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[HTC Sensation] linj:
Is it possible that the amps on different model Sensations are different?

According to http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_sensation-review-605p7.php , the noise level is significantly high, i.e. around HD2 levels ( http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_hd2-review-418p8.php ), which I have. I can definitely hear the "buzz" and background noise on the HD2 with my rather low-impedance UM1s and TF10s.

At the same time, many seem to be indicating that their low-impedance IEMs are fine. Are people interested in re-reporting what they're getting, with their models (z710e, z710a, T-Mobile)? It'd be very helpful for me, at least, as I am moving towards the Sensation from the HD2, and this could definitely decide which model I am getting (if this is indeed the case).

Thanks!
[HTC Sensation] Waveblade:
I think the sound signature is pretty decent on my UE Triple Fis which I've used on my Cowon S9, iPod touch 4th Gen, Sansa Clip+.

The EQ helps a bit too if it's not bassy enough for your tastes. But most importantly? No static
[HTC Sensation] Firefall!:
I am quite happy with the sound quality, on the other hand I wouldn't say it's perfect. I typically use cheap headphones, but I also own a pair of high-end headphones that I use sometimes. I think it depends on your listening volume. I tend to listen at quite high if not maximal volume levels, and I find that especially rock music sometimes sounds like random noise. This may be partly due to the fact that I use (320 kbps) MP3, but the sound is different for example with my stereo. SRS enhancements improve sound quality, but they also lower the volume. COming from a SE X1, I think the speaker is quite good. Of course you wouldn't use it for your average home party.
[HTC Sensation] linj:
I just picked up my Sensation and for reference of other people looking into this, I, too, hear almost no static (you can sort of hear a very very very mild pop when music starts, but it's really quiet) and sound quality is extremely bassy with the XE roms and even with the original HTC Sense player, if any effects are on (doesn't seem like you can turn off effects with XE roms).

I didn't even know my TF10s could hit that much bass, and though it's entertaining sometimes, it also is a bit distracting and excessive. It's good to know that a somewhat neutral, clean sound can be had out of the Sensation! Much better than the HD2, for example.
[HTC Sensation] dogntbone:
It's definitely good hearing this, since I am in Singapore, came from HD2, and am using TF10s too. (hahahaha) I am using Westone cables though :P
[HTC Sensation] smiler51:
I read several threads now, but it seems that no one knows what the DAC inside the Sensation is...

I would really love to know because i am deciding between the Sensation or S2...

Thanks

Smiler51
[HTC Sensation] linj:
A quick search reveals that http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1189322 links to http://www.anandtech.com/show/4471/htc-sensation-4g-review-a-sensational-smartphone/8 which notes that http://focus.ti.com/general/docs/ge...io_aic3254&HQS=NotApplicable+OT+tlv320aic3254 is the DAC.

(Do note that you should never judge audio strictly from the DAC. Other components matter; for example, there are multiple amplifier stages, most likely, and the entire layout and component selection for the phone matters in terms of how much noise you will get from other components. You can have the best DAC ever, but if you design your circuits wrong, you could still end up with (for example), 60Hz power line noise flying everywhere when you're plugged into power.)
[HTC Sensation] vegetaleb:
Now that my samsung P3 is nearly unusable I wonder if I should get a dedicated pro mp3 player like Cowon J3 or just a larger SD memory for my Sensation???

Anyone has both Sensatio and J3/S9 to tell the difference??
[HTC Sensation] lianw:
Why a Cowon J3? For the price of a 32GB J3, you can get a 160GB iPod Classic which also plays lossless files (ALAC). Add a FIIO E11 or CMoy amp to it and you are set.
[HTC Sensation] vegetaleb:
I am searching for the best audio quality not memory or apple crap
[HTC Sensation] linj:
I had a Cowon O2 player (Cowon sound quality seems consistent across their players, although some are brighter like the D2 I think... has been a while since I checked) and Westone UM1 and UE TF10, no amp.

The noise on the Sensation is audible on low impedance earphones like mine, but very very very barely. You'd have to be listening very closely/intently to hear it.

The audio quality is very bass heavy on the Sensation on stock, but you can tune it to be quite neutral. I honestly, overall, feel like I enjoy my music more on the Sensation. I can tell the difference, but it's not to say that crispness is lost or sound stage is lost or anything; it's just a different sound signature.
[HTC Sensation] vegetaleb:
So I just have to buy a larger SD and a bigger armband :rolleyes:
[HTC Sensation] lianw:
The iPod classic + portable amp is one of the highest portable audio solutions at the moment. The iPod plays back lossless audio and has a lot of capacity. The FIIO E11 or CMoy amp are must-haves if you aim for ultimate portable audio quality. Stop being so petty and consider the iPod as a true solution. Having a large amount of storage on a portable music player is essential due to the large file size of lossless tracks.

The iPod classic is a far better cost-effective purchase than the J3.
[HTC Sensation] vegetaleb:
Sorry I had an ipod touch 2g that I sold because I found it ridiculous in terms of sound quality compared to the samsung P3, apple ipods never convinced me (same for the ipod nano I had)
[HTC Sensation] Michael_Mcr:
I have been a bit of a hi-fi head for more years than i care to remember and have owned a variety of Walkmans and digital PMP's. I have also used many different headphones.

I have a stock 02 UK Sensation and use PowerAmp with Sure E4c iem's and also Senn PX-100, PX-200 and recently acquired AKG 450's.

To answer the origonal question - i have found the sound to be very good via the 3.5mm socket. Clearer than my HD2 and comparable to mid priced PMP's. I have noticed no discernable background noise - the only irritaion is the occasional digital click when changing tracks.

The Sensation has clear trebles, good separation and a well defined bass. the inbuilt "Music" app with its SRS is pretty rubbish - far worse than the HD2 + SRS App combo i had before, but PowerAmp is a superb app.

I have a 30gb ipod and to me the Sensation is easily as good or better, sound wise. Once i have set up eq profiles in PowerAmp for my different headphones then i feel the sound is actually very good considering it is a phone first and a pmp second.
[HTC Sensation] whitegoh:
For me, speaker sucks. Many other smartphone's speaker is better than Sensation, in term of 3.5mm socket, quite excellent, especially with PowerAMP!
[HTC Sensation] Michael_Mcr:
Thought i would update this posting.

As mentioned above, i thought the Sensation is pretty reasonable given that it is a phone first and music player second and that is still the case.

However, it suffers a little in that it is a battery powered device that doesnt have a lot of amplification power and therefore, sounds similar to a hi-fi set-up that has a small amp = a tiny bit soft and wooly at low volumes and a little bit "shouty" and harsh at high volumes. There is also a lack of tight bass.

So what do you do ? - after all, its not a proper hi-fi. You want a small device that fits in your pocket and small headphones that fit in your pocket, so this is the price you pay, right ?

Well, wrong - since i wrote the first part of this post, i discovered the minor miracle that is the Fiio E5 miniature headphone amplifier and the results are just truly amazing - Bass is full and tight, treble is sweet and clear and ther is nice separation between instruments and a nice sound stage - this thing really, really does make a huge difference to the sound of the Sensation as it now has the "ooomph" to properly drive headphones.

It is tiny (bout the size of an ipod shuffle), so it fits in your pocekt well with your portable device and portable headphones. Dead simple to use - just plug it between your headphone and the headphone socket then switch it on.

It will be the best £15 ($20) you will ever spend - honestly.

The attached picture is the FiioE5 in use with my Sensation and my AKG 450 headphones
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dubyajaysmith:
[Q] just had this thought. When you're on a call, the status bar glows green and dark. My question I guess is how hard do you guys think it would be to copy that over into the static, normal status bar. I'm sure I'm not the first to think of it but nothing in my search and all my time on xda never saw this question. Being that I don't believe Im that original it's probably difficult enough for it not to have been done by now but had to ask. Maybe not the best for battery but how cool? I'd sure spare some amperage ^_^
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] panflute:
status

I really hate the white status bar and would be willing to pay someone to change it to black as long as it would not effect future updates or cause any problems. Of course the icon colors would also have to be changed so it's not that simple a task.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dubyajaysmith:
If icons you mean battery and h+bars that'd be the easy part for me. Though I know you're trying to keep stock and over 100, 175 ^_^ I don't mind if if it takes edits to frame that nearly bricks. Just wanted to put it out to see if anyone has tried and thoughts. Thanks for reply! =D
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] on21st:
Changing the color of the status bar is relatively easy you just have to edit the .png files in the framework-res.apk. That is how themes are done. I also think there is a simple black status bar mod in the themes section, but I am to lazy to find it specifically. However these changes do require a deodexed system which does not allow you to update, but it is not that difficult to flash back to stock using an sbf and then update.
[HD2 Accessories] iwanttobeamole:
So, I also have an HD2 with a broken screen (LCD and Digitiser) , which I'm looking to replace.

However in my search for a new LCD + Digitser combo, I've come across a number of ebay listings claiming to be a "Second generation" LCD screen.

Was there actually an updated screen on the HD2 like there was on the the original desire for instance, or is this a bit of gammy "marketecture"

I've looked around to any reference for an updated LCD on the HD2 but haven't been able to find anything to back the sellers claim up. If there was an update on the screen, what was the difference between them?

I guess as a follow on question, has anyone had any experience with a bad replacement LCD screen? Are they all the same? or are some of lower quality or do they more battery or aren't as bright as others?

I'm aware of the physical differences between the t-mobile version and the standard 8585, and know what sort I need to get (mine is a t-mo). But just wondering what your experience has been?

Thanks in advance.
[HD2 Accessories] fcbarca17:
its real

the international version of the HD2 was first shipped with a LCD unit that had many problems, later models were then fitted with a better one.

All TMOUS models have the newer, better screen
[HD2 Accessories] rauschkugl:
also heard that the early models shipped with another screen but i don't know about the tmous model.

i think it was the same with the hardware keys. on the phone of a friend of mine they fit much tighter than on my phone and he got his one about one year after the release.

i have got an old one and it's working well for almost 2 years when the hd2 was released here in germany.

and i think there are no differences in brightness or contrast.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidkidd763:
I am stuck on htc evo 4g white screen and when i try to recovery it. It goes to evo 4g white screen over and over I need HELP!

SD card format.

SUPERSONIC EVT2-3 SHIP S-OFF

HBOOT-2.02.0000

MICROP-041f

TOUCH PANEL-ATMELC03_16ac

RADIO-2.15.00.09.01
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HipKat:
No offense but there about 30 threads on this and as far as I can see, no one's fixed it yet.

Sorry, good luck and learn the search function.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] emcp422:
you should try reflashing your recovery thru a PC36IMG.zip from bootloader and reflashing your rom. put them both in root of sd card power off phone, then hold volume down while pressing power at the same time until you see a white screen with a few lines with word on it,then let go wait for your phone to identify the PC36IMG and hit yes when it ask you to update, that will reflash your recovery
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] timroth:
I cant play any games (3d/2d) with my xperia arc. Rooted or not rooted no difference. I did repair software a lot of times. Tried to return fabric settins also.

I have installed logcat to see logs. And i have realized everytime any game crashes, there was this code given below.

I tried to chance my memory card and bought Class 10 8 gb.

Still no difference. Can anybody tell me what does this code means?

And game crashes are without any error message. Just goes back to main screen, thats all. Thanx.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] hitmanre:
can someone give me a good guide to dual boot, and a good combination of two roms?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] T-Macgnolia:
It depends what do you want to dual boot?

Do you want to dual boot Windows Mobile and Android from SD card?

Or do you want to dual boot Windows Phone 7 and Android from SD card?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] kostilus:
Also interest

Hello,

I'm also interst by dual boot SD/NAnd

I know W7 NAnd/Droid SD is possible but Droid Nand /W7 SD is possible ?

Thanks
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] vidguyuk:
After being frustrated with WM6.5 for over a year, then trying a few SD card roms I'd recommend a CM7 nand rom as your base. Very lightweight and blisteringly fast. Might dual boot myself soon but I'm so happy with my "new" phone now it's low down my priority list.

To be honest sense isn't my cup of tea either, my wife's Desire HD appears less slick than my HD2 on CM7 hyperdroid, not even same league, as long as you can live without senses gimmicks.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] kingzain:
3 replies, and no one has answered his question. geez.

here's a link to the guide. if this doesn't help, then i don't know what will. it's completely step-by-step:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=931192

Also, i would suggest trying to flash a NAND ROM on your HD2. The phone is much faster.

http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=928
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] hitmanre:
windows mobile and android from SD
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] philburkhardt:
This magical app by XDA member Chainfire, lets you play Tegra 2 games on your nook!!!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1087427

You have to google the Tegra plugin. They can't post it there due to the legality of posting Nvidia's algorithms, or something like that. I had no problems finding the plugin, though.

I am playing Samurai II: Vengeance, right now!!!!

I'm on the bus, I can post screens when I get home. (Plus I wanna play the friggin' game!)

YAY!!!

Working / Not working games, as of 6/16/11 (Thanks Arbelzapf (& me) :))

TEGRA 2

Galaxy on Fire 2 - Working

Samurai II: Vengeance - Working

Riptide - WORKING

Monster Madness - FC (This game technically isn't out yet. Hacked apk floating around the internet does not work)

Fruit Ninja - WORKING

Pinball HD - WORKING

Guerilla Bob - WORKING (you can disable post effects in settings for a noticeable performance boost.)

(Think the graphics are a little too bright? Try this (thanks luciferii):goto options then click post fx while in game)

Trainz - WORKING But yep, it's pretty slow

Great Battles Medieval - FC

Bang Bang Racing - Black Screen

T-Racer - Not Working

Snapdragon/Qualcomm

Aftermath XHD - Working, kinda. It played fine for me until I acquired grenades. The explosions made it freeze.

6/3 UPDATE

Fixing your permissions through ROM Manager or recovery could make your games stop working. If this happens you can try wiping your cache and dalvik-cache, then reflashing your ROM. That fixed it for me. If none of that made sense to you, and you have Root Explorer, you could try my instructions here:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=14410187&postcount=238
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] EverythingNook:
by plugin in do you mean app?
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] racks11479:
What?! I've been dying to play that game. Awesome! Thank you sir for advising on this. And thank you "Chainfire"!
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] philburkhardt:
No, there are different plugins to fake different processors. You have to find them, after you install the app.

...and btw, Samurai is AWESOME!!!
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] EverythingNook:
mind sending me the plugin in a pm?
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] ansleyj44:
Thanks for the info.

This game is so so great!
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] philburkhardt:
I don't want to get myself in trouble for distributing something I shouldn't, totally not meaning to be a jerk.

If you google "chainfire tegra plugin" it is the first thing that comes up.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] EverythingNook:
thanks, got them. as for the "root" of the nook would it be /root?
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] philburkhardt:
They just mean on your SD card. I made a folder named Chainfire 3D Plugins, and put them there. The app found them when it searched for plugins.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] EverythingNook:
i followed this thread http://forum.mobilism.org/viewtopic.php?f=399&t=199488

and on step 4, what plugin did you pick?
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] philburkhardt:
You want to be careful posting Mobilism links here.

I didn't follow any guide. I just downloaded the files, unzipped them, put them on my SD card and let the app do the rest.

..oh, and it's the Nvidia plugin.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] EverythingNook:
sorry, this is so freaking amazing thanks man! im gonna try other tegra games now
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] philburkhardt:
No worries, I don't want to see you take any flak for doing something innocent. :)

It is pretty great. :D
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] EverythingNook:
XOOM aint got **** on us! thanks for the stuff (:
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] BronYrAur:
Anyone know how I'd go about installing this on an SD card install of CM7?
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] Gin1212:
Thank you, I finally have a game that I can show off on the Nook Color as a rival to Ipod's Infinity Blade. (And if you think otherwise you've never played Infinity blade which has like no story ;p)
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] EverythingNook:
i just hope we dont have to re do this if we update to a new nightly or something.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] altimax98:
Vendetta wont work :( it all gets installed and then when i hit demo, or play it crashes :(
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] philburkhardt:
Haha, I thanked you!

As long as you aren't wiping data, everything should stick like it would with any other app.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] philburkhardt:
From what I have read, Vendetta has issues regardless.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] gallahad2000:
Yeah, isn't it worth a couple of bucks to have a version that receives updates. :D
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] Divine_Madcat:
I am still having the missing menu problem, and i did an uninstall. Can you say what specifically you did?
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] philburkhardt:
I just uninstalled the game, then deleted the data using Astro, then reinstalled everything.

There have been a couple of times since then that the menu wouldn't show up. Exiting and restarting the game fixed it, but that hasn't happened in days.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] seth.i.simmons:
Same here, I couldn't open my combo menu, but an uninstall and install cleared it up, all good now!

Oh, and Chainfire is just AMAZING! Wouldn't have ever thought I could play games this beast on my NC, loving Samurai 2!
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] Divine_Madcat:
Did you do a reboot between the uninstall/reinstall? I guess i will have to try it again, and make sure i clear everything i can possibly find, since a quick uninstall / reinstall did not fix my issue..
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] seth.i.simmons:
Nope, no reboot. Just uninstalled the game, then went into the market and reinstalled it. Not sure why some people CA get it to work and some can't :/

Hmm, just a thought, but are you running the pro version of CF3D??
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] martian21:
Seeing as there has only been one version of Samurai 2 released I found it odd that some people were having the missing combo menu issue while others were not and there didn't seem to be any logical explanation. Then it occurred to me that most times the simplest answer is the correct one - there is more than one (pirated) version...

So, here it is - the combo menu is broken in some of the early pirated versions of Samurai 2. It appears that this is why some people are unable to get it working no matter what they try. Purchasing the game from the market (or for those without a conscience - downloading an updated pirated version) should fix the issue.

Please - this a great game. Just Buy it!!!

Martian21
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] luciferii:
i bought my version and the combo menu didnt work on mine until reinstall.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] seth.i.simmons:
Same here, I bought mine, and right off the bat, no combo menu. After a reinstall, it works great though! So its not just about pirated vs real, but must be something else... if your having issues, can you tell me whether your running the free or pro version of CF3D? That's the only thing I could think of, besides kernel or OC speed.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] Divine_Madcat:
Same....

Anyway, got it working; this time i uninstalled, and cleared up the remaining /data with File Explorer (i noticed something had to be wierd, since my saved game stayed between the uninstall/reinstall). All is good now.

As it is, please don't assume that everyone with an issue is a pirate.. some of us genuinely just have issues. :P
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] philburkhardt:
I certainly bought my copy, and also had menu issues. On top of that, like I said before, every once in a while my menu doesn't work. I have to exit and restart to get it back.

Maybe there is/was a menu bug and the pirated copies (which don't get updated) retain the bug. While the newer pirated apks and current version in the market have had it (mostly) fixed. Possibly still needing more updating to completely eradicate it?

...just my rambling thoughts.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] philburkhardt:
Score!!! Glad you got it working. It really is a great game. :D
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] Divine_Madcat:
I made it to the 4th Chapter with no combo/shop menu... ;)

Now i have the joy of starting all over again.. doh!
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] poofyhairguy:
I bought it from the Amazon market and it worked first time.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] schtuka:
I bought it, but after download would not install. Says couldn't install on SD card or Memory something. Refund unfortunately.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] Gin1212:
Or crazy thought... And I mean crazy... We're playing a game that is optimized for a completely different chipset on an ebook reader.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] lathavim:
I am running CM7 on SD Card. Unable to install the driver(error writing to /system). Application has been granted SU permissions. Any idea how to fix this?
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] nolook:
I'm just amazed how awesome this app is....asphalt 6 runs/looks great

wish plants vs zombie HD worked