Audio playback on iPhone X.
I unpacked the brand new iPhone X. The first thing I was interested in was two things. Well, yes, the first glance attracts the new screen... the screen is large and almost frameless. I agree, it's exciting. But not that... I was interested in the picture from the new camera and, of course, the sound. I'll write a separate article about the picture, but for now let's talk about audio playback on the iPhone X.
So, I'm comparing the sound between the iPhone 6 and iPhone X. I use full-size Beyerdynamic T5p headphones ($1,000) and customized vacuum Campfire Andromeda ($1,300). Whatever sound the audio source produces, the resolution of my headphones will be more than enough.
And in the case of the iPhone, several times more. ;)
I compared it with what I have, my iPhone 6. Technically, if you compare two devices of adjacent generations, then most likely you will not notice the difference. As it was for me when comparing the picture on the iPhone 7 and iPhone 8. I did not find any difference between the photos of these two models. But when the interval is calculated as iPhone 6, 6S, 7, 8, 10 (aka iPhone X), then Apple is simply obliged to surprise. And they did it.
As expected, I think it will not be news to anyone that the iPhone 10 plays better than the iPhone 6. This was quite expected, but not guaranteed. Recently, Apple has been chasing marketing wow effects, completely forgetting about things that are important to the user. For example, the 3.5 mm audio jack was cut out of the iPhone, and all USB ports were cut out of the MacBook Pro.
Of course, the phone did not become an audiophile player from Astell & Kern. And it is unlikely to happen at this rate. Its sound is far from even some LG V20 with its ESS Sabre S9218 DAC. After all, this is Apple! It does not stoop to the user's level. The user must Think Different. But the slogan of the LG company is Life is Good.
So it turns out that if you are a fan of Apple products, you must be different and listen to what they give you.
Okay, let's listen.
In short, the sound has become better. Of course, I have no way to measure this difference. However, if you ask me how it feels, I would say that in comparison to the iPhone 6, purely empirically, the sound in the iPhone X has become 15-20% better.
In the iPhone 6, the sound can be divided into three clearly defined frequency components. These are the low frequencies, the mids, and these ringing ones are the highs. Yep. The stereo is clamped. True, I only found out about this after listening to the tenth model for 2 days, and then returned to the sixth. Before that, I quite agreed and was even proud of the sound from the six.
In the iPhone 10, all this has been smoothed out. Musicality has been added. Music has become more like what it should be, and not like a telephone. Without distortions and exaggeration at some frequencies to compensate for the lack of overall harmony of the sound. If the iPhone 6 has a cheerful and light sound, then in the tenth model it has become more refined and settled down. It has become more mature. There are hints of after-sound. The stage has become wider and deeper, much deeper.
Conclusion:
Of course, listen to it yourself. But I understand that not everyone can do this before buying. Then read on.
In general, my opinion is that the sound in the iPhoneX has changed from sharp and jagged on the iPhone 6 to more harmonious, smooth and mature.
If you are thinking about buying an iPhoneX and sound is not the last thing on your mind, if you, like me, listen to Tidal streaming in flac on your phone (sometimes via Chord Mojo), then the improved audio playback quality on the iPhoneX is a big plus in favor of buying it.
P.S. This is not a commissioned article. No one is paying me for it. As always, I only share with you what I have tried myself and can recommend to you. But still, I think it's fair to thank my old friend and owner of Edam for getting me the brand new iPhoneX so quickly.
I recommend it.
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