[Q] Sound Quality on the Moto X - Moto X Q&A

Just curious. How is the sound quality on your Moto X? Does it provide a flat response?
How about Bluetooth quality?
And finally how does the sound chip compare in quality to an iPhone 5? Especially THX.
again just curious

I don't know about bluetooth but the speaker was surprisingly good. It was loud, but still clear. The headphones sound quality is good to but for some reason it is kind of quiet. But it isn't that big a deal because I can just turn up the volume.
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ram130 said:
Just curious. How is the sound quality on your Moto X? Does it provide a flat response?
How about Bluetooth quality?
And finally how does the sound chip compare in quality to an iPhone 5? Especially THX.
again just curious
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I have both the iphone 5 and moto x.
Sound quality is comparable in both loudspeaker and headphone out, in my LIMITED experience. I'm testing it more now, will post with my findings.
It also has a built in EQ, which is enabled by default with some weird bass preset. Set it to flat or disable it and it sounds good, farely neutral like iphone 5.
The headphone volume however is not as good as iphone 5. It's maybe 80-85% of iphone 5. The loudspeaker volume however is excellent, slightly better then iphone 5.
You might need a portable amp for higher impedance headphones but for low impedance ones and IEM's, it's sufficient.
I'll test some more soon as I figure out why my room smells like weed.
Testing with:
Beyerdynamic DT770 PRO 80 OHM headphone
Beyerdynamic Custom One Pro headphone
Hippo VB IEM
Atrio MG7 IEM

scorpion667 said:
I have both the iphone 5 and moto x.
Sound quality is comparable in both loudspeaker and headphone out, in my LIMITED experience. I'm testing it more now, will post with my findings.
It also has a built in EQ, which is enabled by default with some weird bass preset. Set it to flat or disable it and it sounds good, farely neutral like iphone 5.
The headphone volume however is not as good as iphone 5. It's maybe 80-85% of iphone 5. The loudspeaker volume however is excellent, slightly better then iphone 5.
You might need a portable amp for higher impedance headphones but for low impedance ones and IEM's, it's sufficient.
I'll test some more soon as I figure out why my room smells like weed.
Testing with:
Beyerdynamic DT770 PRO 80 OHM headphone
Beyerdynamic Custom One Pro headphone
Hippo VB IEM
Atrio MG7 IEM
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Wow thanks! Can't wait, I'm just waiting for the X to come out for T-Mobile so until then. I wonder why the EQ is enabled by default, if I'm correct disabling it made it much louder no? For headphones, volume could be an issue then again...my ears.
As for the weed smell, that could just be some clothes laying around
KNiGHTx4 said:
I don't know about bluetooth but the speaker was surprisingly good. It was loud, but still clear. The headphones sound quality is good to but for some reason it is kind of quiet. But it isn't that big a deal because I can just turn up the volume.
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Thanks man, the headphones thing might be scary haha.

DT 770 Pro 80ohm performance:
I mention this headphone first because a lot of portable devices have trouble driving them properly. The bass quantity and overall volume starts to suffer when used on weaker devices. The headphone has a slight characteristic of the bass bleeding into the mids (nowhere near as much as consumer headphones).
Moto X:
Volume: 7.5/10 acceptable levels, wish it had a bit more oomph.
Highs: 8.6/10 still has good clarity but the lesser volume (compared to ip5) hurts it a bit
Mids: 9/10, the device does not have enough power to push the bass so much that it bleeds into mids
Bass: 6.7/10, I find it a bit lacking here. I wouldn't go crazy if this setup was my daily driver though
Sub Bass: 6.5/10, not sufficient. You can tell it's there but I'm not impressed whatsoever
Iphone 5:
Volume: 9/10 highs are almost at the limit of what my ears can tolerate
Highs: 8.9/10 tad more clarity then moto x
Mids: 9/10, the device does not have enough power to push the bass so much that it bleeds into mids
Bass: 7.5/10 this is close to the limit of what smartphones can push bass quantity on these headphones.
Sub Bass: 9/10, I can definitely feel the rumble in my jaw.
My baseline is based on driving them from Asus Xonar STX dedicated sound card with built in amp (up to 600ohm supposedly).
Atrio MG7 IEM performance:
This probably my most "neutral" sounding headphone/iem. Strong sub bass, mid bass a bit recessed. Mids and highs pretty clear.
Moto X:
Volume: 10/10, as loud as I need it
Highs: 9/10
Mids: 9/10
Bass: 8.5/10
Sub Bass: 8/10
Note: reverb is a bit better then iphone 5
Iphone 5:
Volume: 10/10 the max level is a bit too loud for me, one step down is perfect
Highs: 8.5/10 can get a bit harsh at times
Mids: 9/10
Bass: 9.2/10
Sub Bass: 9/10
Both provide an enjoyable experience with low impedance heaphones/IEM's with the iphone 5 edging a bit in the bass department. When moving on to higher impedance headphones, both devices are underpowered (as expected from smartphones) but the iphone 5 did a lot better here. Both did not have the power to provide enough bass on my DT770 headphones due to its higher impedance.
Overall listening experience I would say they are pretty similar, with the iphone edging slightly for bass heavy music like dubstep/dnb/trap/hip hop. For most other types of music they are about the same. I'm inclined to say I like the iPhone 5 better in terms of audio quality. I'm quite the basshead.
Disclaimer: I am not an audiophile, these are only my opinions =)
Edit: loudspeaker is louder on Moto X, clearer on iphone 5. I would rate Moto X 8/10 and iphone 5 9/10 here.

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DT 770 Pro 80ohm performance:
I mention this headphone first because a lot of portable devices have trouble driving them properly. The bass quantity and overall volume starts to suffer when used on weaker devices. The headphone has a slight characteristic of the bass bleeding into the mids (nowhere near as much as consumer headphones).
Moto X:
Volume: 7.5/10 acceptable levels, wish it had a bit more oomph.
Highs: 8.6/10 still has good clarity but the lesser volume (compared to ip5) hurts it a bit
Mids: 9/10, the device does not have enough power to push the bass so much that it bleeds into mids
Bass: 6.7/10, I find it a bit lacking here. I wouldn't go crazy if this setup was my daily driver though
Sub Bass: 6.5/10, not sufficient. You can tell it's there but I'm not impressed whatsoever
Iphone 5:
Volume: 9/10 highs are almost at the limit of what my ears can tolerate
Highs: 8.9/10 tad more clarity then moto x
Mids: 9/10, the device does not have enough power to push the bass so much that it bleeds into mids
Bass: 7.5/10 this is close to the limit of what smartphones can push bass quantity on these headphones.
Sub Bass: 9/10, I can definitely feel the rumble in my jaw.
My baseline is based on driving them from Asus Xonar STX dedicated sound card with built in amp (up to 600ohm supposedly).
Atrio MG7 IEM performance:
This probably my most "neutral" sounding headphone/iem. Strong sub bass, mid bass a bit recessed. Mids and highs pretty clear.
Moto X:
Volume: 10/10, as loud as I need it
Highs: 9/10
Mids: 9/10
Bass: 8.5/10
Sub Bass: 8/10
Note: reverb is a bit better then iphone 5
Iphone 5:
Volume: 10/10 the max level is a bit too loud for me, one step down is perfect
Highs: 8.5/10 can get a bit harsh at times
Mids: 9/10
Bass: 9.2/10
Sub Bass: 9/10
Both provide an enjoyable experience with low impedance heaphones/IEM's with the iphone 5 edging a bit in the bass department. When moving on to higher impedance headphones, both devices are underpowered (as expected from smartphones) but the iphone 5 did a lot better here. Both did not have the power to provide enough bass on my DT770 headphones due to its higher impedance.
Overall listening experience I would say they are pretty similar, with the iphone edging slightly for bass heavy music like dubstep/dnb/trap/hip hop. For most other types of music they are about the same. I'm inclined to say I like the iPhone 5 better in terms of audio quality. I'm quite the basshead.
Disclaimer: I am not an audiophile, these are only my opinions =)
Edit: loudspeaker is louder on Moto X, clearer on iphone 5. I would rate Moto X 8/10 and iphone 5 9/10 here.
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Wow! Thank You Thank You so much for this short detailed review. It has help me determine the quality on this phone. And will help others looking into it. I suppose it would be best to have an iPod alongside the Moto X huh?
Anyway Thanks so much. If I'm reading this correctly, it also means it's on par with the Nexus 7 (2012) sound quality. Which is little sad. I can hope that bluetooth sound quality will be just as good as my iPhone 5.
Man, what would it take for manufactures to focus on all parts of a phone. Moto X was so close.

This is the one thing I'm most interested in. I currently have an HTC One and I'm thinking of switching to the Moto X. The HTC One sounds great in my car. I had a Note 2, and after rooting and loading a custom kernel, it sounded great! However, stock, it sounded terrible. Wish I knew someone with one to test it out!!

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This is the one thing I'm most interested in. I currently have an HTC One and I'm thinking of switching to the Moto X. The HTC One sounds great in my car. I had a Note 2, and after rooting and loading a custom kernel, it sounded great! However, stock, it sounded terrible. Wish I knew someone with one to test it out!!
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One has clearer sound, Moto x is louder though.

Hmmm what to do...
I just don't want it to sound "tinny" (if that makes sense)

scorpion667 said:
DT 770 Pro 80ohm performance:
I mention this headphone first because a lot of portable devices have trouble driving them properly. The bass quantity and overall volume starts to suffer when used on weaker devices. The headphone has a slight characteristic of the bass bleeding into the mids (nowhere near as much as consumer headphones).
Moto X:
Volume: 7.5/10 acceptable levels, wish it had a bit more oomph.
Highs: 8.6/10 still has good clarity but the lesser volume (compared to ip5) hurts it a bit
Mids: 9/10, the device does not have enough power to push the bass so much that it bleeds into mids
Bass: 6.7/10, I find it a bit lacking here. I wouldn't go crazy if this setup was my daily driver though
Sub Bass: 6.5/10, not sufficient. You can tell it's there but I'm not impressed whatsoever
Iphone 5:
Volume: 9/10 highs are almost at the limit of what my ears can tolerate
Highs: 8.9/10 tad more clarity then moto x
Mids: 9/10, the device does not have enough power to push the bass so much that it bleeds into mids
Bass: 7.5/10 this is close to the limit of what smartphones can push bass quantity on these headphones.
Sub Bass: 9/10, I can definitely feel the rumble in my jaw.
My baseline is based on driving them from Asus Xonar STX dedicated sound card with built in amp (up to 600ohm supposedly).
Atrio MG7 IEM performance:
This probably my most "neutral" sounding headphone/iem. Strong sub bass, mid bass a bit recessed. Mids and highs pretty clear.
Moto X:
Volume: 10/10, as loud as I need it
Highs: 9/10
Mids: 9/10
Bass: 8.5/10
Sub Bass: 8/10
Note: reverb is a bit better then iphone 5
Iphone 5:
Volume: 10/10 the max level is a bit too loud for me, one step down is perfect
Highs: 8.5/10 can get a bit harsh at times
Mids: 9/10
Bass: 9.2/10
Sub Bass: 9/10
Both provide an enjoyable experience with low impedance heaphones/IEM's with the iphone 5 edging a bit in the bass department. When moving on to higher impedance headphones, both devices are underpowered (as expected from smartphones) but the iphone 5 did a lot better here. Both did not have the power to provide enough bass on my DT770 headphones due to its higher impedance.
Overall listening experience I would say they are pretty similar, with the iphone edging slightly for bass heavy music like dubstep/dnb/trap/hip hop. For most other types of music they are about the same. I'm inclined to say I like the iPhone 5 better in terms of audio quality. I'm quite the basshead.
Disclaimer: I am not an audiophile, these are only my opinions =)
Edit: loudspeaker is louder on Moto X, clearer on iphone 5. I would rate Moto X 8/10 and iphone 5 9/10 here.
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So when it comes to hip hop rap music, so you think the bass is good? Or good enough? Or not enough?

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(Q) Nexus 6 Stereo Speakers VS HTC One M8 Boomsound, comparable?

I've been trying to find a comparison of the 2 for a while now.
Are they better? worse? louder? quieter?
Any info's greatly appreciated.
I believe no one is allowed to do a full review until the 12th, that is why we have been seeing more of the same videos (Unboxing, quick flipping through the screens, not going into any apps, etc.). Once the 12th comes around, there will be a flood of everything you want. You probably won't get a answer to your question until then.
klubhead said:
I've been trying to find a comparison of the 2 for a while now.
Are they better? worse? louder? quieter?
Any info's greatly appreciated.
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I definitely look forward to Wednesday when the NDA is lifted but http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/1...-googles-nexus-6-really-big-really-beautiful/ already posted (from a non-audio buff):
"The Speakers
I was excited to find that - unlike the Moto X - both of the Nexus 6's speakers work when playing media, not just the bottom one. When Google says stereo speakers, they mean it. I'm not an audio buff by any stretch of the imagination, so I can only comment from my limited frame of reference. That said, the Nexus 6 speakers get plenty loud, but for example the bass tones in Vitalic's Bluesy Tuesday aren't entirely rich or full, and the bubbly high notes of Classixx's Hanging Gardens do experience distortion at higher volumes. In general though, the speakers do sound good. They aren't exactly on the same level as HTC's BoomSound on the M8, but they're definitely passable, and for myself - a person who rarely listens to music on phone speakers - they're good."
More positive preliminary impression of speakers:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/larrymagid/2014/11/01/hands-on-with-googles-nexus-6/
"Great screen and sound quality
The Nexus 6 1440 by 2560 pixel (493 ppi) AMOLED display is brilliant and compares very well to the iPhone 6 Plus’s 1920 by 1080 pixel (401 ppi) screen. You can’t go wrong either way when it comes to screen resolution. I watched a Netflix video and read portions of a Kindle book on the Nexus 6 and while watching video on a large phone isn’t quite as immersive as watching it on a tablet, it’s not bad. And the sound quality from the Nexus 6 front-mounted stereo speakers is excellent. The speakers are at the top and bottom of the phone, which means they’re left and right with as much separation as possible when the phone is held in landscape position. With the volume cranked all the way up, I could hear it well from anywhere in an average-sized living room without significant distortion. It’s one of the few phones I would consider listening to without headphones."
More Wednesday..
Exactly what I've been looking for, thank you!!!
Yeah, we have to wait for official reviews. Hopefully it is on par with HTC's boomsound. Even if isn't. front facing speakers beat rear facing speakers every day of the week.

Speakerphone (loudness, clarity)

Proper etiquette aside (hint: don't use speakerphone while doing your "business" in a public bathroom), rate this thread to express how you think the LG V10's speakerphone performs. A higher rating indicates that you love it: it's loud and it's clear.
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
It's muffled and distorts. Ss-sounds are almost inadible during calls and there's a "fuzz" on louder sounds. Annoying. Hopefully they can fix it in a software update.
It's not as clear and loud as G4.
Volume is pretty good but the clarity is only so-so in my opinion. Coming from the One M8, which was my last phone, the speakers could use improvement.
How do others hear you when loadspeaker is on? Do they hear you clear? Or they constantly asking you to repeat what you just said?
ZeroPDA said:
How do others hear you when loadspeaker is on? Do they hear you clear? Or they constantly asking you to repeat what you just said?
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I've used it a couple times and haven't had anyone complain about not being able to hear me.
Speakers
I come from note 3 and the speaker volume and clarity is clearly better than the note 3 or any other devices i have seen. I also own Sennheiser HD 650 and can confirm that onboard DAC is quite effective for high impedance headphones. Also for car audio and bose earphone i own show the benefit of auto upscaling of music i own. Very pleased with the purchase so far and still awaiting for the promotion i applied for!
it is pretty loud actually.. and the clarity is not bad for only 1 speaker
I think it fair to good. Good enough for speakerphone conversations even in mildly noisy environments, but not great for music listening ( compared to Nexus 6P ). I think the microphone quality is excellent as some people have been unable to tell that I'm on speakerphone.
Mine is good. bottom firing speaker.. you can use your hand and kind of cup the bottom of the phone.. makes it quite a bit louder.. other times I actually turn the phone upside down so the speaker is pointed up at my face. Seems adequate for me in clarity and volume.
Works fine for me.
Much improved from the G2. While on that phone, anytime I used speaker, the person on the end always said "did you put me on speaker???". And reception was awful as well.
The V10 is clear and loud enough. Not one person has even asked.
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The speaker is mediocre only. But this is compensated by the superior sound coming from the headphone jacket.
speaker is really bad
i had mate 8 it has way better speaker quality with good bass

Does the phone have good speakers and a good microphone,

Im considering buying this phone. I havent heard much about the speakers and the microphone. Are the speakers and microphone good?
One of the best. If you're curious, phonearena has a battleground for the loud speakers of phones.
Also there are countless youtube videos on the audio quality and you can listen to the microphone quality.
It is louder, and clear then my wife's iphone 5, and to me seems parallel to her new galaxy s7 edge.
The neat thing is the case and shape of the body with an ungrip, holds the speaker a quarter inch off the surface, which seems to give me drastic improvement when listening to music etc...
Please note that speaker and mic quality can be drastically altered on any phone with the right rom.
Here are some links...
phone arena benchmarks (speakers/headphones are on here)
Youtube: audio sampling quality review
4k video recorded (with audio) This is a good way to hear mic quality, however, you can see that the 4k video (and even 1080p) are quite jumpy, the stabilization is great, but has a lot of issues on super high resolution (especially in the corners)
Mewz said:
Im considering buying this phone. I havent heard much about the speakers and the microphone. Are the speakers and microphone good?
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microphone = good; speakers = ok (no stereo speakers)

Speakerphone (loudness, clarity)

Proper etiquette aside (hint: don't use speakerphone while doing your "business" in a public bathroom), rate this thread to express how you think the Google Pixel 2's speakerphone performs. A higher rating indicates that you love it: it's loud and it's clear.
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
I was astonished when I heard the speakers for myself, they are really loud but clear!
they're good, but not great.
I like the speakers, but they need some tweaking, the sound isn't as full bodied as my HTC One M7 was. They're clear sounding, but a bit tinny for my taste. I'll be happy when some eq mods get implemented.
I was really pleasantly surprised by them. They are just as loud as my Nexus 6P WITH the Viper4Android soundboost all the way up. Once I get V4A on the Pixel 2 I wonder just how loud it will actually get. Sounds amazing for such a small phone too, wow.
Got mine in yesterday. nice crisp clear sound... but the earpiece speaker is treble biased, and the bottom speaker is bass biased...
Makes things sound really weird when listening to music or watching movies in landscape...
I am getting an exchange unit and will update when that unit comes in.
Update: Exchange unit came in... I've been using it for a few days now, and I have noticed no difference from my last unit... an hour on the phone with google device engineers got me the response that this is by design to increase the frequency range... I still don"t like it as it bothers me..
who wants to buy a gently used pixel2?
ApoKyla said:
Got mine in yesterday. nice crisp clear sound... but the earpiece speaker is treble biased, and the bottom speaker is bass biased...
Makes things sound really weird when listening to music or watching movies in landscape...
I am getting an exchange unit and will update when that unit comes in.
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The same situation. Is it feature or defect? Can anybody confirm it? Thanks.
Anyone's speakers distorting or crackling? Coming from iPhone 7. Speakers on iphone are not loud, but they do sound good. Pixel 2 by comparison is tinny and crackle at higher volumes.
Coincidentally, I'm RMAing the Pixel 2 right now for ticking noise in earpiece and constant high frequency emission. Wondering if maybe my speakers are no bueno too. No one else seems to have the speaker distortion or at least too early.
Edit: I was playing "Bridge Burn" by little comets when i noticed. Then played thievery corporation's "Culture of Fear". Maybe someone else can compare?
Elvis_Stojko said:
Anyone's speakers distorting or crackling? Coming from iPhone 7. Speakers on iphone are not loud, but they do sound good. Pixel 2 by comparison is tinny and crackle at higher volumes.
Coincidentally, I'm RMAing the Pixel 2 right now for ticking noise in earpiece and constant high frequency emission. Wondering if maybe my speakers are no bueno too. No one else seems to have the speaker distortion or at least too early.
Edit: I was playing "Bridge Burn" by little comets when i noticed. Then played thievery corporation's "Culture of Fear". Maybe someone else can compare?
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I just got mine today I do not have the sound in the ear piece and also my forward face speakers are crisp loud and clear with just a slight thumping for base it amazing to my ears but what do I know I came from a s6 ?
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I just got mine today I do not have the sound in the ear piece and also my forward face speakers are crisp loud and clear with just a slight thumping for base it amazing to my ears but what do I know I came from a s6 ?
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Thank you sir. New phone will be here Wednesday. We shall see.
Elvis_Stojko said:
Thank you sir. New phone will be here Wednesday. We shall see.
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hope u get one without issues
Elvis_Stojko said:
Anyone's speakers distorting or crackling? Coming from iPhone 7. Speakers on iphone are not loud, but they do sound good. Pixel 2 by comparison is tinny and crackle at higher volumes.
Coincidentally, I'm RMAing the Pixel 2 right now for ticking noise in earpiece and constant high frequency emission. Wondering if maybe my speakers are no bueno too. No one else seems to have the speaker distortion or at least too early.
Edit: I was playing "Bridge Burn" by little comets when i noticed. Then played thievery corporation's "Culture of Fear". Maybe someone else can compare?
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My speakers seem to rattle a little at max volume, even just with Google Assistant or navigating. Haven't noticed any issues on calls though I haven't made a lot since I got my Pixel 2.
Overall quality seems all right a few notches down from max, but is quite noticeably worse than my nexus 6.
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Could anybody check if speakers are producing the same sound (you can cover it by finger). My unit's top speaker has more hights, bottom one has more mids and bass. Maybe it's by design. I am not sure. Thank you.
ales005 said:
Could anybody check if speakers are producing the same sound (you can cover it by finger). My unit's top speaker has more hights, bottom one has more mids and bass. Maybe it's by design. I am not sure. Thank you.
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Yes, absolutely agree with you. Bottom is far better at base and mids. Top speaker is opposite.
ales005 said:
The same situation. Is it feature or defect? Can anybody confirm it? Thanks.
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It could be related to separate dedicated drivers in each speaker (Allowing for larger respective drivers), or simply an equalization software aspect.
The Dark Knight Patriot said:
It could be related to separate dedicated drivers in each speaker (Allowing for larger respective drivers), or simply an equalization software aspect.
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Ditto here. Noticed it right out of the box. Top is treble biased, bottom is bass. It seems design derivative. Also possible too because the top speaker is also used for earpiece/speakerphone?
Waiting for more confirmation from google whether this is real or defect. Good to hear from here I'm not the only one.
No issue though with the phone so far.
https://9to5google.com/2017/10/24/t...2-sound-completely-different-heres-why-video/
The are crystal clear but when I compare them to my nexus 6, the bass is better on the nexus
Elvis_Stojko said:
Anyone's speakers distorting or crackling? Coming from iPhone 7. Speakers on iphone are not loud, but they do sound good. Pixel 2 by comparison is tinny and crackle at higher volumes.
Coincidentally, I'm RMAing the Pixel 2 right now for ticking noise in earpiece and constant high frequency emission. Wondering if maybe my speakers are no bueno too. No one else seems to have the speaker distortion or at least too early.
Edit: I was playing "Bridge Burn" by little comets when i noticed. Then played thievery corporation's "Culture of Fear". Maybe someone else can compare?
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Also have the ticking sound, and so so sounding speakers. Trying to RMA. Apparently turning off NFC is supposed to help with the ticking sound. Haven't done it myself....too many digital reward cards
Noticed quite a bit of distortion when navigating at max volume. The voice is full bodied and, combined with the software EQ choice, I think it hits that perfect low-mid tone and overpowers the speakers. Stepping it down two notches basically eliminates it. Also noticed that the speakers are very directional compared to the OG pixel XL. Had both devices playing the same music and Pixel 2 audio disappears when faced away compared to the OG pixel which was much more audible when the speaker was pointed away. I think the amount of bass they are trying to offer is lofty and unattainable and the device would sound better with a bit more mid and less extreme treble and bass. If I decide to keep this device I'll be praying for the dev community to offer up some display and audio tweaks. P.S. I haven't noticed the ticking/noise from the speakers on my device but I think if they dropped this ultra hifi EQ choice, a slight drop in highs would probably make it much less noticeable or might make it disappear completely if the frequency could be isolated and cut (I'm looking at you 6kHz and above).
Can anyone get me /etc, /lib & /bin folders? I might take a look if there is any ways to improve your device's speakers

Akg n700nc

Anyone else get these with their pre-order money? They were $300, then $200 off for me, plus 10% off for education discount. So I paid $89.99 I think.
Coming from the AKG N60NC, it has been a nice upgrade! Over the ear instead of on ear, some ambient modes, custom EQ, padded top part (where it touches your head), hard case, nice active noise canceling, and incredible battery life. Only complaint I have is it's a little uncomfortable on the ears (maybe my ears are just too big - I hear most people praise the comfort!).
All in all, these are audiophile level headphones, from what I can tell. Fairly neutral sound, meaning no super heavy bass and no aggressive high frequencies. But that can be adjusted with the custom EQ, if needed.

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