chadmcclung Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Are there any recommendable iOS apps available that amp up your iTunes music? Like a headphone amp app or DAC-type app? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinch Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Are there any recommendable iOS apps available that amp up your iTunes music? Like a headphone amp app or DAC-type app? swemoll, 4sideddie, imkylejackson and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chadmcclung Posted April 5, 2013 Author Share Posted April 5, 2013 LOL. As much as I hate animated GIFs, that made me laugh. What I'm looking for is an iOS app that makes my iTunes library sound better. An app with adjustable EQs or an app that does something similar to what a headphone amp does. Is there anything like that out there that you could recommend? I'm trying to get better sound out of my portable/digital music without breaking the bank or having to carry a bunch of additional crap. I'm using an iPhone 4S with the stock earbuds at the moment. However, I'll soon purchase new, better IEMs and over the ear headphones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinch Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Unfortunately only hardware will determine sound quality, not software.* Adjusting the EQ will not give you better sound, it will just mask the parts that are shitty make it more to your liking. *It does depend on the playback software to a certain degree, but it isn't noticeable on an iphone output. To enjoy the suble benefits one needs a higher quality system, in which case I strongly advise using Audirvana (OSX) or foobar2000 (Windows) instead of iTunes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chadmcclung Posted April 6, 2013 Author Share Posted April 6, 2013 Unfortunately only hardware will determine sound quality, not software.* Adjusting the EQ will not give you better sound, it will just mask the parts that are shitty make it more to your liking. *It does depend on the playback software to a certain degree, but it isn't noticeable on an iphone output. To enjoy the suble benefits one needs a higher quality system, in which case I strongly advise using Audirvana (OSX) or foobar2000 (Windows) instead of iTunes. Those look pretty cool. I'll research them a bit more closely. But, I want something for on-the-go. I checked a few threads over on Head Fi and came across a few EQ apps and headphone-optimizing apps. Interesting.http://www.head-fi.org/newsearch?search=App Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homework Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 Something on the go? What bitrate are the files of your songs, and which brand of headphones do you use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swemoll Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 The DAC inside of your iPhone is shitty. There's not a whole lot to be done to counter-act its poor job of reproducing music. And the speakers...oh god. But if you just want it louder, hook up to some sort of amplification. There's no reason to further distort those shitty little speakers. homework 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chadmcclung Posted April 7, 2013 Author Share Posted April 7, 2013 Something on the go? What bitrate are the files of your songs, and which brand of headphones do you use? My digital music is mostly Apple lossless and I play them through an iPhone 4S with stock earbuds. However, I'll soon be buying Monoprice 8323 and 9397. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chadmcclung Posted April 7, 2013 Author Share Posted April 7, 2013 The DAC inside of your iPhone is shitty. There's not a whole lot to be done to counter-act its poor job of reproducing music. And the speakers...oh god. But if you just want it louder, hook up to some sort of amplification. There's no reason to further distort those shitty little speakers. I listen through headphones mostly, not so much the iPhone speakers. I've checked out a few EQ apps, but can tell only a marginal difference with the Apple earbuds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swemoll Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 Those stock earbuds are terrrrrrible. Just get the headphones you mentioned and be content. chadmcclung 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homework Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 I listen through headphones mostly, not so much the iPhone speakers. I've checked out a few EQ apps, but can tell only a marginal difference with the Apple earbuds. Those headphones may look sleek and nice, but are absolutely awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chadmcclung Posted April 8, 2013 Author Share Posted April 8, 2013 Those headphones may look sleek and nice, but are absolutely awful. Agreed. That's why I'm looking for a quality EQ app - to get me through until I've saved enough for a new set of cans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homework Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Agreed. That's why I'm looking for a quality EQ app - to get me through until I've saved enough for a new set of cans. Check out the following: http://www.appato.com/d-m-holdings-inc/denon-audio/ https://itunes.apple.com/nz/app/accudio-pro/id553759905 http://www.bbesonicmax.com http://www.elephantcandy.com/?page_id=572 BBE is insanity. Hopefully, this is what you were requesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chadmcclung Posted April 8, 2013 Author Share Posted April 8, 2013 Check out the following: http://www.appato.com/d-m-holdings-inc/denon-audio/ https://itunes.apple.com/nz/app/accudio-pro/id553759905 http://www.bbesonicmax.com http://www.elephantcandy.com/?page_id=572 BBE is insanity. Hopefully, this is what you were requesting. That is exactly what I'm looking for. I've been playing around with the Denon app. I dig it. I've downloaded Accudio but haven't had time to get into it. The other two look pretty interesting. I'll check out BBE right away. Thanx for the leads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homework Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 That is exactly what I'm looking for. I've been playing around with the Denon app. I dig it. I've downloaded Accudio but haven't had time to get into it. The other two look pretty interesting. I'll check out BBE right away. Thanx for the leads. Not a problem! chadmcclung 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tides Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 Equalizer by Audioforge Labs is also a great app for what you're looking for. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/equalizer/id321267949?mt=8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chadmcclung Posted April 10, 2013 Author Share Posted April 10, 2013 Equalizer by Audioforge Labs is also a great app for what you're looking for. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/equalizer/id321267949?mt=8 Thanx! I'll check it out right away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chadmcclung Posted April 23, 2013 Author Share Posted April 23, 2013 Since I'm a cheap bastard, I've been testing only the free apps. So far, Accudio is my fav. I don't have my new cans yet and Accudio really makes the stock Apple ear buds sound respectable. Next up would be the Denon app. Nice control of equalizer and you can easily create playlists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taylo234 Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Get a pair of Klipsch S4's and you wont really need an EQ honestly. One thing I miss about my android phone was this app called "Power Amp". Seriously, the EQ it came with worked wonders. There has been talk about them putting one out on iOS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chadmcclung Posted May 1, 2013 Author Share Posted May 1, 2013 Got my new headphones (Monoprice 8323 and 9397) so I'm going to listen to music flat (no equalizer apps) to see what I'm dealing with. Then, once they're burned in, we'll see what I need, if anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefoxUSSR Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 The iPhone is a poor sounding audio player blah blah blah.... If no one else mentioned it under settings app>ipod> there's an equalizer. It's free and part of iOS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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