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Poor sound quality on X5 with RockBox
Taurus:
--- Quote from: xlarge on August 25, 2006, 08:35:44 AM ---What headphones would you recommend for optimal click-awareness?
I guess, quiet music in a quiet place on quite high volume (since the music is quite quiet?)
Terrible click and Screen garbage on shut down?
It clicks once on shutdown aswell as once turn on - for me.
The OF does that aswell... Clicks that is.
Don't tell me your OF doesn't click on shutdown?
But no screen garbage.
Is your x5 hardware and/or rockbox installation ok?
What versions are you running?
--- End quote ---
I'm recommending Sennheiser CX-300.
I'm running a bleeding edge build.
Shutdown seems fine to me except for the (single) stop click and potential HDD accesses.
It also depends on EQ settings. I've got rather extreme EQ settings, which seem to highlight the clicks (-24DB Precut and Vol +6).
With EQ off and normal volume, the clicks are barely or not at all hearable, but with loud volumes they're there too.
My EQ (this EQ extremely boost bass):
eq precut: 240
eq band 0 cutoff: 80
eq band 0 q: 10
eq band 0 gain: 240
eq band 1 cutoff: 200
eq band 1 q: 10
eq band 1 gain: -240
eq band 2 cutoff: 800
eq band 2 q: 10
eq band 2 gain: -240
eq band 3 cutoff: 4000
eq band 3 q: 10
eq band 3 gain: -240
eq band 4 cutoff: 12000
eq band 4 q: 7
eq band 4 gain: -240
Volume (for me) with this EQ has to be 0 to +6 outdoors and -12 to -6 indoors.
EDIT: Added Quote
Llorean:
Okay, first off, the *only* way to validly compare the two firmwares is with both having their EQ off. For example, since the X5 doesn't have a full parametric EQ, how can you be certain that any clicks brought out in Rockbox by an EQ wouldn't also show up in the OF with the same EQ?
I'm not dismissing the clicks, I'm just saying that they should be investigated flatly.
xlarge:
What headphones do you use?
I'm a bit worried; if it really clicks that terribly as you say - why don't i hear them?
And what versions of rockbox do you use?
Answer those questions and we'll be a bit further enlightenment...
If I duplicate your setup i'd hear your clicks too - right? (as long as the clicks aren't higher than ~19khz)
tvg:
--- Quote from: Llorean on August 25, 2006, 08:47:01 AM ---Okay, first off, the *only* way to validly compare the two firmwares is with both having their EQ off. For example, since the X5 doesn't have a full parametric EQ, how can you be certain that any clicks brought out in Rockbox by an EQ wouldn't also show up in the OF with the same EQ?
I'm not dismissing the clicks, I'm just saying that they should be investigated flatly.
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I'm telling about comparison with TOTAL absence of any EQ in either RB or OF. No sound enhancments, no EQs are on.
The only way to validly compare, as I understand, is to record to the PC from Line-out and to give you theese graphics.
Llorean:
tvg, it's rather clear I was responding to the person who was admitting to using an equalizer.
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