Harman Kardon M8

[B0WIE]

Yea I wasn't too worried about the software but the DAC is a competent different story. I don't listen to a whole lot of lossless/flac files so it may be irrelevant to me. I still want it though ��

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I listen mostly to lossless but specs do not dictate the quality when it comes to D/A conversion. The chips themselves are cheap enough, it's the implementation that makes or breaks it. You can have two items using the exact same D/A chips and get very different quality results in digital to analog conversion. It's amazing that phones have come so far that we can even have this discussion. I'm blown away that my 600ohm studio headphones actually sound good on the M8.

 

[pootyash]

I want 192khz! Any way a software update could do this on a standard M8?

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[Captain_Throwback]

I want 192khz! Any way a software update could do this on a standard M8?

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As I already said, it's all software side. We have the hardware. This is the update to audio_policy to which I referred earlier:

      tunnel {
        sampling_rates 8000|11025|16000|22050|32000|44100|48000[B]|64000|88200|96000|176400|192000[/B]

The bolded section above is the added portion.

 

[TriBeard92]

Do the M8's for other carriers have the same hardware? I know some of the ROMs have the Harmon Kardon stuff enabled in software, but I just wonder if the hardware is there as well. Surely it would be. I can't imagine HTC making a custom version just for sprint, but stranger things have happened.

 

[ChrisGonzales90]

Sprint Special Edition Harman/Kardon M8 - xda-developers

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xda-developers - View Single Post - Sprint Special Edition Harman/Kardon M8

 

[Captain_Throwback]

Do the M8's for other carriers have the same hardware? I know some of the ROMs have the Harmon Kardon stuff enabled in software, but I just wonder if the hardware is there as well. Surely it would be. I can't imagine HTC making a custom version just for sprint, but stranger things have happened.

All the reports have stated that the Sprint version is the only version with Harman Kardon speakers.

The Facebook post was in the context of the Sprint variant, so I don't see that as confirmation that all variants have them.

On the (non-Sprint) ROMs that have the HK settings included - do the EQs work?

 

[Skyway]

All the reports have stated that the Sprint version is the only version with Harman Kardon speakers.

The Facebook post was in the context of the Sprint variant, so I don't see that as confirmation that all variants have them.

On the (non-Sprint) ROMs that have the HK settings included - do the EQs work?

What reports say that the sprint version has Harmon Kardon speakers?

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[Captain_Throwback]

What reports say that the sprint version has Harmon Kardon speakers?

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http://www.pocketables.com/2014/04/htc-one-m8-sprint-variant-harman-kardon-speakers.html

That's also the reason only the Sprint variant has the "support_harman" option in default.xml.

 

[B0WIE]

HTC One M8 on Sprint is the only variant with Harman Kardon speakers [Updated] - Pocketables

That's also the reason only the Sprint variant has the "support_harman" option in default.xml.

It would be cool if it were true. That's not a true source though, that's a internet rumor that neither HTC nor Sprint had anything to do with. I think the Sprint employee, whoever this anonymous individual is, probably got confused in whatever info he heard. The official announcement leads one to believe that they are using HTC's amp and speakers.

Edit; that link has an updated link at the bottom that sends you to a page which says they're using HTC speakers. Presumably the same M8 speakers. The DAC is the real question though. Not that you would get any benefit from 96khz audio, but it could possibly be a higher grade DAC.

 

[Captain_Throwback]

It would be cool if it were true. That's not a true source though, that's a internet rumor that neither HTC nor Sprint had anything to do with. I think the Sprint employee, whoever this anonymous individual is, probably got confused in whatever info he heard. The official announcement leads one to believe that they are using HTC's amp and speakers.

You can believe what you want. The true test will be to put a 'regular' one running the HK software next to an 'official' HK edition and see if there's any actual audio difference. I don't think there will be, especially since HTC USA indicated on Facebook that the HK updates were software based.

Why don't you take yours apart and look, since you're so skeptical?

 

[B0WIE]

You can believe what you want. The true test will be to put a 'regular' one running the HK software next to an 'official' HK edition and see if there's any actual audio difference. I don't think there will be, especially since HTC USA indicated on Facebook that the HK updates were software based.

Why don't you take yours apart and look, since you're so skeptical?

I'm "so skeptical"?? You're reading me wrong. I'm just interested in knowing since audio equipment is a big part of my life. The official announcement points to the speakers being no different. Being that HTC has put a lot of R&D into phone speakers it would also make sense for them to go with that rather than have HK dabble in it for a one-off special edition.

 

[ChrisGonzales90]

hopefully there will be a software update sometime and at least some clearfaction from sprint and/or htc soon

 

[buckifvr]

My understanding is apart from HK optimized earbuds, the M8 hardware is stock, but there will be HK proprietary software to uncompress and enhance audio files from MP3s and streaming sites. Not just to the low end like Beats, but all across the audio spectrum.

Sent from my HTC One M8 using Tapatalk

 

[Skyway]

http://www.pocketables.com/2014/04/htc-one-m8-sprint-variant-harman-kardon-speakers.html

That's also the reason only the Sprint variant has the "support_harman" option in default.xml.

You said all reports and then posted one source.....

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[Captain_Throwback]

You said all reports and then posted one source.....

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That link refers to several different sources - did you even read it? It summarizes all the reports, Why post multiple links when one will do?

I never said that all reports couldn't be found at one link, so I don't understand the point of your post.

 

[Skyway]

That link refers to several different sources - did you even read it? It summarizes all the reports, Why post multiple links when one will do?

I did, I also read the official sprint announcement (linked at the bottom of the article) which says it uses HTC's proprietary speakers, not Harmon Kardon's

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[ChrisGonzales90]

 

[Captain_Throwback]

I did, I also read the official sprint announcement (linked at the bottom of the article) which says it uses HTC's proprietary speakers, not Harmon Kardon's

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Okay . . . So?

 

[ChrisGonzales90]

I did, I also read the official sprint announcement (linked at the bottom of the article) which says it uses HTC's proprietary speakers, not Harmon Kardon's

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regardless, we should fine out soon. Theres bound to be teardown or hopefully enough pressure soi by at least summer/fall time, HTC and Sprint mayjust issue an software update and learn that next year, do this at launch, not a month later.....:-!

 

[Skyway]

Okay . . . So?

So you said all reports state they are using Harmon Kardon speakers and the official announcement says otherwise, which is why I asked you which reports....

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