[jedthehumanoid]

I'd just like to add my voice to the V10 crowd. I got one yesterday and it's really great sounding. It sounds pretty decent even with the dac off but when you turn it on, it really shines.

 

[jasonb]

Had the V10 for a week now. It is no joke when it comes to its audio capabilities. This thing is a beast.

 

[hogger129]

I thought the Samsung Galaxy sounded alright, though admittedly I have an iPhone 4S and my listening is done on a FiiO X1.

 

[Kundi]

I'd just like to add my voice to the V10 crowd. I got one yesterday and it's really great sounding. It sounds pretty decent even with the dac off but when you turn it on, it really shines.

What do you mean with the dac off, isn't it always on when listening to music?

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[maxjstern]

What do you mean with the dac off, isn't it always on when listening to music?

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On spotify or other services it is automatically turned off...

 

[ehjie]

  I thought the Samsung Galaxy sounded alright, though admittedly I have an iPhone 4S and my listening is done on a FiiO X1.

....You're correct, It really sounds alright (the samsungs), the iphone 4 / 4s chipsets were decent quality for Audio outputs. Up until now, I'm still  wondering how my old ip 4 sounded if it could play Flac / WAV files...

 

[rawrster]

Has anyone considered the Sony Xperia z5? I've been holding off a new phone for a while and trying to decide what to purchase. Unfortunately my only real options are lg or Sony since they both still have sd card slots.

 

[TabCam]

Has anyone considered the Sony Xperia z5? I've been holding off a new phone for a while and trying to decide what to purchase. Unfortunately my only real options are lg or Sony since they both still have sd card slots.

I have, and a number of other phones like the Qiku Q Terra, Meizu 5 Pro, LG G4/V10, Motorola X Style/Pure and play. I love to have it all, very decent camera, 4G (especially 800MHz), NFC, powerful HP output, at least HD resolution and 16GB ROM and decent battery life. I also like to have 4K video, 64GB ROM and dual SIM. Most phones have a few but fail on all. If you have IEM's headphone output is not important and then the Sony is a viable alternative. My MrSpeakers Alpha Primes get a lot of action at work so I like to have a phone with decent output.

Currently I am leaning towards either the Motorola Style or Play. The Style does not have a decent battery life and the Play does not have 4K video. Still not sure so did not pull the trigger.

 

[Hifihedgehog]

This is probably the right thread for this, but I am thinking someone here will know. I am looking for an Android device with high quality measured performance in its headphone output. I actually would prefer it to not be a smartphone but that is not a requirement. I am willing to pay up to $250 shipped for it. What would be best?

 

[HiyakeIchirou]

if you want to end up getting a separate dac, may as well going with Chord Mojo (599$).  Very portable, and high-end for audio quality specs.  If phone with dedicated DAC inside, now would be V10 from LG.  The S7 may have better spec, but it wont be here for a few months, and who knows how the S7 would perform ? My Wolfson Note 4 sounds like xhit.

Wolfson sounds OK to me on my Samsung Galaxy S6, needs a good amp but otherwise the sound signature seems ok to me.

 

[TabCam]

  This is probably the right thread for this, but I am thinking someone here will know. I am looking for an Android device with high quality measured performance in its headphone output. I actually would prefer it to not be a smartphone but that is not a requirement. I am willing to pay up to $250 shipped for it. What would be best?

The only device I know in your price range is the Fiio X3. You still need to buy an SD card. You can find more players and higher prices http://gearpatrol.com/2015/05/14/6-best-portable-hi-fi-music-players/. Don't know about shipping 

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The only site that does some quality measurements I know of the top of my head is gsmarena.com. Headphone output is measured by phonearena.com. Both sites are for smartphones.

 

[ehjie]

...Coming Soon, I hope very very soon, like next month...
 

 

[maxjstern]

  ...Coming Soon, I hope very very soon, like next month...
 

If it is supposed to have the D820 SoC, then it won´t before 2016...
Maybe it will carry the Mediatek X20, then it would have a seperate DAC chip...

 

[maxjstern]

  This is probably the right thread for this, but I am thinking someone here will know. I am looking for an Android device with high quality measured performance in its headphone output. I actually would prefer it to not be a smartphone but that is not a requirement. I am willing to pay up to $250 shipped for it. What would be best?

Alcatel Idol 3 5.5
HTC One M7
Nokia Lumia 1540(I think, there were some threads about a very good nokia lumia...)*
 
*open for corrections there...

 

[Baroninkjet]

I would get a Samsung I9300 -- GS3 -- GSM with Wolfson DAC. Locks of Android hacker support and excellent sound. Looks like about $175 new on Ebay.