hey,
I don't know how many people cares but i think the sound from the Audio Beat is great. I like the way i can feel the base and sound a lot more clear.
Thumbs up. What ya think ?
i went thru a ton of songs turning beats audio on and then off to compare the sound effects. everything sounds better when beats audio is on. im very happy with it
I agree. I have some studios I'm listening to right now and I didn't notice it at first in the notifications bar it was off then switched it on. I'm also using Poweramp I'm sure that helps also. And oh wow I just realized while typing this the keyboard in the notification bar as well. I was wondering how to change boards without going all the way in the settings lol
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Tried Beats Audio with my Bose QC15's, and it sounds great! I didn't think it would make much of a difference, but leaving Beats Audio on certainly does sound better.
So you do not have to have Beats branded headphones to turn on the Beats "equalizer"?
Hey guys do any of you know if the beats audio control talk works?
Thanks
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So you do not have to have Beats branded headphones to turn on the Beats "equalizer"?
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Nope, works via any headphones or bluetooth speaker. No matter the brand.
Hells yes! Even playing it via Bluetooth to my 3 year old Kenwood deck. I didn't even think beats would make a diff. Night and day vs. my old nexus s
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how are you guys turning beats on and off?
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how are you guys turning beats on and off?
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When you plug in headphones, in the status bar a beats logo will appear, if it's red then it's on but if not just pull down the bar and hit it
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When you plug in headphones, in the status bar a beats logo will appear, if it's red then it's on but if not just pull down the bar and hit it
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Ahh i dont have any plug in headphones. Does it work on bluetooth headphones? I have a pair of the motorola S9 and S10 stereo headsets.
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Ahh i dont have any plug in headphones. Does it work on bluetooth headphones? I have a pair of the motorola S9 and S10 stereo headsets.
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I'm not sure. If I had a Bluetooth I would try it for ya but I don't sorry. And sorry if you know this or somebody might have misunderstood me, the beats turns on with any headset it don't have to be a pair of beats
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I'm not sure. If I had a Bluetooth I would try it for ya but I don't sorry. And sorry if you know this or somebody might have misunderstood me, the beats turns on with any headset it don't have to be a pair of beats
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I will give it a try with the bluetooth. I think its in the car. if not when i get home
Yes it does work, I tried it with both and the sound was just like studio sound. Can't wait to try beats with beats by dre headphones.
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sounds good in the car.
was flat before, now its got some audible highs and lows.
isnt beats just an eq adjustment anyways?
would be great if youre just using the builtin media player, but if you got poweramp, you can tweak just the same.
Beats audio is a preferance thing. I hate it because it doesn't make the sound pure. I just buy better headphones, but if you do buy per say over priced and badly equalized beats headphones, then you do need a dsp to make it sound good
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Agreed. Also with most headphones and car speakers you need to minimize the dynamic range so it sounds better. Add a mobile headphone amp and you'll really hear a difference.
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Just wanted to add a little more info to the thread. As already stated there is definitely a difference with beats on vs off. Not sure if HTC deliberately made the stock setting flat to emphasize beats although their stock eq was never really great before they added beats anyways. Now to the extra info since no one else posted. There is a built in equalizer that's for some reason not easily accessible unless you were looking for it. If you go to Settings->Sound->Sound Enhancer not only can you change the profile; There are 3, Beats urBeats, Beats Solo, and Other. You can also change the eq from beats to a couple other traditional settings. And no they don't have any custom settings they're all preset. Using a pair of V Moda M80's other was the best profile and depending on what you're listening to you can switch between the different eq settings. Everyone can find what sounds best for them and their setup.
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Can you use volume+ app with beats to increase volume output through speakers,headset,Bluetooth without altering beats sound?
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I listen to Pandora a lot and I plan on getting this phone tomorrow. I just was wondering if the equalizer works with Pandora and how the equalizer works in general with the ear buds. Thanks.
The EQ works for the entire audio output of the phone through the headphone jack, so it would affect pandora as well I would assume.
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The EQ works for the entire audio output of the phone through the headphone jack, so it would affect pandora as well I would assume.
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I've read reviews that say the Beats Audio is only available in the HTC audio app.
I believe Beats is only for the HTC music app, other apps will not have beats audio enabled.
just use Equalizer
https://market.android.com/details?...sImNvbS5zbWFydGFuZHJvaWRhcHBzLmVxdWFsaXplciJd
It does not work in Pandora. Only in the stock apps like the HTC music player. Maybe it will be added to other apps in the future, but I doubt it since it's rather specialized to one manufacturer of phones right now. I have heard of very good EQ apps like those posted in this thread though. I really don't think the Beats EQ setting is so special that it can't be replicated pretty easily.
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It does not work in Pandora. Only in the stock apps like the HTC music player. Maybe it will be added to other apps in the future, but I doubt it since it's rather specialized to one manufacturer of phones right now. I have heard of very good EQ apps like those posted in this thread though. I really don't think the Beats EQ setting is so special that it can't be replicated pretty easily.
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I never listen to music on my phone with headphones anyway, just through the aux on my car stereo. even then I set eq through the stereo anyway. headphone wise I just use them with my ipod touch when I'm at the gym.
Picked mine up Monday.
Beats only activates when playing through the HTC music app and Headphones (any) are present. Sound is more Robust with beats activated, and much louder.
I was surprised at how much louder the audio became. Many times I've longed for more head room on my iPod or phone. Please be warned at High Volumes beats can cause hearing loss. I hope Dr. Dre and HTC put a disclaimer out there somewhere.
Maybe they only tested the software with the iBeats included.
I will checkout Pandora, never used it on mobile since it was not supported well on WM6.5. I did checkout Slacker, and it was the worst sounding crap I've ever heard. Anything that resembles bass has severe clipping. Haven't tried the beats earphones yet as I have a nice pair of Ultimate Ears Superfi 5 Pros, as well as a pair of Klipsch image S4's.
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I listen to Pandora a lot and I plan on getting this phone tomorrow. I just was wondering if the equalizer works with Pandora and how the equalizer works in general with the ear buds. Thanks.
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Actually it does work. Beats Audio is activated as soon as you plug in headphones. What you cannot do is control the EQ Curve in Pandora so you receive the default "other" setting.
If you get a sense 4 Rom it works great
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with a stock (unmodded) rezound, it only works with the Music app. You can mod it to have it available anytime
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I appreciate the 8 month bump, but might have been a little unnecessary.
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I have the Beats mod in my cellphone, the audio is greatly improved from my experience (I am using a Motorola s10-HD Stereo Headset).
And I've read it's a disguised EQ with preset settings that uses the Beats logo.
For me it definitely sounds better than the Dolby Mobile and SRS EQ variants.
I want to know what type of boosts it has so I could try to mimic some EQ settings in my iTunes and programs like that to get a similar audio quality.
Side Note: I wouldn't think my Bluetooth headset would deliver good sound, but it blows my iPhone headset out of the water.
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I have the Beats mod in my cellphone, the audio is greatly improved from my experience (I am using a Motorola s10-HD Stereo Headset).
And I've read it's a disguised EQ with preset settings that uses the Beats logo.
For me it definitely sounds better than the Dolby Mobile and SRS EQ variants.
I want to know what type of boosts it has so I could try to mimic some EQ settings in my iTunes and programs like that to get a similar audio quality.
Side Note: I wouldn't think my Bluetooth headset would deliver good sound, but it blows my iPhone headset out of the water.
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Dark Nightmare said:
Check Here
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Gets me every time
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i have created some monsters around here...
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Gets me every time
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+1
But for the record, Power Amp really cleans Beats Clock - decided to finally try PA recently, I was .... aah hem........ Amazed
Cute little Red Icon though
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But for the record, Power Amp really cleans Beats Clock - decided to finally try PA recently, I was .... aah hem........ Amazed
Cute little Red Icon though
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Yes, agreed poweramp is the definitive music player. But the beats icon is still awesome
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Power amp was the very first app I bought, after doing some research for a decent music player, downloaded the apk unlocker, tried it out, decided to buy it after it had all the nice tweaks I like, haven't regretted it to date.
Does that Beats Audio thingymajig only work when something is plugged into the 3.5mm jack? Is there any way to make it work with a wireless (Bluetooth) headset?
I don't own one yet so I kind of wanted to know
Is Beats even that big of a deal or just a glorified equalizer?
Beats Audio does work with Bluetooth, sounds great with both of my Motorola stereo headsets.
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Yes it works, but I disable it.
Kujila said:
Does that Beats Audio thingymajig only work when something is plugged into the 3.5mm jack? Is there any way to make it work with a wireless (Bluetooth) headset?
I don't own one yet so I kind of wanted to know
Is Beats even that big of a deal or just a glorified equalizer?
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Nail.Head. It is just an equalizer. It works well with my earphones, but over my car stereo it adds too much bass. When Beats is selected under Sound, Sound Enhancer, then the Beats mode will apply almost any time audio is playing on your phone, whether it be through Bluetooth, plugged in headsets, or the phones speaker. A Beats icon will display at the top. I did notice that this wasn't the case using the FM Radio app. So to answer your question, it does work through Bluetooth, and is just an equalizer.
It doesn't work with the speaker on the phone... Or at least mine doesn't.
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It doesn't work with the speaker on the phone... Or at least mine doesn't.
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That's strange. Mine does bring up the Beats icon in the drop down bar when playing through the speakers. Not that Beats is going to make any difference to sound quality through the micro speaker on the back. I'm just running the stock rom (for now). Not sure why mine is different than yours.
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Does that Beats Audio thingymajig only work when something is plugged into the 3.5mm jack? Is there any way to make it work with a wireless (Bluetooth) headset?
I don't own one yet so I kind of wanted to know
Is Beats even that big of a deal or just a glorified equalizer?
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pretty much. I use volume+
I bought Beats Wireless, Beats Audio doesn't work
Okay, so everyone in this thread are saying that beats audio works with bluetooth paired headphones and speaker. Well I tried to use my Wireless Beats on my Htc Sensation XE and Beats Audio does not activate itself, unless I use the jack. I really want to use the Beats Audio while using the headphones wireless. Help?
Check your sound settings. Beats if enabled, will fire up as soon as a BT audio device or headphones is connected.
If that doesnt work still, depending on ROM if not stock, start there for support. There are also mods available for sound settings that bypass Beats and have customized EQ profiles. I have used volume + sucessfully and to me, Beats works best in my car but for studio or serious monitoring work I use custom profiles.
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Also, this forum is specific to EVO LTE, you might have bette luck in your models specific forum.
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Is anyone else getting this ? I thought the phone speaker was supposed to be beats too. But in settings this option is disabled for me. I dont rrally see the point of beats being in the phone if you need the headphones for it to work
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Pretty sure Beats is only headphones.
I could be wrong, but that's my belief.
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Is anyone else getting this ? I thought the phone speaker was supposed to be beats too. But in settings this option is disabled for me. I dont rrally see the point of beats being in the phone if you need the headphones for it to work
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You don't really think that those weeny little phone speakers will withstand the amp, do you?
Besides, it would sound like garbage.
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You don't really think that those weeny little phone speakers will withstand the amp, do you?
Besides, it would sound like garbage.
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Obviously not extreme bass but making a pure beats speaker in the phone would is possible. Headphone only is sort of dumb....
Oh and adrenalyne are yu switching from nexus to dna?
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Obviously not extreme bass but making a pure beats speaker in the phone would is possible. Headphone only is sort of dumb....
Oh and adrenalyne are yu switching from nexus to dna?
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I am evaluating. Even if I keep it, it remains to be seen if I will move away from the Nexus community. Open source spoils ya and I'm not too happy on how its locked down, even if it can be worked around.
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It takes upgraded speakers to withstand the amp, IME. I have a laptop with 6 speakers and a sub inside and the amp inside the laptop even pushes them to the edge sometimes. I've actually come close to blowing out some cheap skullcandy over the ear headphones
I have also found that some music sounds a lot better with Beats turned off (although the amp still has a part in that).
Sorry, but Beats Audio over the built in speaker is totally pointless. It will not make a blind bit of difference. I'd recommend one of these and at least then you wiill get decent sound if portability is a problem.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Generation-...BN42/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1353795092&sr=8-1
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I am evaluating. Even if I keep it, it remains to be seen if I will move away from the Nexus community. Open source spoils ya and I'm not too happy on how its locked down, even if it can be worked around.
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It takes upgraded speakers to withstand the amp, IME. I have a laptop with 6 speakers and a sub inside and the amp inside the laptop even pushes them to the edge sometimes. I've actually come close to blowing out some cheap skullcandy over the ear headphones
I have also found that some music sounds a lot better with Beats turned off (although the amp still has a part in that).
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i have to agree, i just got the phone today and had to instantly start doing much research into htc and all the limitations and just wished i didnt have verizon so i could have gotten the nexus 4. i think it would be a very fun development device for you, but do say youll have an easier time in the nexus community, although id love to see what you can do for the dna :cyclops:
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Sorry, but Beats Audio over the built in speaker is totally pointless. It will not make a blind bit of difference. I'd recommend one of these and at least then you wiill get decent sound if portability is a problem.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Generation-...BN42/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1353795092&sr=8-1
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a beats speaker could give higher quality audio and higher output sounds, its about the same size of an in ear... and no thanks, i was just wondering because this is my first time with an htc phone, and the commercials always made it seem as if dr dre actually used his speakers and not jus endorsed each other lol
I used Klipsch Image one and Klipsch M40's when I had my One X and would always, I mean always, turn off the equalizer because it would just make the sound muddy and drown out the speakers with bass. From what I understand, this is really just a software equalizer for the headphones.
Still never understood how audio quality and Dr. Dre = Monster branded Beats by Dre.
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I used Klipsch Image one and Klipsch M40's when I had my One X and would always, I mean always, turn off the equalizer because it would just make the sound muddy and drown out the speakers with bass. From what I understand, this is really just a software equalizer for the headphones.
Still never understood how audio quality and Dr. Dre = Monster branded Beats by Dre.
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Unlike the One X, this has upgraded hardware too.
From HTC's press release:
Authentic Sound
The DROID DNA by HTC has a unique, 2.55-volt, built-in headset amplifier and dedicated amp for the external rear-speaker to help boost the audio signal to deliver crystal clear sound with less distortion, even at maximum volume. The combination of amplified hardware and the rich, authentic, studio-quality sound of Beats Audio™ allows music to be heard the way the artist intended, and enhances the sound quality while playing games or watching video.
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Not that it's necessarily a big deal. All speakers are connected to an amplifier. It could be a 1 watt amp or a 2,000 but all speakers need a decent amount of juice to make power them, relative to other components.
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I am evaluating. Even if I keep it, it remains to be seen if I will move away from the Nexus community. Open source spoils ya and I'm not too happy on how its locked down, even if it can be worked around.
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It takes upgraded speakers to withstand the amp, IME. I have a laptop with 6 speakers and a sub inside and the amp inside the laptop even pushes them to the edge sometimes. I've actually come close to blowing out some cheap skullcandy over the ear headphones
I have also found that some music sounds a lot better with Beats turned off (although the amp still has a part in that).
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I've been wondering its off topic what makes the nex 4 hardware different in bench why is the scoring so different not that it matters in actually using it but the hardware is pretty much the same right ?
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I've been wondering its off topic what makes the nex 4 hardware different in bench why is the scoring so different not that it matters in actually using it but the hardware is pretty much the same right ?
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Probably thermal throttling.
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Probably thermal throttling.
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A single benchmark shouldn't make it hot to the point of throttling.
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A single benchmark shouldn't make it hot to the point of throttling.
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Yet, benches when in a cold environment are much higher.
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A single benchmark shouldn't make it hot to the point of throttling.
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Shouldn't be, but sources say it is. The casing of the Nexus 4 seems to somehow be different in a way to cause it to overheat.
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Is anyone else getting this ? I thought the phone speaker was supposed to be beats too. But in settings this option is disabled for me. I dont rrally see the point of beats being in the phone if you need the headphones for it to work
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im getting the same thing. and yes the ads say the dna has two beats amps one for headphones and one for speaker. This was a big reason i bought the phone. if you get any info on a solution please post.
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im getting the same thing. and yes the ads say the dna has two beats amps one for headphones and one for speaker. This was a big reason i bought the phone. if you get any info on a solution please post.
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It has an amp for the speakers, it just doesnt have a "beats" eq on it, which would be pointless.
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I remember using the display DNA and that thing was loud now that I have one not nowhere near as loud
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I'm getting this also on my new DNA . The thing is , it's a problem because you can't change the settings even with beats headphones in . I have four different types and the settings are not accessible with any of them plugged in, it still says the same thing, not accessible through speaker when the headphones are plugged in so something is messed up. If you can't change the beats settings with beats plugged in then what's the point of even having the freaking setting ? It's really annoying.
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I'm getting this also on my new DNA . The thing is , it's a problem because you can't change the settings even with beats headphones in . I have four different types and the settings are not accessible with any of them plugged in, it still says the same thing, not accessible through speaker when the headphones are plugged in so something is messed up. If you can't change the beats settings with beats plugged in then what's the point of even having the freaking setting ? It's really annoying.
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Sounds like something is borked hardware wise on your phone.
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I couldn't believe that I was the only one getting headphone buzz on my beats headphones so I went to the Verizon store and plugged into their floor model and low and behold I got it there too!
I get it real bad on my Beats studio headsets (one's with the battery) and in my car, both on the left. My Beats in ears are not as bad but can hear it sometimes.
Anyone else getting the annoying buzz?
Yep I am getting it with streaming music. I'm pretty sure it doesn't happen when listening to mp3 's.
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Well, you've got Beats headphones and Beats in your phone. You've got too much Beats. Try reducing the amount of Beats by a factor of 1.
Source: I've got Sony headphones with Beats on my DNA. 1/2 the Beats of you = no buzz.
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I couldn't believe that I was the only one getting headphone buzz on my beats headphones so I went to the Verizon store and plugged into their floor model and low and behold I got it there too!
I get it real bad on my Beats studio headsets (one's with the battery) and in my car, both on the left. My Beats in ears are not as bad but can hear it sometimes.
Anyone else getting the annoying buzz?
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I have a regular pair of Sony ear buds and I have a lot of static or white noise. It increases 10 fold when I turn beats on. I hear it streaming and on storage music. Its awful. Dsp manager doesn't help either.
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Well, you've got Beats headphones and Beats in your phone. You've got too much Beats. Try reducing the amount of Beats by a factor of 1.
Source: I've got Sony headphones with Beats on my DNA. 1/2 the Beats of you = no buzz.
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But I get it in my car as well (no Bluetooth, still using a headphone plug). I don't know what your referring to as turn Beats down? I've turned it off before to check and not even that helped, very annoying. I believe I read somewhere a while back that HTC added an amplifierto the headphone jack and speaker, wonder if that has anything to do with it...?
using the ibeats that came with the Rezound and there's no buzz at all.
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I wouldn't say its buzz, its more like that "white" noise like when the sound stops on a record player. Its really at its worse when beats is on but I can still hear it with it off. This is with all headphones and the aux jack in my car.
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I was just kidding around. Buzzing noises with audio tend to be a grounding issue. Not much help with a phone not meant to be taken apart. I would try to exchange it if it persists.
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But I get it in my car as well (no Bluetooth, still using a headphone plug). I don't know what your referring to as turn Beats down? I've turned it off before to check and not even that helped, very annoying. I believe I read somewhere a while back that HTC added an amplifierto the headphone jack and speaker, wonder if that has anything to do with it...?
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