Posted by Jaymz13
Does anyone find the volume to be too low on walkman phones?
Posted by technical-expert
which phone do u use
Posted by Forciie
I do!
Posted by DarkKrypt
its a myth!
but itouch will disagree
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Posted by Jaymz13
W880i.
I have downloaded mp3gain to try and make the tracks louder. Im playing around with it just now.
Posted by DarkKrypt
dont set the dbms too high, you will realize thats its gets distorted to a point i think +5 dbms is good - last time i tried it was three years so give me a head up
Posted by Jaymz13
Cool. what does track gain mean? And have you any idea how i get the track from the gain window to my memory card? Or once you have altered it, is that the original track altered with no need for transferring it?
Posted by gola
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my ancient w900i
Posted by nvkid909
yep, it's a sony thing. if i wanna switch from ipod to phone (using the hbh ds220 + sens hd25-1), i find it to be quiet enough to stop me using it for mp3 more often. shame. but mine is cybershot, not walkman (are walkman phones same volume as cybershots?)
[only just] good enough for quick journeys to the shops or walking 'round town. NOT sufficient for serious listening (ie: longer journeys). this is quite sad on phones with expandable memory.
also i find the equalizer to be almost non existent, only works in very small increments. you walkman guys have the megabass, but with good headphones you don't need it (or eq for that matter).
i'm happy with cybershot, if it was walkman i'd be up in arms!!
Posted by wickedass
comparing the loudness of my N91 to my w950...i find the N91 to be bombastic.
somehow SE makes their phones with good sound QUALITY but low VOLUME.
Posted by golemsmate
you could always put in modded acustics to make it louder
Posted by strizlow800
On 2008-08-07 12:29:18, golemsmate wrote:
you could always put in modded acustics to make it louder
I agree with this... Most phones are "moddable" todays... Except the new A200 platform walkmans... But soon FS operations will be available for them too so you would be able to increase your volume rapidly.
Posted by gothenk
On 2008-02-14 21:18:06, Jaymz13 wrote:
W880i.
I have downloaded mp3gain to try and make the tracks louder. Im playing around with it just now.
hello everybody, nice to know u all...
Mp3 Gain can make the mp3 file play louder on ur phone, but change the pitch also, sorry fr my english.....
Posted by max_wedge
On 2008-04-05 06:16:25, wickedass wrote:
comparing the loudness of my N91 to my w950...i find the N91 to be bombastic.
somehow SE makes their phones with good sound QUALITY but low VOLUME.
SE have always done that, to protect our hearing. According to the experts any louder than a certain level is able to do permanent damage. SE have decided, and it maybe due to bowing to pressure groups, to keep the volume no higher than this level.
It's a shame SE bow to the will of minority pressure groups, but I'd take quality over volume any day, but as already said in this thread you can boost the volume with mp3 gain or similiar.
However that said the experts ARE right. Wen you listen to music LOUD through headsets, YOU ARE DAMAGING YOUR HEARING!!!
So maybe something worth thinking about for when you are older if you don't want to be deaf as a post
I've already damaged my hearing - I grew up on the original walkman - cassette walkman that is, and they were LOUD man, louder than Nokia. Well before the goody two shoes got in on the "protect my kid's hearing" band wagon.
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Posted by StevenC
I think the low volume issue is to protect of hearing plus the SE original earphones are not loud. They have small diameters and thus they do not produce loud soundst. I tried other earphones and there is a noticeable difference.
I know a trick to make the volume much louder without losing sound quality as you might think from that. Use the equaliser and increase the band frequencies but you should adjust them correctly keeping them at almost equal level so that the sound does not get distorted.
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Posted by QVGA
I think it should be left to the consumer whether to have his ears protected or not.