Hey everyone
I'm having a problem with my Amaze, the rear speaker (music/ringtone) has a very poor sound quality. the problem seem to have started shortly after I went back to a stock ROM, I hadn't used the phone for a while as I had upgraded to a different phone. I'm just wondering if there is something I can do to try and fix the issue with the speaker?
Thank you for your help
or is it just a hardware issue?
shaunyantha said:
or is it just a hardware issue?
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If the speaker is making just a crackling sound that it may be software related, as I've heard people mention that association. If the back speaker and only the back speaker is having really bad sound quality issues it may need to be replaced. It's easy enough to replace and a replacement part is only about $14. Though, make sure you know that it is, in fact the speaker physically before you bother with a replacement. Usually, the Amaze's rear speaker only craps out if the phone is jarred or dropped a lot.
Johnny Two Tone said:
If the speaker is making just a crackling sound that it may be software related, as I've heard people mention that association. If the back speaker and only the back speaker is having really bad sound quality issues it may need to be replaced. It's easy enough to replace and a replacement part is only about $14. Though, make sure you know that it is, in fact the speaker physically before you bother with a replacement. Usually, the Amaze's rear speaker only craps out if the phone is jarred or dropped a lot.
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I'm having the same issue, the phone hasn't been abused. I haven't heard of the software related crackling issue, but that sounds like something I could be experiencing. How could I troubleshoot this to determine if it's software or hardware? Thanks!
Johnny Two Tone said:
If the speaker is making just a crackling sound that it may be software related, as I've heard people mention that association. If the back speaker and only the back speaker is having really bad sound quality issues it may need to be replaced. It's easy enough to replace and a replacement part is only about $14. Though, make sure you know that it is, in fact the speaker physically before you bother with a replacement. Usually, the Amaze's rear speaker only craps out if the phone is jarred or dropped a lot.
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Turns out it is the front speaker as well, I've tried a few different ROMS, including going back to HTC Stock by running the RUU. Still have the crappy quality. Any other ideas?
shaunyantha said:
Turns out it is the front speaker as well, I've tried a few different ROMS, including going back to HTC Stock by running the RUU. Still have the crappy quality. Any other ideas?
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Are we talking Gingerbread or ICS roms? I believe the sound quality decreased a little bit when I went from GB to ICS.
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At first couple days I did not notice this issue, yesterday I found the the sound from the right speaker is louder than the left one. Anyone has the same feeling? I'm not sure if it is a problem with the hardware or the software.
I did notice something like that yesterday. Don't know if it was what I was watching, or if it was the Tablet, but it does warrant some more investigation.
xddy1979 said:
At first couple days I did not notice this issue, yesterday I found the the sound from the right speaker is louder than the left one. Anyone has the same feeling? I'm not sure if it is a problem with the hardware or the software.
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I can say I don't have this issue. I had originally thought mine was the other way around but then realized it was my audio source, sounds balanced now.
Have you checked with earbuds to make sure that it's really a problem? I've found that not only where I hold the tablet in relation to the side speakers will effect the perceived balance, but also how I hold my hands which changes how sound reflects off them thus changing the perceived sound balance.
Earbuds worked with no problems. I'm thinking it should be the speakers' issue.
lpsisrl said:
Have you checked with earbuds to make sure that it's really a problem? I've found that not only where I hold the tablet in relation to the side speakers will effect the perceived balance, but also how I hold my hands which changes how sound reflects off them thus changing the perceived sound balance.
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My sound is off, but that was after I opened up my device. The speaker wire is close to the edge and are a bit flimsy - just moving them slightly seems to affect the volume. Could be a hardware defect that affects some devices more than others, that's my guess.
At one point, I had actually put some electrical tape over one speaker as my "DIY" volume reduction fix.
I've had my gtablet for about five days. The left speaker would sometimes work, but mostly would not. I tried different ROMs, different media players. Earphones worked perfectly. Sending it back for a replacement... I'll just end up breaking something else if I open the thing up, lol.
I preordered my VZW Note 2 and love it... at least I did until my husband got his. That's when we noticed that the speaker quality of his is much better than mine. Audio sounds a little "tinny" on mine, while it is clear and strong on his. Anyone else having speaker problems?
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I preordered my VZW Note 2 and love it... at least I did until my husband got his. That's when we noticed that the speaker quality of his is much better than mine. Audio sounds a little "tinny" on mine, while it is clear and strong on his. Anyone else having speaker problems?
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Could be a lot of things tbh. Are you sure the volume is turned on? I think there is also a limiter that can be checked. Are they the same songs? Are you using a different EQ setting for each phone? Etc...
In other words, if this is true i'd just exchange it.
We're going to do a much more detailed comparison this evening. I'll post the result.
I would swap yours out under warranty. My speaker volume is crazy loud no matter how low I turn it down. I wear very small hearing aids in both ears but still its a very loud ear piece.
This is one of the loudest and clearest cell phone speakers I have heard. It rivals my tablet for clarity at higher volumes.
Loudest and clearest speaker I've ever had the pleasure of having on a cell phone. I do recall way back when I purchased the Samsung Vibrant off Ebay. Phone was brand new but speaker didn't work. I told Samsung I bought off Ebay and they fixed it no questions asked. Worst case scenario, Samsung will fix it.
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Well, I removed my case and the battery cover, gave it a blow with a duster, and replaced the battery cover... sounds just as good as the hubby's. It may have been that the battery cover wasn't well seated.
Thanks everyone for your input!
So i got the htc one on monday and sometimes when i receive or make a call the people on the other end tell me that they can't hear me or they hear me far from the phone. has anyone noticed this problem ? could this be a mic problem ???
iamfightaa said:
So i got the htc one on monday and sometimes when i receive or make a call the people on the other end tell me that they can't hear me or they hear me far from the phone. has anyone noticed this problem ? could this be a mic problem ???
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Same issue here. It's like I'm getting muted for a second when talking.
Just throwing this out there, and it might not apply at all, but are you sure your fingers aren't covering up the mic when you're on a call? The Note II that I have has a mic vent right near where I normally place my finger and I was muting myself a lot when I first got the device.
My pinky finger was the culprit.
No mic issue here, but you may want to talk it back to T-Mobile and ask for a replacement
craighwk said:
Just throwing this out there, and it might not apply at all, but are you sure your fingers aren't covering up the mic when you're on a call? The Note II that I have has a mic vent right near where I normally place my finger and I was muting myself a lot when I first got the device.
My pinky finger was the culprit.
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Mine too. I'm left handed. I wish they put the mic in the middle.
craighwk said:
Just throwing this out there, and it might not apply at all, but are you sure your fingers aren't covering up the mic when you're on a call? The Note II that I have has a mic vent right near where I normally place my finger and I was muting myself a lot when I first got the device.
My pinky finger was the culprit.
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Not the case, i'll call t-mo this evening.I was wondering if they will be able to replace it at a store ?
I just got off the phone with someone and whenever I put my phone between my shoulder and my cheek to talk they couldn't hear me or complained that it sounded like I was far or maybe looking at my phone. However, when I put the phone back up right as it should be it was fine.
This is weird...
No mic problems here. My gf & I confirmed with my HTC One and her One S.
nKiwan said:
I just got off the phone with someone and whenever I put my phone between my shoulder and my cheek to talk they couldn't hear me or complained that it sounded like I was far or maybe looking at my phone. However, when I put the phone back up right as it should be it was fine.
This is weird...
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Same here, mine just doesn't work fine in any position, i called t-mo and the rep told me they can't replace it yet as they don't have the "send a replacement" option on the system, i'll go to a store tomorrow to try some luck if not i'll wait a few days and call again.
I've just had complaints while laying down... hold the phone in the exact same position hand-to-head, but laying down I am told I sound far away, standing I sound normal. I made sure not to cover either mic. I never had any such problems with any phone before.
So are any of you covering the hole in the BACK of the phone?? This is a wonderful noise monitoring sensor that will increase or decrease Mic and call volume depending on what it hears. This is mist likely the case for when it is against your shoulder and cheek. I'd check to make sure you're not covering it up.
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I made sure not to cover either mic.
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No, I was not covering the one on the back.
So i called t-mo and spoke to several reps and they all told me that they don't have the form to send a replacement for this phone yet, i also went to 2 t-mo stores and no luck.I called htc directly and they can't replace the form they can only issue repair tickets which can take 2-3 weeks so no thx, so i just went ahead and unlocked the device and tried several roms and kernels from the international device and no luck, it seems to mic lowers itself when you move the device or something.. so frustrating.
iamfightaa said:
So i called t-mo and spoke to several reps and they all told me that they don't have the form to send a replacement for this phone yet, i also went to 2 t-mo stores and no luck.I called htc directly and they can't replace the form they can only issue repair tickets which can take 2-3 weeks so no thx, so i just went ahead and unlocked the device and tried several roms and kernels from the international device and no luck, it seems to mic lowers itself when you move the device or something.. so frustrating.
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You might have a lemon. But my mic is perfect on my H1.
J-Hop2o6 said:
You might have a lemon. But my mic is perfect one my H1.
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maybe a case would help?
A case may help to lift fingers and other hand parts away from the microphone, as a long-term solution for non-hardware-related problems.
I noticed muffled call quality as well and think it might be a defect. I noticed an issue also when I tried testing out the video quality and recorded a song playing from my stereo system. After recording it, I noticed almost all of the sound was on the left channel, and the right channel was almost non-existent. I uploaded the video to my computer to hear it and noticed the same issue - the left earphone was loud and clear, the right was very quiet.
EDIT: It's definitely an issue with the bottom microphone. When I cover the back speaker, the video's sound is almost gone. When I cover the bottom speaker (right channel), there isn't much of a difference at all.
Have any of you tried making a video recording with audio and also noticed this issue?
Hello guys,
I was wondering if anyone else noticed a difference in loudness between the top and bottom speakers. I first noticed the difference while watching some youtube vids, but thought the youtube app was to blame. But when playing a song over the speakers in mono( to better hear the difference) with poweramp, the bottom speaker is still a bit louder. The phone is still stock 17.1.A.2.55.
This normally wouldn't bother me that much, as I mainly listen to music through in-ears. But combined with rubbish other end call quality and minor gap issues, it makes me think about returning the phone.
I don't think there is a quick fix to this but I'm curious to see if there are more people experiencing this.
You may try rotate your phone 180 degree when playing video so that you know exaclty that both sound channels are intentionally made one to be louder than another or its your phone defect. I can feel the unequal sometimes but when I rotate the phone, I know that the source is unequal, not the phone itself
sharkmarc said:
Hello guys,
I was wondering if anyone else noticed a difference in loudness between the top and bottom speakers. I first noticed the difference while watching some youtube vids, but thought the youtube app was to blame. But when playing a song over the speakers in mono( to better hear the difference) with poweramp, the bottom speaker is still a bit louder. The phone is still stock 17.1.A.2.55.
This normally wouldn't bother me that much, as I mainly listen to music through in-ears. But combined with rubbish other end call quality and minor gap issues, it makes me think about returning the phone.
I don't think there is a quick fix to this but I'm curious to see if there are more people experiencing this.
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Hi dude..I had the same.issue..I bought a z2 this Tuesday n found this issue...I took it to the showroom n crosschecked with the demo handset...
I compared the firmwares secretly.. As Indian sellers will tell nethn and everthing that doesn match to b the problem...
The told me to go to service center and get a DOA letter...and come back..upon whch they wud replace it...
If u bot the phone very recently..I advise you to rush n get it replaced..
I read Xperia z2 facing lot of.manufacturing faults...I sorta regret shelling out cash n giving away my z1 for this now...
Its a daily driver and now m helpless..
The service people will keep the phone under observations for 48 hours...
On a Lil blasting they agreed to give DOA by evening..
I tried downgrading it.. Repairing it using pc companion...but nothing works.. So dun waste ur bandwidth on the above
My bottom speaker is louder then the top speaker. Going to return it as i have a few other issues as well.
Hey Bro..I got the DOA for my 3 day old Xperia z2
In India here is how it went..
I spent half a day trying to convince the personnel there that
There is a hardware problem...
They were denying it.. And finally after doing a syrvey qith other customers there in their presence..they gave me a DOA..
Good news I get a new phone from the retailer..
Bad news...
Well at the retailer shop..who had 4 z2 in stock...
Found that the problem persisted in all...
The demohandset ran a initial firmware release
I suspect its sonys firmware 402 kk update that is breaking the stereo functionality...
Currently I rooted it and trying tl work on the issue for a manual fix..
If you look at a teardown of the Xperia Z2, you'll notice that the bottom speaker module is greater than the top speaker module.
This could be the reason
sharkmarc said:
Hello guys,
I was wondering if anyone else noticed a difference in loudness between the top and bottom speakers. I first noticed the difference while watching some youtube vids, but thought the youtube app was to blame. But when playing a song over the speakers in mono( to better hear the difference) with poweramp, the bottom speaker is still a bit louder. The phone is still stock 17.1.A.2.55.
This normally wouldn't bother me that much, as I mainly listen to music through in-ears. But combined with rubbish other end call quality and minor gap issues, it makes me think about returning the phone.
I don't think there is a quick fix to this but I'm curious to see if there are more people experiencing this.
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The bottom speaker on the Z2 is indeed slightly louder than the top speaker. This is on all of them, due to the difference in drive units and their physical housings. So, it's a feature rather than a fault.
You can adjust the relative volume of the top and bottom speakers in mixer-paths.xml if you so wish. Sony ought to have done this....!
Personally, if it bothered me, I would buy an M8.
It's pointless returning your unit unless you want to exchange for another phone brand and model.
LenAsh said:
You can adjust the relative volume of the top and bottom speakers in mixer-paths.xml if you so wish. Sony ought to have done this....!
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Do you have to know on which part should I be editing on that file? I see bunch of volume optimization levels and its a long list.
My Top one is louder than the bottom...
Hey everyone. Just got the z5c and I noticed that the phone"s vibration is a bit "loose" comooring to my z3c. Also, about every 1 out of 4 vibrations makes a very slight but audible crackling sound. Has anyone else experienced this? Is that considered normal? It doesn't bother me too much but my main concern is the phone's longevity. Thanks
I have not noticed that on mine.
Mine too (Z5 E6653)
I'm not worried about it. The phone is NEW (2 months might be considered new).
And if it would break, the phone has 2 years warranty. And if it's outta warranty, it's not so hard to replace some parts yourself.
langeveld024 said:
Mine too (Z5 E6653)
I'm not worried about it. The phone is NEW (2 months might be considered new).
And if it would break, the phone has 2 years warranty. And if it's outta warranty, it's not so hard to replace some parts yourself.
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I've read that in another thread. It has something to do with the camera construction. If you you flick at the back next to the camera, you can hear the ratteling, too. In my case, after opening the camera app, it's gone when you flick against the same spot...
If that's not the case... well I'd return...
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I've read that in another thread. It has something to do with the camera construction. If you you snip at the back next to the camera, you can hear the ratteling, too. In my case, after opening the camera app, it's gone when you snip against the same spot...
If that's not the case... well I'd return...
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What does "snip at the back" mean? I'm not familiar with "snip" in that context.
I Do also hear this noise produced by the Vibration engine. I am using a tempered glass screen protector and I am wondering if the Sound might Come from the protector.
Did you experience any issues with this so far except for the "annoying" Sound?
i dont get that sound (film)
i saw another thread on this topic, i guess is the glass i have 5.1.1 maybe it also matter os ver
No such problem on mine. Tested with vibration diagnostics, nothing comes up.
Artanis02 said:
No such problem on mine. Tested with vibration diagnostics, nothing comes up.
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When I Do the Vibration test, I am also Not able to hear that Sound. It only comes up when the Phone vibrates only shortly, for example when you touch the home Button or when you write a text with Vibration Feedback.
Recently I recognized that I can reproduce that rattling Sound by tapping on the backside next to the camera. So I assume the Sound is produced by the camera lense because I read somewhere that the lense somehow "floats" freely on the Sensor.