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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spl4tt:
Wow, you sound pretty aggressive.

I guess you wouldn't even belive me when I say I listened to the i9505 with my Heir 8.A. And it sounds pretty good. Couldn't try it with neutron player and other enhancements, but still. Firmware and Kernel doesn't matter in this section because we are talking about the hardware audio output quality, and not software.

Better believe this then: http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s4_i9500_vs_i9505-review-930p5.php

As you see, gsmarenas tests look pretty impressive, on both phones.

Qualcomm has done very well if this is their own DAC.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] @rbiter:
Budget? In ear? Open it closed over the ear?

sent from my gt-i9505
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andymihail:
In ear, budget: around 100 Euro.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] obladi64:
Sorry, I did not want to be more aggressive than your opinion was that and I really didn't want to be insulting. I felt a bit strong and cynical that "you won't feel..." and "über custom inears". Especially after that I wrote what I heard down. I felt it a bit offending. If you described how you did compare both equipments and how you got that result is very cool but just declaring such without supporting is not too hmm .. elegant. (We don't know it yet.)

Anyway. if you read posts back from obladi 63 and 64 you can find my opinion and experience about the sound quality and others included the link you refer to.

I plan to try Neutron in the future but I also mentioned it earlier. What I don't know exactly what you mean by other enhancements. Do we talk about hardware quality or some kind of software mass? :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frdss:
Wrong

I have checked the Sound quality of the model i9500 with decent headphone(philips she9800) and I confirm it sounds Terrible something is ****ed with upsampling 48k.

I consider anyone describing EXTREME GOOD a complete idiot with no clue about sound quality...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spl4tt:
The i9505 indeed sounds good, i didn't hear the i9500, but saw the testresults wich are very close to the i9505.

Testresults

of both phones look extremely good, and until now, those tests never seemed to be wrong. Also, all Exynos predecessor had very good sound output.

Don't know why it seems to sound terrible there. They don't sell the i9500 here
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vegetaleb:
According to gsm arena the i9500 and i9505 have better sunlight visibility than htc One,but in reality it's not the case
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frdss:
i9500 sound is MASKED its like having an realtime effect on sound(supercurio called it 48k upsampling which is way correct )

Better FR @ SNR @ Crosstalk doesn't necessarily translate to quality audio playback.Sure there is a mess in DAC configuration that should be fixed by samsung and wolfson together.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] obladi64:
I have checked both phone together with same music once more. The FWs also were changed meanwhile.

Version i9500: XXUBMF5

Version i9505: XXUBMEA

Headphone was still the AKG K-70.

No tone, no equalizer or any similar childish toys.

Player is the factory one.

First of all I was very interested whether any enhancement can be heard on i9505 after that hissing in vocal among the others was very disturbing previously. Well what I can tell that it is still there sometimes but not so disturbing at all as it was earlier.

Stereo picture is much wilder in i9500 but rather I would say that it is much narrower in i9505.

The acoustic instruments can be differentiate better in i9500 and sounds audible more realistic. The music and instruments vibrate and all is more enjoyable definitely. Jazz and classic fans will appreciate and will prefer i9500 surly.

Of course listening electronic music this gap is not so huge. i9505 has a bit more aggressive sounding and it is good on such music. I can imagine than a few prefer this. May be me too sometimes if I ignore the narrow stereo. Anyway both has very enjoyable sound on electric music.

That's it. And I can tell on behalf of i9505 owner too. We both heard the same differences.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andymihail:
I'm using Neutron with Viper4Android on my i9505 and for me it sounds fantastic. Unfortunately I don't have an i9500 to compare both using the same setup.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frdss:
inoperative headphones and zero experience on audio quality leads to incorrect judgement like "sounds fantastic".

I own the model i9500 and it sounds CHEAP with no sonic .wolfson or samsung have fuked something on the way they used the DAC
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andymihail:
I can tell you're angry by reading your posts, but you should chill a little bit. We're not here to start fights, but maybe to find solutions together so we can improve the experience of using our devices.

Maybe you should try an external usb dac so you can get a real audiophile experience on your smartphone.

I'm just pleased with what I got using the improvements offered by Neutron + Viper4Android. It is the configuration that suits me. Perhaps other people have different taste or can find better solutions. I just shared mine.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jj9922:
ssfedom the

thats because the HTC one benefits from the Beats audio procession rather than the qualcomm audio chip
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frdss:
usb dac doesnt solve the problem for me. I do not want to carry other device to fix the sound of i9500 device.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] obladi64:
I decided to buy new and better headphone and I went to a bigger MediaMarkt to listen few or several headphones. I was aware that amplifier and headphone (speakers too) should be paired to each other and now I had to face it again. Not all combination sounds good even if technically can be paired but I did not expect such huge differences. Some 2 or 300 € headphones sounded very poorly with i9500 while few cheaper ones very well. If I could have chance to do it I would have listened to them with other sources (amp) too.

I check every promising piece with various music style or type. Jazz, acoustic, electric, rock, opera. Some was very good in one case while terrible in other case. So I spend lot of time there and although originally I did not planned to buy any at that time finally I found a pretty good piece what I could not leave there. So if any of you are searching for a good compromise, try AKG 518 DJ.

http://www.mediamarkt.at/mcs/product/AKG-K518-DJ,10255,280032,104983.html?langId=-15

I assure you that sound quality of it is better than many between 2 and 300 €. Exterior design and quality? Well. I think it is good enough for this price. It depends on your taste.

BTW I have not checked it with i9505 so far.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andymihail:
Many thanks for your recommendation. I've been also in Saturn and tried many, and the best for me was a pair of Bose, but it is 350 EUR.

I will give a try to these AKG.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gio_b:
hi:

a friend of mine has a i9505 whit Neutron with no dsp active eq ,and son on ,like me on my i9500.

we have ripped C.D. 16/44.1 with E.A.C ,and it seems to be have better sound i9505.headphones furutech image 10 ,but we try to have better performance from the i9500...wolfson dac....some parameters to set again....

tks gio

P.S:i'll try to activate neutron dsp,and ogg -q6 (in external sd for my cd collection ) now we are in -q4...sig...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] obladi64:
Hi Gio_b,

It is great that you did comparison. I am interested why did you find that one is better and other has better performance? On the other hand what do you mean by these expressions here? Pure and Louder? Also you wrote "and son on" what I don't understand, sorry.

And finally can you share that ripped track with us too?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gio_b:
Sorry i'm not able to uplad sample....but now i'm on "power amp" ...neutron is not mature at all ,a lot of prboblem every time,and the sound is praticaly the same :on my i9500 ,till now

P.S: any body knowd if the 44,1 to 48,0 samlpe wiil be resolveb by samsung ? my device sound very poorly...even with a good headphones....i heard an iphone ,and the difference in noticealble...a lot...better....

tks gio,and let m e know your experience.

Now i'm om wanamlite 1.8 an kernel perseus 9.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kingofthebraves:
I am on i9505 cm10.1 final build with dsp and sound is fantastic!! My old phone was the note 2 and I'd say the quality is equal or almost equal. I haven't tried stock Samsung yet but I have tried Ge roms and sound totally sucks, difference is night and day.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] obladi64:
I have checked i9505 with the latest stock rom. Sound was so good and clear that I have changed my i9500 to it. As time goes by I had realized that in spite of very clear sound sometimes it distorts. Very much. So I though that I change my device back but then I looked after what Snapdragon 800 promises. Well 192/24 plus DTS is something delicious. 1080p 60fps video as well. I don't know whether new S4 i9506 uses this features but LG G2 surly. So probably I move on soon. It is in my focus now.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] natzy85:
Can someone pls post a video of loud sound like a concert or high volume speakers? I need to know if it will distort or is it as good as Wolfson DAC? I really want to buy I9505 because it supports Google Experience but I can't find a video anywhere with live recording or loud one. Pls help!

Found this. Pretty decent but I still don't know what version it is:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXzkrRGQZ5Y

and this :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvhZ8TdFv74
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gio_b:


Now i' on omega 17 ,and kernel perseus 15.2.i use viper hifi ,and neutron player ,in ear phone sennheiser ie800.

Sound is fantastic...only ripped C.D. 16/44.1 to ogg -q8

Giovanni.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] S0RAx3:
So i have a Verizon Note 2, SCH-I605 , 4.1.1

And.. I got this phone a month ago.

I rooted it on day 2 just to find a way to install an app for Multi-Windows app.

And i also added Team Win Recovery Project in my phone.

Last night i found a "cleanROM Ace" that says i can get multi-windows app and all these other stuff along with it so i unrooted my phone and restarted it. After i restarted it i went to settings>info>update and that was when things went uh..crazy.

My phone restarted itself again and froze saying "Samsung Galaxy Note II" and so i looked it up online , watched youtube videos, read xda forums about it, and.. tried alot of things such as downloading a .pit and .tar along with odin. Sad thing is those options didn't work but when i ran twrp and clicked "factory settings" it didn't seem to do much justice. Ahh i forgot to mention, when i click the home button and volume along with power, i get a triangle symbol that says something (can't remember at the moment) and i looked it up and i have read that that is not normal to see?

So i have three questions now.

But the most important question is.. How do i get out of "samsung galaxy note II"(bootloop)?

Second question is How do i remove Twrp ? (i have looked it up but i only found forums about galaxy s3 removing it, not note II)

Third question is how do i get this phone to factory settings like i just bought it where as the triangle symbol no longer shows?

Thanks :D

I forgot to mention. When i use Odin, even when my computer recognizes my phone it seems that Odin does not connect with my phone/recognize it. So.. here is the log of me not able to put my phone back to its original settings

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> CI605_I605VRLJB_I605VRALJB_CL414933_HWID04_HW-Rev0406_low_ship_user.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 0)

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 0)

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 0)

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 0)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] cjk2010:
Question 1) Try booting into recovery (vol down + home + power) and doing a dalvik cache / cache wipe. That may get you back into the phone.

Question 2) If 1) worked, uninstall TWRP.

Question 3) if neither 1) or 2) work follow this thread at http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2024207 to put everything back to the way it was out of the factory. It saved many folks a lot of headaches and issues.

---------- Post added at 06:47 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:45 PM ----------

Also if odin DOESNT recognize your device.

1) Make sure you are using the factory supplied cable.

2) Plug directly into the back of your computer and not the front expansion USB

3) Go to device manager and DELETE (but dont UN-install drivers)

4) Reboot PC

5) Try again.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] S0RAx3:
Okay so i deleted, restarted, re do it, and boom <OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> CI605_I605VRLJB_I605VRALJB_CL414933_HWID04_HW-Rev0406_low_ship_user.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<ID:0/003> Added!!

<ID:0/003> Odin v.3 engine (ID:3)..

<ID:0/003> File analysis..

<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/003> Initialzation..

<ID:0/003> Erase...

<ID:0/003> Set PIT file..

<ID:0/003> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!

<ID:0/003> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/003> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/003> boot.img

<ID:0/003> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/003> cache.img

<ID:0/003> hidden.img

<ID:0/003> modem.bin

<ID:0/003> param.bin

<ID:0/003> recovery.img

<ID:0/003> sboot.bin

<ID:0/003> system.img

<ID:0/003> tombstones.img

<ID:0/003> tz.img

<ID:0/003> RQT_CLOSE !!

<ID:0/003> RES OK !!

<ID:0/003> Removed!!

it worked thanks :)

Okay so now how do i uninstall teamwin?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] cjk2010:
Try rebooting and doing a vol down and power and home... If recovery doesn't show up then your back to stock. If it does you didn't flash the original image and pit file located in my first post . If you need more help just post back here bud
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] S0RAx3:
Can i ask you questions not relating to this specific post then? But on this post ?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] cjk2010:
pm me
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] topcat07:
I can see the point in a screen protector for piece of mind as the screen is so important. But can not see why people buy cases they seem to cause more scratches with the dirt trapped in them then anything else?

Am I missing something..
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] Inline:
Yeah.. I've never had a single case cause a scratch? It's usually cheap hard clip cases that cause scratches or some aluminum ones and such. A screen protector is going to do absolutely nothing for your phone when you drop it out of your hand onto the concrete and your screen shatters. Cases actually protect your phone and the screen from otherwise phone ending scenarios.

Screen protectors are just so your pen or your keys in your pocket don't scratch your screen. A case is vital to keeping your phone safe.

If you've never dropped your phone, go on living the hardcore risk taking life, :cool:

:thumbup:

I'm not breaking my phone I just spent hundreds on. Or messing up its perfect screen. :rolleyes:
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] Masonfield:
Use a micro-fiber cloth and clean off your phone and the inside of your case every now and then, and you can eliminate trapped dust. Make sure the micro-fiber cloth itself is relatively clean before you apply it, as you could end up rubbing a dirty cloth filled with sand and debris right into your phone. It sounds more annoying then it really is. At least once a week, spend a few seconds, and your phone will be in good shape and you'll have a TPU still that will save your phone should you drop it or it falls.
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] fade2green514:
if you ever drop it though, the case is kind of needed to help with the impact. i personally rarely drop my phones but this time around im actually paying full retail for it so i figured spend $25 and get a really good thin protective spigen case.
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] Aerodeath:
Yes, I personally care more about scratch than impact.

That's why for all my phones without removable battery I did a full body plastic lamination instead.

But I might wanna try the S View Cover when more color comes out. Neo Hybrid seems too fat but I'll use it for a while.
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] matthewhotdude:
I've never understood cases, people whinge about the design of phones, and then stick them in a even cheaper bit of plastic so you cant even see the design of the phone. Bonkers
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] Actionx1:
I think for this phone it will be required to protect the camera glass/plastic from getting scratch. Unless you can put a plastic shield on it

Sent from my SGH-M919
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] topcat07:
Most cases come with a bit cut out for the camera though
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] silkshocker:
That's why you should clean the case once a month

---------- Post added at 02:06 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:05 PM ----------

Do you ever take your shoes off to clean your feet?
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] fade2green514:
ive never put a case on my phones.. but they've always been thicker, and smaller screens than this beast.... thats why im going with a case this time. as the screens get bigger they fall harder and im more worried about breaking it
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] GuestK00345:
If I'm in the office or around the house, I'll take it off, but generally always leave a thin tpu on.
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] d01100100:
I didn't have a case for the GS2 since I liked the feel of the back cover, it wasn't slick plastic but textured.

The GS4 has the same plastic cover as the GS1 vibrant and I dislike the oily feel that accumulates over time. So like the Vibrant I'll be putting an ultra thin case like the Spigen Ultra Fit to just cover the back.
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] Xcor3:
Of course, someone had to ask It:P
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] VelocityGrill:
I spent $700 on this phone, so I may as well keep it in good condition! Right now I'm using the S View cover, and it adds so little bulk that there's little downside to using it, apart from the cost ;)
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] Aerodeath:
Isn't adding little bulk good? Neo Hybrid fattens my phone and might actually make it heavier... I'd get S View if it had other color and wallet slot.
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] RobertR3750:
I've seen a Youtube video that shows that's not true. A glass screen protector WILL keep your screen from shattering.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33T1Qun7jsQ
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] vinuneuro:
Is anyone using this kernel in their AT&T phone successfully?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2244620
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] godfirst:
I'm using a similar kernel and these functions work fine.
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] vinuneuro:
Which kernel?
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] gunnyman:
I'm using faux123 kernel and it has these. Works great
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] godfirst:
Elemental x, but I'm about to switch to faux.

Gunny, are you on the latest beta for faux?
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] vinuneuro:
Will these kernels work with the stock AT&T 1.26 ROM?
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] ratchetjaw:
Using bullet proof and all that works awesome.
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] jsho31:
Yep, that's what I'm using em on
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kizilcali81:
Hello guys,

Is someone working on a Ubuntu Touch port for the HTC One?

That would be awsome!
[RAZR i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dj_mol3y_x8:
Hi to all I'm in a catch 22 situation. Which is I don't like the stock moto blur launcher and would like to use a 3rd party launcher but when I do I can't use the circles widget. Is there and way to do this as I would like to use both holo HD and the circles widget together.

Thanks in advance

Moley
[RAZR i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HSD-Pilot:
No way to use the Circle Widget on 3rd Party Launchers. You can try the one more Clock app out of Play Store. It contains an similar Widget.

BTW: You can change the Icons on your Blur Home screen with Icon Changer. Icon Packs are supported, so you can customize the Stock Launcher.

Gesendet von meinem XT890 mit Tapatalk 2
[RAZR i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Baldome:
UCCW has a widget called motoblur clock which looks similar.
[RAZR i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pornoqueen:
How come?

Sent from my XT890
[RAZR i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bmszabo:
Try Rings digital weather clock; best match of circles.. Circles is protected to run only with stock moto launcher - see many threads on this.
[RAZR i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dj_mol3y_x8:
Thank mate now using holo HD and rings digital weather clock.
[RAZR i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arman68:
I think the circle widget is one of the best clock/weather widget actually. I decompiled it and tried to remove the restrictions, but failed. I do not think it is possible, as I can see there is too much dependency on other parts which are compiled in the launcher.

The motorola launcher is not so bad. It is very close to the stock JB launcher. For me, the main shortcoming is the lack of customisation. But there are ways around it: you can use SiMi folder to have some great looking custom folders, which can be backed up, and used in any launcher; and there is another application HSD-Pilot mentioned (I think), which allows you to have custom icons for the app shortcuts.

Combine it with my 5 row mod and maybe you will find it fits your needs.
[RAZR i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bmszabo:
It's a pity, but I'm addicted to the wp8 launcher.. :(
[RAZR i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] caslubas:
I always had hopes that someone could port the widget circles, it's a shame, thanks for your work!

I just new launcher, so I'll be without circles!

In time, I use your mod v6 pillama on a show!

Thanks for trying!
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] losangeles100:
Can someone tell me if the Htc One charger is the same as the One S please.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] born_fisherman:
Most chargers nowadays unless an iDevice are the same 5v micro usb
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] losangeles100:
Thanks, just making sure. Replacing chargers and car chargers and HDMI adaptors is almost as expensive as the phone itself. :laugh:
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] levman:
Careful. HTC does something funky with the wiring in their chargers and phones such that, when using a non HTC charger, the phone will only charge at 0.5 amp, vs 1 amp with an HTC charger. Net result is that your phone will take twice as long to charge with a non HTC charger. There are several threads on this subject, and I've observed it first hand on my One. The non HTC charger shouldn't hurt your phone though, only your patience...
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] born_fisherman:
I've never had an issue.. have had HTC for years now and have gone thru several chargers bought from walgreens and they all seem to work fine. I usually charge overnight anyway so I never time the charge lengths. Ymmv I guess?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] levman:
I usually charge overnight as well. But I travel a lot, and when I do the GPS - a battery burner - gets a lot of use. What got me started exploring this, was when I saw my HTC ONE battery going in the wrong direction (slowly) while charging in the car while using the GPS. This led me to learning more than I ever wanted to know about HTC chargers and their funky wiring ... Apparently you can get around this by shorting two wires in the USB cable, but I have no intention of trying that!
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] born_fisherman:
Ok I guess I can see that when using a high energy use app like navigation