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Which is The Best Walkman phone with excellent sound quality |
Brightspark
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On 2008-10-25 05:37:31, zolo wrote:
Hi, i am new to se. i've heard these guys produce some of the best sounding music phones even better than the ipod.... is it true ?
you've heard that from a liar. walkmans are at ther bottom of the pile when it comes to audio quality. if you want the best, get a samsung(eg innova), nokia(eg n82), or a moto(eg E8 ROKR).
not only are sony ericssonss disadvantaged in the audio 'quality', but they also disadvantaged in their lack of 3.5mm jack.
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strizlow800
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On 2008-10-26 13:03:35, Brightspark wrote:
On 2008-10-25 05:37:31, zolo wrote:
Hi, i am new to se. i've heard these guys produce some of the best sounding music phones even better than the ipod.... is it true ?
you've heard that from a liar. walkmans are at ther bottom of the pile when it comes to audio quality. if you want the best, get a samsung(eg innova), nokia(eg n82), or a moto(eg E8 ROKR).
not only are sony ericssonss disadvantaged in the audio 'quality', but they also disadvantaged in their lack of 3.5mm jack.
[ This Message was edited by: Brightspark on 2008-10-26 12:07 ]
I don't think so... Walkmans have pretty good sound quality (for me).  And many other people are satisfied with these phones.
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miguel82
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From my experience if you use the same earphones in all SE phones till W850 the sound is the same (except the symbian phones that were slightly better). The new models since that improved a lot and you can get excellent sound quality (better or equal to some of dedicated mp3 players on the market -->ipod too). The only problem is the loudness. I never tried w980 or w902 but im sure that with a good pair of phones you ll get better sonic experience than ipod. Currently im using a N95 8GB +Shure SE210 (Im very happy with this combination... the sound is more clear and loud than SE Walkmans, plus the stereo widenning work perfectly with Shure SE210...something that i never put on with other earphones! .. The sound quality is even better than my ipod touch with the same shure SE210!!) |
aasimtom
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On 2008-10-26 13:03:35, Brightspark wrote:
you've heard that from a liar. walkmans are at ther bottom of the pile when it comes to audio quality. if you want the best, get a samsung(eg innova), nokia(eg n82), or a moto(eg E8 ROKR).
not only are sony ericssonss disadvantaged in the audio 'quality', but they also disadvantaged in their lack of 3.5mm jack.
[ This Message was edited by: Brightspark on 2008-10-26 12:07 ]
Check out the link below and please stop your BS...
http://news.softpedia.com/new[....]in-European-Awards-91994.shtml
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AbuBasim
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On 2008-10-26 07:43:08, QVGA wrote:
Well, what you've heard is not true. Walkman phone do not produce great audio quality, it can be best described as passable despite what these geniuses with expensive headphones claim above me.
True. The audio quality from SE's Walkman phones stink compared to a proper Sony Walkman MP3 player, like my daughter's NWZ-A829.
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NightBlade
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On 2008-10-26 13:03:35, Brightspark wrote:
On 2008-10-25 05:37:31, zolo wrote:
Hi, i am new to se. i've heard these guys produce some of the best sounding music phones even better than the ipod.... is it true ?
you've heard that from a liar. walkmans are at ther bottom of the pile when it comes to audio quality. if you want the best, get a samsung(eg innova), nokia(eg n82), or a moto(eg E8 ROKR).
not only are sony ericssonss disadvantaged in the audio 'quality', but they also disadvantaged in their lack of 3.5mm jack.
[ This Message was edited by: Brightspark on 2008-10-26 12:07 ]
So that's why the W980 won only 2 awards for its audio quality...
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miguel82
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Guys its only a matter of personal tastes! ...and to find the earphones that best fit the phone, cause despite of some have been said, the earphones and a proper equalizer settings for those, can make all the diference |
AbuBasim
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On 2008-10-26 15:50:10, NightBlade wrote:
So that's why the W980 won only 2 awards for its audio quality...
The EISA award was for Best Music Phone:
“Who could resist this piano-black Walkman-series phone? It’s a quad-band handset loaded with 8 GB of internal memory, a 3.2 Megapixel camera, an FM tuner, Bluetooth stereo, and a music player that operates even with the phone flip-lid closed. Opened out, the handset reveals its 2.2-inch QVGA display with 262k colors and stunning picture quality. One incredibly valuable innovation is the built-in FM radio transmitter. This broadcasts phone-based music playback to a standard car radio, even transferring artist and track details via RDS. The music player handles a wide variety of audio file formats, and automatically sorts tracks according to a range of criteria. Finally, two excellent features are the SenseMe and Shake control. These group tracks by mood, enabling track changes and entire playlist shuffling with just a simple flick of the hand.”
Tell me where you read anything about audio quality?
You say two awards. What was the second award?
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aasimtom
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The second award was of TESTfactory for best audio experience.
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NightBlade
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Exactly.
So, have it your way, one award for overall music phone and one award for its sound quality. Still not good enough?
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crossmatched
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On 2008-10-26 16:43:02, NightBlade wrote:
Exactly.
So, have it your way, one award for overall music phone and one award for its sound quality. Still not good enough?
Very well said nightblade
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Brightspark
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On 2008-10-26 15:37:14, aasimtom wrote:
On 2008-10-26 13:03:35, Brightspark wrote:
you've heard that from a liar. walkmans are at ther bottom of the pile when it comes to audio quality. if you want the best, get a samsung(eg innova), nokia(eg n82), or a moto(eg E8 ROKR).
not only are sony ericssonss disadvantaged in the audio 'quality', but they also disadvantaged in their lack of 3.5mm jack.
[ This Message was edited by: Brightspark on 2008-10-26 12:07 ]
Check out the link below and please stop your BS...
http://news.softpedia.com/new[....]in-European-Awards-91994.shtml
the fact that you actually take such 'awards' seriously proves that you obviously believe a lot of BS.
try using the same headphones on the w980 and compare it with one of the better phones from moto, nokia and samsung. the only reason why the w980 scores well is due to the supplied headphones. the audio signal is very mediocre.
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NightBlade
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@Brightspark:
Actually, the guys from the TESTfactory evaluated W980's sound quality with special equipment. Therefore, they must have monitored its direct sound output. The supplied headphones have hardly played any part in the evaluation process, which renders your comment mostly untrue.
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ocean21
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Actually have you tried this phone? No offense, but looking at how my dear phone is being bullied by some fanboys. 
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crossmatched
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@brightspark
The BS that you referred to are awards given by respected bodies. So they are not BS in reality.
The tests done on w980 (i highly presume) are from audio labs done profesionally/scientifically.
The naked human ear is not an accurate tester of audio quality hence the need for audio tests.
And just to reiterate, w890 passed WITH FLYING COLORS the audiotest done by TESTfactory
That is not a BS.
That is what you call a compliment
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