How exactly does this technology work? Does it require an aux cable to work, or can it work for bluetooth audio connections? I have paired with my beats via bluetooth and also via aux cable and did not notice a difference. I did ensure the hifi was turned on but I did not see a way to customize the sound like I have seen in unboxing videos.
It only works with headphones physically plugged into the headphone jack. At that point you can enable HIFI from the toggle bar and it will enable the DAC when only using the stock music player.
skyline23 said:
It only works with headphones physically plugged into the headphone jack. At that point you can enable HIFI from the toggle bar and it will enable the DAC when only using the stock music player.
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In agreement with this, but just wanted to add that some streaming services appear to be using the ESS DAC by default regardless.
drocksmash said:
How exactly does this technology work? Does it require an aux cable to work, or can it work for bluetooth audio connections? I have paired with my beats via bluetooth and also via aux cable and did not notice a difference. I did ensure the hifi was turned on but I did not see a way to customize the sound like I have seen in unboxing videos.
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By customizing the sound, do you mean eq? If so, on the bottom right side in the stock app, you can choose eq settings.
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skyline23 said:
It only works with headphones physically plugged into the headphone jack. At that point you can enable HIFI from the toggle bar and it will enable the DAC when only using the stock music player.
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Works with Player Pro as well. Sounds great.
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Works with Player Pro as well. Sounds great.
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Interesting. I use spotify and google music, so it looks like the DAC stuff will not be of use.
Darn!
It can be used locally (downloaded music) from what I've read. Also, there seems to be a way to trick the device, by using stock music player and enabling hifi, pause the mustard switch to a different app. I haven't tried it myself, but people have reported it working on Head-Fi.
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Warrior1975 said:
It can be used locally (downloaded music) from what I've read. Also, there seems to be a way to trick the device, by using stock music player and enabling hifi, pause the mustard switch to a different app. I haven't tried it myself, but people have reported it working on Head-Fi.
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"pause the mustard" lol!
I don't know why but this tickled me
moSess said:
"pause the mustard" lol!
I don't know why but this tickled me
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Lol... Was supposed to be pause the music. Damn keyboard... Or my big thumbs... [emoji1] [emoji1]
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Interesting. I use spotify and google music, so it looks like the DAC stuff will not be of use.
Darn!
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The amp should still work though, which is the most important. DAC's are very hard to discern any differences with. I hear no difference with HiFi on/off through my $1500 headphones and $400 IEMs FWIW - only an amplification difference on the stock music app.
Warrior1975 said:
It can be used locally (downloaded music) from what I've read. Also, there seems to be a way to trick the device, by using stock music player and enabling hifi, pause the mustard switch to a different app. I haven't tried it myself, but people have reported it working on Head-Fi.
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I posted about that. It seems to work for only one song on Google Play Music (next song reverts back to SD DAC). On streams though, like SXM, it seems to stay enabled.
@Nitemare3219- didn't know that was you on Head-Fi. Lots of us on both spots.
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The hifi components also work 100% with Tidal without any "tricks". So for me it's the stock music app for all the music on my SD card, and Tidal Hifi when I stream. The hifi DAC and amp are pretty amazing. Sounds great with my Q701 and all my other easier to drive headphones as well.
The DAC is activated by any cable plugged into the headphone jack (with it switched on that is) I use it in my car into my Aux in and it sounds as good as my iBasso D-Zero Mk2 portable DAC.
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@Nitemare3219- didn't know that was you on Head-Fi. Lots of us on both spots.
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Haha, I'm on so many forums that it's probably unhealthy!
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Anyone having problems with the 3.5mm and headphones with mic? Ive tried the ones given with the phone and my UE with mic.
Problem is that when i plug it in it does detect and it will use speakers instead of the headphone, but if i pull it out a little bit it works...... kinda disappointed everything else is good but they should upgrade their quality control ; ;
There is a setting for this depending which media player you use
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There is a setting for this depending which media player you use
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there is a setting related to physically pulling the cable out just a hair to register it? lol i'd be amazed.
sounds like a defect in the hardware to me.
I've read a few threads where People are playing their music and sounds thru Bluetooth. I've tired changing the output in the stock music app, but it doesn't stick, the sound still comes out of the phone speakers. I don't see anything Under settings. Am i missing something?
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Are you already paired with the BT device?
What ROM are you running, there is a known bug in the currant ICS releases.
Matt
I'm paired, calls work fine. I'm running GB, clean rom 1.6.5 sp1. I haven't tried an ICS ROM yet.
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I remember having selected output at some point when I was getting it going. Now it selects it on its own. So when I connect in the car and it's paired it automatically plays the music through the car stereo, when it's not paire it plays through the phone speakers. Of course, I do have to select BT for my music input in the car. Could it be as simple as having overlooked that option on the paired device?
Pairing for phone and pairing for audio are two separate things. Make sure you are paired for audio.
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Pairing for phone and pairing for audio are two separate things. Make sure you are paired for audio.
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Yeah... that's it. I had to also connect the phone as a portable music player for the car in addition to pairing it.
I'm using btmono by bedoig from the marketplace. I use the free version and it works great on infellibis 1.1.
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What are you trying to push music too? Whatever it is, it must support A2DP.
I have a Sony BT head in my truck and stream Pandora from my phone to it. I also have a set of BT stereo over the ear headphones. Both devices boost the Rez's music stream...fantastic audio quality.
Check out "btmono" on the market....it might work for you.
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I have paired with my wife's Camry and can successfully stream music through the stock radio. However, the bass is WAY to high. I have cut the bass down on the radio's eq and its still way more than usual. The headphone icon pops up on the notification bar when connected. Does my phone think her car is a Bluetooth headset? If so, is there a way to change it to a "car speaker" setting on my phone? I'm running Clean Rom 4.5.
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If you're running PowerAmp music player, you can shut off Beats EQ by selecting EQ, Volume/Balance, and deselecting Beats.
Otherwise it sounds to me as if you may have the Beats EQ mod applied to all sources, ie: Pandora, Stock, etc. Do you recall flashing that?
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I haven't flashed the beats zip and I haven't tried poweramp.
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So after reading some posts I see that there is supposed to be a red B in the task bar when playing music to signify beats audio is working... Well I have never seen this no matter what song I play or what music player I use. Any suggestions on why it's not working???
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Only when the Audio Jack is in play. (I.e. earbuds, car, Bluetooth headphones)
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NissanNick said:
So after reading some posts I see that there is supposed to be a red B in the task bar when playing music to signify beats audio is working... Well I have never seen this no matter what song I play or what music player I use. Any suggestions on why it's not working???
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It only shows when you have an audio output device connected, like headphones or Bluetooth devices.
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Oh ok..... Thanks!
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I have a different device but I figure it may apply to beats in general. Mine just plain doesn't work. It's installed, I tried a redownload and reflash and it doesn't work at all. There's no icon, and when I change settings the sound doesn't do so.
Does anyone know where or if we can get beats audio for the photon? I know there used to be one to download but they took that one off..
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1525226
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Used the beats installer before I bricked my phone, but I really didn't notice a difference and I listen to alooooooooot of music, just mho though.
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Used the beats installer before I bricked my phone, but I really didn't notice a difference and I listen to alooooooooot of music, just mho though.
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I didn't notice a difference either till I was in my sisters car and she commented on how much nicer my phone sounded that hers through aux. I didn't notice a difference in my car because I have subs and in car speaker performance isn't noticeable when you have subs blaring lol. We played a song in her car with my phone (same Google music app, equalizer turned off on both phones) then same song with her phone and mine was much cleaner and the bass hit a bit harder through her standard car speakers. It definitely made a difference. Eventually I put the same beats files on her phone and she loves it. She said before she couldn't turn it up too loud because it distorted her speakers. I believe it has more of an effect the louder you go and the quality of the speaker
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But we have almost the same thing in settings - sound - media audio effects.
Or is it still better comparing with these? Or with equaliser in power amp for example?
I never tried it and don't believe it much.
Beats is overrated and just a name. Musicfx, dspmanager, and any other application equalizer does the exact same thing.
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Beats is overrated and just a name. Musicfx, dspmanager, and any other application equalizer does the exact same thing.
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I agree, I finely got it to work with no fc and it is just the same on photon cm9 0.7.0 and I got really good head phones that I tried it on..
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peetr_ said:
But we have almost the same thing in settings - sound - media audio effects.
Or is it still better comparing with these? Or with equaliser in power amp for example?
I never tried it and don't believe it much.
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It is basically an background equalizer. And is nice for people who don't like messing with an equalizer or if my sister, who doesn't understand how an equalizer works. Its a good alternative and really only makes a difference at clearing the sound at high volumes. That's really its only benefit for an average user. Some market equalizers don't do this.
I also found a site once that deeply explain how the beats "driver" worked or compared and it was interesting. Not mind changing but it didn't explain how it is pretty much an equalizer but with a few built-in features only for beats. I'll look it up and post it.
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I have the beats installed from the Rocco ROM i use. I also use win amp pro that has an eq so the sound quality is great.. I am sure with just the eq from the win amp it would sound great just the same.
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is it any good
is this Beats really makes any difference, or it's just like any equalizer?
Fast2learn said:
is this Beats really makes any difference, or it's just like any equalizer?
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Its a hands free equalizer for people who don't know how to work an equalizer.
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Beats is overrated and just a name. Musicfx, dspmanager, and any other application equalizer does the exact same thing.
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I have been saying this for years now and no one listens. I use free "Equalizer" app from the Market, everyone loves it. And I have my $9.99 SkullCandy headphones and they are great!
Does anyone that flashed the beats audio know if the beats headphones with inline control work once flashed because i was looking at a set and didn't buy them because when i tried them the controls didnt work but when i plugged them into a phone with beats they worked.