hi all, I bought an m8 in france, and I think it came with the volume limited to EU requirements. It still sounds great, but I found that for example, in PowerAmp, if I turn the bass knob to maximum or near that, it will distort (something that does not happen with my wife's moto G which sounds excellent as well). I found a little trick though... just by accident: If i disconnect my headphone and reconnect it instantly, i mean disconnecting it just for a very very brief moment, what happens next is a VERY VERY POWERFUL amp kicks in and i get a max volume that literally shatters my ears, and I get almost no distortion while fiddling with the Poweramp bass knob. I have a feeling this overrides those EU regulations... but not sure.
can someone look into this or at least explain what might be happening? i'd love to have my m8 in this 'powerful' mode all the time but the only way I know is to do that little trick... I have to do it every once in a while, I still haven't grasped WHEN it turns off and goes back to normal. I have Direct Volume Control in PowerAmp just in case.
I hope this makes the thread a bit more interesting.