Headphone volume very low :-(

[Amaljacob]

i was using nokia previously and nw i switchd over to xperia z..

i thought xperia z will amze me with its walkman and headphones...but the headphone sound is very low compard to other phones...

is dis an issue ?

[Johan]

What I can do is to forward your feedback to the project to let them know your thoughts about this.

[Arindam_007]

Johan there is a bit of lowness in the volumes over all. Thats with both the stock earphones and also with the free MDR ZX 100A. I used the ZX 100A with my laptop and its appears the phone is not able to drive the headphones well. MDR ZX 100A is supplied by Sony with Xperia Z. Please report this issue and try to fix it. Call volume and speker volume also needs a tad higher.

[greggmancan]

Re: Headphone volume very low 😞

I love "stock" answers - so those not under imposed EU rules (US, Canada, India and big chunk of other reqions) must suffer sub-par low volume? The volume is way, way too low. Speakerboots brings back memories of last Sony phone (Ion for 3 weeks) and naturally it's "quirky" with Walkman (Go figure).

Sony needs to "listen" and work to fix things - better yet OFFICAL responses.

[hsantoso]

I found it low as well, but when I found out from settings, and turn on the clarity sound while on the walkman, it gives you much more better sound.

Try it.

[GeoffH]

if you are using the supplied headset it is not great, I have my own and it is very loud even without speakerboost app

[dil2abu]

Planning to buy Sony Smart Headset for my Xperia Z..

Will this Headset be Louder than the Stock??

[Vin1]

I came from an Iphone 5 to this, The headphone Volume is disappointing. Although when in connect the Xperia to my car Via AUX, the quality is terrible! dont say that my music has problem! i think there must be a problem with the input slot.
please do something about it.

MY FIRST AND WORST EXPERIENCE WITH SONY.

[Vin1]

Dont, get beats.

[greggmancan]

Hopefully action taken on this - primary reason for putting "For Sale" sign on ZL. Have read even in XDA Sony is following EU law to prevent ear damage. I would gather SW can lock regional restrictions to free others not under that law.

Have tried Speakerboost, WinAMP (Inept response even from offical Sony Support) which solve nothing as even call volume impacted. Ambient noise drowns out calls entirely for long stretches.

Tried 3 different makes, models of headphones and nothing changed connected to phone. Now using the Sony MH-EX300AP in Samsung and they are quite nice (Not rubbish as touted by others)! ZL volume on MAX is substantially lower than Samsung S3/S4 or iPhone. Interesting they produce a phone with inbox earbuds, voulme levels which are satisfying even with Sony ZL headphones.

[@5449218201014089]

I don't know whether it's because I'm in the EU or not, but I already received the following warning when trying to turn the volume higher than about 70%. I think it's a good thing that Sony tries to protect the hearing of it's users, also the ones outside the EU. There are already enough people with hearing loss due to listining to (too) loud music. It's typically adolescents who like to turn their headphone volume to dangerous levels and then suffer the consequences for the rest of their lives.