[Q] Audio quality? - Samsung Captivate Glide

Hi I just bought one of these off of eBay and I was just curious about the audio quality. I know they have the same Wolson DAC as the Galaxy S/Captivate but does it sound good? Thanks guys!

KosanRio said:
Hi I just bought one of these off of eBay and I was just curious about the audio quality. I know they have the same Wolson DAC as the Galaxy S/Captivate but does it sound good? Thanks guys!
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with voodoo it's simply awesome!

soadzoor said:
with voodoo it's simply awesome!
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Woah I thought Voodoo audio didn't work on Tegra devices...
This phone just got 10x better.
Maybe a wait a little bit on that Note 3...

KosanRio said:
Woah I thought Voodoo audio didn't work on Tegra devices...
This phone just got 10x better.
Maybe a wait a little bit on that Note 3...
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it needs of course a custom kernel which supports it,but I assure you it works and it works great!

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Vodoo Control (headphone amp )

Hello All
I always used this app on my samsung galaxy s ! this is the best headphone amplifier !
1 week ago i bought my new samsung galaxy note and soled out my galaxy s !
after installing this app it says that this device does not support extended sound controls !
how can i get this app working ? Any ideas ?
Thankss
You cannot, the device is not supported
Go get "voodoo louder": works perfectly and by buying it (it's very cheap) you can support one of the most brilliant developers here.
Ernesto de Bernardis
[from my Galaxy Note]
But you need a compatible kernel too (AbyssNote or FM among others)...
True?
The_Steph said:
But you need a compatible kernel too (AbyssNote or FM among others)...
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Is that true? I believed you need just root. I have VOODOO LOUDER installed on a stock but rooted KKA kernel but I haven't checked it yet.
most of the stock kernels are supported
there is another app named Voodoo louder,
not sure if they are the same
The_Steph said:
But you need a compatible kernel too (AbyssNote or FM among others)...
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just bought voodoo louder knowing that voodoo control plus doesn't work on galaxy note. before the purchase in android market there are steps to determine if your kernel is supported, in my case i am on XXLA3 rooted with CWM, all are in green hence i was able to purchase, only €1. i can't live with my note having experienced voodoo control plus with my galaxy s.
if only these worked with blue-tooth wireless headsets :-(
Sorry for the noob question, but does voodoo
Louder works only for head phone or speakers as well?
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Headphones only.
Leechoonhwee said:
Sorry for the noob question, but does voodoo
Louder works only for head phone or speakers as well?
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it should work as long as a jack is connected, it doesn't recognize whether it is an external speaker or headphone.
ayongkot said:
just bought voodoo louder knowing that voodoo control plus doesn't work on galaxy note. before the purchase in android market there are steps to determine if your kernel is supported, in my case i am on XXLA3 rooted with CWM, all are in green hence i was able to purchase, only €1. i can't live with my note having experienced voodoo control plus with my galaxy s.
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I was try to purchase Voodoo Louder, but after running all test with PASSED. Got error at Market.
samgcw said:
I was try to purchase Voodoo Louder, but after running all test with PASSED. Got error at Market.
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I have the same problem
samgcw said:
I was try to purchase Voodoo Louder, but after running all test with PASSED. Got error at Market.
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I had that problem too. It was the market app. Try a fix depending on your ROM or reinstall it.
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Interesting app, i was really disappointed with the audio output of the note. This should be interesting.
It gives a +10.5dB increase, which is perceived as a doubling of loudness, so if you were disappointed with the loudness of the headphone output before you shouldn't be now. I absolutely require this app to drive my HE-400's (and I guess will need it for my incoming LCD-2's).
I got no market issue when purchase other app. Really want to try this, please advise.
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Voodoo for Note 2?

What audio chip note 2 has? Will it support voodoo sound like other Galaxies?
lexus232 said:
What audio chip note 2 has? Will it support voodoo sound like other Galaxies?
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Wolfson, the same that S1 and S3 for example..
its confirmed
still no voodoo.from supercurio for the s3 like he promised.
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xiskillo said:
Wolfson, the same that S1 and S3 for example..
its confirmed
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No, its not the same of S1, its not that good, but better than the note 1
kersh said:
its not the same of S1, its not that good
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How pity, I Iove my SGS1 for its sound capabilities.
lexus232 said:
How pity, I Iove my SGS1 for its sound capabilities.
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Don't worry. As far as implemented functionality from Samsung and Android, they should be similar and infact I believe the loudspeaker amplifier seems more powerful in the new chipset (I am inferring through SGS3 specs as I believe its the same for Note 2). More importantly, it should be WAY superior to SGS2 and Note 1 as I find them absolutely useless with my powered headphones.
kersh said:
No, its not the same of S1, its not that good, but better than the note 1
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Source?
EDIT:
Wolfson Micro WM1811 http://www.wolfsonmicro.com/products/audio_hubs/WM1811/
100dB SNR Class W Heapdhone amp output, ReTune DSP, 3x digital interface.
Like WM8994 in Galaxy S / Nexus S, except:
1x stereo DAC instead of 2x.
2x 2W Speaker amp instead of 2x 1W
Smaller and probably cheaper, same sound quality expected.
xiskillo said:
Source?
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Wolfson Micro WM1811 http://www.wolfsonmicro.com/products/audio_hubs/WM1811/
100dB SNR Class W Heapdhone amp output, ReTune DSP, 3x digital interface.
Like WM8994 in Galaxy S / Nexus S, except:
1x stereo DAC instead of 2x.
2x 2W Speaker amp instead of 2x 1W
Smaller and probably cheaper, same sound quality expected.
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Yup, thats what I meant. Thanks for getting the numbers. Unfortunately the stereo speaker output may not help as I believe Note 2 may have a mono speaker like the rest, pity!
Supercurio - Eagerly awaiting an update on this. Hope its coming soon as you tweeted.
People do overestimate the difference in sound quality between the sgs and other phones.
Yes, the chip in the sgs really shines with voodoo sound's amazing mechanics, but this isn't something you'll hear or can take advantage of with stock earbuds, dre or skullcandy headsets. You need at least an entry level hi fi setup or a decent set of headphones. Until you get to that point, you might as well just be using an eq.
I'm not trying to be condescending, but I think many people use a turbo and stuff it into their vw beetle and expect to go 300 kmh
Just ordered a note 2, and will be looking forward to test it beside my sgs!
Sent from horseback.
I have an sgs as well as the note2 now....
I own sony extra bass earphones they sound really awesome in the samsung galaxy S , just a little less in the Note2 but all the difference I see is of the bass ..the galaxy s pumps those beats quite well unlike the note2
And just fyi just throw the stock samsung earphones in the dustbin..they are worst like made in china nit china is to blame but its cheapass ! ( Sony made in Philippines)
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adytum said:
People do overestimate the difference in sound quality between the sgs and other phones.
Yes, the chip in the sgs really shines with voodoo sound's amazing mechanics, but this isn't something you'll hear or can take advantage of with stock earbuds, dre or skullcandy headsets. You need at least an entry level hi fi setup or a decent set of headphones. Until you get to that point, you might as well just be using an eq.
I'm not trying to be condescending, but I think many people use a turbo and stuff it into their vw beetle and expect to go 300 kmh
Just ordered a note 2, and will be looking forward to test it beside my sgs!
Sent from horseback.
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The chip in the SGS really did shine with a bit of Voodoo:
Youtube: watch?v=-c5XOTP77qs
It's really rare for a smartphone to be able to record in extreme environments like that. The Nokia Lumia 920 is another phone with similar capabilities, here's a comparison of that one with the HTC 8x at the same event:
Youtube: watch?v=svM5g_9539Y
Phones in general get the result of the HTC, including the SGS without the Voodoo fix. I Haven't really tried the new gen Samsung's in a location like this, but I know that the SGS3 sounds basically like the HTC above, because the microphone doesn't enable recording for loud environments in the software.
Sure, recording in loud environments isn't something you normally do, but, it's still nice to have the ability to do it.
Sorry for the "broken" youtube links, apparently I'm not old enough to post links...
So we now technically have voodoo for the note2 right? Since scoobydoo is basically voodoo?
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ars_92 said:
So we now technically have voodoo for the note2 right? Since scoobydoo is basically voodoo?
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For international users only from what I see. Which is disappointing.
Check out Pongsters latest red pill kernel. )
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1975938
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Awesome! Now we finally have voodoo like sound on our Note 2.
Couple of things missing in Siyah's implementation:
1. No volume slider hack so to keep digital volume max and tweaking analog one needs to be done through Stweaks app and the change happens after we change and hit "Apply" against realtime hack in voodoo sound app. This means, dynamic range is low in lower volume and noise floor high. Also means we wont get extended volume levels (0-63) instead of only 15 levels in default digital volume slider
2. No video recording DRC hack as in voodoo sound app (haven't tested, may be hidden but atleast no tweaking of DRC possible)
I prefer using voodoo sound app which is not yet detecting these kernels to be compatible with it to enjoy the above features.
Also I prefer the below kernel for this for CPU and GPU overclocking options in Stweaks app:
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1927852
Hope Supercurio adds support for these kernels atleast in his paid app.
so.......
I'm a n00b with all this, so can someone boil it down to a yes/no: Voodoo for Note 2? Sound quality on par with Galaxy 1?
I have Westones, not the usual earbuds, and the S1 is literally the best FLAC player I've ever owned. It's certainly a bit long in the tooth at this point, however, so I'm interested in upgrading but not willing to give up the Wolfson + Voodoo. I'm in the states, but I've got no problem buying an unlocked model from elsewhere if necessary.
Edit: Forgot to mention I'm tied to USCC (job pays for phone), not sure if that matters
caustic386 said:
I'm a n00b with all this, so can someone boil it down to a yes/no: Voodoo for Note 2? Sound quality on par with Galaxy 1?
I have Westones, not the usual earbuds, and the S1 is literally the best FLAC player I've ever owned. It's certainly a bit long in the tooth at this point, however, so I'm interested in upgrading but not willing to give up the Wolfson + Voodoo. I'm in the states, but I've got no problem buying an unlocked model from elsewhere if necessary.
Edit: Forgot to mention I'm tied to USCC (job pays for phone), not sure if that matters
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yes its the same ( but not totally ) with kernel like red pill and Perseus
but i don't think voodoo sound will come any time soon from supercurio
yahyoh said:
yes its the same ( but not totally ) with kernel like red pill and Perseus
but i don't think voodoo sound will come any time soon from supercurio
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Thank you very much. Is scoobydoo on par with voodoo?
caustic386 said:
Thank you very much. Is scoobydoo on par with voodoo?
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This is a question which im dying to know the answer too lol.

Audio Chip

Anyone know who makes the chip on this? I'd like to know if it sounds good. I heard the S4 has the Wolfson ones and it sounds incredible. I'm curious how this compares.
SPtheALIEN said:
Anyone know who makes the chip on this? I'd like to know if it sounds good. I heard the S4 has the Wolfson ones and it sounds incredible. I'm curious how this compares.
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This phone uses the integrated audio codec of S4, WCD9310.
http://www.head-fi.org/t/632804/wolfson-wm1811-vs-qualcomm-wcd9310-on-the-galaxy-s3
TL;DR: The Wolfson is better, but using audio mods with ROMs can improve the quality very much.
ryude said:
This phone uses the integrated audio codec of S4, WCD9310.
http://www.head-fi.org/t/632804/wolfson-wm1811-vs-qualcomm-wcd9310-on-the-galaxy-s3
TL;DR: The Wolfson is better, but using audio mods with ROMs can improve the quality very much.
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Thanks for the info. Do you have any audio mode you recommend?
SPtheALIEN said:
Thanks for the info. Do you have any audio mode you recommend?
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I haven't used any yet, but I'm pretty happy with the way it sounds out of the box. I have Sennheiser HD428s and the sound is quite pleasant.

Nexus 5 Headphones

Hai . I lost the headphones that came with nexus 5. Can anyone suggest me which are the best for nexus 5. I like bass. Which gives the best clarity
Head over to this thread and make up your mind: http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/accessories/headphones-yall-t2651789
There are tons of recommendations!
vin4yak said:
Head over to this thread and make up your mind: http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/accessories/headphones-yall-t2651789
There are tons of recommendations!
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HMMM, I didn't even get headphones with mine
Suhaas said:
Hai . I lost the headphones that came with nexus 5. Can anyone suggest me which are the best for nexus 5. I like bass. Which gives the best clarity
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Where did you buy your N5 from? I've never heard of one coming with headphones.
_MetalHead_ said:
Where did you buy your N5 from? I've never heard of one coming with headphones.
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Well, I can confirm that all Nexus 5's sold in India officially (from google as well as from other retailers) come with LG headphones
May be it's just being included in Asia-Pacific region?? Or may be with D821 units..
- Sent from an IceCold Hammerhead!
Suhaas said:
Hai . I lost the headphones that came with nexus 5. Can anyone suggest me which are the best for nexus 5. I like bass. Which gives the best clarity
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share your budget too

NEED Help!!! Nexus 5 Microphone Earbuds

So im thinking to buy Sennheiser MM 50 IP but im currently dont know if its working with my nexus 5 (mostly about the microphone)
I need some help, thank you.
They work fine and sound great. I have them
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Ben36 said:
They work fine and sound great. I have them
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So no problem when calling people with microphone (low sound quality etc.) ?
And do you recommend anything else with Mic. for nexus 5?
Seriously? Noone? ...
Don't have that pair, but the ones that came with my iPhone work well enough. The sound quality is crappy, but what can you expect from an Apple product. /shrug
By crappy sound I mean the music and people's voices as I hear them, the mic works well from what I'm told. Music and all sounds crappy on these things regardless of what I plug them into.
snives said:
Don't have that pair, but the ones that came with my iPhone work well enough. The sound quality is crappy, but what can you expect from an Apple product. /shrug
By crappy sound I mean the music and people's voices as I hear them, the mic works well from what I'm told. Music and all sounds crappy on these things regardless of what I plug them into.
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Talking about new i phone 5-6 buds? thats werid i though they are good, btw a lot of ppl complaining about the microphone of that one (not working) im confused now lol
INeedThisNow said:
So no problem when calling people with microphone (low sound quality etc.) ?
And do you recommend anything else with Mic. for nexus 5?
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I've never had any problems
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INeedThisNow said:
Seriously? Noone? ...
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I use Sony MDR-XB50AP's and as the name suggests, it's made to work with pretty much every Android device. Great SQ in general and if you don't mind some quality bass you'll love them. They retail for lower than those Sennheisers.
Xiaomi piston 3 are best and they cost 12$ from china
FooBazza said:
I use Sony MDR-XB50AP's and as the name suggests, it's made to work with pretty much every Android device. Great SQ in general and if you don't mind some quality bass you'll love them. They retail for lower than those Sennheisers.
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So you sure no problems with Nexus 5 huh ? microphone and everything quality etc... ?
Because im gonna buy them right away!
INeedThisNow said:
So you sure no problems with Nexus 5 huh ? microphone and everything quality etc... ?
Because im gonna buy them right away!
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I've been using them since February and nope haven't noticed any issues besides V4A or AudioFX bugs but those have nothing to do with the headset themselves.
FooBazza said:
I've been using them since February and nope haven't noticed any issues besides V4A or AudioFX bugs but those have nothing to do with the headset themselves.
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WOW MAN Thank you so much!!! I bought them today and they are amazing! Crazy bass and SQ!
Also the Microphone works Great with Nexus 5 (And Button for Answer Calls + Play/Pause works with no problem)
Thank you for the advice again! :good:

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