FYI, Looks like PowerAmp is the first 3rd party music app to finally incorporate Beats. I just saw the update yesterday and updated. Officially the changelog says "HTC Beats/SRS support"
On the Volume screen there now a little button for Beats. I noticed a slight, not big, improvement in the sound, but that may be because I was already using a custom equalizer setting that seemed close to how Beats sounded in the stock player. (I use my Rezound hooked up to my Bose stereo in my car - haven't tried to check out the difference with headphones yet)
But PowerAmp is SO much more robust a player than the stock player (custom settings, lockscreen controls, keep screen on option while playing, etc, etc), so I can switch back to it now that is has Beats!
Thanks for the info.
I have a feeling that this is just a beats eq setting and has nothing to do with the beats software on the phone. I'm curious if phones without beats still have that option to turn it on. Regardless, good find and thanks for the heads up.
KORM via the beast known as the Rezound.
I was wondering how long it would take for someone to replicate the Beats algorithm. It does little more than equalization and some games with phasing and delay, and easy enough to discover using comparative analysis of a signal pre/post beats.
Seems to do a good job, though. I can't tell the difference between PowerAmp's beats setting and the hTC Beats algorithm.
I just switched back & forth multiple times between the stock player & PA (I have used the paid version for years) using the beats setting.
The PA beats setting is really nothing like the stock player with beats enabled.
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I just switched back & forth multiple times between the stock player & PA (I have used the paid version for years) using the beats setting.
The PA beats setting is really nothing like the stock player with beats enabled.
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Care to elaborate?
Also if a reputable Co. Sais they have a beats setting. I would imagine there would be some qualification before such a claim could be made. Is the beats logo being used by PA?
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Also if a reputable Co. Sais they have a beats setting. I would imagine there would be some qualification before such a claim could be made. Is the beats logo being used by PA?
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There is no beats logo and the setting is very hard to find.
When I enable the setting in PA, I can hear the difference but it doesn't make much of a difference at all IMHO. The beats setting in the stock app makes a MUCH bigger difference as long as your using a GB ROM.
if you are using an ICS ROM, Beats doesn't work well at all (in most ICS ROMs it doesn't work at all) so that's a different story.
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By the way, I am a big fan of beats. It is certainly possible to make PA sound very similar if you play with the EQ settings enough, but beats makes it so simple and it works with all my different headsets (I have quite a collection of them)
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By the way, I am a big fan of beats.
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Just curious what type of music you listen to.
Enabling Beats, SRS and the "Techno" EQ preset really made a big difference for me. Thanks for the heads up!
Well there may be some legitimacy to this. I just tested it out on the Thunderbolt and.........Nothing! Not even an option for it. So, is it as good as the stock player, I guess everyone will have to decide for themselves.
I am a little surprised that the beats logo doesn't appear in top bar when it's active on the Rezound.
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Be careful of you stream audio to a Bluetooth enabled stereo. I had streaming issues (no streaming at all) all day today. Max replied to an email I sent him asking about this, stating that enabling beats through Poweramp on an HTC device will break bluetooth streaming.
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Volume+ has had a beats eq setting for a good minute now, at least a couple of weeks
I will try power amp for a little while to see which I like better. Power amps UI seems a little nicer. I forgot I bought it forever ago lol. Whoops probably didn't need to buy volume+ too lol.
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Volume+ has had a beats eq setting for a good minute now, at least a couple of weeks
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Are you talking about Volume Control + or a different app??
I have had VC+ for years but all I can see that doing is adjusting the volume??
Playerpro already had the htc processing as an option, not sure of beats. I dont use/want either though.
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I tried comparing PowerAmp with the Beats setting vs the stock player with Beats on my Bose car stereo on the way home from work yesterday playing some 320 kbps songs and the stock player seemed a tad cleaner in sound (slightly less bass too), so I may not be as keen on the PA update.
But once again, I'm using a custom equalizer setting on PA I set up awhile ago that I like, while now adding the Beats setting. Perhaps using another equalizer preset with the new Beats setting will be better, but I'll keep messing around with it. The Beats setting definitely made the PA sound slightly better than without it, but not sure if it's enough to make me switch back to PA at this point...
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I tried comparing PowerAmp with the Beats setting vs the stock player with Beats on my Bose car stereo on the way home from work yesterday playing some 320 kbps songs and the stock player seemed a tad cleaner in sound (slightly less bass too), so I may not be as keen on the PA update.
But once again, I'm using a custom equalizer setting on PA I set up awhile ago that I like, while now adding the Beats setting. Perhaps using another equalizer preset with the new Beats setting will be better, but I'll keep messing around with it. The Beats setting definitely made the PA sound slightly better than without it, but not sure if it's enough to make me switch back to PA at this point...
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I would think you need to turn off any EQing in PA before activating the Beats enhancement? How could you tell what the beats settings sound like if you are enhancing a already modified signal?
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Enabling Beats, SRS and the "Techno" EQ preset really made a big difference for me.
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LOL, I'll agreee that enabling all that certainly makes a big difference.
I just tried that & the sound was absolutely awful, but it's certainly a huge change............
I'm glad i bought this app 2 years only music player i use.
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Volume+ has had a beats eq setting for a good minute now, at least a couple of weeks
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That one is a mimic of beats or at least it says so somewhere in that app
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ok might be a stupid ? here but if i rom my rezound with say an ics rom will i lose beats support someone please explain?
Depends on the individual ROM, if it supports it you will be fine.
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ok might be a stupid ? here but if i rom my rezound with say an ics rom will i lose beats support someone please explain?
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I don't know that any of the ICS ROMs actually supporting Beats. Beats is a combination of hardware(DSP) and a software controller. The hardware in your phone will continue to function properly. The software just isn't controlling it properly. Wait for the full ICS release if you need beats.
At least a couple of ICS ROMS do support Beats. I've tried both Ineffabillis Deus v1.0.1 and CleanROM 2.3 and they both work:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1453324
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1456080
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At least a couple of ICS ROMS do support Beats. I've tried both Ineffabillis Deus v1.0.1 and CleanROM 2.3 and they both work:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1453324
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1456080
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The beats icon comes up but I haven't heard a noticeable difference like activating beats on GB.
I hear a difference when toggling it on nils ics. Mainly just loudness but it's been a while since I was on gb so I can't remember if it was a bigger difference in gb. You won't hear any difference if you toggle it via the drop down menu, you must enable / disable from within the music player settings.
In the end, it's probably best for one of the devs to chime in on this if they want to. So, ICS devs- is the beats in ics just placebo / higher volume? Or is it enabling the same eq as what is in the gb roms?
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I hear a difference when toggling it on nils ics. Mainly just loudness but it's been a while since I was on gb so I can't remember if it was a bigger difference in gb. You won't hear any difference if you toggle it via the drop down menu, you must enable / disable from within the music player settings.
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It's the same for me using CleanROM ICS.
Doesn't do anything on ics. Went from listening to a song on ICs on my cR to switching back to GB and huge difference.
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Just grab the Equalizer app from the market, it actually works with pandora(unlike beats). It is well worth the $1.99(Free version is just fine as well)
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Doesn't do anything on ics. Went from listening to a song on ICs on my cR to switching back to GB and huge difference.
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Are you sure you're enabling/disabling in the right place? To say it does "nothing" is not the case for my ics rom (nils)- there is definitely a change in volume if nothing else. Now- if I enable/disable from notification bar it does indeed do "nothing".
beats definitely works on cleanrom 2.3 and senseless
That's why I was hoping for a dev to chime in here. Getting a lot of "Yes, it definitely works" as well as plenty of "No- it does nothing!" -- I went back to GB last night for other reasons- and there seemed to be a bigger difference between enabling/disabling than there was on ICS- but that might have just been what my ears "wanted to hear" after taking the time to go back to GB.
Enabling it from settings though is really just switching from to/from the HTC sound enhancer. Which really does nothing
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Then why is there a difference in the sound? (ics)
I use beats ear buds but not the music app that enables beats. You could just use an equalizer app to make the same enhancements I use volume+ to make my diddybeats headphones sound amazing as well as the stock ones, it also has a beats simulation option now (I don't think it really does anything, or my eq settings are too close to it for it to make a noticable difference ).. anywho just an idea
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Are you sure you're enabling/disabling in the right place? To say it does "nothing" is not the case for my ics rom (nils)- there is definitely a change in volume if nothing else. Now- if I enable/disable from notification bar it does indeed do "nothing".
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Well what I was getting at was this. I listened to the song Rack City by Tyga in my car, on cleanrom 2.2 at the time, and then went and flashed ineffabalis 1.0 and listened to the same song. Major difference. Volume in the car was never changed, both times over AUX and both times phone at Max volume. So then I actually tried another test. I just forgot to post. I flashed cleanrom 2.3 and played devils den by skrillex on my rezound for 60 seconds. Then replayed the same song on my iPod nano I have for the gym, with the EQ off on my iPod for the same 60 seconds. No real difference. Then I flashed back to newts rom again, played the same 60 seconds on his rom then again on the iPod. Major difference in sound.
Hence why I say beats does not work on ICS. Maybe uses half functionality, since as another said beats is both hardware and software. So maybe only the software side is kicking in and doesn't have to much difference without the HW. That I cannot answer.
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At least a couple of ICS ROMS do support Beats. I've tried both Ineffabillis Deus v1.0.1 and CleanROM 2.3 and they both work:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1453324
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1456080
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There are other equalizer/sound boost app options that work as well, just require a bit of tweaking to find that full, deep sound
I found a major difference in what beats does between GB and ICS myself.
In ICS I found all it really did was make the music louder, in GB it majorly increases the bass etc.
I really like beats myself, it is certainly not audiophile quality sound but who cares when you're listening to a phone??
Sure, you can get the same sound eventually after messing with something like DSPManager but beats is so easy that I love it, and it works with all my different setups. I have the Beats Studio headphones and a bunch of earbuds including a $399 Ultimate Ears set that I got on a closeout for $69
Anyway to get something like this Beats control panel like on HP Beats laptops like mine here. Really Beats on my laptop sound way more amazing then Beats on our Rezound.
Agreed, that would be nice.
My Son's LT has that panel also.
Honestly, I can't stand to use the stock Music player due to being stuck with either the Beats or HTC "enhancement" both of which only ever sounds like a bit of reverb and bass boost added, by different degrees. On decent high-end 'phones it just sounds like garbage. I'd feel suckered by the hype if I didn't already expect it to be empty hype.
The Rezound, on the other hand, is awesome.
I couldn't actually care less about beats, I bought the phone because I liked it. I have never really used the integrated beats software, I always use PowerAmp which is so much more advanced than most other music players.
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Honestly, I can't stand to use the stock Music player due to being stuck with either the Beats or HTC "enhancement" both of which only ever sounds like a bit of reverb and bass boost added, by different degrees. On decent high-end 'phones it just sounds like garbage. I'd feel suckered by the hype if I didn't already expect it to be empty hype.
The Rezound, on the other hand, is awesome.
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I like beats because in my car, until I finally upgrade my system, I get better sound through beats because it keeps the bass without the speakers giving out. Using my iPod I cannot listen to many songs as the speakers start to give out.
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I never listen to music on my phone because it is all in iTunes and is annoying to get around the drm and such
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con247 said:
I never listen to music on my phone because it is all in iTunes and is annoying to get around the drm and such
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Google Music all my music is on iTunes, also, but I can get it on my phone through google music. Keeps my sd card free too. Just an idea.
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Anyway to get something like this Beats control panel like on HP Beats laptops like mine here. Really Beats on my laptop sound way more amazing then Beats on our Rezound.
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I also would love to have an app like that, also what is the name Clock widget you are using?
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I also would love to have an app like that, also what is the name Clock widget you are using?
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Go to htchome.org to download that clock widget.
brando56894 said:
I couldn't actually care less about beats, I bought the phone because I liked it. I have never really used the integrated beats software, I always use PowerAmp which is so much more advanced than most other music players.
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Have you tried Player Pro? I used to have PowerAmp and thought it was awesome but when I tried Player Pro, I found it even better. It sounds a lot better than beats audio and had some features I did not find in PowerAmp.
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Anyway to get something like this Beats control panel like on HP Beats laptops like mine here. Really Beats on my laptop sound way more amazing then Beats on our Rezound.
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that would b tight!
I agree, I didn't buy this phone at first because of the Beats gimmicks but once I saw the specs and the news of ics coming to it plus BJ's Wholesale had them on sale for $99, I had to get two.
I used the iBeats earphones once and they absolutely sucked ass compared to my SkullCandy 50/50. Only thing is my 50/50's aren't Android compatible so out of its three headset buttons, only the middle play/pause works.
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I have a couple 10's in my car and Beat's makes a huge difference. But I do like stock player on my Galaxy tab because of the eq and I can make the bass soound alot better.
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I agree, I didn't buy this phone at first because of the Beats gimmicks but once I saw the specs and the news of ics coming to it plus BJ's Wholesale had them on sale for $99, I had to get two.
I used the iBeats earphones once and they absolutely sucked ass compared to my SkullCandy 50/50. Only thing is my 50/50's aren't Android compatible so out of its three headset buttons, only the middle play/pause works.
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Beats arent that great but saying that skullcandys are better is complete bull****
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Only thing is my 50/50's aren't Android compatible so out of its three headset buttons, only the middle play/pause works.
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If you install the app "headset button controller" you can regain all the functions of the 3 buttons.
The app works perfectly, I have about 30 different sets of earbuds/headphones & 99% of them are only "iphone compatible" so I use this app every single day.
I originally installed it to use with my Beats Studios & my Bose QC15's but I quickly realized it works with ANY headphone set.
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Beats arent that great but saying that skullcandys are better is complete bull****
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It's all a matter of opinon of course, but I would have to agree & I have a set of each kicking around somewhere.
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Have you tried Player Pro? I used to have PowerAmp and thought it was awesome but when I tried Player Pro, I found it even better. It sounds a lot better than beats audio and had some features I did not find in PowerAmp.
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This is definitely a matter of preference but I tried both Player Pro and Poweramp and I have found the sound is EXACTLY the same on both players. They both utilize the same 10 band EQ. Poweramp even gives you the option to turn on Beats, which I find to be unnecessary. In the end, the only difference is the UI - I had already purchased Poweramp so there was no need for Player Pro, but the sound, I found, was exactly the same after tweaking. I'm sticking with Poweramp
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This is definitely a matter of preference but I tried both Player Pro and Poweramp and I have found the sound is EXACTLY the same on both players.
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I agree & I have both apps.
I much prefer PowerAmp also.
Im pretty sure that WinAmp for android has a fort of EQ i dont use it but i have ehard good things about it. Hopefully this helps you
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I never listen to music on my phone because it is all in iTunes and is annoying to get around the drm and such
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Con man just download google play music on your lap top sync all your music from you iTunes folder to it and you can stream or save some or all for offline listening works great. And its good about staying up to date
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Power amp helps with headphones but I would never use it in my car. I can't stand the sound of an analog input. I hate to admit it but I use an iPod, reformatted, no compression, flat eq. I let my fosgate 3sixty.2 perform all the magic.
does the Beats technologie by Dr. Dre working on ics touchpad and is there any way to activate and desactivate it
On CM, go to the DSPManager app and enable/disable Bass Boost.
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On CM, go to the DSPManager app and enable/disable Bass Boost.
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best reply to these stupid things ever
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best reply to these stupid things ever
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looooooool
but the sound in webos is much better than android
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Lets just please not get into discussion of headphones like in every phone thread I have read regarding this beats audio thing. I swear if I see another person claim to be an audiophile using skullcandy headphones or earbuds claiming that beats "iz da ****" I am gonna stab myself in the eye.
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but the sound in webos is much better than android
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Sugar pills also make you stronger.
Technically the beats audio processing is supported by the chipset. Beats actually leverages SRS audio processing, which quite frankly anyone that states beats/SRS is just a bass boost or a volume booster doesn't truly understand what is going on.
There are posts around various forums with people trying to get cm to tap into the dsp/chip beats/SRS processing. Depending on what firmware version is on the phone chipset, is what people will be tapping into.
Someone in the rezound forum had figured out how to tap into it via the kernel but has since taken it down due to a legal issue. SRS is IP technology.
You can go learn a little by reading up on the SRS website, www.srslabs.com which tries to explain the Sound Retrieval System which is there core technology.
Dolby, Waves, and SRS all work in this realm of psychoacoustics (sp?)
For those who don't get it you can demo the pc version or the mac version of this processing and play with the raw settings yourself. There is a lot more going on than just bass boost and increased volume.. I've been playing with their technology for
Roughly 15 years in various flavors.
Beats is more obviously leveraging the bass features and less obviously on the surround processing. If you check out the Samsung galaxy phones they are also leveraging SRS. The only failure that I see in both HTC and Samsung's implementation is limiting this technology to a simple on/off function.
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Chad is one dev who apparently is rocking things out.
http://forums.infectedrom.com/showthread.php/823-KERNEL-AnthraX-v2-AOSP-SENSE-ICS-now-kangable
At some point he states that he will work on a kernel for the TP. Im willing to put some cash down on this endeavor.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1429699
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Chad is one dev who apparently is rocking things out.
http://forums.infectedrom.com/showthread.php/823-KERNEL-AnthraX-v2-AOSP-SENSE-ICS-now-kangable
At some point he states that he will work on a kernel for the TP. Im willing to put some cash down on this endeavor.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1429699
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I'd put ma money on pair new Dr Dre mxr headset
Just found this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1525226
No clue if it works on the tp. Will try it later.
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Donmotobike said:
I'd put ma money on pair new Dr Dre mxr headset
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i already own some high end shure headphones, they are far superior in audio quality than beats headphones, no disrespect of course.
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I'm using Sensation XL's beat headphone for my Touchpad.
That's great
Just to say, in webOS, turning beats off did absolutely nothing. So my guess is that whatever it does is probably happening in android too. But you could try the beats flashable zip and see if it makes a difference
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I'm using Sensation XL's beat headphone for my Touchpad.
That's great
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Yeah right, I love Touchpad too. The beat speakers are very good
plug in your beast headphone and restart to cm9
its work with me this way
I would love to see the audio issues fixed in android first, though I enjoy the TP just as it is and am grateful!
Beats could be cool, or Voodoo:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1256175&page=5
I remember some threads in the Epic 4G Touch forum about beats and there was a lot of drama with it. People claiming it didn't work and was only a placebo for those who noticed a difference. Is it any different this time around?
beats its def overrated. just exaggerated bass and treble. you can do that with any eq software
I flash a rom with it on it but it does absolutely nothing! What's the point?
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beats is just a preset equalizzer setting. i could hve the exact same with an equalizer app from play store
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I remember some threads in the Epic 4G Touch forum about beats and there was a lot of drama with it. People claiming it didn't work and was only a placebo for those who noticed a difference. Is it any different this time around?
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Beats is flashable through CWM, but as the other posters said, it's just an overrated equalizer.
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Beats is just marketing stuff lol. All the kids at my gym wear beats headphones now because they think it is cool
UM I HAVE THE EVO 4g lte and the gs3 beats is not by any means a gimmick . The stuff on the market won't replicate the sound so stop the lies please. It's more of a studio sound to the music that's tailored to rap n r&b music. Rock n roll and all the other music don't sound that great with beats. But there's something that's pretty close its called awesome beats which you can flash. I played with the settings a tad and got it to sound like my evo . But if you don't listen to rap or r&b don't waste your time with awesome beats or beats by dre. I work in a studio everyday as a teacher and you can tell the differrence when listening threw studio monitors. I was a sketic of beats when a student asked me about it, but we did some testing and its pretty legit, we actually used his laptop and my evo with the same song and it was identical.
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What you're describing sounds like the "soft bass" EQ preset with PowerAMP....
My experience with Beats is similar to the majority here in that it's just an equalizer. However, what I've noticed is that with ear buds, I was able to get louder and clearer sound out it. But, with other equalizer settings, I got more bass from others - which is what I wanted.
Now, in my car, the equalizer setting I used for more bass what almost overkill in the car. Beats provided the best experience from the rest of the equalizers in my car.
I've never tried Beats ear buds or headphones, so I can't comment on that. But, I'm darn sure they're not on the league of Bose.
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UM I HAVE THE EVO 4g lte and the gs3 beats is not by any means a gimmick . The stuff on the market won't replicate the sound so stop the lies please. It's more of a studio sound to the music that's tailored to rap n r&b music. Rock n roll and all the other music don't sound that great with beats. But there's something that's pretty close its called awesome beats which you can flash. I played with the settings a tad and got it to sound like my evo . But if you don't listen to rap or r&b don't waste your time with awesome beats or beats by dre. I work in a studio everyday as a teacher and you can tell the differrence when listening threw studio monitors. I was a sketic of beats when a student asked me about it, but we did some testing and its pretty legit, we actually used his laptop and my evo with the same song and it was identical.
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i think its safe to say if theres 50 people saying that they can achieve better sound than beats using a EQ program than were probably not "lying".
I took my evo lte back and though it did sound good, the built in EQ program on the music app on the s3 has made my music sound just good as beats. Its all marketing.
Hi is there a app to increase volume for headphones I use Pandora and Google Music I have headphones there a little loud but I want them louder is there a way to give me a little louder volume thanks
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Hi is there a app to increase volume for headphones I use Pandora and Google Music I have headphones there a little loud but I want them louder is there a way to give me a little louder volume thanks
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Use PowerAmp. You can increase the decibels and remove the volume limitation.
Yeah PowerAmp hands down is the best media player on the market for android has been since it's release.
It's well worth the $5 or what ever they are charging for it today. It sounds amazing, the UI flows well and hands down has the best
library structure out there.
PowerAmp however will not help you with Pandora or any other internet radio app. It's EQ only works for the music playing through the PowerAmp player. There are tons of equalizer apps on the market most are free and work fine, some require root but not all of them. Those that do require root tend to work a little better in my past experience and if your phone is rooted install the beats audio drivers <-- in the market place it's free. That will make a big difference.
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Yeah PowerAmp hands down is the best media player on the market for android has been since it's release.
It's well worth the $5 or what ever they are charging for it today. It sounds amazing, the UI flows well and hands down has the best
library structure out there.
PowerAmp however will not help you with Pandora or any other internet radio app. It's EQ only works for the music playing through the PowerAmp player. There are tons of equalizer apps on the market most are free and work fine, some require root but not all of them. Those that do require root tend to work a little better in my past experience and if your phone is rooted install the beats audio drivers <-- in the market place it's free. That will make a big difference.
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I wouldn't install beats audio unless you make a nandroid backup. People have had tons of issues with these drivers for minimal audio quality increase.
If your rooted, STweaks from play store. Great app.
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kimdoocheol said:
I wouldn't install beats audio unless you make a nandroid backup. People have had tons of issues with these drivers for minimal audio quality increase.
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I agree, beats audio sucks.
I tried it out of curiousity more than anything (knowing up front that it is nothing but an overhyped EQ setting)
In my system, it seemed to install just fine and appears to be working etc but makes no difference at all in the sound quality or volume.
Volume + works in some apps but not in others.
I'm an audiophile I own and use several different high end headsets with my phone. Also use it in the car... it's all personal preference people rant and rave about some of the equalizer apps out there I think some of those sound horrible. Between personal preference and the wide verity of different headsets/speakers out there it's next to impossible to say xx app is the "best" audio quality tweak / booster ect. you have to try them and see which you like.
for the features and an amazing equalizer PowerAmp but it like I said, it won't work with pandora / slacker radio apps so your stuck with the market place EQ aps for that.
I personally think the beats drivers sound great, works well on my phone with my settings and my beats headphones, with 1 of my Bose headsets the bass is a little too heavy and low notes get a bit hollow so I disable it when using those. Sounds fine on the other set.
My thoughts on it.
use perseus kernel with stweaks ....
droidstyle said:
use perseus kernel with stweaks ....
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+1
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haunting said:
I'm an audiophile I own and use several different high end headsets with my phone. Also use it in the car... it's all personal preference people rant and rave about some of the equalizer apps out there I think some of those sound horrible. Between personal preference and the wide verity of different headsets/speakers out there it's next to impossible to say xx app is the "best" audio quality tweak / booster ect. you have to try them and see which you like.
for the features and an amazing equalizer PowerAmp but it like I said, it won't work with pandora / slacker radio apps so your stuck with the market place EQ aps for that.
I personally think the beats drivers sound great, works well on my phone with my settings and my beats headphones, with 1 of my Bose headsets the bass is a little too heavy and low notes get a bit hollow so I disable it when using those. Sounds fine on the other set.
My thoughts on it.
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This post is amusing to me in a couple ways. I owned a very high end stereo shop for over 10 years.
We sold a lot of "True audiophile" equipment. One thing a true audiophile would never do in a million years is use anything with the beats name on it. Any true audiophile would be embarresed to admit they even own a set of beats headphones.
Now don't get me wrong, I own both a set of Bose QC15 (they work super for noise blocking on airplanes) and a set of Beats Studio's (I never would have bought them as they are WAY overpriced but I got them as a present) and I like them but I take a TON of abuse from guys who really are audiophiles for owning them.
Another thing audiophiles make a point of is not using any kind of phony IQ settings like the gimmicky beats stuff.
jmorton10 said:
This post is amusing to me in a couple ways. I owned a very high end stereo shop for over 10 years.
We sold a lot of "True audiophile" equipment. One thing a true audiophile would never do in a million years is use anything with the beats name on it. Any true audiophile would be embarresed to admit they even own a set of beats headphones.
Now don't get me wrong, I own both a set of Bose QC15 (they work super for noise blocking on airplanes) and a set of Beats Studio's (I never would have bought them as they are WAY overpriced but I got them as a present) and I like them but I take a TON of abuse from guys who really are audiophiles for owning them.
Another thing audiophiles make a point of is not using any kind of phony IQ settings like the gimmicky beats stuff.
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Why do you take abuse for them, what's wrong with them?
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aczm1988 said:
Why do you take abuse for them, what's wrong with them?
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Lol, it's just kind of a snobbery type thing.
True audiophiles wouldn't be caught dead with a pair of beats headphones.
If you go to the sites like headphone.org, they riidicule the beats stuff as overpriced just constantly.