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What's the sound quality from the speaker like?

I currently have an XDA IIs and the sound through the speaker is kinda meh, I'm thinking of getting a Touch Pro which I assume will have the same speaker as the Diamond and I'm wondering if you who have one will give me the heads up.
What's the quality/dynamic range like?
Is it loud?
Does it distort too much at higher volume levels?
I know some may question what I can expect from a phone speaker, lol, but there can be differences.
Thanks.

Not good. The sound is thin, so as the phone.

That was honest and helpful.
Thanks.

kennykylechan said:
Not good. The sound is thin, so as the phone.
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the sound from mine is fine, works like a charm.
The external speaker is for voice, if you want it to play "decent" music get some headphones or plug it into a stereo.

Could you tell me which music player you are using??
I am using the default player in TouchFlo3D. Tried built in speaker, bundled headphone, and my own headphone with 35mm mini plug adapter...all sound like old AM radio. No bass and high pitch is a bit scratchy.
Bluetooth A2DP + my headphone is much better, though far from perfect.

kennykylechan said:
Could you tell me which music player you are using??
I am using the default player in TouchFlo3D. Tried built in speaker, bundled headphone, and my own headphone with 35mm mini plug adapter...all sound like old AM radio. No bass and high pitch is a bit scratchy.
Bluetooth A2DP + my headphone is much better, though far from perfect.
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im using the builtin one, what encoding are you're MP3's?

Checked Media Properties by CorePlayer:
Audio: MPEG Layer-3
Codec: CoreMP3
Audio Format: 44100Hz 2Ch
Data Bit Rate: 320kbit/s
Duration ~4mins
FileSize ~10MB

Thanks walshieau. My problem with headphone is solved. It was due to buggy Audio Booster. More detail here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=398872
Of course I agree with you that we can't expect too much from the built in speaker.

Sound from external speaker
I have Pocket Player for my TD and it has an equalizer built in that you can customize. I have the sound from my external speaker sounding very good, ( I think) with Bass. It doesnt rock my pocket...but...its much better than it was. I find it very acceptable.

not good for mp3 ringtone it like the speaker cant Handle it
the sound get crap when you turn up the volume

such a small speaker will never sounds that great no matter what

Rudegar said:
such a small speaker will never sounds that great no matter what
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yeah right

Rudegar said:
such a small speaker will never sounds that great no matter what
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Of course. This is the answer
HastaSSSS

I come from a nokia 7710 (first real touch screen in the world) and that speaker was LOUD, the one on Diamond is kindo bad. Forget about bassss.
gbye.

Yeah, I think the problem is not just the quality, but the loudness too.
If you use this with a Sat nav program (e.g., TomTom), at the maximum volume the audio commands are not loud enough when driving and with the car's radio on
Anybody knows of any trick/tweak to modify the volume range on Diamond, even if it gets distorted, as I really just need loudness for sat nav directions.

X1 has 3 Speakers !??

Hey Guys
I found out something interesting. I downloaded this freeware audio routing software for using the earpiece for sip softwares like skype which normally send their autput audio through the loudspeaker and not the normal speaker for calls.
http://www.teksoftco.com/storage/download.php?product=audioroute_ppc
now the interesting thing is that this software has 3 possible speaker choices
one is the internal the other the external and speakerphone that when is activated u hear music from xperia in a greeat quality and really high volume. It sound like stereo speakers. I am really wondering how many speakers has xperia? and why normally the music doesnt come out like this but in a very low quality. ???
suggestions welcome

informatico said:
Hey Guys
I found out something interesting. I downloaded this freeware audio routing software for using the earpiece for sip softwares like skype which normally send their autput audio through the loudspeaker and not the normal speaker for calls.
http://www.teksoftco.com/storage/download.php?product=audioroute_ppc
now the interesting thing is that this software has 3 possible speaker choices
one is the internal the other the external and speakerphone that when is activated u hear music from xperia in a greeat quality and really high volume. It sound like stereo speakers. I am really wondering how many speakers has xperia? and why normally the music doesnt come out like this but in a very low quality. ???
suggestions welcome
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Most likely two...the ear piece speaker and the speaker phone speaker.
I don't think there's an internal speaker like on the Ipod Nano.

so, your'e saying that you found a way to enhance the inside speaker??
Cool !
For as far as i heard, there is a mono speaker built in, and there where plans to make it stereo..

I just gave this a try, it does produce sound from the ear piece speaker on one of the settings and while it is a much better quality sound it is far too quiet to make a difference or to listen to, you actually need to put the phone to your ear to hear it.
Shame, I was hoping it would flesh out the poor sounding loudspeaker

This guy didn't find 3 speakers.

quetzalquatl said:
This guy didn't find 3 speakers.
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I also had my xperia taken apart and couldn't see any other speakers. you can't always trust a software. if its programmed to say there are three speakers it will say there are three. also you have to look with which phones it is compatible

Kersey247 said:
I just gave this a try, it does produce sound from the ear piece speaker on one of the settings and while it is a much better quality sound it is far too quiet to make a difference or to listen to, you actually need to put the phone to your ear to hear it.
Shame, I was hoping it would flesh out the poor sounding loudspeaker
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ok now try this
leave a song playing and from the software change from earpiece to speaker phone (The order is VERY important) so first put the audio to play in ur earpiece(first icon) then put it into the speakerphone (last icon) and u will hear a very loud music in a good quality. then if u change to the second icon u will hear the normal very low quality.
there is a huuuge difference

ok now try this
leave a song playing and from the software change from earpiece to speaker phone (The order is VERY important) so first put the audio to play in ur earpiece(first icon) then put it into the speakerphone (last icon) and u will hear a very loud music in a good quality. then if u change to the second icon u will hear the normal very low quality.
there is a huuuge difference
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Ok, will give it a try later, so in theory it will be playing from both the ear piece and the loudspeaker, with the ear piece giving it a bit more oomph.
Will this work with the ring tone too???
This could be the final piece of the puzzle to make my Xperia perfect

Not true.

Not true.
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Ok that does it ...
The first thing when i get home is to make a video and upload it on youtube ... till later

this app is very bad...can't shut it down, speaker on and stuck there.
edit: okay, to shut it down you have to press the first icon and the little bar below is for moving it around.

the last icon did play with both speakers on. there is no 3rd speaker. first icon for the earpiece, second icon for speakerphone, and last icon for both. IT DOESN'T MAKE A BIG DIFF. Can you hear the earpiece loud? NO...

VNMenIeu said:
the last icon did play with both speakers on. there is no 3rd speaker. first icon for the earpiece, second icon for speakerphone, and last icon for both. IT DOESN'T MAKE A BIG DIFF. Can you hear the earpiece loud? NO...
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Strange ... for me it does ... but u have to pass from the earpiece (first icon) to the last icon ... and another icon will appear telling that speakerphone is ON and during this time the music is really much louder and in a much better quality.

like i said...the last icon is playing with both earpiece and speaker on. that's it.

Would the incall volume of the ear piece speaker make a difference...mind is set to the lowest so maybe when the sound is played through the ear piece that's why it's quiet.
What incall volume are you guys phones set too

carefull, you can burst your earpiece speaker with this.

VNMenIeu said:
carefull, you can burst your earpiece speaker with this.
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hmm actually i dont think so ... because the higher volume doesnt come from the earpiece but from the normal output sound... only that is amplified and much better quality

informatico said:
hmm actually i dont think so ... because the higher volume doesnt come from the earpiece but from the normal output sound... only that is amplified and much better quality
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Agreed, but there are only two speakers. Earpiece and mono loudspeaker.
The HTC Touch Pro2 has 3 speakers.

actually im thinking there might be three ... the one which is mono might have 2 speakers inside one low quality for music and ringtones and another good quality for loudspeaker during calls ... and is activated only when using loudspeaker during a call ... (u will see the same icon and notification that speakerphone is active)
but i really like the sound ... is like my laptop

[Q] Stereo Speakers

Has anyone worked out how to pump the sound out of the front stereo speakers instead of the back one yet?
I've been fiddling with the recently re-appeared Sound Enhancer yet I still cant get any sound coming from the front!

According to the comment on this link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5W-aAspPA8
they are not actually speakers, just part of the design.
Surely it would be a bit strange to have stereo speakers on the front as well as a speaker on the back?

Funny you should say that now, I just checked the HTC website and found nothing on the specs about it, but I've been reading everywhere else that there are front mounted stereo speakers in pretty much every review, which kind of makes sense for the design....
A final note is also merited regarding the HD7's front-mounted stereo speakers.
- Engadget
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And that's just one example. TechRadar, PocketNow and others are all saying the same thing. Ahhhh!

Yeah I have read the same thing.
I dont have the phone ,so cant check it out.
Surely though if they were indeed stereo speakers there would be no need for trickery to get them to work.
I will admit thought the link I posted above is the only place I have read that they are NOT speakers.

Hehe. Fair enough.
Mind you saying about trickery, half of the HTC apps havent been working up until today and even today some of them won't start up. So I'm hoping I've just missed something because the stereo speakers definitely would be a nice touch.

Hi, speakers have magnets, check with something metal...for egz. needle, it's ligth, check first with back speaker if it works and then on the front...

top front grill can lift a pin, bottom front grill the pin stays on my desk,
I cant decide if the pin is sticking to the top grill due to the strength of the magnet in the rear speaker, or if its due to a second speaker in the grill for when the phone is held to the users ear

The needle test is not a good one. We know there is speaker at the top front for normal conversations yet my needle does not stick there at all.

So it has speaker on the back for sure. Do you guys really believe that HTC mounted 3 loud speakers on that device?

I would say there's only the one on the rear and the one for the earpeice.
So far I've noticed the grills tend to collect dust/dirt which is VERY annoying!!!

I posted support question to HTC asking about front speakers from reviews. Got reply yesterday that I might be confusing device as I speak about sorround unit.
I did tell them no HTC HD7.
However today I got a reply saying he looked at the device and other reviews and now knows what I mean. He will investigate.

I believe there has been some confusion regarding the front facing speakers.
I reckon that although they look like speakers that are no more than grills for the earpiece and mic respectively. (which if you think about it makes sense)
I imagine the engineering side of HTC failed to properly communicate this with the press side, and people started assuming they were stereo speakers based on looks alone.
No where in the official specs does it mention front facing speakers.

warpkid said:
I believe there has been some confusion regarding the front facing speakers.
I reckon that although they look like speakers that are no more than grills for the earpiece and mic respectively. (which if you think about it makes sense)
I imagine the engineering side of HTC failed to properly communicate this with the press side, and people started assuming they were stereo speakers based on looks alone.
No where in the official specs does it mention front facing speakers.
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But the microphone is clearly next to the USB port on the bottom.
I have also saw a video somewhere where someone is reviewing it and points out that the top speaker is a speaker and the bottom "speaker" a microphone and the HTC person corrects him and tells him they're both speakers.

can't owners do a quick test? play some music then cover up firmly each speaker in turn (with thumb maybe) and see if sound gets muffled or low.

tboy2000 said:
can't owners do a quick test? play some music then cover up firmly each speaker in turn (with thumb maybe) and see if sound gets muffled or low.
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there is no speakers at the front of the phone apart from the earpiece above the htc logo

There are definately stereo speakers on the front, one at the top and one at the bottom under the grills. There is also a third speaker on the back, yes three in all!!
I have done extensive sound listening tests to confirm this and it is most noticable if you turn Dolby Mobile on in the Sound Enhancer section which gives a better stereo separation effect. You really have to play music on the handset to hear all three speakers.
The front stereo speakers are not listed in any of the spec I have seen but this is a complete bonus as far as I am concerned. It will even be a huge benefit for sat nav applications guidance voice when they become available.
Well done HTC.

I have only just read this thread and would lik to mention my 2 cents. Yes the specs do not mention the front speakers however, they do mention virtual surround dolby mobile. now anyone would know that virtual surround requires at least 2 speakers ant opposing ends of the device otherwise how could it trick your hearing? I think that though it does not mention "front facing" speakers that there will be indeed 3 speakers or sort.

Speaking of speakers, has anyone found that when linking to Bluetooth A2DP or 3.5mm jack the volume is really low? if I have it on in the car I have to put the volume on about 25 and the stereo on really high too and its quite distorted, doesn't matter which input but my Touch Pro 2 never had this low volume.

lumpaywk said:
I have only just read this thread and would lik to mention my 2 cents. Yes the specs do not mention the front speakers however, they do mention virtual surround dolby mobile. now anyone would know that virtual surround requires at least 2 speakers ant opposing ends of the device otherwise how could it trick your hearing? I think that though it does not mention "front facing" speakers that there will be indeed 3 speakers or sort.
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That sadly means nothing. Virtual surround could be only available via headphones and they could still advertise it.
Adam86 said:
Speaking of speakers, has anyone found that when linking to Bluetooth A2DP or 3.5mm jack the volume is really low? if I have it on in the car I have to put the volume on about 25 and the stereo on really high too and its quite distorted, doesn't matter which input but my Touch Pro 2 never had this low volume.
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Funny I did notice that. However when I first copied my music files some were louder then now. I think Zune is forcing the Volume leveling as all my music files are now of the same loudness.

Guys,
I think you are clutching at straws here.
Cover the rear speaker with your finger and take note of the sound coming from the 'front speakers'.
All you will hear is sound leaking through the case from rear speaker.
If you seriously think that the front speakers are actually speakers, then you must admit to them being the worst speakers in the world!
Also, the different surround modes (dolby etc) are probably intended for use with headphones.
Not speakers, just a bit of artistic license with the design

[Q} How to increase overall volume output?

What would be an effective way, without rooting the device, to increase overall output of volume, i.e. earpiece for phone calls, speakers for speakerphone and audio/media, and headphone jack. I might be going deaf, but this is one of the quietest phones I have had.

Install Viper4AndroidFX.
NRG1975 said:
What would be an effective way to increase overall output of volume, i.e. earpiece for phone calls, speakers for speakerphone and audio/media, and headphone jack. I might be going deaf, but this is one of the quietest phones I have had.
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Hey there.
I suggest you install Viper4Android FX to increase your overall volume output. It has several options to modify the way sound is reproduced via headset, speaker, and bluetooth audio sources. The only requirement is a rooted Z3C. Cheers!
Please hit thanks if it helped!

I don't have one but there may be a boost in the menu for Volume.
You can also use the equalizer and boost all bands or the
ones you hear, meaning not very low frequencies since the speakers, earphone transducers don't reproduce those, boost all the mid and medium high frequencies.
SOME Z3Cs are very quiet in Volume , like the one tested at GSM Arena and some are very loud, like this
one:
Sony Xperia Z3 Compact vs HTC One Mini 2: http://youtu.be/Z8UxXtGDOcA
Go to about 16:40 in the Video and you will hear the
Z3 C is louder than HTC M one Mini .
Unfortunately-not ALL Z3 Cs are this loud, according to
my unscientific research before I buy one.
Regardless-I am amazed that a few like you and,GSM
Arena find the phone too quiet and others report opposite.
Youtube Videos are not accurate BUT with two phones side by side still an indication of relative Volumes.
I conclude that SOME Z3Cs are much lower in Volume.

lex.vr7 said:
Hey there.
I suggest you install Viper4Android FX to increase your overall volume output. It has several options to modify the way sound is reproduced via headset, speaker, and bluetooth audio sources. The only requirement is a rooted Z3C. Cheers!
Please hit thanks if it helped!
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Thanks, but I guess I should have, and thought I did clarify in the original post, that I don't want to root, till an exploit is found that won't wipe the TA. I'll go back and clarify so there is not more confusion.

robertkoa said:
I don't have one but there may be a boost in the menu for Volume.
You can also use the equalizer and boost all bands or the
ones you hear, meaning not very low frequencies since the speakers, earphone transducers don't reproduce those, boost all the mid and medium high frequencies.
SOME Z3Cs are very quiet in Volume , like the one tested at GSM Arena and some are very loud, like this
one:
Sony Xperia Z3 Compact vs HTC One Mini 2: http://youtu.be/Z8UxXtGDOcA
Go to about 16:40 in the Video and you will hear the
Z3 C is louder than HTC M one Mini .
Unfortunately-not ALL Z3 Cs are this loud, according to
my unscientific research before I buy one.
Regardless-I am amazed that a few like you and,GSM
Arena find the phone too quiet and others report opposite.
Youtube Videos are not accurate BUT with two phones side by side still an indication of relative Volumes.
I conclude that SOME Z3Cs are much lower in Volume.
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To be honest, all Sony products I have had, are super quiet. My Sony Flip 14a was super quiet till a new update came out and fixed it. Walkmans are typically very quiet as well. Shrug, just a thing I suppose.

I have the same problems with my brand new Z3 Compact. The over all volume is very low, it is okay when in silent environment, but at a bus, airplane, or in a crowded area it is very hard to hear what people say in calls or podcasts etc.
I did a comparison with my friends iPhone, plugged both in to my soundcard, the output from the iPhone is around 20-25% louder. I hate to switch back to iPhone, but this is kind of a big deal. I did a comparison of Z3C and iPhone 5S and the Z3c is about 20% lower. I can not post a link to the youtube-video (got to have 10 posts)
Is there any way to fix this?

eriklanden said:
I have the same problems with my brand new Z3 Compact. The over all volume is very low, it is okay when in silent environment, but at a bus, airplane, or in a crowded area it is very hard to hear what people say in calls or podcasts etc.
I did a comparison with my friends iPhone, plugged both in to my soundcard, the output from the iPhone is around 20-25% louder. I hate to switch back to iPhone, but this is kind of a big deal. I did a comparison of Z3C and iPhone 5S and the Z3c is about 20% lower. I can not post a link to the youtube-video (got to have 10 posts)
Is there any way to fix this?
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Me too I have installed miui 7 and is coming with some sound mods, it´s better sound with but still isn´t great.
get 10 post as well wiiiii xD

I don't think there's a way of really boosting the overall volume without rooting it.
And please don't start with the EQ bands & other such bs or apps that boost volume without root.
The only alternatives are Viper4Android & a post I saw about editing mixer_paths.xml and modifying some values there, which I did, but I already had Viper4Android installed. So I'm guessing you can't do more than that. But even Viper4Android doesn't give you all that much of a boost. If you're an audiophile and want your music to sound good and not just blast mid-high frequencies like crazy, you'll consider buying a portable amp for music listening.

I have the same problem, so can't boost volume audio without root?... Im on lollipop 5.1.1 Stock

Yes - you need root. There is a simple flashable zip file on this forum that many have flashed with great results. Search using the keyword "xloud"

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Yes - you need root. There is a simple flashable zip file on this forum that many have flashed with great results. Search using the keyword "xloud"
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can you plz send a link to the "xloud" thread. i found a lot of threads, but i still need the right one

anonym6x6 said:
can you plz send a link to the "xloud" thread. i found a lot of threads, but i still need the right one
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try this bro in works in my device ( z3 Compact :good: )
http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3/development/stereo-speakers-sound-mod-v3-2-z323-0-1-t3015912

Sound mod dual speaker??

I wanna know if there is a mod which I can increase the volume and use both speakers.
thank you for your time

? up

Xda has a very good search engine !
Sent from my Galaxy Note8 using XDA Labs

Yes, you can activate dual sound output and use two different Bluetooth speakers at the same time, but unfortunately there is a slight delay between them which create a weird effect. It is true that I have tried this with two different type of speakers (a Philips AS 141 and a Samsung Level Box slim), maybe with two identical Bluetooth devices it would work better.

There is a mod (and a thread for the mod) which will allow the use of both speakers as stereo - however you can't increase the volume much (if at all) over the default because the earpiece speaker is not designed to be used that loudly - you will get distortion and crackles, and potentially damage the speaker.
You can ask in the relevant thread if the dev can sort out a louder version for you, but personally I'd stick to the prescribed limits, as it will affect sound quality quite (very, depending on how much of an audiophile you are) badly.
You'll have to be rooted for the mod to work as well, so bear that in mind.
e: https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-8/themes/dual-speaker-mod-note8-exynos-t3676091
There you go, right at the top of the mods/apps/themes section...

Why not just get one of those tiny speakers on amazon you plug in to the headphone jack ?
www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B007NJ3SIM...67e265c11d28&pd_rd_w=s7fIw&pd_rd_i=B007NJ3SIM