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[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ezjakster1:
Every sense rom I have tried has problems with banding in the images and apps and widgets. It looks low quality. Also on widgets they have black lines that run diagonally through. Can I fix this?
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saranhai:
that's weird, i've never seen this before...

did you do a full wipe before every flash?

did you verify the md5sum beforehand?
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ezjakster1:
what is the md5sum? and yes full wipe every time. its not terribly bad just annoying. its almost as if it isnt fit for our screen
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Callumhughes182:
Can any rom be installed from recovery?

Im trying to install a rom that has the following instruction but i dont understand them. I am rooted by the way

"installation guide ( for beginners):

1- flash your phone with 2.3.5 JVT with repartion checkbbox (with odin)

2- install semephore kernel 1.8.1 (with odin)

3- install lagfix file ( install recovery menu)

4- then you have ex4 program in menu . open that program and choice convert to ex4 .

5- install the rom from recovery menu."

Im using 1.12.9 MIUI rom which is based on 2.3.7 JVK
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zhengod:
First download stock ROM JVT just search it up in the forum flash it through the program ODIN and then download the semaphore kernel and put the tar in the PDA section and flash through ODIN again. Then download ROM manager off the market and flash Clockworkmod Recovery through the app and boot into CWM and flash the ROM
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shahkam:
I have an issue that irittates me really bad whit widgetlocker its when i want to apply a custom theme so i click on custom themes and i get force close option or wait.

so i gotta press wait and the box appears 200 times and i always click wait then i can put the custom slider it have been doing this since i bough the app.

Any help would be really nice and it started when i installed some new custom sliders...

Thanks.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] TA123:
Can anyone recommend good earphones for SGS2? I've got Sennheiser CX400II and they sound rubbish with this phone. I tried them on my son's Experia Play and they sound decent there. I used to have a different pair of Sennheiser, which were quite good but I lost them and I do not know the number of the model.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] abacona:
Get a i9000 for music, the dac on the sgs2 is rubbish
[Galaxy S II Accessories] Skellyyy:
It's so annoying how bad audio quality is on this. I've got some average Klipsch S3's I use for daily use, on my iP4 my ears are vibrating with the bass, on this I can barely hear the music. The ones that come supplied with the S2 are better on the S2, but nothing else. The cheaply made quality to them is so irritating too. :(

= What are you even doing asking whether or not you should root your phone on XDA?! =
[Galaxy S II Accessories] idandavid:
thats odd!

my sgs2 sounds way better than any ip4 or sgs1 i ever tried!!!

im talking about sony XB700 !!
[Galaxy S II Accessories] FirstNoobToBrickHisPhone:
The oem headset lost output from the left earphone as well.

So I can only hear music from the right earphone.

The headset is cheap ****e..
[Galaxy S II Accessories] pasquy85:
Strange...I use 5 euros in-ear and audio quality is good...
[Galaxy S II Accessories] jonny68:
I had the Samsung earphones that came with the phone and ever since the 2.3.5 upgrade and using power amp and equalizer the sound quality is excellent, i lost the earphones but i was so impressed with them i bought them on Amazon again and the sound quality is absolutely fine unless your a total snob when it comes to the "perfect sound" the Samsung earphones do the job very nicely.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] Fustigador:
U guys can give it a try, not only for sgs2!

FiiO E7 USB DAC and Portable Headphone Amplifier
[Galaxy S II Accessories] iamacow:
Try using the stock music player.

If you use the 3rd party players, you can instantly tell that the 3rd party music players screwed the whole thing up.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] NZed:
Klipsch S4a. Boom.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] DallasJones:
Can't go wrong with Bose IE2 ;)
[Galaxy S II Accessories] metze.b:
http://www.earphonesolutions.com/shure-se215.html

Using this earphones now for nearly a month.

Impressive qualtiy.

:D

Flac over sgs2

really good.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] droid_1989:
I use Sennheiser CX300II, they're pretty cool, really good actually, turning my volume up high with some nice bass on the train, drowns out all crap that goes on around me.

What's better still, is they were a gift from my employer's for Christmas :-)
[Galaxy S II Accessories] MistahBungle:
These. With Comply tips, they sound brilliant. Obviously the recording you're listening to is important, 128kbps MP3's (or less :eek:) are going to sound ****e no matter what you stick in your ears.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] indopride:
I use stock in-ear headset that comes with the phone together with dsp and cm7 music app.. sounds very good!
[Galaxy S II Accessories] crx16:
I'm using sennheiser cx300's too. Excellent earphones. Very happy with the sound......

But if I plug my phone into a stereo the audio output is terrible.

Very disappointing.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] nerdgenius:
Been using Sol Republic Track HD and they sound amazing with Power Amp.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] achillesgk:
best so far

http://www.meelec.com/Clarity_Series_CC_51P_Ceramic_In_Ear_Headphone_WT_p/ep-cc51p-wt-mee.htm
[Galaxy S II Accessories] anfozy:
I have the exact same problem sounds great with earphones but when i plugged it into the speakers sounds absolutely terrible not sure why
[Galaxy S II Accessories] muzens:
Shure SE315 get my vote, excellent quality.

PowerAMP & FLAC
[Galaxy S II Accessories] Geo2160:
Actually, it's the phone that sucks, especially at low frequencies (ie. song with a lot of bass). You (and me) were just lucky when you picked the CX300II, because they have a lot of bass and distort higher pitched sounds and the GS2 is exactly the opposite. So the resulting sound quality is very good .I dare say it's better than my old Nokia 5800, but that would be an overstatement.

So, word of advice: Don't look for audiophile earbuds with perfectly calibrated sound. Try to find a pair boomy bass quality buds to rectify the phone's bad low-frequency output.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] Eichhorny:
Hmm... Depends on your music tastes I, personally, love my AKG k701 in pair with SGS2, especially after CM9 alpha release where they finally fixed that annoying problem with loudness.

Only problem is high impedance and therefore rather quiet sound. If you love to hear bass like if you are on the rock concert they are not the best choise for you but if you just love clear sound they are perfect. They are amazing at something like Daft Punk, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Bee Gees or some techno music, really good with the Killers, Guns 'n Roses, Queen, AC/DC but not really good with Metallica and other metal bands, I still enjoy these bands but lack of bass can be a little disappointing... Well, I guess it's the price one have to pay for having open headphones...

BTW if you'll think about getting one of those buy k702 or q701, they have an unattachable cable so you can change it anytime.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] tonybhoy:
i'm back to my old nexus ones,dont know why but they get best sound from s2,my £35 zaggs are in the drawer:)
[Galaxy S II Accessories] MamaSaidWhat?:
I personally can't use my SGS2 for music, the sound quality is atrocious. I've used Poweramp, combined with DSP manager/Equalizer 3.0.x, along with my Panasonic RP-HJE900 earphones and the sound is still awful. My Desire HD with just the stock SRS Enhancement through HTC's music player sounds 10x better.

I have no clue how Samsung managed to get something so simple wrong.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] tonybhoy:
pricey though :D
[Galaxy S II Accessories] Tijmen:
I find atrocious to be quite an overstatement, but I can imagine it to be quite a disappointment for the real audiophile. I am using the klipsch image s4 iem's. I have all my music in MP3 320 and the quality is more than agreeable.

http://www.last.fm/user/TijmenK27
[Galaxy S II Accessories] Eichhorny:
I don't understand people complaining about bad phone. I listen to it every day for at least half an hour and it sounds great. I mean there is not much bass(not sure if it's phone or my headphones though) but otherwise music is awesome. Can you please give a link to some sample of the song you are listening to and that sounds bad(better if it would be part of the exact file from your collection)? I'm really curious because from classical music to techno and rock .flacs just sound great to me.

But of course it's just my opinion and I may be wrong, but I sincerely think that GS2 is good as a player even if I don't really have anything to compare with.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] Tijmen:
Well, I come from the Nokia 5800 and that is, audiowise, quite a downgrade. Also try comparing it with a serious pci sound card. I don't know what kind of monitors you use but playing .flac is pretty useless on this phone. Just try comparing it to mp3 320's in a blind test, I'll bet you my phone you won't have over 50% right.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] Markoldfield:
I noticed Nokia are developing a load of new headphone designs. They look pretty cool but not sure how they'll sound?!
[Galaxy S II Accessories] tugler:
I 've the SHURE SE-215. Sounds pretty good.

Way better Audio quality than my Notebook (Lenovo T400).
[Galaxy S II Accessories] trhush:
i think that the sgs2 don't have enough audio quality for use high end earphones.

maybe a mid, en <100USD can be OK!
[Galaxy S II Accessories] MistahBungle:
All depends on the quality of the source. 320 MP3's & FLAC's sound fairly good on the SGS2 (tho not as good as my dedicated media player, I must admit) thru "decent" IEMs. I don't see any reason why that wouldn't sound a bit better still thru "high end" earphones.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] SonicReducer:
i use AKG 518 LE , and they sound great with my sgs2, i may risk say better than my ipod, i really don't use EQ or sound effects, so just pure device sound on both, i my sgs2 just sounds great
[Galaxy S II Accessories] fluidz:
Placebo placebo placebo placebo, did I say placebo..?
[Galaxy S II Accessories] snowblind2142:
banger and olufsen for me :)

Best earphones I ever bought, especially with the life time guarantee ;)

(O_o) [Meaning of life or Bust]
[Galaxy S II Accessories] vyis:
As far as i can tell, the audio output from S2 3.5mm is sucks. Plug in my Tf10 without amp make it sound like 10 dollar cheap steak.

Plus there are some problem with some range of high note, which always introduce some hiss sound. (One song that will surely cause this is "the Power of Love" from celine dion, i'm using 320kbps MP3 CD Rip). I don't get this with my cheap creative X-fi sound card or my old diamond 2.

Currently using Ordnance 22 with tf10, together with Winamp pro, sound okay but the hiss from that specific range of high note still persist.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] anfozy:
this man speakers the truth!

use a pair of bang & olufsen A8 here best ive used
[Galaxy S II Accessories] porkchopbolt:
AKG headphones

I use AKG k430 on ear headphones, with power amp and voodoo volume fix. Bass is really punchy, good mid range.

As someone previously said, it also depends on what the bitrate of the music is. Too much compression = poor listening experience no matter what phone you've got.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] isisky:
I've bought the vsonic gr06 and they sounds fantastic for their price, you can read thé reviews about it on head fi, also the bundle is awesom
[Galaxy S II Accessories] MistahBungle:
Yep VSonic make fantastic IEM's for the price ;) Had a pair of R02 Pro2's for a couple of years before they died recently. For around $100 they were great value.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] adamgoncalves:
If you have a budget under $100AUD, you should look up Brainwavz M3's, best earphone in that price range, hands down.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] MistahBungle:
^^

+ lots for this. Guess what I bought myself for Xmas ? :D Pretty much to replace the VSonics, used ****ty Sennheiser CX300's for a couple of months as a backup :(

The M3's beat the VSonics hands down. Much more detailed, nice balance across high/mid/bass, nice soundstage (if there is such a thing with IEM's). They will show up ****ty sources (low quality MP3's, etc) tho & these will sound absolutely terrible with the M3's due to the level of detail they reproduce. But if you stick to 320kbps MP3's & FLAC's, they're fantastic.

Excellent advice from Adam ;)
[Galaxy S II Accessories] mcrane1981:
Phonak pfe 012's. Sound absolutely amazing with either poweramp or player pro! I'm using player pro atm with supercurio's voodoo louder app and I'm getting some serious sound quality!
[Galaxy S II Accessories] saintxseiya:
I just can recommend the Skullcandy Titaniums.

I had a lot in ears. Klipsch S4i, AKG, Sony etc. The skulls have the best music experience.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] willybrand:
For everyday use i recomend Teufel Aureol Groove, but for my last few walks in the winter i used my Teufel Aureol Massive. They keep my ears quiet warm and sounds bombastic, different to in ears.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] fluidz:
Sennheiser ie8 - bass heaven
[Galaxy S II Accessories] francis820:
Philips SHE8005

Has volume controls, button to either accept/end calls or play next MP3 track... has separate mic module... crisp sounds and decent bass.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] pnevroq:
I am using Klipsch Image One and they sound great.

Mic and navigation functions work just fine. Volume buttons don't work though.

I have written a

review

for those who interested.

Talking about earphones Sennheiser CX300II sound pretty good too - punchy bass, but a little bit distorted highs; and the lack of a microphone make them useless to use for calls (just for music).
[Galaxy S II Accessories] speckledpig:
I'm still using the samsung earbuds that game in the SGS2 retail box. I use them on my bike ride multiple times per week. No complaints.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] leinobOy:
If you want really good quality earphones then I must recommend you Beats by Dr Dre. They have amazing quality of sound and they dont break if you drop them. Here is the link to the web store :-)

beatsbydrdre.com
[Galaxy S II Accessories] badboys8908:
Audio

All you need is PowerAmp + VoodooLouder for Play Store. They both work well together and produce dynamic audio quality with just the stock earphone in the box. Consider & save you $$$...
[Galaxy S II Accessories] superleeds27:
soundmagic e10

Beats by Dre are the most overpriced things ive ever seen in my life. Average headphones. More of a fashion item!
[Galaxy S II Accessories] Galactus:
^^^^^This. Or cop some Brainwavz M2's
[Galaxy S II Accessories] leinobOy:
I bet you have not tried them... They actually are worth of every penny!
[Galaxy S II Accessories] superleeds27:
Beats by dre?

I have, Brother has a pair he got for £60. Stil overated. Like I said. The headphones are average sounding.

Its a case of £40 sound, £70-£100 fashion statement.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] atsmonator:
senheiser cx series

i use senheiser cx series in-ear headphones for like 5 years and they're the best!

they go from 25 usd to 100, i usually buy the 50 bucks ones.

they're good for every genre.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] dahn8:
I'm not as critical of my sound as an audiophile but as a musician, I still appreciate good sounding headphones. With that being said, I've been using the Etymotic Research HF2/HF3 (have one of each) and they work for me. It has good clarity, tight bass, and the bass/mids/trebles are pretty well-balanced IMO. You just need to make sure it seats well in your ear (like any IEM). Pretty happy with it except it does need to be babied a little bit as the wires seem a little fragile to me. The only difference between the HF2 or HF3 is that the HF3 is designed for iDevices so the volume up/down buttons don't work on a non-Apple device (sound quality is still the same).

As for the Beats.... some of them sound decently good. However, for the money you'd spend on one of their products, you can easily buy a better (but still likely cheaper) product by some other company. They look cool and all but in the end, you're paying a lot for the name and image and not necessarily sound.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] tkawa:
Is it much better than original SGS2 from the box? Worthy to buy? :confused:
[Galaxy S II Accessories] badboys8908:
Definitely way much better then stock earphone.

If you got that extra $$$ then why not.;)
[Galaxy S II Accessories] raze1000:
AKG K450

For me best in the £50 price range by far.

Great for travel and fit nicely into a great suplied case.

I tested these at the airport alongside the Dr Dre beats at 200 quid and these were far better.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/AKG-K450BLU-K450-Headphones-Navy/dp/B001F6M5DI/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1341225512&sr=1-1
[Galaxy S II Accessories] M.N.M:
Try out the SoundMAGIC E10's, seriously they're awesome, better than those at 3x the price.

You can get them on Amazon for less that £30.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] badboys8908:
Or maybe the Soul SL49 by Ludacris. They are as good as Dr. Dre & cheaper too.

http://soulelectronics.com/shop/products/sl49/
[Galaxy S II Accessories] Declan79:
I'm waiting for combo setup mw600+ibeats, couldn't wait to tested

Send from my 4.0.3 GT-I9100 premium xda
[Galaxy S II Accessories] _ray_:
V-Moda M80 with the added benefit of mic. Superb sound and build quality. Best purchase I have made for my GS2
[Galaxy S II Accessories] :
I got my new earphones since 4-5 days, I'm very happy with those, COLOUD - Marvel(punisher) edition.

they were 60 try, means very cheap if you convert it to USD. they have a multiple choice of models. you can even have the hello kity one if you want to :P
[Galaxy S II Accessories] AfftarN:
Better Sennheiser ie8 only Sennheiser ie80, but beware of fake products!
[Galaxy S II Accessories] arcopidia:
Does its 3 buttons work?

I'm interested in buying soundmagic E10m with mic and 3 buttons. But worried whether those buttons would work or not. There are some apps on the market which claims it would make these buttons work. What do u say?
[Galaxy S II Accessories] LosserKlosser:
Marshall minors.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] Declan79:
beat by dr dre is a must have
[Galaxy S II Accessories] suenoromis:
The best ones so far that impressed me a lot was the stock earphones, reeaaaal goood for quality to price ratio, and Yamaha EPH-20, I just loove the bass, the pair I have has 1 earphone not working and even still with one earphone it can impress the listener.

In-ear fan!
[Galaxy S II Accessories] Emexrulsier:
Always been a fan of any of the in ear sennheiser ones gets ones with the ear loop which makes them useful if you go running or cycling so they don't fall out.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] caliber2001:
Sennheiser CX300; Adidas CX310; Creative EP630.

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[Galaxy S II Accessories] farhan_ds:
senhieser if you can afford them

he best combo i have found on the weak S2 internal audio amplification is

1 - the original S 3 headset (helpful with receiving calls as well as volume buttons

2 - power Amp software with the Direct Volume Control option ticked.

the most possible quality output you can receive with very low budget..!!!
[Galaxy S II Accessories] JellyBean_xD:
monster
[Galaxy S II Accessories] imlgl:
Shure SE215. Those are absolutely amazing, deffo worth getting if you have the money. They are professional in ear monitors
[Galaxy S II Accessories] frostyroot:
AUDIO TECHNICA ATH-PRO700MK2's are the best headphones out there in my opinion. They are what you need if you're looking for that "perfect sound."

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0046JS1IE/ref=mp_s_a_1?qid=1361660527&sr=8-1&pi=SL75
[Galaxy S II Accessories] quacachua:
Anyone try Philips SHE3800, cheap but good
[Galaxy S II Accessories] championc:
And if you want decent ones which also have a microphone, the ones for the Blackberry Bold are pretty good. You'll get them handy enough on eBay.

C
[Galaxy S II Accessories] Gmot:
I'm very pleased with the earphones that came with the phone itself.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] tihimasmo:
idk if the sgs2+ has upgraded phones, but mine has all I can ask for
[Galaxy S II Accessories] vj_dustin:
Same here, i consider the audio output as a pro in my phone, for both AUX & Headphones. Speaker is a bit low though.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] anonymous724:
The monoprice 8320 earphones are unreal in my opinion. Plus really cheap on amazon :p
[Galaxy S II Accessories] kilometers4:
Klipsch S4i.. So good. And you can find them cheap on ebay :)
[Galaxy S II Accessories] lerkin:
Do they compatible with android? I mean control...
[Galaxy S II Accessories] kilometers4:
Yeah, I can pause and play from the controls
[Galaxy S II Accessories] Fr0zenSπow:
S4a should work for android :/
[Galaxy S II Accessories] laiss:
But this is fact ip4 audio is 1000 times better than samsung any galaxy
[Galaxy S II Accessories] ipmanwck:
Soundmagic e10 has won awards from what hifi and sound sweet. Beats are a total over hype and the cables are annoying. Klipsch s4 are good to bit for me e10 are the best

Custom Stock Rom 4.1 Eternity

Brilliantly Stock
[Galaxy S II Accessories] Krayzie_Bone:
As many other said Klipsch S4i and S4a
[Galaxy S II Accessories] jorgicio:
I think that Samsung Galaxy SIII handsfree sounds very good. But it can be better.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] JaimeD:
I just read this and wondered what currently is the best music player. I'm on cyanogenmod 10.1 (4.2.2) and use google play music ever since Apollo always failed to boot on my phone. On play music quality for headphones is fine (using $30 in-ears, excellent sound!) but listening music through the speaker just sucks.

I have NOT changed anything in dsp manager.

Verstuurd van mijn GT-I9100 met Tapatalk
[Galaxy S II Accessories] adwitmishra17@gmail.com:
Hi mates,

According to me, the best music setup for galaxy s2 goes as follows-

1-use a custom kernel that allows increasing the headphone output.

2-use stock music player(to avoid distortion in audio, I used poweramp but noticed distortion so switched to stock)

3-good earphone (other than stock) I use apple earpods as I got them from a friend who has an ip5 and they sound really good.

Trust me guys, this is really the best setup for getting the most out of ur galaxt s2's cheap yamaha DAC.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] restyPL:
I recomend aJays two. Sound great on PowerAmp and stock player!
[Galaxy S II Accessories] proxuser:
i have bose one. with siyah kernel's extra volume and maximum volume still great sound.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] mad_hat:
I was using the stock earphones but recently got the Bose On Ear phones for about $60, a bargain price, sounds pretty good to me.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] vj_dustin:
Was using the stock s2 earphones.

Got my sister an s3 and since she doesn't use canal earphones, I took em.

And they sound perfect and the volume up/down + pause/play keys make em just the best!!
[Galaxy S II Accessories] caliber2001:
Second after Motorola S9 :D

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[Galaxy S II Accessories] jon.walker1339:
Personally I use sennheiser PX 200-II. Bought for around £50. Great sound (even made an iPod touch sound passable), closed on-ear and nice folding action to slip into a pocket

Use them with;

PAC-MAN ROM

Dorimanx kernel (to whack up the volume level)

AC!D Mod (beats audio and such, honestly don't know if this makes a huge difference but I like how it sounds so no point changing)

Poweramp (probably spent a good 4-5 hours tweaking the eq until happy)

Wouldn't change it for the world

Add a dab of lavender to milk, leave town with an orange and pretend your laughing at it.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] intelligentking:
Bro would you mind posting your EQ? I use SOL Republic Tracks HD and they sound really amazing.
[Acer Iconia A500] dincdoes.me:
Delete subject already started
[Acer Iconia A500] kjy2010:
Already posted two below you. :rolleyes:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1383193

;)