nokia 5800 xpressmusic sound quality

[winwin]

Anyone tried the 5800 with an SR60i?

 

[HONEYBOY]

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Originally Posted by toughnut /img/forum/go_quote.gif Summary S630F: Smaller soundstage, quite raw/energetic sound due to boosted treble, mid quite forward, bass sound less full 5800XM: Bigger soundstage and fuller bass. Treble more mellow while mid not that forward. Background hiss less than S630F (not really noticeable on S630F unless u max'ed the volume) This only applied for CK100. I prefer CK100 on 5800 but for my other IEM/headphone, S630F is better. More bout synergy than SQ. Others sound dull on 5800. P.S: 5800 music player is very crappy, functionality wise.

-Thanks a lot Toughnut this was very helpful. As a current owner of the s738 I'm in agreement with your summary. That synergy really must be a good one! thaks again

Cheers

 

[Sparky191]

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Originally Posted by nvkid909 /img/forum/go_quote.gif overall quite like my 5800 sound quality, bass is very good .... i do think it compares better to my W890i ...

Could you give more detail on this comparison? 5800 vs 890i

 

[krismusic]

I have the 5800. Functionality is poor as said. I am using it purely as a music player. I have added a Graham Slee Voyager amp, as the volume on the phone is not quite loud enough for me even at full volume, which then introduced distortion. I am using Senny CX300 in ears. SQ is almost very good. The top end lets it down big time IMHO.

 

[toughnut]

For those using 5800 or any Nseries/ExpressMusic phone, try using "Lineout" instead of "Headphone". I was floored by 5800 "Lineout". Huge power even at min volume, sound a lot better even at equivalent "Headphone" SPL. Everything just sound fuller.

I always ignored other options till today since i accidentally touched "Lineout", nearly caused me to lose my hearing

 

[krismusic]

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Originally Posted by toughnut /img/forum/go_quote.gif For those using 5800 or any Nseries/ExpressMusic phone, try using "Lineout" instead of "Headphone". I was floored by 5800 "Lineout". Huge power even at min volume, sound a lot better even at equivalent "Headphone" SPL. Everything just sound fuller. I always ignored other options till today since i accidentally touched "Lineout", nearly caused me to lose my hearing

Blimey! That's better! Thanks for that, I never noticed the option.

 

[toughnut]

Min 1/10 volume of "Lineout" equivalent of ~6.5/10 volume of "Headphone".

 

[w0lla]

what kind of battery times are u guys pulling off with the 5800 and music listening, with some regular phone usage included (few calls per day, maybe some wlan..). Anyone using Hd25-1 with thise phone, good match?

 

[Bojamijams]

Anyone know if Omnia HD will have at least as good SQ as 5800?

 

[dippyboy_87]

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Originally Posted by toughnut /img/forum/go_quote.gif For those using 5800 or any Nseries/ExpressMusic phone, try using "Lineout" instead of "Headphone". I was floored by 5800 "Lineout". Huge power even at min volume, sound a lot better even at equivalent "Headphone" SPL. Everything just sound fuller. I always ignored other options till today since i accidentally touched "Lineout", nearly caused me to lose my hearing

well can u please tell where from the "lineout" signal is to be extracted other than the 3.5mm headphone out? I have the N91 8gb.

 

[toughnut]

It's still via the same 3.5mm output but under different profile when u insert the jack. On 5800, there's 4 options = Headphone, Lineout, Headset and Music Stand.

Regarding battery life, i can easily keep it alive for 50 hours. Couple of sms, few minutes of call, 5-6 hours of music, 2-3 hours of wifi browsing.

 

[w0lla]

thats good to hear, then I could replace my sony A818 and some 5yr old nokia for this.

 

[nvkid909]

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Originally Posted by w0lla /img/forum/go_quote.gif what kind of battery times are u guys pulling off with the 5800 and music listening, with some regular phone usage included (few calls per day, maybe some wlan..). Anyone using Hd25-1 with thise phone, good match?

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Originally Posted by Sparky191 Could you give more detail on this comparison? 5800 vs 890i

battery time is not great if you use it constantly then do periodic scans for wifi or use 3g aswell. i get a day out of it for 'normal' usage (ie: ignore those people telling you not to use this & that feature). just charge it every two days, & if you're out more than a day, maybe one of those cheapo AA or solar chargers will keep you worry free.

i'm using HD25-1, denon ahc551 & even HD595. i think this phone has an amp chip better suited to cans whereas sony walkman phones are made to do earphones. this phone has a bigger sound than sony ericssons for sure.

i can't really tell the diff between LO & HO (or the other two settings) with my cans but then i am getting a pretty big sound from HO, maybe it's got something to do with the capability of the cans themselves. sound from my c551s is, ok.

 

[A_Dying_Wren]

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Originally Posted by Newtype2011 /img/forum/go_quote.gif If I ever get a 5800, I'll be sure to let you know. Nokia N91 produced more hiss than I would have liked, so I don't think it will be difficult for the 5800 to put it down -

Can't be hard to beat the N91. My N91 hisses like mad with my CX300s (admittedly low impedance). I almost actually can't listen to anything except rock.

 

[wcahyono]

@toughnut & honeyboy

How good 5800 with IE8 ?
Compared with S638F with IE8 ?

Thanks a lot