Hello.
Does the speaker so bad and weak like they say in all reviews?
Can someone maybe could upload a youtube video of the speaker playing some music?
Thank you!
Google 'mobilegeeks YouTube'.
Nicole and Sacha have done some great comparison videos
It is by far the weakest aspect of the phone.
Let's just say if you had this phone in your pocket and you werent in a very quite place, you will NOT hear it ring.
I was at a mall with average number of crowd, nothing too loud, typical mall noise and I completely missed the ring and only noticed via the vibration.
Bluetooth earphone is a must or like me, don't use it as your daily driver phone and more of a tablet/media consumption device.
Speaker low? I own this phone and speakers are louder than my HTC Sensation XE, Nexus 7 and Asus transformer prime. Was really surprise by it at first use as people said it was poor. Or maybe it is poor for people who like to hear music in public place?
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According to GSM Arena's test, the Ultra's speaker can be compared to the Lumia 920 and iPhone 5's speaker. Check under "Ringing phone, dB".
Ninja edit: Enable xLOUD.
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Strange stuff, maybe there are some bad units out there
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Strange stuff, maybe there are some bad units out there
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Wondering about the same thing - the speaker volume is noticeably lower than what I was used to on my previous Note 2. Hope i a.m not stuck with a defective unit! I too have missed a few calls simply because i could not hear the ring.
Btw, the Note 2 had custom ROMs which allowed you to boost the speaker volume (medium boost or high). Would be great if we could install a patch that did the same on the XZU
This phone only has one mono speaker and as it's waterproof, it's behind a skin to keep the water out, so yes, it is lower than stuff like the note 2. Every single review I read and saw warned of this.
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Yeah, it's technically a loud speaker. But it's just poorly placed, recessed, and water proofed. For hearing the ring tone, it's fine. But listening to music or playing videos, it's definitely one of the big negatives for me.
In fact, if I don't place my hand around the speaker to reflect sound, it would almost be unusable in certain situations. Which is unfortunate given its large video friendly screen.
Bottom line, either don't have high expectations for the speaker and/or go the external speaker route.
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Have you tried phonecalls WHILE bathing? You'll think the mediocre volume when the speaker is dry is a godsend :screwy:
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Fitted the ear buds from my 2 day old CX200,s onto the stock HTC mic/earphones cable.
It was very easy to do and a great improvement over the standard phones.
I could never get the standard phones to stay in my ear properly and were very uncomfortable (small ears I guess).
Anyway here is the pic,s , let them do the talking
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Great job! I was just going about to do this but at the plug end. I was going to connect the extUSB plug to my current headphones, but this is a lot better.
I will never doubt the reasons for the hacks people do...some just do it for the hell of it and I am all for that.
But....I have to ask: Why?
3n1 adapter...and no re-wireing.
But excellently cool that you did it...although it is not really clear what you did. Did you take the tiny ear speakers and put them in the stock headphone cases or...?
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I will never doubt the reasons for the hacks people do...some just do it for the hell of it and I am all for that.
But....I have to ask: Why?
3n1 adapter...and no re-wireing.
But excellently cool that you did it...although it is not really clear what you did. Did you take the tiny ear speakers and put them in the stock headphone cases or...?
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I have the 3in1 adapter, but I think it is to bulky when travelling on the train and I can not use the stock speakers as they keep falling out of my ear and they are uncomfortable for me.
What I have done, is remove the stock speakers from the stock cable and then fitted Sennheiser cx200(these are the in-ear type) speaker to the stock cable.
So now I have the best of both worlds, stock cable with mic, dont have to use bulky 3in1 adapter when out n about and better fit/sound quality for my ears.
did you get improved audio quality as well? or was it bottlenecked by the HTC wireing?
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did you get improved audio quality as well? or was it bottlenecked by the HTC wireing?
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Well I am not sure about the wiring, I was talking about CX200 ear-buds sounding much better on the stock HTC cable, than the stock HTC earphones on the stock HTC cable.
I could hardly hear any low end sounds with the stock HTC earphones.
To me both cables sound very similar, maybe the HTC cable possibly not being just as loud, could be the in-line volume control or volume not being set right when being encoded to mp3.
The CX200 sound ok for budget range and my ears would not be the best for judging sound quality(years of extremely loud music - raves 1989 - 1995) and a bit of tinnitus.
Aha. Cool idea.
I have the same problem...small ears and the earphones are for some giant head.
I use some over ear buds with the 3in1 adapter.
Getting the bluetooth "dogtag" adapter in the mail shortly.
im looking for portable speaker for my x10..would anyone recommend a portable speaker..
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I've just got a Logic3, i-Station Mini. Stereo with good sound across different music styles. Pages under £8
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im looking for portable speaker for my x10..would anyone recommend a portable speaker..
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You can pick up some logitech Pure-Fi mobiles from ebay they are extremely loud and have bluetooth and aux connectivity
Best on market at low price: X-Mini
http://www.amazon.com/X-Mini-Capsul...2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1311115794&sr=1-2
Got them few months ago and can´t be happier Just don't expect much bass from them, remember they're portable and cheap!!
The X-mini line also has a single speaker solution - even lower cost. Amazon carries these worldwide, or if you are in Europe you can also try pixmania.
I personally recommend this http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B001UEBN42/ref=mp_s_a_1?qid=1311406581&sr=8-1. I own one and have a second on order. The beauty about these little beasties is the have a headphone jack and socket, meaning in theory you could plug an infinite number of these speakers together for more sound. Each has their own battery and usb charger. I paid £12 or something for mine and couldn't be happier.
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i like the official SE speaker ... sound quality is pretty good and the design is just stylish
X-Mini Happy is the best! ( i have it )
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X-Mini Happy is the best! ( i have it )
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Due to a fault of an online store I purchased 1 and ended up receiving 2, so now I'm running 3 ;-)
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http://www.amazon.com/X-Mini-II-Cap...1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1311844354&sr=1-1
Fantastic, portable and cheap.
Bought one and when I heard it bought 2 more (One more for me and one for a friend)
Another vote for the X-Mini from me.
Awesome volume and sound from such a small device. Plus you can daisy chain them together!
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Another vote for the X-Mini from me.
Awesome volume and sound from such a small device. Plus you can daisy chain them together!
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Yeah thats why I got another, its not stereo, but it is loud and good quality
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Yeah thats why I got another, its not stereo, but it is loud and good quality
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I own 3 and use them daisy chained. Infact its surprisingly loud. Il tell you a good tip for them, say your in your bath room lay the speakers across the side of the bath and the bath will actually act as a big bass bin. I works really well and it makes quite a big effect on the sound. Perfect for shaving or wash time!
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Jawbone jambox gets my vote. I am waiting for it to go on sale ad well
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Is my EVO 3d faulty or is this just the way the speaker sounds?It's not very loud and has a tinny tone to it when watching videos or certain ring tones.
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Mines the same way..FYI
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I was just thinking how loud my speaker sounds....
sent in 3D
its no where near where the OG Evo was in terms on loudness..I can look passed it but damn its crazy low from what im use to
Coming from the Epic 4G, it's barely audible - the Epic had a monstrous speaker unrivaled by any other phone I've owned.
are they all like this? I typically put Pandora on when I take a shower and now I can barely even tell my phone is playing music, much less actually hear/enjoy it...
PC speakers always do the job for me, but yea I did notice the speaker isn't as loud as the OG EVo.
The speaker in my phone is horrible ... I shouldn't need external speakers to listen to my music.
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Same issue here
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quiet speaker, look at the speaker holes in the red rim of the camera...if someone mods it or comes up with a new back cover, it would probably be louder
I think the speakers just aren't that powerful. They're clearer than the old Evo, but probably only go up to around 75% as loud.
yeah this was a day 1 issue for me..Got Equalizer from the Market and all is good now..Still not a good as the evo4g but better to deal with than stock.
I was with some friends on the fourth of July and trying to entertain us with my new fancy device by playing music and it was so low or was ridiculous. I have found a remedy through. At staples is an external speaker for phones that is only 6.99. It is pretty small enough to be portable and decently loud.as long as this is with me that problem is Now eliminated.lol
It's not the speaker grill... You can take the cover off and it sucks exactly the same...
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It's not the speaker grill... You can take the cover off and it sucks exactly the same...
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yep..grill has nothing to do with it..Its just a small speaker..Very tinny sound to it too.Im getting use to it though.Only time i get mad is when my wife is near me with her OGEvo and it rings or if shes on a voice call on speaker phone.
The Evo 4G speaker was just perfect,deep and loud.I remember playing music quite loud on the 4G..Oh well,im over it kinda
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yep..grill has nothing to do with it..Its just a small speaker..Very tinny sound to it too.Im getting use to it though.Only time i get mad is when my wife is near me with her OGEvo and it rings or if shes on a voice call on speaker phone.
The Evo 4G speaker was just perfect,deep and loud.I remember playing music quite loud on the 4G..Oh well,im over it kinda
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funny, I thought the evo 4g speaker sucked too. my palm pre rocked the house...
They need to make a HTC surround with vanilla Android
Great idea, bad choice of OS, what a waste.
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just got my HTC Boombass today,
its sound is great but have to turn the volume up
or you can only hear the Boomsound clearly instead of the Boombass.
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wooow looks nice
are you going to make a review about it later or is it just a bragging post ?
clearly a bragging post. :good:
someone in this forum also has the boom bass and has spoken about it already as well...
i have had one for a couple weeks now but didnt bother to speak about it because there are several vids on the internet about it... one more wont make any difference..
it does sound great with soundcloud. i have a grippy kind of case (waiting for the batter case i pre-ordered) so it stays put on the slide out floor thingy..
having the audio at max setting is the best way to get the most bang for the sound.
the crossover point could be a bit lower because you can hear some voice tones in the bass speaker.
overall its a great option to have tunes on the fly... go pick one up!
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just got my HTC Boombass today,
its sound is great but have to turn the volume up
or you can only hear the Boomsound clearly instead of the Boombass.
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What's the case/bumper you're using?
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clearly a bragging post. :good:
someone in this forum also has the boom bass and has spoken about it already as well...
i have had one for a couple weeks now but didnt bother to speak about it because there are several vids on the internet about it... one more wont make any difference..
it does sound great with soundcloud. i have a grippy kind of case (waiting for the batter case i pre-ordered) so it stays put on the slide out floor thingy..
having the audio at max setting is the best way to get the most bang for the sound.
the crossover point could be a bit lower because you can hear some voice tones in the bass speaker.
overall its a great option to have tunes on the fly... go pick one up!
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Greetings!
I am actually considering picking up one of these puppies!
I have my One Max encased in an OtterBox Defender case. It's rather thick... do you think it will fit on the stand or will it hang over the edge?
Thanks!
it will most likely hang over the edge.
i have the htc battery flip case and it will not fit on the boombass stand, so i just flip the phone landscape and place it right in front of the htc boombass and dont use the slide out drawer for the boom bass. same difference...
Some can tell me if the sound is really good before buying it ? I tried this one with friends, very good sound, but the price is more expensive than Boombass ...
no way my friend the Bose is perfect in every product it has fantastic audio quality
i tried it
Ok thanks, i order now BoomBass ...
:laugh:great order one for me and send it to me in Egypt :good:
I received boombass, really a great sound, but i've also bought an audio bluetooth receiver connected to my audio system to party with my friends !
I got a BoomBass and I really like it. Very decent sound. The only thing I don't like about it is that I can't really play with my phone while it's on, because it sounds better when it's set with the BoomBass instead of in my hands.
But it's a pretty slick device. To turn it on and pair it with your phone you just hold you phone over the top, and it activates via NFC. Kinda cool.
I'm using those earphones but can't make them actually noise cancel anything really.
I've tried using them near a fan, engine, centrifuge, window, air - conditioner, anything with really stable and usually really cancellable noise, but the earphones don't really cancel and sometimes even produce crackling or other distortion sounds and break the experience of listening to music or voice.
Has anyone else experienced this kind of behavior?
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Do you turn on the NC function on the settings menu?? It's on the user manual page 42
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Really? Of course I did.
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What did you expect? Silence?
Noise cancelation just reduces the surrounding noise a tiny bit.
The first time I plugged the headphones in I accidentally deactivated NC by activating Stereo Mic, and when I used the earplugs I was like "wow, nearly no outside noise" because my old ones let nearly everything trough.
Then when I first activated NC in the settings I couldnt find a big difference, I think the most effective is in a train with lots of people talking. There it seems to work kinda well.
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I'm using those earphones but can't make them actually noise cancel anything really.
I've tried using them near a fan, engine, centrifuge, window, air - conditioner, anything with really stable and usually really cancellable noise, but the earphones don't really cancel and sometimes even produce crackling or other distortion sounds and break the experience of listening to music or voice.
Has anyone else experienced this kind of behavior?
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It worked really well with paper smashing next to me for a test or sitting on a bus... i was impressed how effective it was.
But im using Xears earphones, the NC headset sound quality its very poor.
These are good at blocking because of quality earpiece, but NC part is far from NC headphones I've tried from other manufacturer, can't remember which one atm. There, I didn't hear any of repetitive noise I've tested these with.
I had high hopes that I'll at least be able to not hear ventilation shaft noise and other office noises that perfectly fit NC usage (constant, regular, repetitive...)
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These are good at blocking because of quality earpiece, but NC part is far from NC headphones I've tried from other manufacturer, can't remember which one atm. There, I didn't hear any of repetitive noise I've tested these with.
I had high hopes that I'll at least be able to not hear ventilation shaft noise and other office noises that perfectly fit NC usage (constant, regular, repetitive...)
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What matters is not how repetitive the noise is, but what frequencies it covers. Most active noise cancelation even in high-end headphones like Sennheiser covers a pretty narrow frequency range.
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