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[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] gladiator1105:
when i try to pump the bars of the equalizer to the top and press the custom profile the sound raise for a sec. and it goes back to normal. every time i switch from normal to custom it raise for a sec. an goes back to normal

anyone got the same issue ?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Geoz:
Yes but found a Tasker profile with Autoinput which dismisses the volume so I get a great volume with Poweramp which stays at maximum/as set by user
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] zolom:
I am using the new Dragonfly Black (USB dac/amp) with my S7E.

It provides noticeable improvement to the overall sound quality, along with good IEMs (SE846)

Works great with native player, Poweamp, Neutron and streaming (Spotify).

Low on battery consumption and smaller physical dimensions.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] M@rs:
Used it this weekend with my ifi iDSD Nano. Worked great except of my cheap micro usb cable.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] sahil sharma:
Not very happy with the sound output. It all sounds flat and muddled. Might shift to HTC 10 as I have heard it has a much better sound output. Also many other phones have SD820 in them and they don't necessarily sound this terrible. I see lack of effort on Samsung's part.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] thedisturbedone:
You should try the poweramp alpha. It seems to have a good audio engine underneath. No more do we get only 48khz. I use it with a mediocre Phillips in-ear and it sounds quite good.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] deezid:
Poweramp alpha uses the High Res DAC on the Exynos version and sounds incredible!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Ausboy 2011:
Yup exynos dac is up there with the HTC 10
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] gladiator1105:
can you make a tutorial please i didnt understand you.

btw using poweramp alpha give insane quality but the thing is i use spotify and soundcloud alot and i want a good quality in all the apps and not only 1 app
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Geoz:
Tutorial not really but if you install tasker and autoinput I can upload the xml file so you just simply import to your profiles. I don't know about spotify and soundcloud. One thing is you can create a profile from tasker so inserting the headphone will not prompt the High Volume nonsense but I was having a wifi problem with tasker so I'm not using it at the moment but Macrodroid so I can't provide you the High Volume profile. I have to give credits to the other author for the dismiss volume profile
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Bcasabone:
Hi, did you solve your problem with the volumne know your s7 edge? I have the same problem with the same model! I can believe it, such a crap
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] drummerman:
Using Poweramp or similar apps will MOST CERTAINLY not give you better sound! - Different maybe if you play around a little with the EQ but better ... no.

It will do zilch for conversion, upsampling etc. .

Pretty colours that's about it.

Any limitations are hardware based. The ONLY way to better sound quality significantly is to use an outboard DAC/Headphone amplifier such as from AudioQuest which does the number crunching and provides better amplification.

http://www.audioquest.com/dragonfly-series/

However, if you are of the boom and tizz brigade, you might be disappointed. These DACS have the effect of presenting music as it is, for good or bad. Bad recordings will sound just that whilst good ones will elevate you to audio heaven. - Likewise, bass will most likely sound tighter and better defined. This, to some may come over as bass light. It isn't.

Until then you are better off using the good ol'e Google Player or something simple like BlackPlayer.

I am a self confessed 'Audiophile'. - Sennheiser and Grado for Cans, Cyrus and Usher for Home Audio System.

If it makes you feel better, the Audio Output through the Headphone out is actually very decent (the Exynox version uses a Wolfson co-developed DAC unlike the SnapDragon version which uses the generic SD one). Both have relatively small amplifier chips judging by max volume. Not a problem for me as I don't want to loose my hearing but it may be for some. Both are 24bit 192khz capable.

Good luck
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] @home:
I'm sure I read that the S7's exynos didn't use a wolfson dac. They use a citrio or something sounding like that. I forget the extract name.

I do hope they don't put whatever dac the s7's have in top the note 7. Cause it's one awful dac.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] drummerman:
The dac in the exynos version has been developed with Wolfson. It is certainly not 'awful'. :)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] @home:
Well to my ears it was. I had the S7E & the note 5 & back to back the S7E was awful.

I just hope they don't put the same one in the Note 7.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] cr0wnest:
I came from a OnePlus 2, and the S7 edge's audio is far superior. Mine is the exynos variant though, so its using samsung's own custom DAC. I've always used the Poweramp alpha for my music, and have it set to 24/192 playback via the phone's DAC, it sounds pretty good. The volume output is nothing to shout about, but still much better than the OnePlus 2's. Qualcomm's DACs are average at best tbh, and I don't expect them to get better any time soon.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] @home:
Nevertheless, it's a poor dac compared to the note 5 & hope it's not in the note 7
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] xXxWOExXx:
Coming from the mi2, I think the s7 is better for overall sound quality, but mi2 had more bass.

I think it's personal preferences.

S7 is better on the high frequencys.

Using bose qc15 noise canceling headphones.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] theygoran:
I came from a Moto X Style/Pure and the sound quality and volume of S7E is far disappointing me, this is the only thing that I'm disappointed with my S7E. I'm using the Exynos version. Is there anything to do to improve that?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] @home:
You could sell it & get a note 5 or get the note 7 unless it has the same ****ty dac the s7 has.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] hykhleif:
do u guys witness any static from the headphone jack using iems, I have the exynos version and running superman rom

any custom rom that is known to have audio as priority in their roms?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Galactus:
None, I'd try a different ROM, different IEMS or worstcase scenario, see if you can test a different S7 Edge

I don't have any static with any of my sets

Audio Technica M50x

Hyper X Clouds

Xiaomi Pistons V2

Xiaomi Dual Hybrids

Brainwavz M2

And just for reference, no static or disconnection issues with Bluetooth Audio (Sony SBH80)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Symos:
I'm writing this partly to share my experience and partly to seek advice.

I too, was disappointed by my (Exynos) S7's audio performance so I bought a HiFimeDIY Sabre 9018 USB DAC, which has very favorable reviews.

Unfortunately, it doesn't work, as the audio stutters every few seconds. I tested it with my wife's LG G3 and it works perfectly, providing noticeably improved audio.

The weird part is, that when listening through the Samsung, even if I try to ignore the stutter, the quality doesn't seem as good as through the G3! Of course, this might be just in my head (not being able to concentrate enough due to the stutter), but I'm mentioning it because I saw someone else saying the same thing a couple pages back in this thread (testing with a FiiO E17K).

So now the best thing would be to find a way to make it work. A forum thread over at HiFimeDIY says to try USB Audio player pro, which might work, but it's not good enough for me as I also need it to work with other sources like Spotify and Youtube.

Do you think it could work with something like V4A or something similar? The thing is, my phone is not rooted so I don't want to root it just to test.

The other alternative would be to try another DAC, but who's to say it would work? I could try the ODAC (as I already have the O2 amp), but it's even more expensive so I wouldn't want to be left with another worthless DAC. Has anyone tested the ODAC with the S7? And is there a chance it works, but the quality is not good, like I said above? It doesn't sound logical, but it made me wonder.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] shadownns:
loudspeaker is horrible ..
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] hykhleif:
my exynos s7 edge works like a charm with chord mojo
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Symos:
Thanks for the reply! Of course the mojo is totally out of my price range for a portable DAC (I already have an HRT Music Streamer II as my main DAC), as it costs more than the phone itself!

Also, an update to the above post:

I bought USB Audio Player PRO just to test it and, surprisingly, the stutter is still there!

I'm saying "surprisingly" because as I said above the DAC is fine (tested with another phone) and Samsung's/Android's USB audio stack was replaced with another one (the music player's), so where the heck could the problem be?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] mikey_sk:
if you pair the s7 edge with the FANTASTIC LG HiFi Plus module for the LG G5 which can work as a standalone DAC on any phone, the sound is BRILLIANT. True 192khz/32bit audio and LOUD! You can pick these bad boys up for about £64/$75 if you look about.

https://www.mobicity.co.uk/products...=cpc&utm_source=googlepla&variant=26718605383

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try the LG G5 HiFi Plus DAC, can be used on any phone and only $75. 32bit/192khz. this works like a charm in my s7 and is LOUD and clear.

https://www.mobicity.co.uk/products...=cpc&utm_source=googlepla&variant=26718605383
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Ausboy 2011:
yep eq sucks my exynos note 4 is louder clearere and more bassier than my exynos s7 edge
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] johanbiff:
I think so, just found info on the s6 though;

https://m.reddit.com/r/audiophile/comments/315o8s/my_short_review_of_the_wolfson_dac_in_the_galaxy/

S5 talk:

http://www.head-fi.org/t/711252/galaxy-s5-vs-sony-z2-in-audio-capabilities/15
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] BobbyHenceMcGee:
Comments like that help no one, there's no one holding a gun to your head forcing you to leave asinine comments. So don't.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] AhsanU:
When I read comments like these, that do nothing to address the problem or concerns of the OP, I think of this: https://youtu.be/6fZZqDJXOVg

The whole "if you don't like it, go back to what you had" argument is asinine.

But can anyone else confirm that this is due to the SoC and not the phone per sé? I've got an Exynos version coming over soon, and that decision may pay dividends if the SD820 is actually the reason the sound isn't as clear or doesn't go up very high with headphones. Living in NYC means taking noisy trains and buses, so loud headphones is a must, especially since I would like to stay unrooted on the GS7E.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] dannejanne:
Man my Huawei Mate 8 blows this thing out of the water when it comes to sound quality. The S7 Edge sounds bad in comparison. Way less dynamic sound. Sounds flat. Then again, the Mate 8 is nothing short of amazing when it comes to sound output in headphones.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] CuBz90:
I tested headphones this morning and was very dissapointed at the volume. It is soooo low.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] TML1504:
For me, this has always been the case with samsung phones. Thats the main reason for me to root to be able to use viper4android. With viper, the sound is sooooooo much better!!!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] geobow:
I've got the exynos s7 edge, personally I think the sound is even better than the s6.

I've had Samsung since the s3 and all exynos except the s5, which had the worst audio quality by far. Qualcomm aren't known for high quality audio
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Ausboy 2011:
Exynos headphones are loud but the loudspeaker is horrible
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] johanbiff:
loudspeaker is just ok, it`s muddy and less apeiling than S6 DAC but it works..haven`t tried the headphone jack yet. and guys, just because the output isen`t high dosen`t mean it`s bad quality, Iphones have extreme output (loud) but sounds alot worse then the less louder wolfson DAC in the S6 IMO.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Ausboy 2011:
I dont find the volume soft in the headset its just has less bass and clarity then the s6 note 4
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Zeffir:
I can't even use my S7 Edge in my car, I plug it into through the AUX port but any song with any amount of bass just gets terrible static interference and doesn't play the loworld channels at all (nothing to do with my car or cable, music works fine with my iPhone.) Although I was able to get it to work in a sense (eliminate the static at least) and that was to lower my phones volume setting... but even then it didn't sound particularly great on my speakers but that is probably just nitpicking. I'm guessing there's some sort of audio service that kicks in once you exceed the "recommended" listening limits or something software related. Perhaps I'll have to bust out my old Fiios amp if I want to get some decent tunes out of this device.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] jwhatts:
Although I don't like 3rd party solutions, this app seems to help. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=music.bassbooster.equalizer
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] squallz506:
Audio over my USB DAC fiio k1 and ath m50x setup is great but sound over my klipsch x11's is pathetic. This phone does not do wired headphones well at all. Very disappointed. My $50 1st gen moto g sounded much better.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] dubbactrumpetmsu:
Interesting - Is this a problem with just earbuds or all headphones with you guys? I haven't tested Samsung's in-ear ones that came with it yet since I might change colors, but my Bang & Olufsen H6's sound phenomenal with it, but they are in a league of their own compared to boxed-in earbuds.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] squallz506:
Ath m50x's sound like crap without the USB DAC. At full volume there's no bass or treble, it's all mids and the volume is half of what my MXPE can produce. Oddly enough the most expensive smartphone I've owned is the worst audio player I've owned. At least over the 3.5mm. Idk if I should just only use my bluetooth and USB DAC or return this overpriced overhyped phone. The only thing I like about it is the battery life and I can buy a qc2.0 external battery for $40 to mitigate that. I've got 10 days to make up my mind.

Edit: I have the sd820 version.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] wyldeice:
Hope someone sees this, I noticed much worse audio quality in my truck connected via bluetooth than my s6 edge got. I pulled up the sound settings and went through the settings one by one and I have found that turning on just the surround setting makes it sound MUCH better, better even that my s6 edge.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] skivnit:
can the guys with exynos confirm the findings as the exynos flavour is equiped with wolfson dac which was nice in past samsung flasgships. For sd820 qualcom uses crap audio chip
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] nazstyle:
I actually haven't had an issue with mine.. I'm on the f variant.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] yvibes:
I have the exynos s6 edge and I got the exynos s7 edge today and can confirm that the audio is far superior on the s6 edge. For some reason the quality is poor on the s7 edge and songs seem muffled. The volume doesn't go as loud as the s6 edge either. Tested the same songs using Spotify with both phones connected to the same wifi connection. Listened to the audio using my V-Moda Crossfade M100 over hear headphones.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] liam_davenport:
I got this from amazon for £28.99 https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00T5I60QQ/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Paired with these headphones https://www.amazon.co.uk/Audio-Tech...70978&sr=8-1&keywords=audio+technica+ath-m50x

Sound is great very loud and clear :good: Much improvement over stock audio
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Chirag22ster:
Try Sony MDR Ex 750 BT. I couldbgo only untilbhalf the volume loudness. Awesome clarity and loudness with superb bass. It has APTX support. So no loss if sound clarity
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Symos:
Thanks for the suggestions guys. So it seems there are quite a few options then!

The LG G5 DAC is a good idea, didn't know you could use it as a standalone DAC.

As for the HiFimeDIY DAC itself, with the help of the guys from USB Audio Player PRO, I discovered that when you put the phone in airplane mode, the stutter is gone (?). No idea how that's possible.

After further experimentation, I also found that you can turn on WiFi (while in airplane mode) so you can also stream music.

Granted, this only offers limited options (you can't use the DAC while on the go, or when you need to be reachable) but you can use it, say, at home late at night. Better than it being completely worthless.

Overall though, better to go with another DAC that just works!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] skezza:
I use the S7 Edge with a set of Xiaomi Piston II earphones. Seems fine to me. Volume is easily loud enough. Quality is solid. I use it fairly regularly while driving in my car because I've not had chance to fit an aftermarket stereo yet.

I mean, I find the sound quality of all mobile phones to be so so nowadays. None of them are really anwhere near as good as the 5800 XpressMusic. The only one coming close is the Galaxy S1, which I read had a top of the range Wolfson DAC capable of something like 99% audio signal reproducibility. I found the Nexus 4 to be woolly; the S4 to be dull; the Xiaomi to be consistently inconsistent.

If you've ever used an iPhone, or iPod, you might be tricking yourself into thinking they're excellent quality, however they're not. They simply pump out a lot of middly nonsense at a loud volume. So no luck there either.

I reckon with an EQ, some good earphones (like the Pistons) you can probably get it sounding good enough, but it'll never sound as good as a top Hi-Fi setup..... so I would lower your expectations.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Galactus:
Just listening to the HTC 10 and going back to the S7 Edge, leaves on feeling a bit dull lol. I'm happy with the sound from my SBH80 though.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] skezza:
I'm not saying the S7 is perfect. As I said, I find all phones to have rubbish sound quality really, especially the iPhone/iPod. It's also important not to get confused about the sound which is entering your ears (I know that's a really weird phrase). Quite common for companies to put 'audio enhancing' software which really doesn't enhance the quality at all, but may feel that way when you hear it through earbuds. I think a really common example of that is those crappy Beats headphones which don't sound great at all really, but there's a few things they do to enhance certain frequencies to appear better compared to regular headphones.

Truth be told, I find the best way is to get in your car, and listen to your favourite music. Then listen through your earphones and try and match your earbud EQ settings to your car. For one, assuming you don't drive a terrible pov spec car, the speakers are often good quality, and really well designed within the car. They are usually placed to ensure that the audio fills the car. High volume does not equal actual audio fidelity, hence a stock Audi audio system will **** all over a £400 aftermarket Halfords system, I'd say 99/100.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Galactus:
Yeah of course, I just meant that the HTC 10 sounds better in actual quality. The S7 itself doesn't colour sound much and has a pretty flat frequency response, as does the HTC 10 and even the iPhone for the last 4-5 versions. I am a bass head but even I don't like Beats. Ultra V shaped frequency response which sucks the life out of the mids. The HTC 10 however has the advantage of a powerful headphone amp and has much better dynamic range over the S7

My ATH M50x sound sweet when connected to my Soundblaster Z soundcard. I've only been able to reach the same quality on my S7 when using V4a, which itself increases the noisefloor. Can't hear it much when music itself is playing, but certain synths can sound a tad more harsh etc. I do hope Samsung attacks sound quality like the V20, Axon 7, HTC 10 though.

Still, I do enjoy the S7 Edge. I'm not at the point where I feel the need to purchase an external DAC
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] :
Using direct hardware output on poweramp.

So far so good.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] invasion13:
Hi , i had a LG G3 , and now i have a S7 exynos , and also regarding audio streaming via bluetooth to my audio car system, i find the Samsung quality awful

a lot of distorsion in bass and treble , the Lg G3 was far better

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Thanks for sharing i will give it a try for bluetooth streaming to my car audio system, because quality is awful compared to my previous LG G3

Edit : i couldnt find these options in poweramp, i am using the build 2.0.10-build 588-play complete version(i have no DAC module)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] :
You need the alpha version.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] invasion13:
ok thanks :)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Freddie23312:
I've had the galaxy since the S3, I've never seen or heard anything like this before. The S7 edge sound is like a very CHEAP cell phone. I paid alot of money for this cell, and its a HUGE disappointment! After all these years , I'm turning to iphone, I am a music media lover and the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge doesn't cut it. Even with the Poweramp app, its still ****ty generic .99 cent store radio quality. If the S8 sound does not improve, im done !
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] drummerman:
It's decent for a phone.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Rajaasim1980:
HTC phones are best for audio lovers . HTC one M8/M9 were so superior in audio even when i was using cheap headphones. S7 edge at 100 percent is like 50 percent audio output in htc phones .EVEN cheap htc phones like htc 820 and 816 had superior audio performance but then htc had poor rear camera and battery life so i guess there is no perfect phones..some give better audio performnace ..some give better software experience while samsung phones are good for battery, camera and waterproof..

Its pity that s7 edge is very expensive but audio performance ia third grade
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] RickPinto:
Actually I agree with some of you. I have de Exynos version, and my Sony Z2 is incredibly superior...

I've done lots of experiments and nothing worked. Don't know what to do now.