topic Re: Clearaudio+ in XPERIA archive

Clearaudio+

hedrox87 — Wed, 06 May 2015 03:11:21 GMT

On Lollipop my Clear audio works strange. When using phone speakers - walkman the sound is loud, bassy and crisp, but using with NC31E phones it's shallow with no treble, anyone noticed. I cleared audio+ and walkamn data still phone sounds better alone with clearaudio, and lacks quality using headphones. Is there any walkaman update coming around to fix clearaudio's intelligence and scene recognition?

Re: Clearaudio+

Uliwooly — Wed, 06 May 2015 03:13:24 GMT

Which headphones walkman settings are you using ?

@hedrox87

Re: Clearaudio+

Uliwooly — Wed, 06 May 2015 03:14:43 GMT

@hedrox87

Walkman > settings > sound effects > sound effects > headphone settings

Re: Clearaudio+

Bearings — Wed, 06 May 2015 12:32:30 GMT

I concur with hedrox87. ClearAudio+ was superb in KitKiat but totally washout in Lollipop. On earphone, it fluctuate between soft to loud whenever notification from apps like FB came in. Anyway, I was advised to use Equalizer which produce a better ambient than ClearAudio+ but now the speakers suffer. Audio from Youtube can hardly be heard unless I blast the volume level to the max. But one thing did improved. Notification sound is louder but it defeat the purpose as compared to competitors like M8 which is well balanced both in ear and speaker.

Re: Clearaudio+

hedrox87 — Wed, 06 May 2015 14:01:38 GMT

the settings are noise cancelling headset MDR -NC31EM (or something alike).. second to: none/default.. It's walkman software problem I'm sure, movies with MX are loud and cinematic like.. After reboot when entering advanced options in walkman while I listen to music, the sound is changing without touching anything and becomes "under shower" like 😛 far and no trebles. I can stand the lower bass then set by own equalizer settings, but I have to always switch between clear audio on mobile and equalizer on headphones. I always used clear audio + and albums never sound so crappy. Audio files are 320 - 450kb/s but sound like an old radio 56 kbps. Can't say how was the first walkman instance on lollipop cause it was winter and i didn't use my in-ear phones cause I use them while running, but I'm sure in last summer and kitkat, clear audio did great job.

The system is lollipop preinstalled factory by sony centre, cause prewious Z2 had charging proplems and was replaced, so I don't wanna touch the system myself, or repair it in any way with Companion. I'm affraid the charging problem might occur again after fresh setup, and beneath walkman all system is working fine and smooth, no message errors, ghost touches or system crashes.

Re: Clearaudio+

Uliwooly — Wed, 06 May 2015 16:56:57 GMT

@hedrox87

Open the walkman app then

Walkman > settings > sound effects > sound effects > headphone settings

Which settings do you have there under "Headphone settings"

Re: Clearaudio+

hedrox87 — Thu, 07 May 2015 13:02:26 GMT

Phones selected - Noise cancelling set mdr-nc31ne
microphone sensitivity - Auto
DNC - OFF

DXSE - ON (when clear+ is unselected)

Re: Clearaudio+

Uliwooly — Thu, 07 May 2015 18:23:38 GMT

@hedrox87

Those are NOT the settings

follow this steps, don't skip a step.

Open the walkman app > settings > Sound effects > here you will see SOUND EFFECTS again > then you will see

Equalizer

Headphone settings

Speaker settings

Re: Clearaudio+

hedrox87 — Thu, 07 May 2015 18:52:59 GMT

As said before the DSEE HX in ON and the VPT is OFF, S-Force is OFF also, there are no more options on Lollipop, sorry if I wasn't precise.