playing or people talking. Sounds awfully "tinny" doesn't it?
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Even the official cases cover it. I have the leather and kvadrat cases and they cover that mic. Samsung themselves must think it's not important.
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Before suggesting that anyone butcher their case, perhaps its time to see what that mic actually does. It cannot be too important if the official cases cover it, right?
But seriously folks (Joe Walsh pun intended!) that third mic serves what purpose? Video is recorded in stereo which is two discrete (L+R) channels.
What's the third mic for? Could it possibly be used in conjunction with DSP for the (useless IMHO) audio zoom feature? I suppose one could experiment a bit with shooting video and comparing. Even in a somewhat ideal environment for the sake of comparison - dual monitors with 1kHz sine wave playing back, recording and panning back and forth and up and down with no case and with a case that firmly covers the hole. Then play back to compare differences.
Additionally, you could actually WORSEN the effect by trimming or making holes as the surface around the mic opening acts as a pinna (the outer part of your ear) that can really start to do weird stuff with the audio that mic would capture. Still skeptical? Try this once. Take your hands and hold them over your ears but using your fingers like spider legs so your palms are a few cm away from your ears. Do this while there is music playing or people talking. Sounds awfully "tinny" doesn't it?
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Oh snap, now you started it. Case acoustic performance ratings.
Guess we need to determine what the ideal length and diameter is for port tuning this mic.
Ok some sarcasm but you do make a valid point.
Just not sure if the Samsung engineers put this much thought into it
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Oh snap, now you started it. Case acoustic performance ratings.
Guess we need to determine what the ideal length and diameter is for port tuning this mic.
Ok some sarcasm but you do make a valid point.
Just not sure if the Samsung engineers put this much thought into it
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Maybe the only function of this mic is that Samsung can say the phone has 3 mics [emoji1787] just to be up
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Maybe the only function of this mic is that Samsung can say the phone has 3 mics [emoji1787] just to be up
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That's for vids, their telescopic audio zoom thing I think.
Or maybe the auxiliary water entry port...
cpufrost said:
Before suggesting that anyone butcher their case, perhaps its time to see what that mic actually does. It cannot be too important if the official cases cover it, right?
But seriously folks (Joe Walsh pun intended!) that third mic serves what purpose? Video is recorded in stereo which is two discrete (L+R) channels.
What's the third mic for? Could it possibly be used in conjunction with DSP for the (useless IMHO) audio zoom feature? I suppose one could experiment a bit with shooting video and comparing. Even in a somewhat ideal environment for the sake of comparison - dual monitors with 1kHz sine wave playing back, recording and panning back and forth and up and down with no case and with a case that firmly covers the hole. Then play back to compare differences.
Additionally, you could actually WORSEN the effect by trimming or making holes as the surface around the mic opening acts as a pinna (the outer part of your ear) that can really start to do weird stuff with the audio that mic would capture. Still skeptical? Try this once. Take your hands and hold them over your ears but using your fingers like spider legs so your palms are a few cm away from your ears. Do this while there is music playing or people talking. Sounds awfully "tinny" doesn't it?
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The mic on the back is called the zoom-in-mic also included on the Note 10 series.
https://www.samsung.com/global/gala...a app,sound recording will adjust accordingly.
ggrant3876 said:
The mic on the back is called the zoom-in-mic also included on the Note 10 series.
https://www.samsung.com/global/gala...a app,sound recording will adjust accordingly.
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Will test it when I buy the case and the phone, just waiting Samsung solve the mess about 5g on snapdragon in Europe [emoji111]
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