Sound Quality?

[Guest dj9928]

I was thinking about getting one of these so I could get rid of my old Nokia and iPod touch, However I hear reports that sound quality isn't great and its rather low through the headphones, could somebody confim?

[Guest AndyHibberd]

I was thinking about getting one of these so I could get rid of my old Nokia and iPod touch, However I hear reports that sound quality isn't great and its rather low through the headphones, could somebody confim?

Personal experience - I was watching madmen on Rockplayer today and had the volume at about 1/3 maybe 1/4 full and it was plenty loud (SoundMagic headphones but I don't think headphone brand makes much dif on loudness). They say the speaker is better than the iphone 3gs too, and I can confirm that's also very loud.

Advice - Do not hesitate, you won't regret it!

[Guest jdtanner]

I was thinking about getting one of these so I could get rid of my old Nokia and iPod touch, However I hear reports that sound quality isn't great and its rather low through the headphones, could somebody confim?

Mine is going back to be replaced as the background hiss is unbearable; I presume that it is a fault. However, having read up on audio hiss on Android phones, it appears that this is a general problem that annoys some people more than others. The hiss seems to be from the poorly isolated audio socket, in combination with using a standard 3.5mm (three?) pole jack in a four pole socket.

Anyway, I'll report back on my new one tomorrow to see if it makes a difference.

John

[Guest dj9928]

Mine is going back to be replaced as the background hiss is unbearable; I presume that it is a fault. However, having read up on audio hiss on Android phones, it appears that this is a general problem that annoys some people more than others. The hiss seems to be from the poorly isolated audio socket, in combination with using a standard 3.5mm (three?) pole jack in a four pole socket.

Anyway, I'll report back on my new one tomorrow to see if it makes a difference.

John

I had this issue with a Desire so returned it, Also had terrible issue with radio reception which was also apparently put down to the 4 pole socket, is this the same with this phone?

[Guest GraviticVortex]

Im still waiting for when Paul (or someone else) can find few moments to compare SF sound quality and volume with Desire.

Simply because i know how Desire sounds, would be good comparison...

[Guest RottenFoxBreath]

Personal experience - I was watching madmen on Rockplayer today and had the volume at about 1/3 maybe 1/4 full and it was plenty loud (SoundMagic headphones but I don't think headphone brand makes much dif on loudness). They say the speaker is better than the iphone 3gs too, and I can confirm that's also very loud.

Advice - Do not hesitate, you won't regret it!

Andy, what Rockplayer are you using, and what format for videos, as some i play are jerky as hell.

Thanks.

[Guest laag]

I find it very loud. The stock earphones you get leak sound like crazy and dont isolate very well. Pick up a good pair of IEMs and and all is well. One thing that is very annoying is the hiss, especially from the FM radio. Even with high impedance earphones (Jays d-Jays) the hiss is still audible. Hiss aside, the sound is on par with an iPod Nano, both sound a bit cold, lifeless and flat.

Edited October 8, 2010 by laag

[Guest dj9928]

I find it very loud. The stock earphones you get leak sound like crazy and dont isolate very well. Pick up a good pair of IEMs and and all is well. One thing that is very annoying is the hiss, especially from the FM radio. Even with high impedance earphones (Jays d-Jays) the hiss is still audible. Hiss aside, the sound is on par with an iPod Nano, both sound a bit cold, lifeless and flat.

Thats seems to be the same issues I had with the Desire, the radio picked up more hiss than anything else,

[Guest spartathisis]

I must say that i'm impressed with the sound through the speaker on mine, clear and loud. Listening through supplied headphones at the moment and i dont have an issue with the sound.

Think its like so many things, personal taste and opinion.

[Guest tiggerlator]

Mine sounds fine, first with a pair of samsung ep370 and now some sennheiser cx300-II phones. It sounds lovely with the senns.

[Guest AndyHibberd]

Andy, what Rockplayer are you using, and what format for videos, as some i play are jerky as hell.

Thanks.

The latest one.

Madmen videos untouched, so native divx of 624 by 352, I think that's 320p.

Have advanced Task Killer installed and run that before playing videos.

Sometimes jitters but very watchable, def impressed me.

I wondered whether there could be a "Media Player Mode" where the device could boot just as a media player to use all resources for this purpose...?

[Guest RottenFoxBreath]

The latest one.

Madmen videos untouched, so native divx of 624 by 352, I think that's 320p.

Have advanced Task Killer installed and run that before playing videos.

Sometimes jitters but very watchable, def impressed me.

I wondered whether there could be a "Media Player Mode" where the device could boot just as a media player to use all resources for this purpose...?

Thanks,

That would be Rockplayer Universal yeah?

Tried an ep of South Park, worked fine, and also a larger tv episode, and that was fine too, but for movies, if not converted to ipod setup with handbrake, it judders like blazes.

ATK made performance a bit better..I was surprised at what was running without using it first.

Edited October 9, 2010 by RottenFoxBreath

[Guest AndyHibberd]

Thanks,

That would be Rockplayer Universal yeah?

Tried an ep of South Park, worked fine, and also a larger tv episode, and that was fine too, but for movies, if not converted to ipod setup with handbrake, it judders like blazes.

ATK made performance a bit better..I was surprised at what was running without using it first.

Yea think so. ATK is good, try the auto kill option too. I have the lil icon on my main home screen and give it a quick tap before locking to make sure apps are not rinsing battery in the background.