tds101
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The iPhone 4 sounds truly horrible in most cases - the top end is "tizzy" and there's almost no useful bass end. There is quite a lot of white noise when not playing anything (it's actually really noisy!). In common with EVERY Apple product I've tried (and reviewed), it promises a lot, costs a lot, but delivers very little and very poorly. Get a Galaxy S - it's better in EVERY way!
I'm probably getting an iPhone 4 shortly, and from all my listening experience w/iPods and such it never sounded THAT BAD!!! iPods tend to be a bit shallow in the bass dept, but they're pretty clean sounding. W/the new iOS 4 software the presets are even acceptable. It's not custom, but it's do-able. Saying the iPhone sounds that bad is a mediocre attempt at trolling.
You can set up a custom EQ for songs if you go to View > Show Equalizer in itunes. It will embed the EQ setting to the song and then you can load it back to your device. Sucks that you can't do it on the go but it's better than nothing. If you have a custom EQ setting that you like across the board just select all and then set your EQ.
No, the custom setting only applies to the iTunes software, and doesn't work on a iPhone/touch. Read:
iPod: About the Equalizer
Notes
- iPod does not use custom equalizer settings made in iTunes.
- You can't create custom equalizer settings on iPod, or transfer custom settings to iPod.
- Turn EQ off if you don’t use it. Equalizer is a feature that uses your iPod battery more quickly. If you don’t use EQ, your iPod will play tunes longer. Adding EQs to playback uses more of your iPod processor, since they aren’t encoded in the song. If, however, you’ve added EQ to tracks in iTunes, you’ll need to set EQ to “flat�? in order to have the effect of “off,�? because iPod keeps your iTunes settings intact.
C/O Apple Support
And another thread concerning the same comment:
iPod Custom EQ - Yes, it CAN be done!!!
We go through this every now and again,.....
@moonsurf: I agree the troll is way off base, but most of us are in agreement when a Sony A Series is concerned - it's 1 of the best sounding DAP's made. The iPhone and touch do NOT sound better than it,......the iPhone and touch are just better convergence devices. TBH I'll most likely be getting a new iPhone by the end of the year, but I'll keep my Cowon & Sony devices for major listening - the SQ on them makes them well worth keeping. That's the 1 thing wrong w/an iPhone/touch - they sound good, but not Sony, Samsung, or Cowon good.
Something they didn't fix is the large volume steps.
Your problem is easy to fix. Go into Settings > iPod > Volume Limit. Drag the bar to reduce the maximum volume. I suggest that you start by trying it at the half way point. Exit and return to listening to your iPod. A click on the volume buttons will now swing the actual volume by half the amount as before. You can fine tune the extent of the swing by adjusting the Volume Limit slider.
To anyone of you who get the new iPhone 4 - bless you all!! I can't wait till Sept so me and the Mrs can get ours. And the fact that the SQ is improving (no more distortion while using the EQ? EXCELLENT!!!) is a godsend. Plus, the fantastic battery life really makes the smexy beast a real winner!!!!
Enjoy
I just did some basic comparison between the iPhone 4 and my iPod 5.5g thought I'd share some thoughts~
Used amp and lod as per my sig. Same volume set for all tests. Tested using TF10s.
1. Unamped Test, the iPhone 4 actually sounds better than the iPod, straight out of the headphone jacks.
2. The iPhone seems to differ only very slightly amped and unamped.
3. Test with amp, the iPod 5.5g definitely sounds better than the iPhone 4.
Sound quality ranking iPod+amp > iPhone+amp >= iPhone w/o amp > iPod w/o amp.
With my current setup, I'd say don't bother amping the iPhone~ hardly any difference... instrument separation is still all camped up with hardly any depth. Soundstage's fine though.
Stick to iPods at least for a more enjoyable music listening experience (within the "i" family that is...)
Can anyone else confirm this?