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djc Posts: 3

When I play an MP3 file in the media player it sounds really good. When I set the same file as my ringtone and someone calls my phone the sound quality is average. It is definitely not as good as when using the media player.

Why is this?

The volume is not too high so it is not distorting. Even on low volumes the ringtone MP3 sounds worse than the media player MP3.
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Posted: 2005-08-19 11:56:36
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dgilmartin Posts: > 500

There are loads of topics on this,

Heres One,

http://www.esato.com/board/viewtopic.php?topic=100562#post1375980

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Posted: 2005-08-19 12:05:41
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djc Posts: 3

Ok, so I'm not the only one with this problem. I did see that thread when I did a search, but I didn't find a solution or an answer anywhere.

No one knows why MP3 ringtones sound "crap". Does anybody know?
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Posted: 2005-08-19 12:15:30
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dgilmartin Posts: > 500

I think its to do with power preservation. eg. When a call comes in it uses a lot of power, so the quality of the mp3 is lowered. Thats what I've heard anyway.
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Posted: 2005-08-19 14:33:05
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evinco Posts: 60

Yeh, as you can tell from my other thread this really irritates me too

, but doesn't look like there's any solution in sight. It's my number 1 want in the next firmware upgrade =/
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Posted: 2005-08-19 15:22:40
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Munchkinn Posts: 135

Does it really sound that bad?
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Posted: 2005-08-19 18:13:22
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djc Posts: 3

Yes, the media player quality sounds like CD quality. The ringtone quality sounds like tape quality....it's a big difference.
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Posted: 2005-08-20 03:03:54
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evinco Posts: 60

Even when the media player equaliser isn't on "megabass" or something similar, there's still a huge difference - ringtone is harsh and very trebly. As I said in my other thread, there are actually some files which I can't use as ringtones because, quite frankly (and at the risk of sounding very melodramatic), they hurt my ears. (But quite acceptable through media player)

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Posted: 2005-08-20 04:35:43
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Purx Posts: 15

Maybe the phone makes a copy off the choosen ringtone so it can start quicker when a incoming call comes.
So if you have a 192kbps MP3 it maybe makes it a 64kbps when it is chosed as a ringtone? And if you skip the EQ and makes it a 64kbps it will sound baaad..

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Posted: 2005-08-20 09:59:19
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Weird_one Posts: 7

I heard that the W800 plays ringtones in stereo. Has anybody converted their K750i to W800 because of this ringtone problem?

Can someone confirm that the ringtone plays like it is on media player on their converted k750i? Is it better sounding than the k750i with stock firmware? (without conversion in other words)

This would be a great help if we knew the anwser to this.
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Posted: 2006-06-07 15:27:08
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