Ok so I have noticed the included headphones with the One look just like beats without the branding. Also to me at least they sound very good. Could they be beats internally? Any thoughts.
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Ok so I have noticed the included headphones with the One look just like beats without the branding. Also to me at least they sound very good. Could they be beats internally? Any thoughts.
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Yes, it's no secret HTC builds all "Beats" products now instead of Monster Cable.
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Yes, it's no secret HTC builds all "Beats" products now instead of Monster Cable.
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HTC only owns 25% of the Beats brand. Beats is its own company and they build all their own products. The headphones included do look like they belong in the Beats line but they don't match any of Beats' current offerings. That said, I'm sure they were designed to give off a Beats vibe but Beats they are not. They are good quality for a free headphone, I will give them that. Beats headphones suck anyways so don't look at it like it's a negative that they aren't actually Beats headphones.
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Ok so I have noticed the included headphones with the One look just like beats without the branding. Also to me at least they sound very good. Could they be beats internally? Any thoughts.
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HTC only owns 25% of the Beats brand. Beats is its own company and they build all their own products. The headphones included do look like they belong in the Beats line but they don't match any of Beats' current offerings. That said, I'm sure they were designed to give off a Beats vibe but Beats they are not. They are good quality for a free headphone, I will give them that. Beats headphones suck anyways so don't look at it like it's a negative that they aren't actually Beats headphones.
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That is not true. Beats never made their own products, Mosnter Cable did until last year. HTC makes ALL of them now. Go to Bestbuy or Frys and look on the back of the box. The box looks exactly the same except one will say made by HTC and the Old stock with say made by Monster Cable. But yes you are technically correct, "Beats" is it's own company. They just don't actually make anything.
Dude the headphones sounds so good
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Dude the headphones sounds so good
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I agree, and for what it's worth. I find the HTC made "Beats" to sound much better than the Monster Cable made.
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That is not true. Beats never made their own products, Mosnter Cable did until last year. HTC makes ALL of them now. Go to Bestbuy or Frys and look on the back of the box. The box looks exactly the same except one will say made by HTC and the Old stock with say made by Monster Cable. But yes you are technically correct, "Beats" is it's own company. They just don't actually make anything.
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I am aware that Monster used to make Beats headphones. In fact, when Beats first came out they were not only manufactured by Monster, but were also completely designed by them, regardless of what Dre and Iovine would have you believe. When Beats and Monster split, Beats got all the patents. Now they manufacture their own. HTC doesn't design or build Beats headphones. They just have a percentage of the company. They had the controlling stake when they first bought in which would explain the "By HTC" on the box because technically if you own 50.1% of a company, you can say you build their products. They only have 25% now. Either way, HTC never actually built Beats headphones. HTC's factories are in Taiwan, Beats are made in China. You can Google all this if you don't believe me.
Just my opinion but they look like crap and the bass is all muddled. That being said, they tend to stay in my ear better than some of my other earbuds and I do like the flat cable.
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I am aware that Monster used to make Beats headphones. In fact, when Beats first came out they were not only manufactured by Monster, but were also completely designed by them, regardless of what Dre and Iovine would have you believe. When Beats and Monster split, Beats got all the patents. Now they manufacture their own. HTC doesn't design or build Beats headphones. They just have a percentage of the company. They had the controlling stake when they first bought in which would explain the "By HTC" on the box because technically if you own 50.1% of a company, you can say you build their products. They only have 25% now. Either way, HTC never actually built Beats headphones. HTC's factories are in Taiwan, Beats are made in China. You can Google all this if you don't believe me.
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When Monster made Beats they were actually made by Foxconn (as most Monster products are), but now they are indeed made by a HTC owned (ok controlled may be a better word) plant. As I have said before Beats doesn't make anything as with most American "brands" like this. And yes, I know this for a fact. As we all know, the actual plants that make these types of products are always subcontracted.
The point I'm making by all of this, is that fact that the old Beats and the new Beats sound completely different (for the better) and HTC can make headphones that are identical to "Beats" and not call them "Beats". Case in point. This is exactly what they are doing with the included headphones with the One.
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When Monster made Beats they were actually made by Foxconn (as most Monster products are), but now they are indeed made by a HTC owned (ok controlled may be a better word) plant. As I have said before Beats doesn't make anything as with most American "brands" like this. And yes, I know this for a fact. As we all know, the actual plants that make these types of products are always subcontracted.
The point I'm making by all of this, is that fact that the old Beats and the new Beats sound completely different (for the better) and HTC can make headphones that are identical to "Beats" and not call them "Beats". Case in point. This is exactly what they are doing with the included headphones with the One.
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Actually Beats got back most of their ownership from HTC. They were 50/50 owned but Beats bought back half of the HTC owned section and now the Beats brand owns 75% of Beats and HTC only owns 25%. Far from HTC controlling them
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http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2407477,00.asp
I thought my pair sounded terrible...My Apple Earpods are way better. Yeah I said! lol
But ill give them another listen:highfive:
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Actually Beats got back most of their ownership from HTC. They were 50/50 owned but Beats bought back half of the HTC owned section and now the Beats brand owns 75% of Beats and HTC only owns 25%. Far from HTC controlling them
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Everyone knows HTC now owns 25% of the stock in Beats. That's not the debate.
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I thought my pair sounded terrible...My Apple Earpods are way better. Yeah I said! lol
But ill give them another listen:highfive:
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Mine are the best in ear headphones I have ever heard. Maybe I just don't know any better
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Mine are the best in ear headphones I have ever heard. Maybe I just don't know any better
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Sound is a personal preference.everyone has a different hearing. So I can totally see them being the best for you. My Bose ie2 are the best to me.but like I said it's personal preference. I'm in no position to tell what's good to them.:thumbup:
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Dude the headphones sounds so good
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OMG bro, have your hearing checked ASAP
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OMG bro, have your hearing checked ASAP
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I agree. These are easily the best sounding free headphones i've ever got. :good:
I've been prowling the these boards and heard that the cheap looking headphones were better than the ones included in my S4. So I did a comparison today and grabbed the cheap red and black ones from my girlfriends HTC One box. May I say I am disappointed in Samsung. HTC not only has better sounding speakers but a better sounding headphone. From lows to highs and bass these headphones rival Beats. They're ugly though.
They sounded good for a whole 10 minutes. The wire at the base of the jack, when wiggled just a tiny bit, causes loss of sound and distortion. That wire didn't last long.
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Haha, love the people that think they sound... they sound TERRIBLE! The apple earpods sound almost as good as a $200 pair of earbuds. These beats audio ones that came with the phone and in general are so muddy sounding... You guys need to get your hearing checked.
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Presently have a Galaxy Nexus & an S2. Both are fine phones in their own right but....
I don't think there all that good at audio reproduction..
I want to use my flac music files with kplisch earphones with Poweramp.
Can you recommend an andriod smartphone thats got excellent sound quality?
As the title says....I'm looking for a Smartphone for an Audiophile.
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a HTC maybe? they have beats audio
Sensation, Sensation XE, One X, S, V...
You should install Equalizer on whatever phone you get. It has a system wide EQ that doesn't require root.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.smartandroidapps.equalizer
I'm not really sure what Beats Audio does, I imagine its just an equalizer. I imagine the beats headphones are a total scam as they are made by Monster the same company that rips people off by selling them overpriced HDMI cables saying they are somehow better.
Rezound or One X
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You do know Texas instruments bought burr brown a few years ago? On that note I prefer ti's sound chip over wolfson's slightly. The sound is cleaner and more balanced. The wolfson sounds great but has muddier bass.
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Any phone with Beats Audio (some say it isn't THAT good) or any Xperia phone (the Xperia P have xLoud + 3D Sound)
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I'm in the UK so it'd have to be a model that works over here.
I've heard that beats audio doesn't make that much difference & doesn't really improve the sound
Try the Sony Ericsson smart phones as they produce the best quality audio. Like Xperia, Walkman Live, etc...
Stay away from anything with beats. The headphones are overpriced rubbish (you have your own anyway) and the sowftware is just a glorified EQ which in my opinion is far to exaggerated and detracts from the sound quality. I'm not sure which phones have the best DAC chips but I bet it would be one of the Sony phones marketed for music playback. if you really wanted to figure it out you could go through each prospective phones spec sheets and compare the data.
Or you could do what I did and accept that phones arent very good at audio playback and get yourself a decent music player. i went and bought sansa clip which is so much better than my galaxy s2 at music playback
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Say NO to beats audio - it's overpriced and you get nothing special in terms of hardware. Almost every HTC's are SoC and are all the same with audio hardware.
I own HD2 and sound quality is very good, though far from superior. Some samsung's are good too, few motorola's have excellent audio quality.
I've always thought beats to be a gimmick.
Is there anyway of finding out what DAC is in a smart phone. I tried google but didn't get very far.
Whats the new HTX One X like for music with beats off of course.
Any other recommendation's would be cool.
Get the Galaxy S. Remember: only the original Galaxy S and its variants (captivate, vibrant, epic touch something). Its Wolfson DAC is awesome, it's even more powerful with Voodoo Sound. And with a decent audio player (like PowerAmp) = perfect.
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Get the Galaxy S. Remember: only the original Galaxy S and its variants (captivate, vibrant, epic touch something). Its Wolfson DAC is awesome, it's even more powerful with Voodoo Sound. And with a decent audio player (like PowerAmp) = perfect.
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What about the galaxy S Plus?
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What about the galaxy S Plus?
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SGS Plus also uses a Wolfson DAC like the original SGS, but not exactly the same one. Supercurio (Voodoo sound developer) said there will be no Voodoo Sound for the SGS+ because of that.
WOW. Do not listen to ANYTHING people say regarding Beats and HTC. It's just a terrible equalizer that bloats the bass, and shatters the mids and don't even ask about highs. To get straight to the point: no phone currently out is good source material. At all. You should get a portable amp, like say, the E7 or E17 and run with that. Beats is THE ABSOLUTE WORST thing you can go for right now.
That being said, I suppose the Galaxy S is best for your needs. I would hazard a guess that most Sony phone have decent source components in them as well.
Seriously can't believe people are recommending the One X or the Rezound. If it's just because Beats, that's silly. Has NOTHING to do with the quality of the source components. Beats Audio is a terrible program and nothing more (outside of the terrible earbuds and terrible cans)
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WOW. Do not listen to ANYTHING people say regarding Beats and HTC. It's just a terrible equalizer that bloats the bass, and shatters the mids and don't even ask about highs. To get straight to the point: no phone currently out is good source material. At all. You should get a portable amp, like say, the E7 or E17 and run with that. Beats is THE ABSOLUTE WORST thing you can go for right now.
That being said, I suppose the Galaxy S is best for your needs. I would hazard a guess that most Sony phone have decent source components in them as well.
Seriously can't believe people are recommending the One X or the Rezound. If it's just because Beats, that's silly. Has NOTHING to do with the quality of the source components. Beats Audio is a terrible program and nothing more (outside of the terrible earbuds and terrible cans)
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I recently lost my Klipsch S4, I was thinking about getting the S4a, but the review said that it would only work with certain music app.
I there a high quality earphone on that market that has handsfree function with good compatibility with the android system?
Looking for one too. I have to give my girlfriend's earphone back.
Best function you'll get from s4a. A-Jays 4 work with their android app installed, and sure have a separately sold adapter if you must pick calls.
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I bought THESE for my wife as an Xmass gift. They're called Woodees . Had to borrow them cause I lost mine. Now I want a set, the sound is outstanding. Price is resonable considering the sound quality. Only downside is, I've heard they're not compatable with all devices.
Woodees are great, but yeah they're picky on android, and abit wide so not for small ears
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Woodees are great, but yeah they're picky on android, and abit wide so not for small ears
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The set I got for my wife has different sizes ear buds. Three sets I believe.
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Mostly misbehaves on Samsung phones,but on an xperia it'll work,or something with the same pin.
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Well, in fact, I needed one that had a mic too. Do someone knows something like that (preferably cheap )?
Doesn't get cheaper than Woodees for quality and a Mic.
$30
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Well, in fact, I needed one that had a mic too. Do someone knows something like that (preferably cheap )?
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The ones I linked have a Mic. They're actually spectacular for the price
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I see, I didn't noticed that they did have a mic. They will work on any Android phone? I have an Galaxy Ace, just in case.
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I see, I didn't noticed that they did have a mic. They will work on any Android phone? I have an Galaxy Ace, just in case.
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I believe they will. But you can always call CS before you buy them. I know that my wife uses them with her OG EVO. Her set came with an adapter.
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use phillips comes around 1.5k rupees from flipkart it is compitable with every android phone with NOISE CANCELLATION
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I believe they will. But you can always call CS before you buy them. I know that my wife uses them with her OG EVO. Her set came with an adapter.
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I can't call to any costumer support that aren't in Brazil, it would cost me more than I've gained my entire life Instead, I'll try to look at the product site, if it have one (not the Amazon site )
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use phillips comes around 1.5k rupees from flipkart it is compitable with every android phone with NOISE CANCELLATION
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Thanks for the tip too!
Jabra Rhythm are real cheap if your okay with less oomph. One button only so if your looking for functions add Headset Droid App.
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Try out the Sennheiser MM 70i, its a good one!
I need some serious (non-trolling) advice.
I'm committed to using a single device as my MP3 (lossless audio really) player and my phone. One of the biggest reasons is that my car will now display the entire phone screen on my NAV screen, which means I can interact with my phone apps and listen to the music at the same time.
I was originally committed to doing this with my Android phone (HTC EVO 3D), but the sound quality is sub-par to my iPod Touch (using lossless audio, the same speakers and/or headphones on both). I tried numerous music players (Poweramp, Doubletwist, Winamp, etc. etc.), numerous ROM's, and I even did a blind soundtest with my family. Everytime my iPod touch beat my HTC EVO 3D.
I'm now (very reluctantly) leaning towards the iPhone 5. It's not something I'm really excited about, but in researching android phones with good audio it doesn't look like I have a lot options.
What would you do?
Also, if I go with the iPhone 5, I might as well switch carriers. I've been a Sprint customer for like 10+ years, but they don't have LTE in my area and all the local staff are telling me 6 months (which probably means 12). Needless to say 3G on Sprint is very subpar in my area. I hate Verizon and their stupid data limits, but the only way I can feasibly think about staying with sprint is if I got a mi-fi device, but it would have to be unlimited, which also doesn't appear to be an option. /sigh.
I feel like I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place, so I'd appreciate some suggestions.
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Also, if I go with the iPhone 5, I might as well switch carriers. I've been a Sprint customer for like 10+ years, but they don't have LTE in my area and all the local staff are telling me 6 months (which probably means 12). Needless to say 3G on Sprint is very subpar in my area. I hate Verizon and their stupid data limits, but the only way I can feasibly think about staying with sprint is if I got a mi-fi device, but it would have to be unlimited, which also doesn't appear to be an option. /sigh.
I feel like I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place, so I'd appreciate some suggestions.
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If you are considering a switch to Verizon, you might want to compare the HTC Rezound to the iPhone 5, preferably hands-on. I've heard the Rezound has better built-in audio that the Evo 3D and some other improvements as well. And I think the insurance/replacement cost is much less than an iPhone 5.
Good luck!
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Why don't you just go with an S3 and an external DAC? Then if you switch carriers, you could at least go T-Mobile and keep the unlimited plan
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If you are considering a switch to Verizon, you might want to compare the HTC Rezound to the iPhone 5, preferably hands-on. I've heard the Rezound has better built-in audio that the Evo 3D and some other improvements as well. And I think the insurance/replacement cost is much less than an iPhone 5.
Good luck!
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Nice! Thanks for the link; I appreciate it!
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Why don't you just go with an S3 and an external DAC? Then if you switch carriers, you could at least go T-Mobile and keep the unlimited plan
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I heard the S3 audio is sub-par without a kernel change. I can't confirm whether or not that is true, but that's what my preliminary research showed. I also don't think I can use an external DAC with my device that integrates my smartphone with my car http://www.vaistech.com/dev/iVIC-droid.php at least that's my perception.
Thanks for the suggestion though. I've definitely considered the S3 phone and T-Mobile before...but I have to admit I'm attached to Sprint (and Google Voice integration). I'm still half tempted to port my number to google voice, but I have a pretty good discount with Sprint right now.
/torn
As far as audio quality for phones, there isn't a phone that I know of that can best an Apple product. You're better off with the iPhone 5 if your interest lies in audio.
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As far as audio quality for phones, there isn't a phone, that I know of, that can best an Apple product. You're better off with iPhone 5 if you're interests lies in audio.
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As far as audio quality for phones, there isn't a phone that I know of that can best an Apple product. You're better off with iPhone 5 if you're interests lies in audio.
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As far as audio quality for phones, there isn't a phone that I know of that can best an Apple product. You're better off with iPhone 5 if you're interests lies in audio.
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I can't really comment on the sound quality of the iPhone 5 versus the Evo 4G LTE since I've never used either, but iOS started out on the iPod so it's no surprise that its sound quality is excellent. For overall features, this comparison calls it a tie with three out of five of the iPhone advantages being related to size and weight, and the other two are internal memory (there is no memory card for the iPhone) and screen resolution. Here's a side-by-side comparison (including a video) of the HTC One X versus the iPhone 5.
It wouldn't be hard choice for me if I had to pick between the two, but I'm planning to wait for the next generation of Android phones which will most likely leapfrog both of these options.
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As far as audio quality for phones, there isn't a phone that I know of that can best an Apple product. You're better off with the iPhone 5 if your interest lies in audio.
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Beats and custom kernels, my 3D sounds much better than the 4s. Most of my 4s owning friends agree. Not talking speaker, headphone port wise.
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Beats and custom kernels, my 3D sounds much better than the 4s. Most of my 4s owning friends agree. Not talking speaker, headphone port wise.
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I have a 4s, and my phone sounds nowhere near as good as it with my audio equipment. Be that with IEM's, and headphones with DAC's/Amps/blah blah blah. Beats, and kernels that are suited for it does make a difference, but not to the point that it is better. IMO
The guy wants something for audio, and I recommend the iPhone. When it comes to audio, an iDevice can't be denied of its quality. Particularly when it comes to phones.
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I can't really comment on the sound quality of the iPhone 5 versus the Evo 4G LTE since I've never used either, but iOS started out on the iPod so it's no surprise that its sound quality is excellent. For overall features, this comparison calls it a tie with three out of five of the iPhone advantages being related to size and weight, and the other two are internal memory (there is no memory card for the iPhone) and screen resolution. Here's a side-by-side comparison (including a video) of the HTC One X versus the iPhone 5.
It wouldn't be hard choice for me if I had to pick between the two, but I'm planning to wait for the next generation of Android phones which will most likely leapfrog both of these options.
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I heard the audio was bad on the One X / 4G LTE, but I like the device and that link was interesting for some of the other categories. Thanks for the suggestion.
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I heard the audio was bad on the One X / 4G LTE, but I like the device and that link was interesting for some of the other categories. Thanks for the suggestion.
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If I were you, I would listen to them all and judge for myself.
You might want to put an MP3 that you know pretty well on DropBox or a similar site and download it via the browser on each phone if they will let you do that. I know the Apple products prefer AAC but MP3 is the real standard and the only way to use the same source on all the phones.
BestBuy may be a good place to do a side-by-side comparision, and I'm sure the cellular sales people will have their own opinions as well.
Good luck!
ramjet73
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Beats and custom kernels, my 3D sounds much better than the 4s. Most of my 4s owning friends agree. Not talking speaker, headphone port wise.
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Can you tell me what custom kernel you are talking about? I've tried a few, and tons of music apps...the closest I got was PowerAmp (which sucks from a UI perspective), but for some reason that only seemed to be competitive with the headphone jack (after tons of tweaking); Unfortunately to make matter worse, my Evo 3d wasn't even close after outputting via hdmi and that will be the output with my car.
...and I'm not exaggerating at all when I say I had 6 people listen now and all of them picked the iPod Touch over my HTC Evo 3D (yes it was a blind test, and no I'm not happy about it). If I hadn't been listening to my iPod Touch both through the headphones and in my car (for years), I probably wouldn't even do the comparison.
Thanks again for your comments.
The reason it's better is because of the DAC. That's something you can't change from the EVO 3D. I do not have much more time to elaborate, but please visit this website for your audio needs.
http://www.head-fi.org/
I'm an avid member of that site, and it's one of the best websites you can visit for any audio inquiries you may have.
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The reason it's better is because of the DAC. That's something you can't change from the EVO 3D. I do not have much more time to elaborate, but please visit this website for your audio needs.
http://www.head-fi.org/
I'm an avid member of that site, and it's one of the best websites you can visit for any audio inquiries you may have.
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Thanks; I actually found that site via Google, and I have been reading a little. However, some of it is above my head...and there seems to be quite the debate between the manufacturer of the DAC and the difference between the iPhone 4 and iPhone 5....not to mention the android products. If you have some threads you would recommend and could throw my way, I'd appreciate it.
Read this thread.
http://www.head-fi.org/t/627754/iphone-5-and-new-ipod-touch-dac
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Thanks; I actually found that site via Google, and I have been reading a little. However, some of it is above my head...and there seems to be quite the debate between the manufacturer of the DAC and the difference between the iPhone 4 and iPhone 5....not to mention the android products. If you have some threads you would recommend and could throw my way, I'd appreciate it.
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Here's a thread on that site that says the Galaxy S III has a Wolfson DAC, which is apparently the "holy grail" since that's what the iPhone users are looking for as well.
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Read this thread.
http://www.head-fi.org/t/627754/iphone-5-and-new-ipod-touch-dac
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Very cool. Thanks; I missed that one (and/or I forgot about it...been reading a lot over the past couple weeks). It's too bad it's all so subjective, but I guess that's to be expected!
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Here's a thread on that site that says the Galaxy S III has a Wolfson DAC, which is apparently the "holy grail" since that's what the iPhone users are looking for as well.
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I heard people talking about the Wolfson DAC, but I never knew the S III had it. I guess with a different kernel / ROM it could be superior. Thanks for the info!
Do installation of beats audio on rooted phone makes it really work? Mean does it improves the sound quality like the original beats audio phones?
yes.but u need a beatz headset.it also works with other headsets.but not that effective.
Yea
The result is different with different device. This app really have system files of beats , i open and extract this archive and found folder asset where system files like bin , etc , lib.. and then i copy to my mobile ,sound fells good. It have just only little bit clarity and sound was abit louder with my Samsung Stock Headset
It will be great to buy the Beats Headset
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Do installation of beats audio on rooted phone makes it really work? Mean does it improves the sound quality like the original beats audio phones?
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Well I've tried it on many of my Droids and it does seem to bring about a change especially in bass and treble terms . The difference is not too noticeable with oem headsets or so it feels to me but on others , a few premium ones I've tried it is noticeable indeed
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Thanks all of you for your suggestions, may be I should try a beats headset to see the difference
ahsanshah said:
Thanks all of you for your suggestions, may be I should try a beats headset to see the difference
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that idea is great for music lovers
ankur850 said:
that idea is great for music lovers
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Beats? Really? Biggest gimmick ever.
063_XOBX said:
Beats? Really? Biggest gimmick ever.
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+1
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063_XOBX said:
Beats? Really? Biggest gimmick ever.
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beats headphones are garbage...
notice the never put the specs anywhere?
try a good pair of akai or sennheiser.
audiophiles laugh at beats headphones and Bose. for a quarter the price I could find headphones that would blow them out of the water. people are such consumer whores
Yes they are very costly but becsme much popular for sometime
crixley said:
beats headphones are garbage...
notice the never put the specs anywhere?
try a good pair of akai or sennheiser.
audiophiles laugh at beats headphones and Bose. for a quarter the price I could find headphones that would blow them out of the water. people are such consumer whores
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ahsanshah said:
Yes they are very costly but becsme much popular for sometime
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so what? they're costly, popular and they suck....
not a good combo in my books.
why make a fashion statement by buying crappy spec'd overpriced headphones
Yes u r right paying so much for just a BEATS name is stupidity
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Yes u r right paying so much for just a BEATS name is stupidity
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if they actually sounded good I might understand, but they sound terrible imo
It doesn't make such a big difference unless used with high end headphones where it does slightly improve the base but most of the time you won't notice the difference.
Oh god Beats, why not just get Bose? They both cry "I love to over pay for mediocre headphones."
Hi!
I like the look and especially the size of the ONE MAX.
Can someone tell me how the volume compared to a Galaxy S4 I9505 (whout any Modification) is?
ONLY the volume with headphones on, not the stock headphones - any headphones. I just need to know if it is - via headphones - loud or if it isn't
Is it louder or would say it is less loud?
I know it sounds crazy, but this is one of the most important questions to me. I use my smartphone 50% Music, 15% Camera, 25% Internet and 10% the rest. :good:
I hope to hear from you,
have a nice day,
lienot
Never used S4 before, but from my experience HTC devices have always sounded better on headphones vs the comparable Samsung devices.
I've used both samsung s4 and htc One Max.
S4 I can hear at max volume through earphone but not my one max. It's higher!
Even Sound Quality HTC wins! in earphones , headphones, and speakers; The HTC Boomsound wins by far!
That my opinion dude!
I dont know about S4 but Sound Quality is certainly better than Note 3.
However, its not better than Beats Audio ?
My phone is not rooted yet but I will root it after 4.4 update.
I wanted to ask a question if there is a custom ROM with Beats Audio for Onr Max?
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farazhassankhan said:
I dont know about S4 but Sound Quality is certainly better than Note 3.
However, its not better than Beats Audio ?
My phone is not rooted yet but I will root it after 4.4 update.
I wanted to ask a question if there is a custom ROM with Beats Audio for Onr Max?
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One max does not have Beats Audio, I have both a one x (beats audio) and a one max and also and S4.
With my one max i'm using a headphone pioneer sound clarity, I prefer it to my one x.. Beats does not mean best sound ever although I'm using beats Headphones with it. (btw, I used my phone for 70% music listening, internet, phone and gaming only 30%.
Hope it helps
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One max does not have Beats Audio, I have both a one x (beats audio) and a one max and also and S4.
With my one max i'm using a headphone pioneer sound clarity, I prefer it to my one x.. Beats does not mean best sound ever although I'm using beats Headphones with it. (btw, I used my phone for 70% music listening, internet, phone and gaming only 30%.
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So you want to say that I need to use different headphones (of some good quality) with One Max instead of Beats Audio?
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farazhassankhan said:
So you want to say that I need to use different headphones (of some good quality) with One Max instead of Beats Audio?
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You should give a try to all the options before making any purchase. I'm not telling to buy, but it's only my opinion about the sound quality. My wife prefer the beat headphone just because its more comfortable, and the color. So every one has a different opinion. for me its only sound quality. therefore i prefer the one max with pioneer.
Just try to hear the sound from different headphone, and choose yours.
Before purchasing any, you may test at the shop itself. I always do it.
farazhassankhan said:
I dont know about S4 but Sound Quality is certainly better than Note 3.
However, its not better than Beats Audio ?
My phone is not rooted yet but I will root it after 4.4 update.
I wanted to ask a question if there is a custom ROM with Beats Audio for Onr Max?
Sent from my HTC One max using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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Speaking of this, does anyone know what changes were made when HTC quit doing the Beats thing? I'd imagine that all the important hardware (e.g. the isolated ground for the headphone jack, etc.) is all still intact, after all the only real "beats" concept is the EQ software (which, IMHO, is inferior what can be achieved in DSP).
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Speaking of this, does anyone know what changes were made when HTC quit doing the Beats thing? I'd imagine that all the important hardware (e.g. the isolated ground for the headphone jack, etc.) is all still intact, after all the only real "beats" concept is the EQ software (which, IMHO, is inferior what can be achieved in DSP).
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Yeah, beats is majorly the EQ part, we don't have solid proof about the presence of hardware for this.