Supercurio has given up his work on galaxy s2 sound. Is any one else trying to improve the sound.??? Is there a hope of getting better sound from this phone ???
Search there are a number of posts re sound for those that have poor sound ???.
jje
Whats wrong with sound? Mines perfect
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it´s simple not loud enough. even with my bose in-ears...
espacially compared to S1 (which gave my wife ;( )
Take phone back its loud enough on my phone at 50% volume level through headphones .
jje
Mine's occasionally abnormally quiet through headphones, then I reboot it and it's back to normal volume again. Only happenned twice in a few weeks though.
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I'm used to an iPhone, this thing at max only goes to 2/3 of what an iPhone does, I've tried things like Volume+ and it doesn't do anything only make the music distorted and unlistenable not actually any louder. Now I appreciate I'm gonna get "I can't listen to it at full volume" replies, but I am saying its no where near the volume of an iPhone. Its ok in quiet environment but outside or at work any ambient noise is clearly heard over the top, its a real let down for me this and to be honest it can be smart to launch missiles but if I can't hear my music I couldn't care less what else it can do.
your doing it wrong
50% volume level fine indoors for me 70% outside .
A large number of same questions re the sound have been asked a search amongst them will find some sound improving tips .
jje
I'm running stock still and at around 70-80% volume with my iems, you already can't hear any ambient noise at all outside or in a train. Maybe try changing your headset for something else.
The earphones that came with this phone are pretty loud, even with ambient noise, if it's not loud enough for you, you may have hearing damage from listening to music loudly for long periods of time
I thought about the hearing damage but then how do we explain the ambient noise? The stock headphones are nasty, mine sound very muddy, I am using Sennheisers but doesn't make any difference.
Had the exact same issue on my Desire S previously.
Search for Audioboost SGS2 in Market.
droidphile said:
Search for Audioboost SGS2 in Market.
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Audio boost is fantastic, I turn it on and the volume dips
I've gave up on this phone, gonna sell
50% volume level for indoors for me 80% outdoors . Cant hear anything.
wasiimabbas said:
50% volume level for indoors for me 80% outdoors . Cant hear anything.
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I take it you've never had an iPhone
slugger09 said:
I take it you've never had an iPhone
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I don't think this is the issue, sound quality is a different complaint from sound volume, your complaint thus far is about sound volume, and everyone who has replied thus far has said that this phone is pretty loud, I for one cannot listen to this phone at max volume with the stock headphones.
If your complaint is about SQ, then you should make that clear, so, if the volume is too low when maxed, you should maybe compare using another pair of ears or even better, another SGS2, if the issue is SQ, it has already been stated that this is a drawback when compared to the first SGS which had a superior sound processor
I found that galaxy S2's volume using earphones (stock ) is very low when playing songs & movies ...
Also in call volume using the stock earphones is also very low . ( Volume is maxed )
The speaker volume seems to be comparitively louder than earphones but it is also not very loud .
I also own an iPhone 4 & made some tests ....
I used the stock samsung earphones on iPhone 4 , and volume for songs/movies was very loud , but the same earphones used on GS2 had a low volume .
Also , i used iPhone earphones on galaxy S2 , but they also were low .
I played an avi movie on iPhone , & the earphone max volume was very good .
But the same movie when played on GS2 , the max volume was very low ( when comparing it to the iPhone it was very low ).
Why is this so .??
Is it a harware limitation of SGS2 .? Does it have a bad audio chip .?
Or is it just a FW ( ROM ) issue , where volume is capped .??
Also are there any custom ROM's that have better volume than stock ROM's .??
You could try two apps.
For free, search XDA for Volume +.
Or as paid, AudioBoost, in Market.
Regards.
You could also search in the Q&A section multiple posts/fixes on this topic .
jje
I've bought AudioBoost for S2, the volume is higher but the quality is not what I expected.
I prefer what I got with an iphone or at least GS i9000 with voodoo.
Some are reporting better sound on 2.3.5 update .
I dont know as my sound has always been as good as IPhone 4 .
jje
JJEgan said:
Some are reporting better sound on 2.3.5 update .
I dont know as my sound has always been as good as IPhone 4 .
jje
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Are you sure you've heard iPhone quite well ..
SGS2 is nowhere near my iPhone in terms of volume ....
Test once again SGS2 Sony MDR EX71 headphones
1812 mp3
Sound level 6 low on opening bars but after plenty loud enough .
Sound level 8 normal on opening bars after a bit to loud
Sound level 9 normal on opening bars after far to loud
Sound level 10 cannot use to loud .
Best setting sound level 7 .
Cannot cross reference to IPhone 4 as its gone for a few weeks .
jje
I have to have the volum on 2-5. My friend got an Iphone 4 and my was a little louder than his.
so far no fix, sgs2 users tend to ignore this problem on the forums. You won't find a working solution, I've searched for days. Trail's gone cold and we're left with this problem. Samsung doesn't care to fix it either, and the userbase seems complacent.
Really disappointing, I have to ebay this phone.
Hello, I've bought Galaxy S2 this month and already got it rooted, now I've played with it, before anything, it worked ok, yes the volume wasn't tip top on my headset (Just headphones from audiotechnics), but it was at least bare-able.
now I've played with some settings it told me to go to service mode and change some settings, now I don't know what I've changed exactly but now things are much worse, and I don't even think this is somehow related to the service mode.
I've looked everywhere, tried everything, from equalizers to volume hacks, nothing worked.
What I can tell you is that for SOME reason, I've got LOTS of different headsets + bluetooth, and at one point when I installed... which I think is actually what did the thing is that when I installed CM7.1 which just destroyed it, even just volume on media playback.
So to cut things short, I've tried several headphones and figured out that the headset that comes with the galaxy s2 works just fine, and it makes me think that this issue is somehow related to the many headset profiles I have. But the real question is how do I fix it?!
Any help on the issue would make me smile, because for now, I have to talk regularly or via samsung headset.
Thank you.
Welcome to the low volume world of Galaxy S2. You probably didn't destroyed anything, the headphone volume output is ridiculously low. I have tried many different headphones from stock Samsung, to Sony noise cancelling to Sennheiser top of the world noise cancelling and the volume is still not enough. The best sound I get is from Sony noise cancelling headphones ( don't know the model number, they are around $60.00 in US). The service settings do nothing, they come back to original after one or two phone calls or when you re boot the phone. Are you running 2.3.5? I am reading on this site that the volume is set higher in that firmware. I am on stock 2.3.4. Applications like volume + don't really work, it crashes a lot and doesn't work for phone calls anyway.
Thanks for the feedback mate,
I'm on lite'ning rom right now, it fixed the music volume thing, because that also was a problem after installing cyanogenmod, I guess only time will tell.
Battery life, well I hope with power saving mode it will be better also, but still, I'm used to my iphone, talking through normal headphones
So there's nothing to do but wait?
Try volume + program.. less you raise headphones and speaker volumes on sgsii . Don't know what you are doing but it has never crashed once on mine. You set it and forget it, it doesn't even run all the time
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Quick question for anyone who may be able to answer this.
Has anyone noticed a low volume when the speaker phone is ON while making a call?
The phone speakers are awesome when you play music. Also normal call volume is very good. However, when I turn the speaker phone ON during a call, the sound from the speakers doesnt seem to be that great. Infact it is quite faint.
Any one else has the problem?? Also does anyone know any solutions??
Used the speaker phone yesterday for the first time and must admit even set to the highest it was piss poor low, very disappointed as like you said the speaker when playing music or video is fantastic.
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intellix said:
Quick question for anyone who may be able to answer this.
Has anyone noticed a low volume when the speaker phone is ON while making a call?
The phone speakers are awesome when you play music. Also normal call volume is very good. However, when I turn the speaker phone ON during a call, the sound from the speakers doesnt seem to be that great. Infact it is quite faint.
Any one else has the problem?? Also does anyone know any solutions??
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this is my problem too, even my X10 mini beats the XPS! I need a louder speaker phone...
I also have this problem with a very very low sound when speakerphone is ON during the phone conversation. I have the latest software 2.3.7.I have had 4 Android phones before Xperia S and did not had such a basic problem.After all the quality conversation is mobiles priority number one before all the media, design, display and etc in my opinion. It is so low that I don't hear 50% of the conversation on a speakerphone when am I alone in a room. Please don't give any solutions like turn up the volume during conversation and all other settings since I have done it already. This is simple a manufacturers software mistake. Sony please take this seriously and don't embarrass on such a basic thing in phone like speakerphone volume. Everything else on this phone is great, only problem is a loose cover for the micro usb that you use everyday to charge the phone.
Strangely, when I switched to speaker mid call yesterday the other person commented that I got A LOT clearer for them Didnt sound quiet for me either, though I was in a quiet environment so it wasnt competing with anything.
Did you turn on xLOUD?
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Did you turn on xLOUD?
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Thats for music with the music player.
is there a way that I can increase the earpiece sound when in calls?? because when I'm in traffic I hear very hard :-s .. or there is also there a foil that I have to get it off ??
thanks ! hope u understand my question.
Oh, oh. X10 raises its head again......................................................
nemer12 said:
is there a way that I can increase the earpiece sound when in calls?? because when I'm in traffic I hear very hard :-s .. or there is also there a foil that I have to get it off ??
thanks ! hope u understand my question.
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My Xperia S has been sent back for repair, initially sound quality was perfect (my previous Desire was a bit tinny), but I took a call and had to go into a quiet room to hear the caller.
When making a call the only way I knew it was connected was because of the background buzz, rather than the ringing.
Now on an old Nokia :-(
yeah...same problem here...actually even in a quite room I really have to concentrate in order to understand everything and any back sound is completely eliminated. Example:
A friend: "Hey dude, listen to this song............"
Me: "Sorry...I can only heard your voice...and barely!"
I'll take my device to the Service Support in a few days because of the "yellowish issue" and the "7 hours stand-by battery issue" and I'll take the chance for also ask if this is the "sh*ty earpiece sound issue"