What's the sound quality like? Not looking for anything super high quality, just curious about the volume and whatnot.
1735969
sound quality leaves something to be desired if looking for a full and rich output from your recordings; i have connected separate speakers that gives a me the quality i desire (i had the speakers that had been connected to an old desktop pc!).
1735970
Sound quality is fair...about what you hear out of a portable radio. The speakers are tiny. The volume is okay. I never got mine above halfway. The unit is more useful for converting vinyl to digital, IMO.
1383588
Play with the audio settings. There are quite a few. Default settings sound poor (hollow,low volume) but can be adjusted to more than adequate. Cant remember orig settings, but can give you my AUDIO setup config: SRS TruSurround HD &lt;Off&gt; SRS TruVolume &lt;On&gt; Equalizer Settings &lt;OFF&gt; *important* Base &lt;75&gt; Treble &lt;50&gt; Make sure the EQ setting is not set to Rock, Pop or Disco (they sound like garbage). Setting it to OFF allows access to Base & Treble menu/adjustments. Overall the sound is above average for what you are paying. More than ample volume once you get the settings tweaked.
1065235
It's quite a bit louder, not extremely loud though. I recommend it though. Sounds pretty good. I've gotten many compliments, and you can't beat that price.
724518
It has plenty of volume but the sound quality isn't great. I recommend hooking it up to a set of small speakers--I got some a few years ago at Radio Shack, but I'm sure other similar speakers are widely available. Also, get an AC adapter as it uses up 9v batteries fast...
539917
The sound quality is pretty good. It is not as good as if you were listening to a cd or directly off of a USB, but if you have your song list on your phone you should be quite happy with it. I use mine daily and I am extremely happy with it.
40115
It's so-so, but the real issue is the volume, that the feature also boosts a little. I was really disappointed in the volume level, and as others have said, without sufficient volume it doesn't matter whether you have an NC feature or not. I ran into the same issue once when I tried a set of Bose; apparently there's an industry-wide issue about "volume safety" for NC on airlines, in that you're supposed to be able to hear flight attendants talking to you etc. I don't care about that, so for my money, a better buy is a headset with superior volume.
1103053
Mine has very good sound. It does require external speakers. Maybe have the sound muted, or otherwise disabled in your settings.
921040
I've asked the same thing and no one answered. The volume is plenty loud enough, but I notice there is 'vibrations' if I turn it up too loud. I'd love to know about speakers as well!
274275
oh yes the volume is more than sufficient. the best feature on this is the sound, more than you'll need.
990396
Hi, I bought this for my daughter and she hasn't complain about it. maybe some people bought the defected ones. I don't know but the thing doesn't sound very good but its not horrible either. Ive heard you can upgrade the speakers but it already sounds loud enough.
2187927
It's definitely decent. While it's definitely not on par with high quality headphones, it's still quite good. The bass is fairly balanced with the other ranges. Highs, mids, lows; they're all quite good for the price.
979553
I'm not great at determining sound quality but I have only tried it in full blast once and it was alright. I usually listen in medium level or lower and it had an okay bass to it. The sound is a lot more clear at lower level than a phone speaker in full blast that's for sure.
2066784
I love my music loud as well. I have my iPhone volume up to about halfway between the middle and the loudest and you can't hear anything besides the music. No outer interference or anything. It's like you're in your own little world of music. Bass is pretty good as well in my opinion.
59130
The speakers are pretty good. I can't ride with the volume on full blast. Sorry I am unsure about the upgrade.
1627841
Not for me. In fact I returned mine. The sound kept going in and out for no reason, and since it was brand new - I was scared that one day I wouldn't have any sound at all. I returned it while there was still a 'return policy' available.
735477
It is average quality....I am not a music aficionado but the bass is not deep and outside of the volume controls, there are no extra features to boost the sound from what I can tell, but the midrange tones are OK for most audio content. I listen to mostly streaming content not necessarily just music, so for my purposes they work pretty great.
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