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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.
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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.
jmorton10 said:
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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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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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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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.
Ndaoud360 said:
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?
RKnight1983 said:
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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Ndaoud360 said:
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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GoldenCyn said:
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.
Wendemixda said:
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
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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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
panyan said:
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:
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I just read a thread that complains about the poor audio quality. I want to say the audio quality of EVO 3D is only acceptable. I compared EVO with my ipod touch. It is obvious that the music on ipod touch is more clear than EVO. So is that a way that I can improve the audio quality of my EVO 3D? I dont want to put two devices into my pocket.
Here is what I think
1) install another music player like winmap AWP Meridian.....
I have tried them all and none of them can provide better quality than stock music player. Winmap sucks. When I use winmap I hear a lot of noises that I have ever heard before. Does anyone has the same experience?
2) install custom rom&custom kernel
I find out Chad's kernels can provide great sound quality, but it will trade your bluetooth camera.....etc. Did anyone try this?
3) another way that I still not find out
I am looking forward your reply or solution.
Thanks guys
who says Chads kernels cause issues?
have you tried PowerAmp?
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who says Chads kernels cause issues?
have you tried PowerAmp?
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From a thread........did you try this rom? I did try power amp but nothing changed.
Roberrt110 said:
Phones will never have acceptable sound quality for me, maybe iPhones but I don't like them. If u want good sound buy a small player maybe from cowon or something like that, it's worth it cause of battery and storage. it also depends on parameters of your headphones, but generally phones and music don't come good together. Look at cowon e2 which is small and powerful, or some iPods. if u want something more from your Evo I'm afraid u have to change some parts inside, and develop your own rom with drivers I'd enjoy.
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I do not like iPhone. It is girl's favorite toy, not for a man. As what I said in my thread, I don't want to carry two devices. You know jeans only have 2 pockets. One is for wallet and another one is for your phone. Maybe there is a way to improve audio quality. I hope......
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That's why I don't wear jeans mate xd. Audiophiles aren't welcome in the smartphone world. And cowon e2 you can pin to your keys, it's designed for it. and back to the evo i read in mwakious rom's changelog he makes some sound improvements. At least u can just install a ROM with beats and try it out with some beats headphones if u like, maybe you will find the sound good.
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Thanks for advice. I just googled cowon e2.Wow its apperal looks fuuny and it is enough small to put it into my pocket. I will think about it. BTW, English is not my mother language. So I cant be your teacher.Mabye there are some mistake in your sentence but I can understand what you said. Just forget about it.
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Roberrt110 said:
That's why I don't wear jeans mate xd. Audiophiles aren't welcome in the smartphone world. And cowon e2 you can pin to your keys, it's designed for it. and back to the evo i read in mwakious rom's changelog he makes some sound improvements. At least u can just install a ROM with beats and try it out with some beats headphones if u like, maybe you will find the sound good.
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The beats headphones have poor audio quality. Especially if you look at the price tag they are acceptable at best.
The beats smartphone "software" is nothing but an equalizer. I'm not saying it does not help but it's neither rocket science nor magic.
The best thing to do might be buying a small mp3 Player e..g. Sansa clip+
What Kind of headphones do you use?
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Pommes_Schranke said:
The beats headphones have poor audio quality. Especially if you look at the price tag they are acceptable at best.
The beats smartphone "software" is nothing but an equalizer. I'm not saying it does not help but it's neither rocket science nor magic.
The best thing to do might be buying a small mp3 Player e..g. Sansa clip+
What Kind of headphones do you use?
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I am now using AKG K420. I am satisfied with it. I like the looks of beats headphone,but its audio quality is average.
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Try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1147436
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Try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1147436
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what this？
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Well, assuming you are on a gingerbread rom, flashing chads latest kernel will greatly improve sound quality and volume. I think beats is a gimmick but everything chad has done really makes a huge difference.
In regards to other players, I've always thought ipods had horrible sound quality. Always seemed very flat. My old cowon iaudio mp3 player had the best sound quality I've ever heard. I've yet to come across something that produced the same level of quality.
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After a little research, it turns out the Evo 3D actually has one of the best sound chips around. It may not be being utilised properly, but I think one of Chad's kernel's did make use of it. The O2X does exactly the same thing... has a cracking sound chip, and then completely fails to make use of it.
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Well, assuming you are on a gingerbread rom, flashing chads latest kernel will greatly improve sound quality and volume. I think beats is a gimmick but everything chad has done really makes a huge difference.
In regards to other players, I've always thought ipods had horrible sound quality. Always seemed very flat. My old cowon iaudio mp3 player had the best sound quality I've ever heard. I've yet to come across something that produced the same level of quality.
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thanks for advice. I would like to confirm one thing is if chad rom dont support ICS Rom.
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Well, assuming you are on a gingerbread rom, flashing chads latest kernel will greatly improve sound quality and volume. I think beats is a gimmick but everything chad has done really makes a huge difference.
In regards to other players, I've always thought ipods had horrible sound quality. Always seemed very flat. My old cowon iaudio mp3 player had the best sound quality I've ever heard. I've yet to come across something that produced the same level of quality.
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btw why do you think ipod offers poor audio quality？ Compared with other mp3 player, ipod does offer less audio augmentation option like BBE or fullsound. But it doesnt mean original audio effect is poor. Sometimes these audio effect may reduce the music quality just like beats audio of htcphone. Some guys have already posted threads to complain about it. I like ipod not only for its looks but also it can offer us with clearly original audio quality. PS. I am not an apple fan.......
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btw why do you think ipod offers poor audio quality？ Compared with other mp3 player, ipod does offer less audio augmentation option like BBE or fullsound. But it doesnt mean original audio effect is poor. Sometimes these audio effect may reduce the music quality just like beats audio of htcphone. Some guys have already posted threads to complain about it. I like ipod not only for its looks but also it can offer us with clearly original audio quality. PS. I am not an apple fan.......
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Chase kernels do improve sound quality, and he does have ics kernels, just head over to infected Rom and grab the latest version for your Rom.
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And install dsp 1.0 for gb and 2.0 for ics
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Scougar said:
After a little research, it turns out the Evo 3D actually has one of the best sound chips around. It may not be being utilised properly, but I think one of Chad's kernel's did make use of it. The O2X does exactly the same thing... has a cracking sound chip, and then completely fails to make use of it.
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Hey,
Can you forward me this research? I'm interested to learn more about why our Evos have a constant hissing noise.
Scougar said:
After a little research, it turns out the Evo 3D actually has one of the best sound chips around. It may not be being utilised properly, but I think one of Chad's kernel's did make use of it. The O2X does exactly the same thing... has a cracking sound chip, and then completely fails to make use of it.
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I am very curiois about your research. Did you flash chad kernel？
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Scougar said:
After a little research, it turns out the Evo 3D actually has one of the best sound chips around. It may not be being utilised properly, but I think one of Chad's kernel's did make use of it. The O2X does exactly the same thing... has a cracking sound chip, and then completely fails to make use of it.
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Yeah, the chip on the EVO 3D is pretty good even if it's not the best. I recently upgraded my PC and the motherboard on board audio sounds weird to me over my last sound card. At this point I'd rather stream music to my phone to listen there via headphones. The sound does have a hissing to it but I thought that it was just interference from the other components.
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Yeah, the chip on the EVO 3D is pretty good even if it's not the best. I recently upgraded my PC and the motherboard on board audio sounds weird to me over my last sound card. At this point I'd rather stream music to my phone to listen there via headphones. The sound does have a hissing to it but I thought that it was just interference from the other components.
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which kernel do you use now? and Rom?
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which kernel do you use now? and Rom?
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Forgot to clarify, I'm just using tbe stock ROM and firmware for Sprint; nothing special. Play back music through HTC's media player with any enhancements off. That's why I said it's pretty good.
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.
haunting said:
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.