[TESTING] [MOD] [N5] Nexus Louder Audio Enhancement - Testers Wanted!

[Misledz]

I'm not one for flashy OPs so down to business.

@Misledz, well known for his Nexus Louder projects on the Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 4, Nexus 7 2012 and 2013, has been meaning to expand to the Nexus 5 now for a little while.

He's recovering from an illness currently but ever-dedicated he wanted me to post the Beta build he made for hammerhead and gather feedback for him.

So without further ado:
http://d-h.st/users/Misledz/NexusLouder/hammerhead/

Please post your thoughts on the audio. Note that Awesome Beats still hasn't been updated to work entirely with KitKat, so please focus on what the mod itself does, not the bundled apps.

Once he's back in action he'll be using this feedback and we'll turn this into an official thread. Thanks everyone!

 

[t1.8matt]

Hey Osmo, how come the upload date is still showing as 12/23/13? I thought this was an updated one he sent you before he got ill?

 

[osm0sis]

He just told me he made it before he became ill and it wasn't posted on xda yet so he wanted feedback from xda at large. I guess if you've been following along closely you might have it already? Was it on his G+ or something?

 

[t1.8matt]

Yeah, he posted it up on G+ a while ago. Only reason I knew is I'm still subscribed to his Gnex thread. If it's still the same as what he originally posted up, as in the very first test build, then it works great from what I've seen and heard. I really don't have any complaints about it other than I wish there was Pandora compatibility. It works with Iheartradio but not Pandora.

 

[osm0sis]

Ah yes, okay so he is looking for feedback from a wider audience on xda now after the more limited trial with G+.

 

[AquilaDroid]

Yes, it seems to be the same as the one he posted on G+. Thanks again, Os!

Edit: md5 is the same.
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[persianrisk]

So this can be flashed on stock that has not been rooted?

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---------- Post added at 08:12 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:11 PM ----------

Oops sorry it is only for hammerhead

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[osm0sis]

Tell your friends. Misledz wants feedback to make this better.

 

[adame09]

Tell your friends. Misledz wants feedback to make this better.

Definitely louder

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[Andrew149]

How does this work?

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[osm0sis]

How does this work?

Pretty straight forward. Flash it to mod. The script will backup your original files. Flash the revert to restore.

Definitely louder

Haha! So it's louder. That's expected. Is it better, is the balance good on the speaker, and perhaps more importantly on the headphones?

 

[Andrew149]

Pretty straight forward. Flash it to mod. The script will backup your original files. Flash the revert to restore.



Haha! So it's louder. That's expected. Is it better, is the balance good on the speaker, and perhaps more importantly on the headphones?

Well what I mean is what is this mod editing to increase the volume?

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[osm0sis]

Well what I mean is what is this mod editing to increase the volume?

A number of audio libraries. To see exactly which look in the install zip. :good:

 

[ChazzMatt]

Good to see this mod updated for the Nexus 5. Worked FANTASTIC on the Galaxy Nexus.

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[adame09]

Pretty straight forward. Flash it to mod. The script will backup your original files. Flash the revert to restore.



Haha! So it's louder. That's expected. Is it better, is the balance good on the speaker, and perhaps more importantly on the headphones?

Better audio quality overall over headphones and speakerphone

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[ilanzo82]

these mods were absolutely necessary on the gnex. nice to see for the n5!

 

[jlevy73]

I tried out this and compared it to the one posted here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2532788

I find the volume louder and to sound better on my headphone, through speaker and speakerphone using the mod I posted above then this one. Maybe I'm not using this Mod correctly as I didn't own the Gnex and am just trying this out for the first time. That being said, the thread in the Gnex thread is crazy long so I'm thinking there is some user error going on here

Which audio player is recommended with this Mod?

 

[adame09]

I tried out this and compared it to the one posted here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2532788

I find the volume louder and to sound better on my headphone, through speaker and speakerphone using the mod I posted above then this one. Maybe I'm not using this Mod correctly as I didn't own the Gnex and am just trying this out for the first time. That being said, the thread in the Gnex thread is crazy long so I'm thinking there is some user error going on here

Which audio player is recommended with this Mod?

The one you linked is just a speaker boost and is louder than this mod but this is a much cleaner way of doing it and this adds beats and xloud so the audio quality is a lot better

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[jlevy73]

The one you linked is just a speaker boost and is louder than this mod but this is a much cleaner way of doing it and this adds beats and xloud so the audio quality is a lot better

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Right, that's what I expected to. However, I tested both Mods with an extensive range of music with my Sennheiser's and found the other Mod to sound better through it. As the OP stated, this is just a beta so I'm sure it will get better with time. Or perhaps it's just user error and I'm not fully utilizing this Mod to it's max. Most likely the latter

 

[adame09]

Right, that's what I expected to. However, I tested both Mods with an extensive range of music with my Sennheiser's and found the other Mod to sound better through it. As the OP stated, this is just a beta so I'm sure it will get better with time.

And that is the exact feedback they want to hear to improve it. You can be a great tester since you have quality earphones

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