LG V20 Sound Quality

[djyeo]

Just got the V20 from HK on the 28th, being an owner of the V10, the V20 is quite similar to the V10 being bright. On the V20, the low in my opinion is better but if you like forward mid, the mid in V20 is not as forward as the V10. Brightness, clarity and separation is similar to the V20. The main difference for me is the low end and the mid.

 

[Sound Eq]

With all respect v20 sounds like v10 same bright sound signatures that once you reach loud level things fall apart and start to sound awful

 

[djyeo]

With all respect v20 sounds like v10 same bright sound signatures that once you reach loud level things fall apart and start to sound awful

Mine doesn't fall apart at high volume, I listen at vol level 50 on average. Maybe you have a defective unit.

 

[Sound Eq]

Well I for one do not like a lot what I heard from lg v20, it sounds bright and at high volumes it's like a V sound signature

still phones without v4a simply will not cut it to compete with dedicated daps

all phones I tried at high volume loose the sound quality and become boomy and piercing and especially the v10 and v20, and its not a faulty unit

I am sorry to break it like this to you, but I describe what I hear with totl iems like empire ears zeus r, ie800 and Bluetooth headphone P7 wireless

now i could not root the v20, as its not mine so I had to rely on what the v20 has to offer without any mod

 

[FSTOP]

Mariano3130,
Completely agree. Battery tech is getting better and better, but heat is always associated with cell degradation, either by fast charging or discharging. I also am into RC, have built planes, boats, etc from scratch including putting together all the electronics and even wiring up my own battery packs, and have chargers that can charge multiple battery chemistries with temp probes, etc.  And as smart as a charger is nowadays, heat is still going to be created by the rapid charge/discharge cycle. And no cell is going to last as long under those circumstances, and we all use are phones so much today that generally a charge a day is needed. Thats a minimum of 365 X's a year, so rechargeable cells are going to die, which is why i want a replaceable battery pack. I do not intend on swapping cells every day, but its nice to know my phone itself isnt obsolete in a year or less because of the battery. I've stated before that what a lot of people dont understand also is that even though your battery is charging to "100%" doesnt mean it still has the same voltage/amperage in the cells as when new, which will affect how your device performs. A new battery can make an older device much more responsive, work better because the new cells actually are putting out the current the board was engineered to operate with in the first place.

 

[WayTooCrazy]

Well I for one do not like a lot what I heard from lg v20, it sounds bright and at high volumes it's like a V sound signature

still phones without v4a simply will not cut it to compete with dedicated daps

all phones I tried at high volume sound loose the sound quality and become boomy and piercing and especially the v10 and v20, and its not a faulty unit

I am sorry to break it like this to you, but I describe what I hear with totl iems like empire ears zeus r, ie800 and Bluetooth headphone P7 wireless

now i could not root the v20, as its not mine so I had to rely on what the v20 has to offer without any mod

Good thing i didn't go to you for reviews. I personally enjoy my V20... Best of all, it sounds good without that cure all "Viper for Android" nonsense.

 

[Sound Eq]

Good thing i didn't go to you for reviews. I personally enjoy my V20... Best of all, it sounds good without that cure all "Viper for Android" nonsense.

enjoy your learning days here
 
new toy syndrome is hard on new users to deal with

 

[WayTooCrazy]

enjoy your learning days here

new toy syndrome is hard on new users to deal with

I've been here for a while, but don't try and impart my views as gospel. To each their own.

 

[Sound Eq]

I've been here for a while, but don't try and impart my views as gospel. To each their own.

​man which totl iem are you basing your feedback on, at least I can share my view with a totl iem like zeus
r
 
and read what i wrote carefully, i said to me it did not sound a break through out from v10 which i also owned and sold
 
so take it easy bro, and relax its just a phone in the end and it sounds good for a phone but will not reach mojo or cowon status at all
 
i suggest you own a mojo or a cowon dap to hear what a good sound is

 

[WayTooCrazy]

​man which totl iem are you basing your feedback on, at least I can share my view with a totl iem like zeus
r

and read what i wrote carefully, i said to me it did not sound a break through out from v10 which i also owned and sold

so take it easy bro, and relax its just a phone in the end

i suggest you own a mojo or a cowon dap to hear what a good sound is

I did not intentionally mean to offend. I guess that "v4a" as the cure-all bothered me, as i asked about audio quality in the XDA forums and kept being told that it would make anything sound good. No, i don't have totl gear, and that is ok by me. I got this phone because i really didn't want to get an external DAP or use external DAC/Amp. I sold off my Oppo HA-2 (was going to upgrade, but then changed my mind). So, i end with an apology.

 

[Sound Eq]

I did not intentionally mean to offend. I guess that "v4a" as the cure-all bothered me, as i asked about audio quality in the XDA forums and kept being told that it would make anything sound good. No, i don't have totl gear, and that is ok by me. I got this phone because i really didn't want to get an external DAP or use external DAC/Amp. I sold off my Oppo HA-2 (was going to upgrade, but then changed my mind). So, i end with an apology.

do not worry bro, all I want us is to accept that we can have different opinions without being sensitive
 
yes, people at xda v4a I have to agree with them with v4a things will sound better, for example, my galaxy s7 edge exynos version that has cirrus logic dac and modded with v4a sounds really good with v4a, without v4a it sounds like crap
 
now if my freind allowed me to root and install v4a i think the v20 will sound really dam good

 

[subguy812]

Well I have owned the Mojo, but I don't anymore. If I wanted to stack and carry a stack with me there are plenty of options which sound good. I enjoy carrying one device and the V20 allows me to do that. To each their own, a review is only an opinion, I don't agree with yours but it is all good. Viper certainly has its place, but software wizardy will never replace hardware capabilities.

 

[jasonb]

I'm chatting with a guy on Facebook in an audiophile group page who says the V10 has higher output than the V20. He said his HD598 were just as loud at 65 out of 75 on the V10 as the V20 maxed out at 75. Interesting, if anything I thought the V20 would have had the higher output.

 

[WayTooCrazy]

I'm chatting with a guy on Facebook in an audiophile group page who says the V10 has higher output than the V20. He said his HD598 were just as loud at 65 out of 75 on the V10 as the V20 maxed out at 75. Interesting, if anything I thought the V20 would have had the higher output.

It could possibly be that issue with the amp sensing the impedence of the headphone. When i plug my M6 Pro headphones in, "Standard" power is sufficient. When i plug my Planars in, it is inadequate. I have to do that "trick" of plugging in an extension cable first to get to "External Device" to get more power. I wonder how many volume steps this phone has. If i were able to trick it into giving me full power everytime, and it only has 8 - 10 volume steps. 1 might be low on my M6 Pro, while 2 might be too loud. Where on my planars, I'd need to go to 11.

 

[gr8soundz]

 
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I'm chatting with a guy on Facebook in an audiophile group page who says the V10 has higher output than the V20. He said his HD598 were just as loud at 65 out of 75 on the V10 as the V20 maxed out at 75. Interesting, if anything I thought the V20 would have had the higher output.

It could possibly be that issue with the amp sensing the impedence of the headphone. When i plug my M6 Pro headphones in, "Standard" power is sufficient. When i plug my Planars in, it is inadequate. I have to do that "trick" of plugging in an extension cable first to get to "External Device" to get more power. I wonder how many volume steps this phone has. If i were able to trick it into giving me full power everytime, and it only has 8 - 10 volume steps. 1 might be low on my M6 Pro, while 2 might be too loud. Where on my planars, I'd need to go to 11.

 
The HD598 is 50 ohms. It should be getting high power on both devices.