Problem with clear bass

[rey33]

Hello, recently i find out that clear bass problem and other bugs that i have is only experienced by some of Xperia SP users.

Some of my friends have it, but most of them don't have it. What should I tell to Service Center to claim my warranty?

NB: If I set clearbass to +10, volume in louder part of song is reduced, but when it is calm, volume rise up again. I already tick off Dynamic Normalizer but still hhaving that issue

Topic edited by Rickard

[mcmaros]

Yes exactly. We´re talking about the same thing.

[rey33]

Hei there, recently i've downloaded PlayerPro and played with its Equalizer. Then i play same song with my Walkman and now clear bass is fully working without any sound diminished! It's weird but i'm very happy

[mcmaros]

Thanks rey3 I´m going to try this

Maybe walkman app was scared you don´t want to use it anymore So now it works properly...

New feature from Sony

[gadgetman1]

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@mcmaros wrote:

Thanks rey3 I´m going to try this

Maybe walkman app was scared you don´t want to use it anymore So now it works properly...

New feature from Sony

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lol

I know it wasn't asked,but there's something else you can do to really improve your phone as a music player - a volume control with more steps.  I've gone from the standard 15 steps (of which I tended to use the top 3 only) to 45 steps.  Makes a world of difference.  It's not as easy as just an app instal though and your sp needs to be rooted, something I probably shouldn't be mentioning in this forum and may get censored for

At your own risk.  It definitely works if you can follow instructions.

30/45 step vol control

SP at xda including rooting

[rey33]

Do not thank me mcmacros, we should thank to gadgetman. Without his explaination, I will not try Player Pro and find this solution. So, big thanks to you Mr. gadgetman.

[rey33]

I have installed a sound mod for my XSP, it's beats audio. Will this mod work in my SP?

I will report here soon if I have installed your mod suggestion. Thanks again man!

[dip14]

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@gadgetman wrote:

Don't know if we're talking about the same thing, but:

Maximum headphone volume is rather limited on the sp.  It doesn't matter what you try to do to boost it, it won't go any louder, because it's a function of the audio amplifier gain between the output of the DAC (digital to analogue converter) and the 3.5mm headphone socket.  Only a hardware mod would increase the gain and hence loudness.

But, you can make the most of the limited volume by careful use of an equaliser.  The trouble is, the built in "hardware" equaliser (the chipset feature that 99% of Android music players with 5 band equalisers use) is not that good.  Even when you set a nice bass boost, as the music gets louder it gradually reduces the boost until there's nothing left, leaving a very harsh sound.  Of course, you need to reduce the boost as volume gets louder to prevent digital clipping, but the system equaliser does it very crudely, leaving a very lo-fi sound where the bass is constantly rising and falling in level.

If you want a better sound, and a more accurate bass boost which doesn't diminish with volume, you need to use a music player app which does its own "dsp" and doesn't rely on the phone hardware for eq.  I personally use JetAudio, but there are others, like PlayerPro etc.  The free version has a 10 band eq, the paid one 20 bands.  It also has a "gain" control.  If you like heavy bass and set a big boost, you have to turn down the master gain on some music to prevent unpleasant digital clipping.  This is what the system hardware eq is trying to do, but it doesn't do it very well.

You don't actually get more volume this way, as outlined at the start, but it can appear to sound louder because the spectrum is better balanced and the bass doesn't reduce when the music gets louder.

I've spent 3 months trying to get decent sound out of the sp (I work in audio) and this has been the only solution I've found to get "hi-fi" sound out of it.  The sound is actually very good, but sometimes still too limited in volume depending on what's going on around you.

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U have saved my life Bro!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If u still read this .....i have E1 dual....after an update/repair  the bass feature is not working with Walkman.....although no problem with jet audio.

Can u suggest how can i make my walkman application work as before ?

Thanx again!

[Maximazz]

I solved that bass problem by converting my Mp3 sample rate (Hz) from 44100 to 48000 using format factory or other mp3 converter.The audio became more louder and no more distorted BASS.But, it effect the illumination light and thats okay for me.

[Peter_121]

I am also having the same problem. But I think I have a solution for that. It's Sony music. Feature there called Clear Audio + has control over your Sony audio hardware. Deactivate that. Other features like crosstalk is seen in sound settings on settings. Many options there cause these problems. But if this do not work, then it might be because your headphones are using more energy on bass...

[LloydFlavio]

The problem with the clear bass at high volume is definitely in tge software. The sound with clear bass gets normalised not only when listening through wired headphones, but also through Bluetooth. This is a very annoying thing about Sony's Clear Bass. If Sony develipers can't really give perfect sound quality with Clear Bass at high volumes, then they should at least offer an ordinary equaliser too, or add the remaining frequencies to the usual equaliser. Clear Bass would be much better as on its own, rather than as a replacement for lower frequencies on the equalizer. I hope Sony will consider this and fix it.