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[G4 General] s4vva:
No sure if it is mentioned in this thread but I installed Dolby Atmos (requires root) mentioned here http://xdaforums.com/g4/general/equalizer-eq-google-play-music-app-t3136513 and http://xdaforums.com/android/apps-games/mod-dolby-atmos-t3109446

It makes a world of difference, highly recommended.
[G4 General] TheArabianKnightMC:
I wish something like this was just default
[G4 General] wadamean:
That post is very good and honestly many here are just mislead by the volume quantity that makes them believe the sound quality is wack. Such a shame to see this so, I am a sound engineer and have recorded and produced the albums for big artists (confidential), one crucial factor for getting a new phone every year is sound quality. I look forward to try sound stage, as flat as possible, and so much more. Which to realize only xperia and g series lg phones live up to that in the best sound quality in phones possible.
[G4 General] vansmack:
I've been using these z:ero usb AudioDAC + Headphone Amplifier since I picked them up on indigogo a while back. Night and day difference over 3.5mm....

I'm pretty sure they're available on amazon now.

Edit: They are. Gold or Red
[G4 General] aliess:
they are crappy, I tried apple earpods and the quality is much better now
[G4 General] tysoncrypto:
I don`t understand how people say the LG G4 sounds bad. Coming from the Oneplus one (which sounds horrible with the stock player and audio fx) and tried probably every soundtweak avaible on it (i did end up in using the ibanez port of sony walkman with functioning audio settings - clear sound, etc) i thought it was great in sound quality. I then got a Nubia Z9 max which has a dedicated audio chip and used it with the stock player + dolby virtual + viper audio which had of course better sound than the Oneplus, but not too much. I also have a Galaxy s3 here which i tested only with the stock player and it didn`t really impress... Now i bought an LG G4 and have extensively compared how all 4 devices sound with the same headphones (AKG 518K and reloop rhp 10).

Of course i`m no expert and i have no fancy stuff to measure the quality in numbers, but according to my ears, the LG G4 has by far the finest sound out of the 4 when setting the Equalizer settings right. The sound is very clear, you can hear little details that weren`t even audible on the other devices at all...There are no annoying treble peaks which will make your ears bleed and no extreme lows which will cut out the heights and other frequenzes, it`s almost perfect. I`m mainly into Electronic music, but i used different genres to compare the quality.

My only complaints with the LG is the lower volume when compared to the other devices and the bass, which could be a little bit softer on some songs (with softer i mean the sound of the bass, not that there is too much of it). But these are not things that can`t be resolved with the right tweaks, otherwise i think it`s perfect.
[G4 General] wadamean:
Very true indeed, one thing you can do is flash xtreme Rom 2.0 for h811 model and it fixes the volume issues speaker and headphones too.
[G4 General] tysoncrypto:
I have the international european model (H815), but there seems to be a tweak around for the loudness (didn`t try it yet).

http://xdaforums.com/g4/themes-apps/guide-lg-g4-volume-boosting-t3182304
[G4 General] thevmax:
I am using my G4 with Sony MDR-1BRT Bluetooth Headphones, and the sound is fantastic. I run these jphones with Viper4Android,

which has an active equalizer (not used), plus volume boost and some special effects like Binaural for Headphones. Since I work outside, the bluetooth headphones are the way to go.
[G4 General] clotveins:
Can you post your equalizer setting on stock player of g4?
[G4 General] daglesj:
IMO the LG G4 has plenty of volume and pushes out more than enough through headphones. I have made a concious effort in my life (I was part of the 80's Walkman generation) to make sure I used headphones responsibly and not too often. Thanks to that, at age 44, I still have most of my hearing intact. I would say to those that think it's too low...well you might just be too far down the ear damage route to be helped. Get your hearing checked out.
[G4 General] tysoncrypto:
There you go:

If the picture doesn`t show up, just click the link:

http://www.directupload.net/file/d/4135/4qo3gssx_png.htm

Of course it depends on the music you listen and your ears, but i`m quite pleased.
[G4 General] PsychoAssasin:
Dont know if anyone else has mentioned this, but could it be that a lot of the people complaining about the volune may have an eu version of the phone? (I may be wrong)

From what I remmember from modding mp3 players back in day , is that european firmwares always have a lower max volume because of legal reasons. Example, my Iriver H320, if flashed with a EU firmware would have a max volume equivalent to only about half of what a US or KR would have.

I have no idea if this is reason, but Im just putting it out there.
[G4 General] slonn:
Did you flash it via flashfire without issues? My phone is rooted but I'm a bit wary of flashing too much in case it goes into bootloop.
[G4 General] s4vva:
Yep I used flashfire. Be patient it takes ages and remember to flash the deep buffer remover.
[G4 General] tysoncrypto:
Walkman on LG G4

For those who are interested:

After 2 days and nights of intense head f...k which included useless build prop tweaking, deinstalling almost everything from my phone, clean flashing, dirty flashing, changing linux mode, messing with phone settings that i don`t have a clue of and millions of other things, i managed to find out a way to succesfully install the walkman app from ibanez7 http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2730431 with all sound enhancements WORKING on the LG G4. The tutorial will follow very soon, i just have to make a few more attempts to take all unnecessary steps out, which i feel there are one or two.

If you don`t need the sony enhancements, you can take the player here: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=57629309&postcount=1361 and flash it with TWRP (or whatever), it will work and doesn´t sound bad, but as i said, the built in sound enhancements don`t work and viper won`t either. If you install it, be careful so it doesn`t get updated from google play store, because the newest version doesn`t work (force close after starting). If it get`s updated, simply uninstall the update in settings - apps - music (round purple symbol, NOT the SQUARE which is also purple and has the same name "music", that`s the stock LG player, so don`t touch it) and it will work again.

Please notice that i have the international unbranded H815 model, my bootloader is unlocked and i have TWRP installed, so i only tested it with that and no other method/Phone version. The tutorial for installing the player WITH working sound enhancements will follow very soon.
[G4 General] Blizard573:
Lg g4 Bluetooth headphones

In my opinion the sound quilty on the handset speakers is loud an crappy but on my headphones it sound like a whole car stereo system best quality I've had in a phone
[G4 General] Devhux:
I have an LG G3, G4, and a Moto X Play, and could record audio from the headphone jack on all three if it could help. Stock, no sound mods for a fair comparison.

Based on a quick initial test (I just got the G4), it's comparable to the Moto X Play with a slight loss of treble. Possibly slightly quieter, but hard to say for sure. Haven't compared it to the G3 yet as that's my brother's phone.
[G4 General] brysonwong:
Using aptx headphones with unrooted firmware, would it sound better than the quadbeats 3?
[G4 General] DoKaTSuYa:
I have SBH80 Sony, Apt-X headphone, and it sounds really great!
[G4 General] SighKo:
The quality on the default music app is absolutely terrible. Don't even try. But alas, there is hope. With doubletwist the sound is rather good actually. Even at higher volumes music sounds great. Also SoundCloud seems to have good quality too.
[G4 General] Resync:
poweramp and using pistons v2, very good quali
[G4 General] vegetaleb:
Try Dolby Digital Plus if you don't want to use V4A (though I use both) http://xdaforums.com/note-4/themes-apps/audio-mod-dolby-digital-plus-note-4-t3075871

It's made for the Note 4 but works pretty good on G4, bass and soundstage are boosted
[G4 General] jesssiii:
Someone here recommended these: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/s/ref=is_s?k=Zorloo

They work! Didn't find anything else even with root, that worked. And I don't want root at this point anymore.
[G4 General] brysonwong:
What equalizer settings should I have for the power amp?
[G4 General] kabirjedi:
G4 weakest point:Sound Quality and max volume low.

Sorry mate no answer!!!!
[G4 General] DoKaTSuYa:
I just get a new Apt-X device, it actually sounds good, but change the player, take PowerAMP or JetAudio.
[G4 General] LowlifePiano:
Fantastic in every way

I had an unexpected upgrade to the G4 from an HTC One m8 yesterday and the audio difference is unbelievable- the G4 sounds FANTASTIC .

For reference to what I'm talking about, I mainly listen through a pair of VSonic GR07BEs, which are a fairly tone neutral IEM despite being the Bass Edition of the family. No, it doesn't make a lot of sense.

Anyway, the first thing that I notiiced when I plugged my headphones in for the first time was how incredibly clear everything sounded, and it took me by complete surprise. The instrument separation was more defined, the soundstage was wider- the presentation practically sparkled. I have no idea at this point if my One was defective or something because I really don't think that a difference this big should exist between two flagship phones.

To me, the sound signature is overall neutral, which, as boring as that sounds, is a good thing- you're hearing the music as it was mastered, not as it was mastered and then played through somebody's EQ filter.

There's great clarity throughout the entire frequency spectrum, and I hear quite an accurate response in comparison to the One. The mids and highs seem to be slightly forward, or the bass slightly recessed- I can't quite tell, but the effect for someone like me who likes to hear every single detail in their music is a good one. The only fault I can possibly assign to the sound is in the very low bass, and I highly suspect that this is my headphones rather than the phone itself. However, what I hear is smooth and accurate bass until the sub-bass is reached, which has very little representation, if any. You'll hear every detail of the notes, but the oomph of the sub-bass, the growl, is missing. If you need every single 808 hit to work your woofers to the max, this may not be the phone for you, but again, this is very likely a result of what I listen through as I don't have any particularly bass-heavy gear to listen on. What I do hear though, is remarkable clarity, depth, and accuracy. I can't recommend the sound of this phone enough.
[G4 General] vegetaleb:
I agree the G4 sound quality is very good, it just need some apps like V4A to boost the volume.

If you want a Boomsound like EQ, just flash Dolby Atmos , choose Music profile then use manual control to decrease the treble a little, voila you have your HTC boomsound warmth and loudness on your G4 :D

Dolby Atmos also boost volume without cracklings :good:
[G4 General] kabirjedi:
Dolby and viper placebo no boost outgoing vol.

Only working soultion G3 volume bosster app.Just this stuff not working on g4....
[G4 General] vegetaleb:
Oh it's not placebo at all!! It looks like you never tried V4A or you didn't install it correctly. You can boost up to +8db and you definitely hear a Huge difference
[G4 General] kabirjedi:
mate i never use yeah..........

Just G2,G3,G4....

Working wll on G2,3 but G4 ...no

G4 only sound quality working well output boost joke. drained /ditorsion sound.....

And yes you no use viper max 6db........

You never use G3 volume boos appt.this is a real volume bosst.But sorry not working on G4...
[G4 General] vegetaleb:
Then you must have ears problems, V4A boost is more than sufficient and won't do any distortion. I tried it with 3 different earphones, BT and car aux
[G4 General] knightnz:
I alternate between my Xiaomi Piston V2's and my Oppo PM-3's, I find the SQ from the G4 to be of above average quality for a phone, as others have mentioned the overall volume is a bit lacking but as both of these IEM\headphones have excellent noise-isolation (I use comply foam buds on the Pistons) that's not such a problem.

I was using my Oppo HA-2 DAC\Amp with the G4 but the size difference makes it too awkward so I've reverted back to using an iPod Touch + HA-2 for most music purposes, the G4 still gets plenty of use.

The quality of Bluetooth depends on too many factors to be easily quantified. Unless both devices support Apt-X and the DAC\Amp in the receiver is of a reasonable quality, then I'd discount it entirely.
[G4 General] brysonwong:
Can anyone recommend me a good music player app that has great developer support, good sound quality and nice ui?
[G4 General] Lonzo_SGS2_506:
This is how I setup poweramp in case you might wanna try it. I sounds pretty good.

Sent from my LG-H815
[G4 General] brysonwong:
Judging from the comments in the play store and Facebook page, it's been a year since they've updated it. Probably the dev has no more support for it?
[G4 General] vegetaleb:
My Sony SBH50 is 4.0 but not aptx, though sound quality is pretty good using my Hifiman RE-272 with it and the G4, Sony is known to be one of the 1st to use BT on mobile phones and they reached a high level of perfection, I think they are using a decompression module converting a compressed BT audio to a high quality decompressed audio just like aptx but without the need of codecs on both BT devices
[G4 General] Lonzo_SGS2_506:
Nah mate, I've received an update two weeks ago.

Sent from my LG-H815
[G4 General] kar5ten:
Never Change a running system
[G4 General] brysonwong:
I don't get what you mean bro.
[G4 General] kar5ten:
If the app works good and there are no bugs etc why does he have to update it?

That's what I meaned.
[G4 General] Asound:
Dissapointed

Why is the sound quality so bad? I just don't understand...

The G2 had supposedly good audio hardware installed. A friend was raving about it.

I once read that the G4 is more worse than the G3 in sq, which is already inferior to the G2. Why?

So I still carry my Cowon J3 around, besides my G4...
[G4 General] windozeanti:
I think he mean "if it ain't broke, don't fix it."
[G4 General] kaho_tam:
Is this just an issue with the default equalizer of the G4?

I'm considering getting this phone jumping from the M7 with marvelous sound quality. That'd be a great put-off...
[G4 General] michalpro:
It's not an issue with the equaliser. It's overall experience. Used to have a G3 and now G4.

G4 is not loud enough (in fact quiet) and any way of trying to pump up the volume on rooted phone ends up with distortions.

On G3 you could do it without a problem to the point where earphones almost blew up (but still no distortion).

The sound with normal listening (I use PowerAMP) is far worse for me than G3.
[G4 General] kaho_tam:
Tested with other in-ear headphoens? Is it loud enough for listening to music on a relatively quiet bus?
[G4 General] daglesj:
Its plenty loud enough. Those moaning about it need to get their hearing checked out. Seriously. It's not the hardware at fault here.
[G4 General] academicbarzo:
Agree. I'm 42, have been listening to music for years, as part of the Walkman generation. Doubt my hearing is the best anymore, but it is more than loud enough for me too.
[G4 General] kyogiro:
I don't have any sound volume related problem. Sure, it's not the best music I've been hearing and there are certainly shortcomings, but to me, sound volume is not one of them.
[G4 General] spartan268:
I jumped from a M7 as well. In the M7 days I had the special audio mod. The one that makes the beats EQ pump out extra bass.

Stock for stock the M7 takes the cake.

Once I threw Viper on the G4 I got it up to par with the M7 post audio mod.

The only issue that is a put-off with the G4 is I experience audio skips/jumps/cuts. The music plays fine but then at a random point it has a quick cut. Bright side is it's not often. It's not a make or break deal for me but for a audiophile it will be I guess. It could possibly be related to the quality of the music, the fact it's on my SD card, or that I am using Shuttle to play the music. I never looked into it deeply since it wasn't worth it.
[G4 General] Usraek:
I'd say to all you fellows claiming that you 'have no problem with the loudness' please carry on instead of berating us that do think the volume is too low.

Coming from the S3 and doing direct comparisons it's *very* clear there's a volume and quality problem. In fact I'm almost to the point where I'm going to carry my S3 around as an MP3 player due to the quality. The volume is somewhat mitigated though a mod, but the overall sound is still lacking in the 'richness' that comes out of my S3.

Please don't mistake me for an audiophile, I couldn't tell you a soundstage from a midrange, but my ears aren't completely broken.
[G4 General] kaho_tam:
I'm getting more confused now.... can everyone please state which headphone they're using? (stock, in-ear, etc...)
[G4 General] davebugyi:
Coming from the Galaxy S6. In my experience the G4 is more louder on headphones than the S6 was (Stock ROM). I mean sometimes I had to crank up the volume to the max on the S6 to say now it's good, and on the G4 listening to music at max volume is uncomfortable, because it is loud. I am not sure about the audio quality as I am using the same pairs of in ear headphones since the HTC Sensation, which already made a lot of difference back then - Ultimate Ears Super.fi 5. Tough I did not notice any distortion so far.

I just tested also my Allen&Heath XD-53 Headphones and I have to say the quality is good, but the loudness is not. No wonder at an impedance of 36 Ohms tough.
[G4 General] kyogiro:
I am not an audiophile either but I came from a Samsung Galaxy S5 and I can't say the G4 is significantly quieter. The max volume satisfies me. I rarely listen to music at max audio, I downloaded music via Spotify at the highest quality (the compression isn't specify).

I use the LG ear buds given the G4, the XiaoMi piston 3 and the LG Bluetooth HBS-900.
[G4 General] daglesj:
Go see a Otolaryngologist.
[G4 General] mandoman28:
I love the sound quality of this phone. I mostly use the Apple earbuds and occasionally some Bose over the ear and they both sound good. The back speaker is pretty loud as well.
[G4 General] michalpro:
Interesting input.

The louder output is not to damage ears etc. It's for equaliser. If I want to correct the EQ and have beefy bass like in G3 or S4, I need to lower the mid range and high range. And then it becomes not really loud enough. With the mod to push the loudness to get decent loudness - it gets immediately distortion.
[G4 General] broob:
I have this phone too and the sound quality is acceptable but lacks the richness and fullness of my laptop while using the same pair of headphones. Will I be able to get my phone to sound like my laptop if I purchase a better headphone? Currently I am using a $30 Sony headphone and it sounds well with my laptop.
[G4 General] vegetaleb:
Flash the Dolby digital plugin and you will get the richness and warmness you need on G4
[G4 General] Zenouzenou:
Hello there, i come from a nexus 5 and now using the G4.

To me ears it sounds great with my akg k550, and the volume is by far loud enough.

It's all about the sensivity of the headphone...
[G4 General] duluc:
I also used to think the sound was crap coming from the same earbuds (the Panasonic RPHJE120K) I used on my previous phones, which sounded great on them. But for this phone the right earphones make a big difference, I don't know why. I tried other earbuds, the Creative EP-630 that I use with my iPad, and the sound improved dramatically. It was no longer harsh, tiny or distorted, it was right. I admit it doesn't sound as good as the iPad but it is now pleasant. This are the earbuds I'm gonna use with the phone from now on. Only downside is the plug isn't L shaped. :)
[G4 General] Navaf4u:
I tested the LG G4 alongside my old One m8. My immediate impression was that the M8 was louder and crispier sounding than the G4. But after listening for a while, i have to say that the G4 is much more pleasant to listen. I was able to hear much more details with the G4 which were muddy were the M8. You guys should understand that good sound quality is not about loudness and just bass. Even the loudness issue can be solved if your device is rooted. PS I tried with V4A both on and off in both devices. Tested with V-Moda LP2 headphones
[G4 General] panpjp:
I'm not an audiophile but have sensitive ears and a long musical background.

- Sound is heavily compressed.

- Volume is okay.

- Some "details" seem to be missing from a song.

- Noticeable when listening to anything with wubs and bass. (Not necessarily EDM/dubstep)

I usually carry an iPod nano with me when I'm gonna listen to music. Can't stand the G4's DSP.
[G4 General] thevmax:
I agree with you. The two biggest differences in my opinion are the headphones and the source you are listening to. So my point is you buy what you like and that becomes your reference, (good or bad). It is a well known fact that different headphones have different impedences which affect the amp you use from your phone to drive them with. There are mismatches that occur. Personally, I am using SONY MDR-1RBT MK 2 headphones and I am very happy with the neutrality of the headphones while hooked up to my G4 or my computer via Bluetooth. If I want something that is missing from the recording, I can go into Viper V4A and adjust to my content.

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This could be due to an electrical impedance mismatch.

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I switch between listening with my G4 and listening through my desktop computer. Both devices sound great while using the SONY MDR-1RBT MK 2 headphones. I have bluetooth, or wired connection available. Wired is a little bit better, due to the compression that bluetooth uses. But I have no apologies for the G4, and if I occasionally run into a recording that needs some equalization, I just turn on the Viper V4A. Done Deal. My only complaint is to wish for a little more volume when I am outside cutting the lawn or snowblowing (to cut out the background droning of the engine). I have owned STAX electrostatic headphones which are better, but they cost several times more than the Sony headphones. I also own QUAD electrostatic speakers and they are better than the headphones but you can't strap them to your head.
[G4 General] broob:
I'm looking to get a new set of headphones/earphones for my LG G4. Are there anything I should be looking out for, like impedence or frequency output for quality results?
[G4 General] daglesj:
The problem is that most modern pop/rock/hiphop etc. thats been recorded since 1998 onwards it pretty poorly recorded and mixed in the first place. Certainly anything from the past 10 years, unless produced and mixed by someone who cares is going to sound poor with little dynamics. There is nothing you can do to improve that. Most of the stuff I listen to is pre 1996 and sounds far better. Buy yourself a CD of Scott Walker's 'Tilt' or something from David Sylvian and listen to some real dynamic recordings that don't sound squashed to ****. Most of what folks listen to now was probably recorded in a hotel room on a Macbook pro with $200 software.

Garbage in, garbage out.
[G4 General] wadamean:
Yes you are very right. Recordings of back in the day were by far way better and the soundstaging was nearly endless compared to today's music.