How To Enhance Sound Output On Sony Xperia Z3
Learn how to enhance sound output on your Sony Xperia Z3. You can enhance the sound of your device by manually enabling individual sound settings such as Equalizer and Surround sound. You can also enable the Dynamic normalizer to minimize volume differences between songs or videos. And you can listen to high-resolution audio using a regular headset (connected via the headset socket) or by connecting your device with a digital-to-analogue converter/amplifier (DAC/amp) either wirelessly or by cable via the micro USB port of your device.
To enhance the sound output manually
- From your Home screen, tap Apps icon.
- Find and tap Settings > Sound > Audio settings.
- Mark the ClearAudio+ checkbox.
To adjust the sound settings manually
- From your Home screen, tap Apps icon.
- Find and tap Settings > Sound > Audio settings.
- UnMark the ClearAudio+ checkbox if it is marked.
- Tap Sound effects > Equalizer.
- Adjust the sound settings by dragging the frequency band buttons up or down.
Note: The manual adjustment of sound output settings has no effect on voice communication applications. For example, there is no change in the voice call sound quality.
To minimize volume differences using the Dynamic normalizer
- From your Home screen, tap Apps icon.
- Find and tap Settings > Sound > Audio settings.
- Mark the Dynamic normalizer checkbox.
To play high-resolution audio via the micro USB port
- From your Home screen, tap Apps icon.
- Find and tap Settings > Sound > Audio settings.
- Mark the Hi-Res Audio via USB checkbox.
- Using a USB cable, connect your device to one of the following device types:
- a portable digital-to-analogue converter/amplifier (DAC/amp) device, for example, the Sony PHA-2 Portable Hi-Res DAC/Headphone Amplifier.
- the high-resolution player/amplifier unit of a home entertainment/sound system, for example, the Sony MAP-S1or Sony TA-A1ES.
- Make sure the amplifier is connected to a set of speakers or headphones.
- Using the relevant application in your device, play the audio or video file that you want to listen to in high-resolution.
Note: You can also stream your music wirelessly to certain DAC/amplifier devices, such as the Sony MAP-S1, using, for example, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi or DLNA technology.
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