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LG V20 Sound Quality
Mar 7, 2019 at 6:39 PM Post #3,826 of 4,141
My Sony MDR-Z1Rs are triggering V20's High Impedance Mode which is great news. Not the best sound (MojoPoly ad DP-X1 are better, no doubt) but for a phone that you could buy for peanuts it is fantastic bang for buck ratio. Sounds even better with my Noble K10 IEMs.
 
Mar 9, 2019 at 9:30 PM Post #3,827 of 4,141
Just picked up my LG v20 really enjoying my new setup!

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Lg v20 w/ Spigen tough armor case
Kz zs4 w/copper upgrade cable
Fiio L16 3.5mm to 3.5mm
 
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Mar 9, 2019 at 10:21 PM Post #3,833 of 4,141
good sound said:
The V20 didn't drive a pair of IEM's loud enough? Not familiar with the make and model, are they unusually inefficient? Have you tricked the phone into high impedance mode?
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Yeah they're KZ zs4 but they only are 18 ohms
 
Mar 9, 2019 at 10:22 PM Post #3,834 of 4,141
good sound said:
The V20 didn't drive a pair of IEM's loud enough? Not familiar with the make and model, are they unusually inefficient? Have you tricked the phone into high impedance mode?
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No I haven't tricked it into the High impedance mode it's in normal mode. How do you do it?
 
Mar 9, 2019 at 10:26 PM Post #3,835 of 4,141
williamclarkonet said:
No I haven't tricked it into the High impedance mode it's in normal mode. How do you do it?
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1, if your have a removable cable, unplug your earphones or iem from them, plug the cable in first than attach the iems.

Or

2. install poweramp alpha to control the amp.

Or

3. More importantly, root your device and you can install mods and custom software.
 
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Mar 9, 2019 at 10:37 PM Post #3,837 of 4,141
ljnew said:
1, if your have a removable cable, unplug your earphones or iem from them, plug the cable in first than attach the iems.

Or

2. install poweramp alpha to control the amp.

Or

3. More importantly, root your device and you can install mods and custom software.
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Not too sure that any open cable will automatically present the V20 with a load over 50 ohms and subsequently trigger high impedance mode. I used a 75 ohm adaptor and a short, high quality, extension cable to initiate high impedance mode, that is when I was using my OPPO PM-3's. Now with my Campfire Audio there is no need for high impedance mode.
 
Mar 9, 2019 at 10:53 PM Post #3,838 of 4,141
williamclarkonet said:
No I haven't tricked it into the High impedance mode it's in normal mode. How do you do it?
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This is how I used to do it back when I needed to. You need a 75 ohm adaptor. This is a 3.5 mm female to male plug with a 75 ohm rating. Any adaptor rated over 50 ohms will work. You will also need a short high quality 3.5mm male to female extension cable. Make sure it is of high quality. I used a cheap one initially and I was surprised by just how much better a higher quality extension cable sounded.

Plug the male end of the 75 ohm adaptor into the female end of the extension cable and then plug your headphones into the female end of the adaptor then plug the male end of the extension cable into your V20.This will automatically force your V20 into high impedence mode. Now remove just the 75 ohm adaptor, plug your headphone cable into the extension cable, which should still be connected to your V20 and you are good to go. It's actually much easier than my instructions make it appear to be.
 
Mar 9, 2019 at 11:30 PM Post #3,839 of 4,141
good sound said:
This is how I used to do it back when I needed to. You need a 75 ohm adaptor. This is a 3.5 mm female to male plug with a 75 ohm rating. Any adaptor rated over 50 ohms will work. You will also need a short high quality 3.5mm male to female extension cable. Make sure it is of high quality. I used a cheap one initially and I was surprised by just how much better a higher quality extension cable sounded.

Plug the male end of the 75 ohm adaptor into the female end of the extension cable and then plug your headphones into the female end of the adaptor then plug the male end of the extension cable into your V20.This will automatically force your V20 into high impedence mode. Now remove just the 75 ohm adaptor, plug your headphone cable into the extension cable, which should still be connected to your V20 and you are good to go. It's actually much easier than my instructions make it appear to be.
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Thanks for this it was really helpful!
 
Mar 9, 2019 at 11:53 PM Post #3,840 of 4,141
Can you provide a link to 75 ohm adaptor i cant seem to find it cheaper they better lol
 
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