The Shure Bluetooth cable...that makes sense. Was going to suggest trying the attenuator. Glad to see you ended up going Wired with a lightning-specific cable Side-note: I found it funny to see a complaint about SE535's being too loud on the quietest setting. Mainly because a number of Audio...

I'm still waiting for my pre-ordered sets to come n. Got 1 for me and one for my brother...fingers crossed for August shipment.

I am keeping the device as it the only device that fulfills the void left by 2013 Nexus 5 while being compatible with 3xCA on Sprint in same form factor. I have made the audio tweaks to get my Pixel performing adequately for me. I think normal Pixel as 5" inch device with Daydream...

Stock - Pixel sounded like Bass Boost was on but definitely was not Bright Sounding. Although that was my 1st Pixel. I've RMA'D 2 Pixels because of Mic not working on phone calls. I'm on 3rd Pixel at the moment, but Rooted with Elemental Kernel lowering Analog Headphone input to -10.5db on...

I also ordered(backed them) and will compare against Campfire Andromeda and Shure SE535. I suspect unfortunately I can only really compare against my wired IEM's as the other Bluetooth headset's I have owned are ***** for audio quality.

That was the Snapdragon Aqstic variant. The 3rd Party Hi-RES issue I believe stems from coding not detecting the Auxiliary DAC. I say Auxiliary since LG makes it seem like you can turn the Quad-DAC off and use the Qualcomm DAC. Which is why I was curious as to why LG did not use the...

Was it Snapdragon Note 7 with Aqstic or Exynos Note 7? 1 thing I've been noticing is 3rd party apps seem to be better at recognizing Qualcomms Aqstic 24-bit DAC in comparison to LG V20's Quad-DAC Which brings me to my next question: Did LG use the normal Snapdragon SOC DAC as fallback instead...

You lost me here. You don't believe firmware (Software tweaks) can make a difference compared to turning up a analog Bass dial. Do you only use Amps that have absolutely no firmwarewre(software)? If so I would like to know which ones. Firmware/Drivers/Kernels are different than just a...

Small update: Viper4Android and associated audio effects offer greater tonal control. (http://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel/themes/mod-wetaaudio-t3490886?nocache=1) To quote: Chdloc "Small update. Now that I have rooted my Pixel I've started looking into the effects of mixer_paths.xml...

Maybe someone can tell me how to switch between Pixel Headphone modes (IE DRE on/off): Lines 1272 -1305 from Mixer_paths.xml on Pixel (https://android.googlesource.com/device/google/marlin/+/nougat-dr1-release/mixer_paths.xml)   <!-- HS RX path with DRE on -->   <path...

I have had to RMA both an iPhone 7 and a Pixel both due to audio issues. My Pixel suffered from Mic issues that also caused the Earpiece and headphone jack to stop working.(My new Pixel device is working fine however it is Rooted and I made changes to the Mixer_path, mixer _path_tasha_t50...

I would like a B&O variant to compare device DAC settings to see if there is a difference between the model variants. Note 7 Snapdragon Aqstic vs Exynos was more similar sound wise than S7 Edge Exynos vs Snapdragon 820 SOC audio(Non-Aqstic) Mixer_path settings were different which was expected...

Pocket now tested the Pixel as-is out-of-the-box. Which only supports what I claimed: Pixel doesn't have the Aqstic DAC/amp settings optimized. (When rooted and changing RX Headphone Mode to CLS_H_HIFI, it removed the bass boost I was hearing through Campfire Jupiter's and Shure SE535) I was...

Pixel does have Qualcomm Aquatic However judging by the mixer_path.xml setting discrepancies when compared to HTC 10, Snapdragon Note 7, Xiomia Mi5 ; Pixel settings are not on HIFI and thus I feel the audio was not optimized. [Rx Headphone Mode value =CLS_H_HIFI on all but Pixel. Pixel reads...

My LG V20 has more drive, is brighter(possibly just a more fuller range but I'm sensitive to treble, so it appears brighter to me). For OEM use S6 is fine for anything more demanding it is very hard to not recommend LGV20 & HTC 10 as a category of "Smartphones that power high impedance...