Just upgraded from S2 to S3. Phone is amazing but have noticed a small issue where some of the notification tones are distorted when playing out the speaker. Some are fine but others such as Flowers and Charming bell sound distorted and a bit buzzy.
Is this normal or should I get it checked? I know it's a small thing but I checked with earphones and it's not the tones themselves. Perhaps they are just played at too louder volume?
Thanks.
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The phone speaker rattles at high volume.
Welcome to cheap, sloppy mass production. (Wait until your bezel chips or cracks too. Or you get dust in strange places)
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Hello,
I have read in reviews that the ear piece speaker and external facing speaker are not the best in our phone, HTC Amaze, however, I was wondering if any one had tweaks or an app to "boost" them, outside of manually adjusting the volume on the phone of course?
I think I saw 2 apps that were developed for the nexus galaxy that improved the LED and the speakers respectively.
Thanks for any ideas
windcan said:
Hello,
I have read in reviews that the ear piece speaker and external facing speaker are not the best in our phone, HTC Amaze, however, I was wondering if any one had tweaks or an app to "boost" them, outside of manually adjusting the volume on the phone of course?
I think I saw 2 apps that were developed for the nexus galaxy that improved the LED and the speakers respectively.
Thanks for any ideas
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you say that cuz of the reviews you have read or cuz you really feel they are not the best?
I have found that I would like a louder ear piece and speaker.
It is OK in a quiet environment however, if there is exterior or ambient noise I feel myself working harder than I would like to ensure I hear clearly the person speaking.
You don't have a similar experience?
I'm fine. Everyone's hearing is different however. Are you talking about direct ear contact or strictly headphones?
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direct ear contact I find the volume level and quality not as good as I would like.
windcan said:
direct ear contact I find the volume level and quality not as good as I would like.
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Jeesh! It is a common problem in a noisy environment. I have excellent hearing and no ear wax...ewww. I have a terrible time hearing through the earpiece and find myself constantly moving the phone around on my ear trying to find the sweet spot.
If you enable the "hearing aids" option in settings/call, it will amplify the sound considerably but then it sounds like a speakerphone with no privacy. Maybe in a very noisy environment, that wouldn't be a problem. I tried it in my local very noisy grocery store and it worked fine but still sounded too much like the speakerphone. At least I could hear what the other person was saying!
I have moved the phone around my ear a lot to figure out where the loudest sound is coming from and when I sort of point the very top of the phone at the ear canal, the sound is much louder. Maybe this will help but it is still frustrating. Never had a phone that is so hard to hear in a noisy environment.
My note is only a few days old but I have noticed that when using the speakerphone even at lower levels there is a crackling sound with each call. A defect or just common. I used SP a lot so if none of you seem to have this problem let me know so I can exchange or will have to live with it
Suzook1 said:
My note is only a few days old but I have noticed that when using the speakerphone even at lower levels there is a crackling sound with each call. A defect or just common. I used SP a lot so if none of you seem to have this problem let me know so I can exchange or will have to live with it
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The Note's speaker is below average in both loudness and fidelity.
Yeah, I'm not real happy with the internal speaker. You think given the larger size of the phone, it'll be louder. But it is softer than my previous and smaller Skyrocket and Infuses.
Yeah it apears to be the same that they put in the skyrocket...it has all of the same crackles and pops
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Ever since I booted up the DNA, the speaker sounded outrageously loud distinguishably.
I pulled out my old Samsung Fascinate and tested its decibel level at full volume...and guess what; the full volume from the Fascinate is close to what the DNA produces at the lowest volume level!!!
At full volume from the DNA, it clearly eats up the sound from my laptop at its full volume.
Nonetheless the sound quality even at full is just superb with no distortion nor uneven dynamics of each frequencies (From standards of a phone of course), but it is just too damn loud even at the lowest level.
Yeah I like how loud and clear it is, but I also find it annoying that this thing is still quite loud at the literal lowest volume setting haha. Oh well...
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Mine isn't very loud .. is it broke?
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Yeah, it really cramps my style watching videos in my work bathroom. I have to lug my N7 around now because of it!
Using speakerphone is a bit quiet for my taste.
x4sper said:
Mine isn't very loud .. is it broke?
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You could test your DNA's decibel levels and have HTC determine if your device is functioning as it should be. But I doubt that yours is a faulty one, as HTC would test all products during the manufacturing stage.
GSM arena tested it
x4sper said:
Mine isn't very loud .. is it broke?
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GSM arena tested it and it did very well it is supposed to be 83.1 decibels so I suppose if yours is less than that then your speaker is faulty. I feel like mine is not that loud of a speaker so I may have the same problem as you.:crying:
True.
I would agree, it seems rather loud, especially for some of the ringtones. It also depends on the ambience of the room obviously. In a quiet house where no noise is made for several hours, a simple tone on low volume seems too loud. Though when I go outside, sometimes the speaker is not loud enough. I can't ever find that happy medium.
Ha! OK, I thought I was the only one to think this phone was loud. In fact, I even seem to remember seeing another post on here about the phone being too quiet. Whaaaa?!? I find myself attempting to turn down the earpiece volume even though it's already on the lowest setting. Sometimes I think people sitting next to me are listening in... I can use the earpiece as a speakerphone in a quiet setting. Any devs out there planning on creating a custom ROM would do themselves good to add a wider sound range for the earpiece speaker.
Mine is noticeably loud but not like, exceptionally so. I usually keep it like 2 notches below full and the ringtones are kind of "normal volume".
This is interesting. I have found my DNA to be too quiet even with volume at 100%. I can barely hear (let alone understand) the navigation voice when driving in my car. Though I do find the earpiece to be ridiculously loud. Other people around me can easily hear the caller speaking when I'm on the phone. I'll have to see if I can find a way to test it.
Put me in the "too loud on speakerphone" category. The sound is clear, but it is WAY too loud at the lowest volume setting on speakerphone. It's a real problem for me, as I ALWAYS use the speakerphone, but I don't want everyone within 50 feet to hear my conversation. It's crazy-loud.
Is there any way to tweak this? Some dbproperties, or whatever? Also, has anyone been able to root this phone? I can't find any instructions that actually work. Thanks
ClarkSt,
Adjusting output level from software or kernel isn't yet possible on this device, but you can reduce the speaker volume manually; simply cover the speaker bar with your finger or some rubber or wood material to the length which you want it to be.
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Yeah, it's pretty loud for me too, but only on the second setting level, the first level is perfect on mine, I compared it to a Galaxy S2 and Nexus.
Has anyone else had this issue? The right speaker on the z2 always sounds distorted and has a horrible rattle to it? Only thing i can think of is that it might be the water proofing seal vibrating or something.
Anyone?
I occasionally hear a vibrating distortion at certain tones, I often notice it while watching Ashens review videos on YouTube. Deep bassy sounds in voices seems to induce the distortion the most, it as if the voice becomes double and overlaps itself for a moment. Or like a robotic voice is another way to describe it.
Rattle
stephenuk said:
Has anyone else had this issue? The right speaker on the z2 always sounds distorted and has a horrible rattle to it? Only thing i can think of is that it might be the water proofing seal vibrating or something.
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My Verizon LTE tablet has the distorted right speaker with lots of rattle. Listening to anything quiet (like piano music) is impossibly bad. I really want to keep this tablet but will have to return. Demo unit in Verizon store also has same rattle so the rep says that's just the way it is.
Too bad.
Anybody get resolution or more info on this problem?
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My Verizon LTE tablet has the distorted right speaker with lots of rattle. Listening to anything quiet (like piano music) is impossibly bad. I really want to keep this tablet but will have to return. Demo unit in Verizon store also has same rattle so the rep says that's just the way it is.
Too bad.
Anybody get resolution or more info on this problem?
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My replacement was much better but to get less distortion turn off clear audio and in sound enhancements bring the 400hz down. I have a sony z2 mobile and the speakers are excellent i would assume they are the same kind of speakers. I think possibly the distortion comes from the waterproof sealing protecting the speakers only a guess tho.
Anyone else find that the speaker on the Moto Z to be awful at loud volumes? Mine is tingy, muffled and just distorted at high volumes. Even when talking on the phone.
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Anyone else find that the speaker on the Moto Z to be awful at loud volumes? Mine is tingy, muffled and just distorted at high volumes. Even when talking on the phone.
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Mine is okay. It certainly isn't great at load volumes, but I guess that's to be expected by a combined ear piece/mono speaker. It isn't worse than my OPO for sure. The sound isn't distorted on high volumes tho, it just sounds a bit worse than on lower volumes
Mine also has the cracking sound a few months after I purchased my phone.
What I did was to CLEAN the speaker with a cloth (something that can get inside the mouth, a bit damp).
My speaker was covered with DUST and this caused the cracking sound.
After thoroughly cleaning it, my phone sounds better now (the crackling noise was ALMOST gone).