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[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AmberBoy:
Odp: [Q] Xperia Z's Audio DAC ?

Agree with you, sometimes I miss a call because of this silent speaker in T. Thanks for the reply.

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[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RCJ89:
No worries. I was really disappointed by the T tbh, alot of things wrong with it. Poor Battery, low volume on audio when outside, low volume on earpiece, low speaker volume.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] meaien:
Loudness doesnt state that the audio quality is good even galaxy note 2 has a quite sound but you can mod that and it is said that it has wolfson dac the main question here is what dac is sony using for the xperia Z is it going to be the same from sony walkman F? to make it a good portable DAP
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AayushDhuria:
If Z's DAC is the qualcomm one only, then i'm not getting it. I'm an audiophile and I listen to music like 5-6hours per day on phone.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RCJ89:
I know loudness alone doesn't set the audio quality boundry but thats the general issue I have found with the S/T they have great audio quality but just not loud enough. On the other hand htc one x/s for example the audio is ok but the phones are loud. samsuck just suck.

The note 2/s3 audio was poor tbh and people were banging on about wolfson DAC.

They were only good when used with external music players like power amp in my case, volume from normal music player was extremely low when you put it on bass boost (dont even know why they call it that might aswell call in bass reducer), even worse was when you had it on custom yes there was bass but where was the volume?. Only time it was sort of loud was on normal. Audio on sony phones is much clearer and theres more bass.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smaghe:
Test results posted by Supercurio on the N4 :

http://supercurio.project-voodoo.org/perso/brian/Nexus 4 Volumes.htm

*Skeptical*
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RCJ89:
Sorry if this sounds stupid but which chart actually measures the loudness of the phone is it noise level?

the reason I ask is because on gsm arena they will have some phones for exapmple with -82 and say its on the quiet side and then like the htc 8x and 8s with -82/83 and say it is one of the loudest phones they have ever heard. I know the sgs3 and GN2 have -90 but phones like the xperia play/arc with -89 seem louder. Also the one x got -82 and is much louder than the s3 and gn2.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ethan3686:
I ABSOLUTELY agree with this..I have seen gsmarena give low scores to so many phones and they turned out to be loud when i used them with headphone..A classic comparison is S3 VS ONE X..S3 is supposed to be -91 and ONE X is -82..Yet when i played music on them using my same pair of sennheiser earbuds, the ONE x was musch louder than S3.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Akiainavas:
-82db is louder than -91db. So the One X was supposed to be louder according to those numbers. They go the other way untill 0db.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ethan3686:
But they list iphone as the least [-92] and its the loudest!
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RCJ89:
Exactly thats why it is confusing because if its supposed to be the lower value thats louder, then I have seen some lg phones with -76 and they say the volume is very low.

Which is why I have never understood GSM arena scores because the sgs3 is rated -90 which is the same there abouts as the one s yet the one s is muccccchhhh louder, infact the one s is louder than the one x aswell which again makes this scoring system strange.

As I mentioned already the 8S/8X are rated around -82 and they say they are the loudest phones ever tested but yet the iphones which are extremely loud aswell get -92 whats going on.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ambroos:
That is pretty contradictory... Audiophiles in general listen on dedicated players or even dedicated players with a separate portable amplifier. All phones in general sound pretty bad.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RCJ89:
Another thing i have just looked up is the One X+ which is so loud its unreal, they claim it only has average volume level and rated -82.4 but yet the 8X is one of the loudest phones around rated at -83.2 thats hardly any difference in rating there. They say the oppo find 5 at -82 has good volume levels, the 8S with -79.7 is the loudest phone bar the nokia n91 and the optimus 4x hd with a -74.8 is way below average.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ethan3686:
is the xperia z as loud , if not more than the iphone 5? anyone tested both with headphones/earbuds.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smaghe:
I'll try to speak to supercurio, hoping he'll tell me a lot more !

I think it's not really a matter of volume output only, but rather a function of both volume and frequency, which would result in measuring the sound distortion.

I'm not really sure, so I'll keep you posted about it.

Also, does anyone know what "walkman" is ? Is it some kind of post processing or does it affect hardware too ?

Thanks in advance !
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ethan3686:
that would be great man! keep posting here only.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AayushDhuria:
Well yes, I do have a separate media player but i don't always have the time to charge it in and carry around all day. I listen to music while multi tasking on phone in a train, imagine the hassle of taking care of an extra device, changing songs and then, well it's pain in ass. I know you're a Sony fan but come on, it has nothing to do with Sony, It's about Qualcomm's DAC. I have pretty decent Sennheiser headphones. Try listening to music on a phone that has wolfson DAC, using power amp, and custom libs for music tweaks (i got my own custom) with decent headphones, it'll be as good as any portable media player. I even have the over rated beats headset. And BTW, my portable media player is a Sony Walkman :)

If it's about Samsung's stock fkd up media player n sound on headset, well I can solve that myself, but I can't replace a DAC.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RCJ89:
Not quite as loud as iphone 5, Iphone 5 is a bit louder tried them both today.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kelah:
It's noise level. It measure how much noise there is, not loudness.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ethan3686:
well thats ok..I am sure DSP manager can fix a little bit of that..Or can it? :P
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AayushDhuria:
A software level tweak can not fix hardware issues.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ethan3686:
My bro has a Galaxy note..it sounds low generally..once i rooted it and flashed DSP manager/ beats audio and its loud as hell.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RCJ89:
What measures loudness then, Thanks.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ambroos:
Well,

I usually listen from my PC, which surprisingly enough has a pretty good DAC. I only really listen with quite neutral studio monitor IEMs since I like my sound balanced. MDR-7550's specifically. My portable source of choice is my Walkman X-series with an S-Master amplifier. As comparison material I also have the Xperia S and used to have the Xperia T.

From my short listening sessions (pure observations, no measurements) I concluded the Xperia Z is better than both the S and T. Stereo separation seems to be better, lows have more body and highs are a tiny bit clearer. In general compared to all my sources the Z is mainly a little too smooth. I like my mids and highs textured and detailed and that was a little lacking on the Z.

I'm quite happy with the sound quality overall, and thanks to the great Walkman app (with FLAC and Last.fm support) I might use it as main portable player when I get a big enough SD card.

And yes, it is sufficiently loud but not extreme. Around the same as the S and T (which is more than loud enough for me).
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AayushDhuria:
Loudness doesn't really matter for me, There's always Siyah kernel for people who want more loudness, thanks a lot for details and I already have 64GB sdhx ;) . Doesn't work directly but I brew my own kernel with exFat support. (Open source one, made by reverse engineering). A kernel dev can't distribute it without paying MS I guess that's why no kernel dev does so.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ethan3686:
hey dude can you tell me about this kernal and can i flash it for my brothers NOTE which is on official samsung jelly bean?

does it make it loud enough in earphones?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] parapaul:
Can I ask...

You're all talking about loudness. To me, loudness is a DSP feature I don't want, because it artificially enhances treble and bass, but not the mids. Do you actually mean loudness, or are you talking about volume?

Regardless, I've never heard any Walkman devices (mp3 players or phones) that sound bad. Sony have their audio and video software pretty well sewn up by now.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kelah:
Sadly rmaa (this test) doesn't measure loudness.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RCJ89:
Thanks for that, do you know where I can find RMAA scores for devices.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ethan3686:
We are all talking about high volume levels..That means how loud the sound is on Earphones/earbuds...Not distortion level loud..The loudness it can handle without distortion in sound.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ambroos:
I was talking about the volume level indeed, the dynamic range is pretty good for a phone.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AayushDhuria:
Siyah kernel is only For S2/S3 and Xperia T. It's dev is one of the best coders xda has ever got. It can amplify enough and btw, why do you want loudness in earphones? at full volume, it's like blasting. I listen at vol 6-7. You'll hurt your ears badly O.o trust me, it's not a hoax.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ethan3686:
No i wont be using it at full volume of course..lol..But the full volume on the Note is quite low..So thats why i was expecting something for it!
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smaghe:
Sorry lads, didn't get an answer from Supercurio yet. I'll keep you posted about it !
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dan-fish:
I don't see supercurio doing anything for the Xperia Z. From what I've seen, his work is exclusive to Wolfson chips.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smaghe:
@Dan-fish You didn't read the whole thread did you ?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dan-fish:
Of course I did :p Just thought I'd throw it out there anyway :D
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ethan3686:
So it seems it does have low volume levels..audio quality is VERY VERY GOOD according to gsmarena..noise level -81.7 with headphones :|
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fhsieh:
If anyone's interested: http://call-t.blog.so-net.ne.jp/2013-02-14

Docomo SO-01E (Japan Xperia Z) confirmed to work with Sony PHA-1 portable amp via USB host cable.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ethan3686:
well that amp is gud for home use..but who will carry it outdoors? i hope volume levels are not that bad in person.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ambroos:
Volume levels are fine. I listen with my MDR-7550's and if I turn the volume up all the way my ears really hurt.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RCJ89:
I really wouldn't call the audio volume low atall. It isn't the loudest by any means but it is loud enough and certainly isn't low.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ethan3686:
Yea well then i guess its ok..but it would be great if we cud flash DSP/Beats audio for more :)
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ambroos:
Those things usually just make bad things worse.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] techguyone:
Thing is how loud/good does it sound on it's own internal speaker?

GSMArena in particular are saying it's got a really poor internal speaker
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ethan3686:
^We are talking about the headphone volumes here..so discussing the DAC..It has nothing to do with the external speaker. Though i have heard its pretty good..not the loudest though.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ambroos:
External speaker sounds good but doesn't go as loud as most phones. Still adequate for pretty much everything though.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Forsh:
I had a listen to a demo unit in phones4u today, can't say i'm impressed. I stopped using my SGS2 for audio because I couldn't stand the poor sound quality and the XZ is not a lot better. I know it's just a phone and a standalone player will always be better, but it would be nice to at least have a phone music player that is listenable!

I did a side by side comparison. The XZ was able to drive my AKG headphones a little better than the SGS2, the bass was a little warmer and mids were possibly a touch less mudded, and I can't comment on if the antenna radio buzz is still present because obviously it wasn't connected to the network. Really disappointed, was going to preorder my upgrade today, but not now. I'll wait for the HTC one and SGS4, then demo those before I decide on my upgrade.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ambroos:
If the rumours are right then both the HTC One and SGS4 will use Snapdragon 600's, which most likely use the same DAC and everything as the Xperia Z - so they'll probably sound similar too.

There just isn't enough internal space to add a proper DAC and amplifier that really offers better sound quality. And nobody really cares either, I call myself a mild audiophile, have a lot of high-end dedicated players and IEM's and the difference between using a good player and my Xperia Z is actually not all that big (at all).

If you really want sound quality while on the go you need one of these:

http://pro.sony.com/bbsc/ssr/cat-audio/cat-headphones/product-PHA1/ - they work with the Xperia Z.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smaghe:
Hi Forsh, as Ambroos said, the output is too weak to drive headphones well. The only solution would be to carry an external DAC/amp, or to go with IEM.

Also, SQ and volume are two different things.

Headphones usually have higher impedance than IEM, therefore they will get less power (lower volume) on a low-voltage audio source.

Sound quality depends on several factors, among which RF/EMI noise isolation and DAC quality.

We said earlier in the topic that the DAC was OK, refering on N4's SQ. We also said that the output was low, which would explain why the music you heard in your headphones was muffled.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Forsh:
Yeap, I know the difference between SQ and volume, i've been an audio enthusiast for far too long! I carry around a Fiio E7 amp (nice cheap little amp, I can highly recommend it) with my phone when I have used it as an audio player because of the higher impedance. On this occasion I was just testing to see if the amp on the XZ naked could drive my headphones any better than the S2 naked (I hate it when the amp battery runs out in the middle of the day).

And then the rest of my post was just talking about my personal impression of the sound on the XZ. Like I said I know its just a phone, but it would be nice if focus moved away from improving quantifiable addons (like the camera) and maybe squeezed a little more out of the SQ side -but what can you do!

One thing i've learnt about discussing how something sounds is that everybody hears things differently (especially when discussing over the internet!) - one thing that's great to one man, is awful to another. I just found the XZ to be lacking somewhat, which is a shame for a such an expensive phone produced by a company that has audio as one of it's central signature products. But each to their own, if you're not using high(er) end headphones and high quality mp3/flac then the phone is unlikely to be the weakest link in the chain, and the majority of the public won't be using either.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] henkyie:
I just received my Z yesterday. My Samsung S2 died on me this Monday.

I tried USB OTG with my FIIO E7 and it works like a charm.

I've got some nice ear-buds (q-JAYS) and cans (HD 598), and although the Z sounds wayyyyyyyyyyyy better than the S2, when combined with the E7 there is even more "room" for my music.

Nice wide full sound.

Now I can finally use my flac music collection when I'm not home (I'm glad I increased my data plan, hope 4GB is enough :) )

This is fast becoming my favourite phone to date!
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ethan3686:
Howz the SQ and loudness without E7...Btw i too have E7 :P
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Warren.D:
Compared to my S3. Using same headphones, on my XZ I hear things (fine details) that I've never noticed on the S3 whilst playing music.

Simply amazing quality.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] appfactory:
Anyone experiencing the volume almost drops to nothing on the external speaker, music, notifications, calling sound, i can barely hear it, but when i hear it, its sounds like the speaker plays loud cause the sound is crackling...

This problem comes and goes, but i have no idea how to fix it, or why it happens..

Anyone?
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] mrstone77:
yesterday i could only get a blue screen when tryin to boot. i finally fixed it by installing the original image file. It would then boot all the way up for about 10 seconds then reboot so i tried to install update-160up. Everything seemed to go ok but when i tried to reboot outta recovery my phone just went dead. If i plug it in it does vibrate once but other than that NOTHIN
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] TheJoker0:
What's your phone? U8800 U8800-51, U8800 pro... ?
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] mrstone77:
Its the u8800-51
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] dirkjbf:
Search Auto Call Recorder for Note 10.1 N8000

I have this Rom

Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean XXCMA1 (deodexed) (01/2013)

by Darkman

Thanks for Help

Dirk
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] klau1:
what about this one?

Enable Call Recording - Xposed Framework (req)

http://www.villainrom.co.uk/forum/threads/enable-call-recording.5474/
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] klau1:
hmm for some reason it says: Unable to record - Media Scanner is running.

What does yours do?
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] RussianDick:
try this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2132020&highlight=record
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AshraafCulpo:
Hi guys..ive rooted my phone...but I realized I didn't on the usb debugging. ..im worried right now..anything will happen to my phone..??:(
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LenAsh:
Doesn't matter... not required.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AshraafCulpo:
Hi

Tnx....but most of the vids of the tutorials I watched stated/shows USB debugging need to be on?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Dont know what you have been reading or where from .

All i can say is 500 flashes plus with no USB debugging on .

USB Debugging is intended for development purposes only. It can be used to copy data between your computer and your device, install applications on your device without notification, and read log data."

Your choice to believe the answers or not or just stick with stock .

jje
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] larryk:
If rooting worked, then don't worry.

If your not sure that it worked then download a root checker from the Play Store.
[HTC One X] MaxFTW:
Where can I find Rosie drawables to theme them? There are no ones inside Rosie.apk in res/drawables-xhdpi. For example I would like to theme app drawer or app drawer button.

Same with clock widget.

JB REMIX ROM coming soon... ;)

Sent from One X
[HTC One X] Guich:
You have to edit skin :)
[HTC One X] MaxFTW:
Odp: Rosie and clock widget theming

Yeah I know but where is the default skin? I couldnt find it in htc framework and anywhere as it is merged into system.

Sent from One X
[HTC One X] Guich:
Default skin in in the fusion.apk :)

The other skin are in system/app and in the fusion :)
[HTC One X] MaxFTW:
Odp: Rosie and clock widget theming

Maybe even today my ROM will arrive ;)

Sent from One X with Blade ROM
[HTC One X] Guich:
R: Rosie and clock widget theming

Ok, good :)

Sent from Nexus 7 with TapaHD
[HTC One X] MaxFTW:
In fusion.apk there are .m10 files...
[HTC One X] Guich:
R: Rosie and clock widget theming

For default skin...

But there isn't an apk for defauld skin, i didn't find..

Sent from Nexus 7 with TapaHD
[HTC One X] MaxFTW:
OK, I found the drawables, but I still don't know where is Rosie dock drawable. In old Sense it was just in Rosie.apk/res/drawable-port-#dpi
[HTC One X] MaxFTW:
Odp: Rosie and clock widget theming

Seems like I have to decode those m10 files.

Sent from One X
[HTC One X] Guich:
yes, it's possible...

But, why you don't use an other skin and not the default skin? :)
[HTC One X] MaxFTW:
Odp: Rosie and clock widget theming

Because I want it to launch right with system after wipe

Anyway, I will make a theme tomorrow for my Remix ROM :3

Sent from REMIXed One X
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] matood:
Hello

I like to take videos of my daughter but video quality of cm camera is bad comparable to stock and even comparable to cyber-shot mod. Can somebody port it to cm please?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Vaith:
No, it's too much work.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Pandemic:
Why post a request here?? Its looks like a question so post in the right topic, so in Q/A and not here !! :/

..::[Pandemic Quote ..:: Face Your Insanity !!

Send From My Xperia P[andemic]
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Vaith:
Odp: [REQ] Port cyber-shot to cyanogenmod

Also this question was answered in Cyber Shot thread. And it's : no.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Pandemic:
Yeah but some peeps are blind bro;)

..::[Pandemic Quote ..:: Face Your Insanity !!

Send From My Xperia P[andemic]
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] matood:
Its about possibility and not blindness. It is possible but it takes a lot of time and effort. I understand that rizal lovins won't do this port but maybe somebody else...
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Vaith:
Odp: [REQ] Port cyber-shot to cyanogenmod

Nobody can edit his mod without his permission.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] chewdaniel:
u do realize that there's like a whole gazillion libraries and files to be loaded just so the SEMC camera app can run do u?

even Achotjan's almighty SDE ROMs can't run stock SEMCCamera...

don't know Achotjan or SDE? go look them up ;)

and oh... [REQ] threads don't belong here
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] SpaceCaker:
Sde cm9 :)

Love that rom
[LG Optimus 3D] fuegen:
ok so i tried to install the new avatar ROM . booted into CWM with ROM manager , after i've done it my phone freezes after LG logo appears. How can i go into cwm? When i put battery back in phone it starts automatically. And if i press volume up + power does nothing.
[LG Optimus 3D] Stinger2U:
Vol down+3D button + power
[LG Optimus 3D] fuegen:
ok i'm here now. How can i put another rom on internal memory ?:D
[LG Optimus 3D] OS_Hacking:
Go to "mount" option .

Select "mount usb,,,,"

Connect to PC and copy the rom you like .

Eject from PC and install the rom from recovery .

Sent From LG-P880

Try Use THANKS Button If I Helped ;)
[LG Optimus 3D] fuegen:
doesnt work :P
[LG Optimus 3D] OS_Hacking:
It will mount the external sd card ,, So check it . :rolleyes:

Sent From LG-P880

Try Use THANKS Button If I Helped ;)
[LG Optimus 3D] fuegen:
i tried to use a sd-card but when i chose mount external sd-card doesnt work i get an error that it can't be mounted, when i pres mount usb storage i get nothing even if i plug usb cable into pc , my cwm is 6.0.1 . Any other way ?
[LG Optimus 3D] OS_Hacking:
Put the ROM in sd-card without your phone :D:D (connect it with PC by sd-card reader) .

Then put the sd-card in your phone .

After that flash it in recovery :D

Sent From LG-P880

Try Use THANKS Button If I Helped ;)
[LG Optimus 3D] fuegen:
i have ROM on sd-card only that my cwm sees only internal memory , and i cant mount sd-card on it dont know why :(

edit : please let me know if there is any way beacuse i'm stuck . thanks
[LG Optimus 3D] fuegen:
got it done with adb push command . Thanks for help :D