Beats Audio on Sense vs AwesomeBEATS/other DSP enhancers on AOSP roms - Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE

Okay. Here's the deal. Haven't found a thread on here exactly like this, either because I'm not phrasing the question properly, the answer is obvious and I'm just stupid, or no one really gives a crap.
I don't really have a fancy setup; you could call me a bit of an ex-audiophile. I love my music to really be vibrant; clear yet powerful. Say what you will about it, I get that from the Beats Audio feature on Sense roms with this phone. It's the primary reason I didn't go with the Galaxy S3 when I had the chance to switch for free; it's just that good to me. Problem is, Sense. I hate Sense with a passion. There's this slightly lag with typing I can't get over, and when I compare it to AOSP 4.2.x ROMs I'm left wondering "why?" about a lot of things that are just better, easier, smoother and cleaner on the stock Android OS that HTC just seemed to screw up, the notification bar/pulldown being the primary one. Seeing HTC stick to this same old story kind of appeal to that just ruined the experience for me, and the launcher is terrible. Yes, I know, Nova Launcher/etc, but it's just not the same. Some of the GAPPS just lose their appeal to.
But, I digress. On to the meat of the issue. I've tried AC!D, I've tried AwesomeBEATS, I've tried the ClearAudio, you name it, I've tried it. There's an Xperiance AOSP ROM out there that's based on CM10, and it seems like everything I'm looking for, except the goddamn audio features don't work. At all. And when I listen to music it skips. So here's my question. Has ANYONE been able to reproduce the exact audio quality and frankly sheer volume and power that this phone is capable of with ANYTHING while using a 4.2.x AOSP based ROM? Hell, I'm even willing to go back to 4.1.x, though I'd rather not. I'm in love with the new stock toggles/icons in the notification bar. So yeah...help please?
tl;dr version: Beats on Sense is awesome, AOSP ROMs lack the music quality I'm looking for. How2fix?

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This rom has the best audio that I've heard on AOSP. In the thread are also links for the mods that the dev used in this rom. Good luck with your search!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2151105
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aarsyl said:
This rom has the best audio that I've heard on AOSP. In the thread are also links for the mods that the dev used in this rom. Good luck with your search!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2151105
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Yeah, this the ROM I was talking about in the OP, I can never get the audio options to actually work. I'll adjust sliders etc and it doesnt change a thing.

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Oh really? Well I have noticed that the slider for ClearAudio+ in the first pic doesn't seem to do much, but when you turn it off, you do hear a difference.
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However, when it comes to BeatsDSP, I certainly beg to differ. ClearAudio+ definitely cleans up the extra bass that DSP provides.
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Why don't you try one of the stripped Sense ROMs, i'm currently running SuperJelly bareback M3. It's a Sense ROM w/o Sense, has Beats and alot of other features. You can also try Viper which has an option in Aroma to remove Sense during installation. I installed Acid Audio on top of it and can run it with Beats at the same time and it's pretty sweet.

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aarsyl said:
Oh really? Well I have noticed that the slider for ClearAudio+ in the first pic doesn't seem to do much, but when you turn it off, you do hear a difference. View attachment 1895773View attachment 1895775
However, when it comes to BeatsDSP, I certainly beg to differ. ClearAudio+ definitely cleans up the extra bass that DSP provides. View attachment 1895783
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Where can I find these apps
Sent from my EVO using xda app-developers app

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Rocklee99 said:
Where can I find these apps
Sent from my EVO using xda app-developers app
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2151105
In the first post are the links for the mods. Some mods make rom loop, and I haven't found the patience to test each one separately as yet. But from what I have observed, the ClearAudio+ seems to be the biggest culprit.
One of these good days, I'll get around to it.
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Yes! at last! Viper's sound mods work great on aokp (I'm on 4.3 atm and it seems the same on 4.2). Fixes the difficulties with Groove IP and the equalizer works, too. It's got that great sound you get with htc s*nse.
Try these apks:
http://vipersaudio.com/blog/?page_id=48
Right from the SlimRom description.