One thing we noted during testing was this headset appeared to offer an insanely
loud max volume.
You get more bass and
louder max volume, particularly useful for music.
Not exact matches
iFrogz Animatones
Volume Limiting Earbuds for Kids, Blue ($ 13; amazon.com) Most MP3 players have a limit on how
loud they can go, with a typical
max decibel level of 100.
The speakers output reasonably solid - sounding music audio — though I had to pump the
volume to the
max to achieve that result, and to make the music
loud enough for enjoying in a small room.
However, the
volume through the earpiece wasn't
loud enough at the
max setting, making it somewhat difficult to hear the other caller when we tried to have a conversation in a noisy bus terminal.
But, while songs sounded true and accurate, they weren't overly
loud — even with the
volume at
max, it barely filled our office.
The headset gets
loud rather than distorted with the
volume at
max.
On the plus side, output from the speaker doesn't sound distorted at
max volume, but that's at least partially because the speaker doesn't get anywhere close to what we'd call
loud.
In fact, when I turned the
volume up to
max, it exposed the low quality audio in Clash Royale as it produced a myriad of crackles and pops, something I never heard when using other phones simply because they couldn't get
loud enough.
The speaker is just
loud enough to make for an effective alarm, yet it distorts considerably at
max volume.
I wish the speakers were just a smidge
louder, but at
max volume, the sound easily filled a small meeting room.
Although reasonably
loud, the SpectreOne distorts when attempting to play bass - heavy music at or near its
max, and even when the
volume is only large enough for a small room.
At
max volume the speaker is very
loud for its size, easily providing enough noise to fill a dance - crazed living room.
While the speaker can get very
loud, the best audio reproduction is achieved not by
maxing out the
volume, but rather by dialing it back a notch or two.
The speakers sound extremely good with excellent clarity and no signs of distortion even at
max volume, but they only sound marginally
louder over previous Sony flagships.
At
max volume, I measured 95 decibels —
louder than the Megaboom.
It's also incredibly
loud too and doesn't vibrate even at
max volume, showing the quality HTC put into this speaker setup.
While
volume could probably be
louder at its
max this is likely to help keep users from going deaf, and the leather material used to shield outside sound should make this a non-issue for most people.
The speaker sound is quite
loud but at
max volume the speaker vibrates.
They get plenty
loud, but even at
max volume there's no distortion.
Sound was
loud and clear without having to punch the
volume up to its
max settings, and this helped to keep the audio from distorting which is something that can easily happen if you crank up the
volume as
loud as it will go to compensate for weak speaker quality.
It gets pretty
loud and even at
max volume, there seems to be no problem with sound being muffled or even distorted.
The Vivo 5 gets pretty
loud and even at
max volume there's no problem with sound being muffled or distorted.
It will occasionally crackle or pop when the
volume is too
loud, especially with
loud notifications, so you may not want to
max it out.