Recent content by Kenny008

Guys, I'm sure you are all aware that RMAA measurements do not correlate well with the real listening experience. Many HiFi reviewers have long de-emphasized RMAA measurements in favour of subjective listening tests. You can have excellent measurements with mediocre sound and vice versa.The...

Re: S4 audio quality sucks Has anybody done an audio comparison between the S3 (non-U.S. version) and the S4 (Exynos version) both with different Wolfson audio chips? Is there any significant difference in quality? From my brief research Samsung may have taken a step backwards in audio quality...

Re: S4 audio quality sucks Just a minor correction. The Qualcomm WCD9310 audio codec can be spotted on pg 2 step 13. In step 16 the Snapdragon quad core CPU is identified. Samsung Galaxy S4 Teardown - Page 2 - iFixit

Re: S4 audio quality sucks The S3 uses the Wolfson WM1811 chip except for the U.S. version which uses the Qualcomm chip. Is your S3 from U.S.?

Re: S4 audio quality sucks You didn't say which version of the S4 you have. The octa core (I9500) uses the highly acclaimed Wolfson audio chip. The quad core (I9505) uses the inferior Qualcomm DAC embedded in the Snapdragon chipset.