RockStar2005
Headphoneus Supremus
Has anyone compared these 2 phones side by side for sound quality? Which one sounds better via speakers? Which one sounds better via headphone listening??
I owned the 10 for about a week then a few weeks later got the X Perf, so I didn't have a chance to compare them side by side. If you have, please elaborate here. I'd like to hear about headphone audio quality more so (but either is good), including clarity, bass/mids/highs quality, soundstage, etc.
Also, does anyone know what model or brand DAC and/or amp each one uses? What I know so far about the 10 is that aside from it having its own dedicated headphone amp, each speaker has its own dedicated amp (not a common thing I guess), and also the Snapdragon 820 chip on the phone, which is typically used to handle DAC duties, is not used for this on the 10. Instead, the 10 also has its own DEDICATED Hi-Fi DAC as well, which everyone is saying is amazing, and as good if not better than the V10's and/or LG G5 + B&O DAC module. The HTC site offers more details as well. I know that the Xperia Z3 had twin dedicated DACs and amps on it, but I'm not sure how the newer X Performance's sound set up is. I get the feeling the 10's is better overall, only because I've heard so much good news about it, where I haven't really heard much at all on the sound quality of the X Performance (just that it's "pretty good"), though I know first-hand it's at least better than the super lousy S7's and also the G5's, which both use the typical integrated (Snapdragon) design.
Thanks in advance to all who reply!
I owned the 10 for about a week then a few weeks later got the X Perf, so I didn't have a chance to compare them side by side. If you have, please elaborate here. I'd like to hear about headphone audio quality more so (but either is good), including clarity, bass/mids/highs quality, soundstage, etc.
Also, does anyone know what model or brand DAC and/or amp each one uses? What I know so far about the 10 is that aside from it having its own dedicated headphone amp, each speaker has its own dedicated amp (not a common thing I guess), and also the Snapdragon 820 chip on the phone, which is typically used to handle DAC duties, is not used for this on the 10. Instead, the 10 also has its own DEDICATED Hi-Fi DAC as well, which everyone is saying is amazing, and as good if not better than the V10's and/or LG G5 + B&O DAC module. The HTC site offers more details as well. I know that the Xperia Z3 had twin dedicated DACs and amps on it, but I'm not sure how the newer X Performance's sound set up is. I get the feeling the 10's is better overall, only because I've heard so much good news about it, where I haven't really heard much at all on the sound quality of the X Performance (just that it's "pretty good"), though I know first-hand it's at least better than the super lousy S7's and also the G5's, which both use the typical integrated (Snapdragon) design.
Thanks in advance to all who reply!