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I have V30+ (T-Mobile H932UBK) on latest Oreo 20s. I never listen to radio, but just tried the FM Radio app after seeing your post. It plays in perfect stereo, pretty decent quality too.
Nougat is really old, and Oreo has been almost perfect on V30. Just go check the head-fi V30 threads or the XDA V30 forum: Nobody uses or recommends Nougat.
Pie just came out for V30 in recent months (H932 being the last) and I'd be more careful about that, with some mixed reports. That said, you can always roll back: No V30 model has gone ARB1 yet (Anti-RollBack) not even on Pie.
Make sure you check the Sound preset and Digital filter options in the Quad DAC settings page when you compare. I prefer Normal and Sharp, respectively, but some people prefer filters with more or less pre- and post-ringing. I understand V20 had a fixed filter, which I assume would have been the Sharp one, but I don't know.
Also, I highly recommend studying @csglinux's opening post linked below -- and that entire thread whenever you have time. Zeroing out any processing by Neutron and making sure Redbook 16/44 doesn't go through the Android Mixer is pretty much all you need to do software-wise. The rest is up to the DAC.
https://www.head-fi.org/threads/music-apps-tips-and-tricks-for-the-lg-v30.868978/
Thanks, Dannemand, for the info: I chugged through all of the setting options to disable as much processing as possible, and I preferred "Normal". Don't remember what the earlier version of Neutron had, but I don't recall the 3 options. I'm hoping it's Redbooking all the way through.Make sure you check the Sound preset and Digital filter options in the Quad DAC settings page when you compare. I prefer Normal and Sharp, respectively, but some people prefer filters with more or less pre- and post-ringing. I understand V20 had a fixed filter, which I assume would have been the Sharp one, but I don't know.
Also, I highly recommend studying @csglinux's opening post linked below -- and that entire thread whenever you have time. Zeroing out any processing by Neutron and making sure Redbook 16/44 doesn't go through the Android Mixer is pretty much all you need to do software-wise. The rest is up to the DAC.
https://www.head-fi.org/threads/music-apps-tips-and-tricks-for-the-lg-v30.868978/
The current tuner algorithm in my new V30 is playing Stereo OK, and a small bonus is that reception sensitivity is greater - several stations are more listenable (a couple break into stereo now that didn't before on the V20). Now I'm off the that "Tips-and-Tricks" thread!