 the peak performance of the iPhone's pre-amp and amp circuitry higher, therefore not being able to acheive overall higher volume boosting adjustment. Further more to that, users may also reduce some of the mid range frequencies to encorage more comfortable listening for prolonged listening and to try and acheive that home HiFi sound... Naturally the knock on effect is that you would actually need a proper fully-fledged HiFi and larger speaker driver units in order to compensate and boost volumes for that kind of sound shapping as the iPhone only being a phone, will only be capable of doing so much and to be honest what it does now is quite incredible. The best way of dealing with the sound level for now, is to try and source the most appropriate in-ear headphones - the Xtreme Xplosives HA-FX1X in-ear heaphones have improved upon my previous earphones phones for me personally and when used with the surprisingly good sounding Jabra BT3030 Bluetooth Headset unit, it then serves to help free-up the iPhone from having to use it's internal audio power amplifier stage. My aim is to try out the new Atomic Floyd SuperDarts earphones as I hear they may possibly be big on sound.
Hope that helps.
RichieRich1274 Dec 5, 2011 12:14 PM
Re: can you set up a manual equalizer on a iphone in response to DIESEL-X
Wow! What an incredible reply! Thanks a lot for your time and dedication. You really enlightened my choice as to which app to go for. Turns out the Equalizer app is what I thought it would be — too much sophistication for my needs, too cumbersome (14.9 MB) for me who just want a simple equalizer that would make me enjoy my music again and not just hear it. So I'll go for the EQu app, although it's hard to believe so much functionality and the "advanced music navigation" feature, as we read in the presentation of the app, can all fit within its tiny 1.1 MB size.
Some of your detailed technical information is a bit beyond me too, so I'm sure I won't be hard to please with this app. I don't use Bluetooth or Siri, so that won't be a problem, and I use a pair of Panasonic Ergo-Fit BL 600 noise-cancelling earbuds whose response range goes all the way down to 6 Hz, and they deliver quite accurate sound across the spectrum. Prior to getting my iPod touch 4th gen in October, I used a Sony Walkman MP3 player with these earbuds, and with its 6-band adjustable equalizer I gould get very well balanced sound in these earbuds. Now on my iPod, in the native app the equalizer setting that works the best (though it's quite bland, hence my need for the EQu app), is the 'none' or 'flat' setting. But, I noticed that the iPod's basic sound is quite a bit better that that of the Sony Walkman (before applying its EQ), more sharply pounding, so I figured that when I get the equalizer set right it will sound no less good than if I were standing in front of a super stereo system with tall speaker towers that contain several woofers, mid-range speakers and tweeters! And of course a subwoofer too! In my earbuds, on the iPod's basic sound the midranges are already perfectly right — not loud but not too subdued either, and the bass is almost as intense as it was on my Sony Walkman's Clear Bass setting set to max. Only the trebles are quite muted, which will be easy to fix.
Finally, you say that the Safe Headroom option "can make some tracks sound a little too quite". I think you lost your train of thought and didn't finish your sentence here, an important key word is missing, as to the way those tracks are made to sound. So what was it you were saying?
Based on your detailed pro/con review, I can say that there aren't any real impediments as to enjoying the EQu app. That low-volume issue that some have experienced (though seemingly tied to the iOS 5) would be just the result of using not-so-ideal earphones, from what I gather. So it's well worth my try. To preserve my hearing I currently use the iPod's volume setting at 7/16, so there's plenty of room for an increase if needed. And if my iPod heats up a bit more, well it will help : I live in Canada and walk to and from work and even when it's in my winter coat's inner pocket the iPod gets fairly cold when the outside temperature is still well above -15°C (or 5°F), so what will it be like in a cold snap? A little heat from within the iPod will help.
DIESEL-X Dec 6, 2011 1:03 AM
Re: can you set up a manual equalizer on a iphone in response to RichieRich1274
Excellent, let me know if your happy with EQu if you decide to go for it. I think it's well worth the small price.
It's not to say that I am not happy with the sound quality that the iPhone's iPod produces, because I genuinely think it is a good quality music player. However it just lacks the ability to customize and shape sounds further still, which is the only true way of compensating for the many different sounding makes and models of headphones out there, i.e. (I know I've mentioned this already on my first reply post to this thread, but I'll ellaborate further) the preset sounds on the iPhone/iPod player; say for example someone mostly uses the 'loudness' preset for boosting the mid to treble frequencies a little for making some headphones jump to life and sound a little louder - however many other makes/models of headphones don't sound exactly the same using the various presets and many headphones can have a stronger/higher output level and be 'way too revealing' in the mid and upper frequencies therefore the loudness preset can sound too harsh and uncomfortable for prolonged listening, This is why I think a cutom EQ for the iPhone is absolutely necessary, as all headphones are not created equal, maybe it should be called a headphone sound-shaping utility!
Wow and I thought it was cold here in the UK today at 3°C with a feels like rating at 1°C (has been milder though). If my iPhone's anything like me in the cold, it will stop playing at -15°C/* taskException.java -- check if a Timer becomes cancelled if an
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I felt exactly the same when my dog passed. My dog was the same in the last week after her seizure before we discovered it was a brain tumour. She needed constant care and was too heavy to lift when she was lying down. Her fur was always covered in pee and we had to wash her. I stayed up with her all night. And yes it was a relief to not jump at every noise at night, even though I miss her so much.

You are right.  It doesn't make you a bad person, it makes you human. My dog appreciated being looking after and passed away knowing how much she was loved. It's the same for any loved one