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Hi,
Has anyone else noticed this?, I've tried various music (encoded at different rates which sound fantastic on other audio equipment) and different headphones (via both sockets on the phone). My mate who is in a band and heavily into audiophile stuff agrees that the sound quality is terrible. My old w810i is far better
The top end is to harsh but without any definition and whenever I use one of the EQ settings the music seems to get muddied up and even slightly louder and quieter in sections.
I am wondering if this either a bad phone or something to do with the firmware that O2 (UK) uses (I know they alter it as google maps and wayfinder aren't installed)
I have used the update service which states I am running the latest firmware. The phone is going back but if the next one is the same then I may have to move phones
Cheers guys
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Posted: 2010-02-05 11:02:38
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Check this out bro :
http://www.esato.com/board/viewtopic.php?topic=188767 
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Posted: 2010-02-05 12:39:12
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w995 stock acoustic driver is one of the best if not the best among all the phones out there and this can further be enhanced with a modded driver. i'm not sure what need to be rectified but it seems that the whole acoustic module need to be looked into, and in this case i would suggest a replacement
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Posted: 2010-02-05 14:20:09
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thanks guys - i am an it techie but never touched or modded a phone and don't really want to start with a brand new phone in case i screw it up.
all the reviews and the replies you have given have convinced me that there is an issue with my phone - i have already rang o2 and they will do a doorstep one for a new one on monday...
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Posted: 2010-02-05 14:45:05
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6 month ago when I bought my W995 I also wrote here that my old W800i was and is far better.
most of the people here did not like it (maybe cos they never had a W800/810.)
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Posted: 2010-02-06 01:59:30
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@pt
did you try any modded acoustics with W995?
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Posted: 2010-02-06 02:13:08
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Can't say for sure if it's actually a firmware issue, one's sonic evaluation is very subjective from what I gather. For instance pt020 thinks his W800 sounds better while I on the contrary feel that it sounds better than my W800. I guess there are factors that influence one's judgement such as genre, headset, preference and a host of other variables. But as a benchmark i'd say my W995 sounds better than an iPod for sure. I could be biased as I am an SE fanboy at heart, but even then I doubt it would be terribly different from the next person's assessment. Tip: Try tinkering with the manual equalizer, I've never used the preset ones as they are far from my taste. My current favourite is this if you'd like to try it once you get your replacement
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Posted: 2010-02-06 05:53:08
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i agreed with mode...
other factor that will influence the quality of sound production is the source file format...mp3, wma, ogg vorbis, wav, flac will not produce the same quality and thus adjustment need to be made with the equaliser...
my equalizer setting for mp3 rock music ( LAME 3.98 encoder, vbr 256 Kbit/s, sample rate 44100hz, 2 audio channels) is as follows:
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Posted: 2010-02-06 08:04:32
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On 2010-02-06 02:13:08, mriley wrote:
@pt
did you try any modded acoustics with W995?
No I did not but I did not touch any player in all my phones,do not like to play with it.
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Posted: 2010-02-06 11:43:59
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@mode
We already talked about it and we disagree... legal.
I also think that the EQ of the W995i (six steps) is useless compare to the EQ of the W800 (16 steps)
and I use it in this settings what are different then yours,I have very good headphones from Bose and they give all the player can give,wish I could meet you and let you listen,you will change your mind in one second.With the W800i they move my ears ... no other phone moves my ears with the bass like the W800i dose
I work with 2200 people ...we even have an iphone section
and we sit and compare there our phones ... and they all hate my W800i cos it sounds better then all the phones I tried in the last 5 years.
my settings
PS
here few pictures from friends at work comparing their iphones to my W800i... and first thing they say is that the headphones are very good and thats why it sounds so good... so then I tell them that they come with a cable that fits the iphone too so they can try my headphones with their iphone... and then you have to see their faces,they do not smile
2 more iphone owners can not believe their ears
[ This Message was edited by: pt020 on 2010-02-06 11:30 ]
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Posted: 2010-02-06 11:57:35
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