Hawaiibadboy
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If so it will probably go with the WM5110 like in the Exynos Note 4
I like the WM8740
I imagine since Wolfson and Samsung have a kind of tie -up that it will continue in the next Generation (Note 5)
Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Sound Quality
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If so it will probably go with the WM5110 like in the Exynos Note 4
I like the WM8740
I imagine since Wolfson and Samsung have a kind of tie -up that it will continue in the next Generation (Note 5)
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Why do neither Noozxoide nor any equalizer apps that I've tried work for me (Exynos Note 4) (while equalizers within players do work)? With Noozxoide, I've installed the music player noozy and within the player it is written "DAC is incompatible with EIZO-rewire [M] series". Equalizers give no errors but they simply do nothing when you toggle the bass/treble/etc. Does everyone with Exynos Note 4 have this problem?
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How is note 4 SQ compared to HTC M9? Ihave heard that M9 is better when it comes to internal DAC and overall output.
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I spent the winter making G.U.I for the X5 and this Hiby layout is gorgeous....and plays back HQ files from servers and stuff.
Awesome awesome app!!
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So it looks like Samsung are planning to launch the Note 5 next month instead of the usual September. It is rumoured to have a combined Exynos chipset. Obviously nothing has been confirmed yet, but does this mean if the CPU, GPU, RAM etc are all integrated that it won't have a separate Wolfson DAC like the Note 4?
Thought I might chime in on this one. Had the Note 3 with Kit Kat -> Fiio X3 First gen -> Ray Samuels Black Bird through Sennheiser HD 25 1 II/ Note 3 -> Naim DAC V1 Sennheiser HD 1 II - all asynch USB. Was getting first rate sound quality, then "upgraded" to Lollipop. Now have Note 3 and have glitch city, compressed sound. I think with Kit Kat Samsung modified the kernel to get asynch USB audio working, but with Lollipop USB audio "worked already" so no tweak necessary.. Don't know about the Note 4 but the Note 3 was a first rate transport, ruined by Lollipop.
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I have a note 3 (Qualcomm) and updated to Lollipop but no glitches. The only thing is that EQ I get now with Google Music Player is from Samsung. The EQ doesn't work correctly on USB but does on Bluetooth and the headphone jack.
My note's the 8 core version. When the Note 5 comes out, that will be my main phone and I'll root the 3 and return to Samsung's version of Kit Kat (if I can find it). It was quite intriguing why the Note Fiio combination sounded a lot better than the Fiio's own playback; I use VLC which has a sonic signature different (and which I like) to the on-board media player.
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Sold the Note 4 to get the S6 Edge, which was a mistake, think I should just stay with the Note family rather than rotating every six months between both...
Hopefully the Note will NOT follow the same path as the S6 (non removable battery, no mSD slot), if Samsung carry on that path, the S6 could be the last device I buy from them...
Hopefully the Note will NOT follow the same path as the S6 (non removable battery, no mSD slot), if Samsung carry on that path, the S6 could be the last device I buy from them...
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I'm not upgrading as the Note 4 has touchwiz and the audio works great. I cannot see the benefit at this point to update. It passes of audio to an external dac, it's rooted and sounds better than anything I have ever owned.
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What made you switch? A.D.H.D? ( No insult ..change is good usually.) This site is stuffed with folks exhibiting A.D.H.D and O.C.D symptoms......including me
Seen this?
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Unfortunately it looks like that is where it's headed. I will look for another cell brand too as I need my removable battery and prefer SD card slot.
I'm not upgrading as the Note 4 has touchwiz and the audio works great. I cannot see the benefit at this point to update. It passes of audio to an external dac, it's rooted and sounds better than anything I have ever owned.
@Duncan
What made you switch? A.D.H.D? ( No insult ..change is good usually.) This site is stuffed with folks exhibiting A.D.H.D and O.C.D symptoms......including me
Seen this?
Lollipop supposedly supported sample rates and bit depths that Kit Kat didn't. I knew that Samsung had tweaked their version of Kit Kat and was hoping the "upgrade" to Lollipop would be a positive experience. I was wrong. As said previously as soon as the Note 5 comes out I'll use that as my main 'phone, with stock Android for the banking apps etc, and use the Note 3 as a dedicated tramsport for both portable and full hi-fi. I'll have to find the original rom that came with the 'phone but that shouldn't be too difficult.
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Early renders of the Note 5 indicate that it will have no Micro SD slot, and no removable battery.
And I'll not be buying the Note 5 anymore despite having all its previous iterations. Keeping the Note 4 and hoping Samsung comes back to its senses with the Note 6.
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