SONY Xperia 1 V -- is it REALLY the AUDIOPHILE's smartphone?

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0:00 Intro
0:59 What makes the Sony Xperia 1 V so special?
1:29 Non-audio stuff that I like about the Sony
4:10 Initial listening impressions
5:36 vs. Sony Walkman NW-A306
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@SeanLozano 6 ай бұрын

LG V60 the one audiophile phone to rule them all

@Jeffreelz 7 ай бұрын

This is where LG really being missed. At this point I'm still using my LG V50 from V30, V10 all the way to G3. LG's quad DAC realy is a game changer. I hope they will comeback one day to smartphone division.

@amldesh 7 ай бұрын

i'm still in love with my V30...

@charlienyc1 6 ай бұрын

Like Oppo and many others, LG is done with the phone business. Thank Samsung for spending so much $$ on marketing, decimating many smartphone manufacturers. I don't know how Sony's still making phones, but I am glad they are.

@orangeyellow-me1pz 6 ай бұрын

@@charlienyc1 sony is targeting a niche audience which is what LG should've done instead of just leaving.

@RIZFERD 5 ай бұрын

I am sure LG Smartphone Division will return but no longer in Republic of Samsung oops Sorry I meant South Korea 😅😁

@TheNEOONE1 Ай бұрын

I have v60

@Alienfromgalaxy 6 ай бұрын

I hate smartphones removing headphone jack

@jacvpt8778 6 ай бұрын

People keep buying to ones without it.

@Alienfromgalaxy 6 ай бұрын

@@jacvpt8778 but there are very less smartphones with headphones jack

@ZR1Terror 4 ай бұрын

Why? You can get really good digital music from the charging port and get a nice external portable DAC.

@PU-xm2gs 6 ай бұрын

LGV60!! Proper DAC 👌🏾

@elderinmoi1571 7 ай бұрын

Still sad that LG is out of the market. Their audio capabilities were unmatched. I could connect my 1000SE headphone to it and have a blast with hi res music.

@havardhollerud6590 7 ай бұрын

I miss my V30 too. I 've got Xperia 1 iii now, and it is fine, but not as good as the LG.

@amldesh 7 ай бұрын

Watching this with my LG V30 ❤ Still using it...

@dilipdas5777 7 ай бұрын

Great phone it was

@richardlopez4563 7 ай бұрын

Warching on my daily LG V60 with quad DAC.

@Tethysmeer 7 ай бұрын

Same here 😊 but one audio channel stopped working.

@charlienyc1 6 ай бұрын

@@richardlopez4563I just "upgraded" to the 1 V from the V60. Besides the audio and camera, it is better. And I bought used, as it would have been a huge misstep to pay over US $1k for it.

@ersariantheoneandonly6821 7 ай бұрын

Why is nobody talking about the FRONT FACING STEREO SPEAKERS!!!!! That is literally the thing that made me buy it(arrives next week), my current phone is the Samsung S8 wich has a super nice display, 3.5 Jack (broke 2 years ago) BUT has that horrible side speaker... I thought I wouldn't care coming from the Sony Z3 compact(stolen) that had front facing speakers. But I was wrong. Just think about it, what do you do on your phone for the most part? Media consumption on KZfaq for example, and what is important for videos? A nice Display and Speakers. Display: Every flagship phone has a very good one(Iphone, Galaxy, Xperia...) Speakers: the majority are side facing wich are a pain in the a**, Xperia has a very nice front facing Stereo setup. For audiophiles just get an external Dac for your demanding Over Ear Headphones as I do, not to mention the internal Dac of your gaming laptop is WAY BETTER than the one of your phone. Honestly my 10 year old laptop has an internal Dac that is impressively similar to my dedicated external one.

@bloodytoad2010 6 ай бұрын

And yes. For those really audiophiles I suggest you all go and purchase Sony HI RES Walkman (Those really high end, gold plated & costs thousands of dollars, and more expensive than Xperia 1V). I love Sony dual front firing speakers. The balance i get is superb!

@Neo.555 6 ай бұрын

They didn't have the 3.5 jack in some of their previous generations but added them back in, which I'm thankful to Sony!

@TommyHe 6 ай бұрын

They foolishly removed from Xperia 1 but quickly added it more in Xperia 1 II.

@helgenx 6 ай бұрын

Micro SD card slot, 3.5mm port, good camera!? Fucks sakes, I'm selling all my older phones for this! And the 3.5mm port is on the TOP!? How much more good can Sony do on this, thank you.

@suibora 6 ай бұрын

also no camera hole/notch at the top :D

@StarChaser1879 27 күн бұрын

@@suiborahuge bezel though

@sammadonline 6 ай бұрын

I think the audio jack on the Xperia is meant mainly for monitoring audio when using the phone as an external monitor on cameras. Maybe that’s why they didn’t bother making it an audio powerhouse for music.

@orangeyellow-me1pz 6 ай бұрын

That is exactly what I'm thinking. They never advertised it for music listening.

@euTechs 5 ай бұрын

I also use it to connect external mics.

@rwilifeandtravel1854 7 ай бұрын

Nice to see someone finally review the Xperia 1V for its audio. I have the Xperia 5ii and enjoy its audio output but it is lacking compared to my Sony DAPs. I suspect Sony is just using the internal Snapdragon audio DAC. I live in hope that Sony will use their own DAC technology in a future smartphone. I guess market forces will determine what Sony will do.

@IIILokiIII 6 ай бұрын

Still using lg g7 thinq with sabre dac ;)

@shauncroucher2632 7 ай бұрын

As an LG 30+ & Sony Xperia 1 owner, I can tell you the DAC in the LG blows away the Sony, but the LG can't do 360 or Dolby Atoms. On Tidal you can try both. But the Sony can't do MQA without software, luckily I have both, so switch depending on what I am listening to.

@orangeyellow-me1pz 6 ай бұрын

Lol, Dolby Atmos? That's just some noise.

@bloodytoad2010 6 ай бұрын

@@orangeyellow-me1pz Yeah so from your point all the cinemas thats utilizing Dolby Atmos function are adding some noise to the cinema, which people paid for to watch.

@ernestwong3872 7 ай бұрын

I have IE900, IE600, Xperia 1 V, Xperia 1 ii , Walkman NW-ZX707 and flagship WM1ZM2. To be honest I don't think IE600/900 are good candidates for any 3.5mm output review. They are so optimised for balance connection and there is a big difference between using 3.5 and 4.4mm even in the flagship Walkman WM1ZM2. Recommend you to complete retest using 3.5mm optimised earbuds such as Shure 845 Also you probably don't know the output module of Xperia 1 ii and V are exactly the same. They are tuned by Sony Music's senior mastering engineer Mark Wilder. That's why it is more forwards studio monitoring tuning towards detail retrieval than general consumer based full body sounding you find in LG V series phones. Again they picked a design decision of aiming the accuracy of sound rather than the consumer preference of sound. You never hear "thick and full body sound" in music studio equipments such as the proven music creation industry standard MDR-7506

@charlienyc1 6 ай бұрын

I'm mostly with you but the MDR-7506 are a standard not because of their SQ. Most audio pros understand they're hyped in the highs & lows and far from flat. But they isolate well, have low impedance, they're cheap, and yes, they're everywhere.

@bloodytoad2010 6 ай бұрын

Wow thanks for your sharing!!! LIKED!!

@bitterbuffalo8997 7 ай бұрын

Disapointing they didn't use the tech of their DAPs in this phone. Seemed like a no-brianer.

@ryanmichaelfabayos 7 ай бұрын

I don't thinks that is a good idea, that will surely have a bad impact in their DAP sales.

@datdudeinred 7 ай бұрын

That would have made it far thicker & not to mention kill all the battery life & won't compete with others.

@iMernerner 7 ай бұрын

@datdudeinred yeah dedicated DAC chip really suck out the juice (sauce : LG User before LG shut down)

@MaiElizabeth 7 ай бұрын

More dissapointing when their phone is overpriced - no reason not to adopt that tech.

@artphototech 7 ай бұрын

Brians in the chat like, "what did I do?"

@33up24 6 ай бұрын

LG V50 user here. Mine has a custom ROM if you're wondering. Compared to any Sony's phone or any other phone, the V series of LG still so much better in terms of sound quality.

@UselessVoidBobo 6 ай бұрын

How did you unlock the bootloader? I also want to install custom ROMs on my V50.

@DNGR369 6 ай бұрын

Who cares tho, it's ancient phone tech. I could get better audio with just a dongle dac, or a phone amp attachment, and have a better phone with it (Sony Xperia 1 V). LG UI was garbage, and clunky bloatware

@afmo500 6 ай бұрын

I had the V50. It didn't actually sound particularly good, and side by side, was noticeably worse than the apple usb-c dongle.

@vaishalimore7765 6 ай бұрын

@@DNGR369u can get anything better by spending 10x than that ancient tech lol 😂 best of luck for ur management

@acousticmuse 4 ай бұрын

A bit late due to YT's algorithm.. Thank you for this video. Many in the LGV60 sub reddit are looking at the Sony Xperia line as a possible upgrade path from the V60. You made it clear that that is not the case.

@christopherpape4823 3 ай бұрын

Do we really know of a good upgrade from the V series for those of us looking for a high quality wired audio experience?

@orangeyellow-me1pz 3 ай бұрын

There are none. This jack is meant for the mic. If you watch some of Sony's promos you never see a headphone going into that socket. What you will see is a microphone going in. This is a camera centric phone.

@kcwilsonii Ай бұрын

I need to know if the experia supports DSD

@noahjones7986 7 ай бұрын

Can't bear to upgrade from my LG v50 and it's Sabre DAC

@nasirrahmatullah141 5 ай бұрын

A comparison with LG V60 would be more interesting and we can see how much DAC performs over the phone. I would really be waiting for that video...

@TheAgentAssassin 5 ай бұрын

LG V60 still shits on every modern phone in the market as far as 3.5mm audio quality.

@pchow1235 7 ай бұрын

Missing Lg

@livacreative 7 ай бұрын

True man, I really miss LG.

@Piquliar 7 ай бұрын

I use my LG G7 to listen to music and podcasts and stuff while my Galaxy S21 Ultra is for pictures and other things. I do wish LG made a V90 or something that was everything I'd want with a headphone jack, great cameras etc.

@TheAshuV 7 ай бұрын

Same g7 i still own , s22 for say to day use but portal dacs on samsung is work very good

@pprlng 7 ай бұрын

Great video! Informative and insightful as per usual 👏

@benfk2 6 ай бұрын

I upgraded to an Xperia 1 iii from a V30 about 18 months. I still use and prefer my V30 for listening to music. It isn't bad but you'd hope for better at that price point... Seems that hasn't changed with the 1 V.

@yaacovG Ай бұрын

Can you please review the mark 6 and let us know if it's changed ❤

@RennieAsh Ай бұрын

Supposedly improved according to Sony, noteably the crosstalk? Would beinteresting to have them measured too

@heh2k 4 күн бұрын

Who cares, it's 1080p. Huge downgrade. Should've been 2k at least.

@onkarfreshie3127 2 ай бұрын

❤LG v50 or v60 with Quad DAC sounds blows Sony away. Twin screens & 3.5 jack etc😮😮😮

@matthieurochette 5 ай бұрын

I don't think Sony geared this phone with audiophiles in mind at all, actually. In my opinion, the audio jack is more for the non-audiophile, wired earphone users as well as for the video makers, who appreciate the jack for getting their sound levels while recording. Also, they might have skipped over improving the DAC for two more technical reasons: - lack of physical space (we don't think about it, but smartphones are already extremely dense with base components, and I'm pretty sure a good dac requires more space than a basic one - price, simply. At 1400€, this phone is already up there with the best of the best from the competition, and a high quality DAC might just bring that price too high to make the product financially viable.

@orangeyellow-me1pz 3 ай бұрын

Wow, someone who hets it.

@NeptuneSega 3 ай бұрын

And it's primary focused was for MIC in

@dmerkel4740 7 ай бұрын

i can only say, as a guy that already had all kind of smartphone brands, that sony my absolute favorite, because it is the perfect allrounder , top display, top kamera, the best audiophile of all smartphones and tablets supports aptx, Lflac, Ldac, hires audio 3.5mm jack.... , high quality build... if i have to buy an smartphone that costs over 1000€ than it would be every time Sony

@uzzalmoral8818 7 ай бұрын

Hey Xperia 1 v iPhone 15 Pro max or Samsung 23 ultra. Which is equal best phone?

@cujo3357 6 ай бұрын

@@uzzalmoral8818Xiaomi 14 Pro.

@AndiGomez-yu2dx 6 ай бұрын

@@uzzalmoral8818I phone 15 pro max

@milekitic12 4 ай бұрын

What a good explainer, definitely follow this person

@MannyRamirezM 7 ай бұрын

Low key Silversun Pickups vinyl and that fresh spawn into scene shot. Well done John! Great production

@MaxBrooks07 7 ай бұрын

Tremendous!! Thank you, John! I did the exact same when researching a new phone purchase with the XPERIA 1 V as a candidate. Every other reviewer glosses over the on-board headphone output, and never investing time in it. I appreciate your video as it confirms my worst concern, that Sony glossed over it's implementation of the DAC/AMP stage. I appreciate your work! As someone without much means, the scarcity of wired headphone compatibility automatically forces the choices toward the enthusiast-tier of flagship smartphones. I almost bit the bullet just to try it, but settled on something cheaper and with less functionality. I had considered purchasing a modest android phone and splurging on a ZX707 Walkman, but i couldn't reconcile the workflow discrepancies of managing two devices in respect to push-notifications, calls, etc, that would be native to a smartphone experience. Taking out an IEM just to slap a phone to my head for answering calls seems... obtuse. And that's presuming I hear the ring-tone through my IEM's isolation. Very frustrating.

@homielover 6 ай бұрын

Just get a 120$ second hand lg with snapdragon 855 and quad dac.

@gtablurt5791 7 ай бұрын

High fidelity sound will be the thing to make any Smartphone rise on top.

@DarkoAudio 7 ай бұрын

Rise to the top for whom? Audiophiles with wired headphones are a teeny tiny sliver of the smartphone market.

@raptorbass4054 7 ай бұрын

Not really in a wide market where a thin layer of titanium band is the biggest selling point

@gtablurt5791 7 ай бұрын

I mean, people are missing out on better sound with regards to Android Smartphones for a really long time and no apps can deliver a High Fidelity sound.@@DarkoAudio

@user-ux1sp6pt1z 7 ай бұрын

We'll have to recruit them to our side. Haha.@@DarkoAudio

@nobodyimportant2165 7 ай бұрын

Does anyone here know if the Sony Experia will recognize the dac in my 2016 Bose car receiver through Android Auto? My old Samsung Note 8 can recognize it and playback in bit perfect mode through USB Audio Player Pro while streaming Qobuz music. Through work I have a Pixel 7 Pro and with the same USB Pro app it won't recognize it and bypass Android compression.

@chrisogrady28 5 ай бұрын

Still rocking my LG V50S here, I use for jack for work and play every day, for both music and microphones, it's insane it's so hard to find them these days, I don't know what I can upgrade to when I need to

@TheAgentAssassin 5 ай бұрын

Same here , LG V60 still rocking QUAD DAC and 3.5mm jack

@papagen00 7 ай бұрын

my old LG V30 quad-Dac phone still works pretty good (not as a phone but as a music player)

@neilbarford2456 6 ай бұрын

Yep , I still just use my old V30 as a music player

@Punisher2all Ай бұрын

Great video and finally someone doing a review of Xperia's audio prowess. Sony, please never stop making phones!

@smallworld707 3 ай бұрын

Learned a new word, Thanks Darko!

@TristanSchneck 7 ай бұрын

Nice pick with the Gang Gang Dance. Banger of an album.

@hisham2553 7 ай бұрын

Sir, you have a unique points in your review, Thank you

@zahriatan1946 6 ай бұрын

I thought that would be the LG phones like the V20-60 series. I can vouch for that as I have two dedicated as DAP. The second one LG V20 bought at US60 refurbished. Google it they are much praised as well and said to be as good as mid level DAPs.

@Lansyy. 6 ай бұрын

Yeah i have lg v60, the DAC is so good, even with midrange iem

@robmaxwell3678 7 ай бұрын

I think you were spot on when you noted "convenience" was the biggest benefit of the headphone jack. I have Final wired e5000 IEMs and Drop HD 6xx (Sennheiser HD 650), to go with the iFi Zen Dac, AQ Black, Lotoo Paw S2, and Ikko ITM01 $79 DACs but sometimes i just want watch a KZfaq audio review. Plugging the headphone directly into my LG G8 phone jack is much more convenient than hooking up a DACs. I did discover a surprising synergy between the inexpensive IKKO and the ĤD6xx - the forward and slightly bright IKKO pulls out the recessed mids and lower treble of the HD 6xx cand results in a very balanced and detailed sound. I keep the HD6xx plugged into the IKKO full time to add convenience. Now i just need to find some closed backs to fill out the collection

@DamianNocun 7 ай бұрын

John, really happy to see you have done this content, I literally bought this phone a month ago due to its audio capabilities and Im really interesting to see your opinion about it, so lets grab some popcorn and enjoy the content :) Update: so exactly as I feel about Xperia. Got disappointment and jack connection is not used in my case straight from the phone. Apart of it, when I tried to listen my B&W PX8 via usb-c cable directly, sound volume is horribly low. So there is only Bluetooth with aptex adaptive which is more or less usable. Apart of it only dongle remains...Other than that, phone as a package is very good and improved comparing to last year model

@Mckaluge 7 ай бұрын

If you go in audio settings and switch off the Dolby audio the sound will improve. I had the same issue until I switched off the Dolby

@puglife6291 7 ай бұрын

Great video, thank you for this review that we needed. Please consider reviewing the headphone jack quality of the Asus Zenfone 10 too.

@xray718 7 ай бұрын

I like to listen to music through my phone with either wired IEMs or wireless Bluetooth earbuds. Being in my 50's I found out that some android phones and earphone apps have hearing tests that compensate for hearing loss as we age. To me after doing the hearing test the sound is a lot clearer with the mids and highs.

@dikranpoladian4724 6 ай бұрын

Headphone Jack, SD Card Slot and Great Camera. That's pretty much the Trifecta for me. I've almost always bought Sony phones with the exception of my S3 back in the day that was awesome and my current s10 which is a giant POS but at the time was the only phone without peasant specs that had a headphone jack and SD card slot here in Canada as our providers are predatory trash with even more garbage phone selections.

@2901gagandeep 6 ай бұрын

Still kept my lg v40 alive. 😢

@Sabundy 7 ай бұрын

I also love my SONY Xperia 1 mark V. Agree with you 100% mate.

@andywillis9701 7 ай бұрын

Please excuse me if i am missing anything here, but there is no way someone compared a flagship smartphone which is supposed to do eberything (great 3D rendering and processing for games, top end sensor for camera, raw recording etc) and which happens to have a headphone jack, to a desktop audiophile headphone amp/player. My brother, it is not an audiophile Flac/mp3 player. it is also not that Fiio humongous android lossless player. It is...a phone. The mere fact sony decided to add the socket and a 24bit Dac chipset in it is praise worthy in a world where big companies decide what we want. funnily enough the 2018 Galaxy Note 9 has a 32bit DAC in it which rips through even my 350 ohms cans. This Sony is the only worthwhile upgrade i have found in the past 2 years whilst looking for a replacement for my note 9. At the end of the day, your input and experinces are greatly appreciated, though. We are all entitled to our own opinions.

@charlienyc1 6 ай бұрын

For those of us who have had LG phones, we've been spoiled. No, a phone can't quite complete with a full-on setup, but it can be remarkably decent for a portable rig.

@ADREISTER 7 ай бұрын

Good to know I'm not missing out.

@anthonybailey3948 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the perspective. Still using my LG V60. Hoping that something better and affordable will come in the near future.

@TheAgentAssassin 5 ай бұрын

The best phone nobody knows about. QUAD DAC 3.5mm high end headphone monster

@khiembruh7031 7 ай бұрын

its headphone jack also supports 24bit 195khz external microphone for video record.

@arfmf 7 ай бұрын

I think the 3.5mm jack is there more to provide support for mics given the video record features of the device.

@bloodytoad2010 6 ай бұрын

Yeah. Sony provides you more options.

@MrMozkoZrout 6 ай бұрын

I am really glad that sony is doing what they are doing, even tho everyone is criticising them for not doing the popular thing that the masses would want. And they still keep doing it, they aren't making this phone for the masses but for the enthusiats. They boast about how their film experts and tv division people help tune their displays and how their cameras have the alpha legacy and all that, so damnit why is their headphone jack just servicable ? I'd expect it to be fine tuned by some music division experts as well. Or would it mean they are canibalising their own walkman ?

@rct8884 7 ай бұрын

Good or bad, thank you for reviewing the phones audio quality, I can trust you opinion.

@OSkarSS20 4 ай бұрын

As xperia 1 V user I can agree with the 3.5mm audio... Not that I bought the phone for that reason alone... The cameras... The things it can do with them in Pro apps.... And the screen.... It is not a bad phone... But it is not for everybody... A nieche machine...

@wx6843 4 ай бұрын

Would be great if SONY made a better DAC inside the phone.

@realhuman4396 4 ай бұрын

@wx6843 at this point im convinced sony is just handicapping themselves

@orangeyellow-me1pz 3 ай бұрын

@@wx6843 it would've been far more expensive. The DAC theyre using is probably just the regular Snapdragon one in every other phone with nothing special done to its implementation because it is meant for MICROPHONES.

@taidee 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for this review JD because the fact that this phone has a 3.5mm jack often gets overblown as if you can no longer get sound from any other phone. Kind of like how the Apple dongle which is only a DAC gets overly praised by some and hated by those who like to compare it to DAC/Amp combos. Your comparison cover a larger sphere of use cases and show where the strength and weaknesses of this device.

@zekion. 6 ай бұрын

This is exactly what I felt when I got my 1 V. Ended up still favoring my hidizs DH80s USB C dac/amp. Also, this might be placebo but I genuinely noticed better sound quality when connected to my laptop on windows with the DH80s as opposed to the DH80s connected to the 1 V. Would you try testing that and see if it makes a difference? If it doesn't then I'll assume its the DH80s software being finnicky or just placebo. Thank you. Great video btw, informative and confirmed my observations on this phone's jack and internal DAC/AMP. EDIT: I would like to mention I have every audio processing option turned OFF on both devices, nothing extra on windows at 30% vol and on Sony dolby, DSEE, 360 upmix all turned off and since i use spotify I have turned off normalize audio and set quality to very high regardless of connection quality.

@AK4SHGaming 6 ай бұрын

It's true. Audio sounds better in PCs

@sreviews6397 6 ай бұрын

Great review👍. I would add that not including cable and plug head for the price they charge is a put-off too.

@hazza_007 7 ай бұрын

Depending on how the SD 8 Gen 3 turns out I might get the Xperia 1 VI when it comes out. Really happy with my Xperia 1 V

@jasonsoo6138 7 ай бұрын

I wish Sony could give us 2K + LTPO display, that should give better user experience and battery. 4k is kinda overkill for its size and we no longer get 4k for Netflix.

@VladislavGoranov 5 ай бұрын

Usually Sony limits the signal output and "contrast" of audio output with some safety values. When I was younger I did some kernel modding(on Android Sony Ericsson phones) as well as flashing different drivers on older Java platform phones(mostly on the K800i) And great results were accomplished. I also own now 1 V and I came to your video when I was in doubt to buy over ear headphones when I work and I don't want to power on the Yamaha system on the PC. Usually I can't stand anything on or over my ears, that's why I am not a fan of headphones.

@Mckaluge 2 ай бұрын

Was that test done with the audio settings turned off or on? I tried it with the MDR z7m2 with all the audio settings on and sound was really shallow but when I switched them off the sounds became really fuller and more details and soundstage.

@adamford007 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for making the video I have been looking for. For such a long time! I had to buy a Sony Xperia 1 mark V to check out the sound myself and see if it's a replacement phone or not. I think its excellent but it does not offer anything more then what a pixel would do with sound that was my conclusion. I will be eagerly awaiting your video on the Bluetooth audio. Thank you for what you do!

@anti-squat4666 28 күн бұрын

ASUS ROG 8 phone has a built in Hi-Res DAC. Also a new device to look into Moondrop MIAD 01 smartphone, which was just released a few weeks ago.

@jb678901 24 күн бұрын

ROG 8 has no expandable storage, correct?

@Steakkiller 7 ай бұрын

Thw convenience of always having a headphone jack is a big reason why I bought a Zenfone 9 last year. I haven't even compared it to my dedicated desktop and portable amp's.

@mrtim6 5 ай бұрын

Thank you John for a very informative video, one interesting test I’ll try once my phone arrives, i will be testing my Sony IER-M9 single ended. Not sure if they will be a better match.

@quimetaostudium8676 4 ай бұрын

Love your glasses

@giljesusseraspe9225 4 ай бұрын

I have NO IDEA why people still ask for a 12 or 15 years old tech Face Lock feature. Which is NOT very safe.

@alexmckee4683 4 ай бұрын

Yeah, I don't get the appeal either.

@NeptuneSega 3 ай бұрын

They are used to Face ID and think it works the same way. The masses are not informed nor do they care until it affects them.

@axonn101 6 ай бұрын

Any reference to Spiritualized is, in my experience, quite rare out in the wild. It is always a pleasant surprise to see.

@AgnisRoz 7 ай бұрын

Honestly once you play around with eq settings, you can easily get the desired oomph to the sound. Either with the built in Dolby eq or with player specific eq, like AIMP for example, if you have local music files. It does sound thin with the default flat sound, but it's absolutely capable of changing it's characteristics to more of a V-shape. Works fine with FiiO FH3.

@orangeyellow-me1pz 6 ай бұрын

Lol, there's no replacement for displacement. Sony needs the audio equipment that LG had. The stuff you're mentioning is just going to add noise. Itight make it louder but it won't sound good. Better headphones just need more juice. Nothing can be done about that. Maybe people should just stick to easy to drive in ear monitors when using a Sony phone like this one.

@bloodytoad2010 6 ай бұрын

Yeh! EQ makes a lot of difference!!

@broadhurst5000 7 ай бұрын

Best usb dongle I've tried is the Earmen Eagle, the sound is incredible especially when played through USB Audio Player Pro app.

@JeffMudrick 7 ай бұрын

FWIW Roon ARC still working on my LG V60.

@jakobgooijer 7 ай бұрын

Really very nice phone....for photo enthusiasts, which I'm not😊. I'm a hifi freak , for that I'm in love with my Fiio M11Pro with Final balanced B3 . After 2 years still amazing. Nice review anyway 👌

@pielewap 7 ай бұрын

I have the same experience with my xperia V III, a very clean, detailed sound coming from the headphone socket, but it lacks any oomph. I always use a (Cayin RU-6) dongle. I do really like the long, thin formfactor and the telelens of the Xperia though (but for point and shoots the camera app definitely drops the ball compared to pretty much any other phone at its pricepoint)

@highlightshadow 7 ай бұрын

I had a Sony Xperia 1II when it was out and the hardware was stunning. It felt amazing in the hand and also it's almost pure stock android / pixel type experiences was amazing. The biggest and frankly only issue i had was the camera side -- which for Sony was odd but i found the autofocus and overall quality far too hit & miss. I also found the side fingerprint sensor too limiting. When my phone's on my desk i like to be able to touch the screen and unlock it to see what's going on but with the sony you always have to pick up the device It's so close to perfect but just a couple major stumbles make it less than the device it could so easily be.

@ad_fletch 7 ай бұрын

I actually found it easy enough to touch the side sensor on my XZ1C. Rear sensor on my Pixel 5 is annoying for that reason though...

@anudeepmayura11 7 ай бұрын

Vivo x series pro plus models have hifi chips. The sounds on aux is just superb

@bubbleone6526 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for this video. Did you try playing it over the house stereo? I think you just saved me some money. Are you gonna do a video on the Eversolo xmp-8. Looking for a good streamer with a dac as I don’t want to break the bank. Thanks again bro

@redboxfile100 7 ай бұрын

Having owned and used the Xperia 1 mk3 for two years I have to say that until July this year it has been a very happy experience. The camera is fantastic and the build quality is superb and the screen is the best I have experienced on a phone. BUT as some people may be aware Sony's support is very dissapointing to say the least. The phone stopped receiving security updates in July this year when it was two years old which is when I found out that it was no longer supported with updates by Sony and nor would it receive Android 14! The new Pixels have 7 years support. Apple give 6 years and Samsung 5 years so - enough said! Thanks for an honest and excellent in depth review on the Sony Xperia mk V but my replacement won't be an Xperia sadly.

@jmproduction2016 6 ай бұрын

I have Sony in my previous phone, and yes Sony made for music lover and video recording cinema level

@piffpete420 6 ай бұрын

I had an older HTC phone around 2012 with a fantastic dac built in, no phones Ive had since have matched it

@Shine-ec9bm 6 ай бұрын

Which htc phone model it is?? Can you share?

@zahriatan1946 6 ай бұрын

Is it the HTC One X? My first smart phone bought on clearance sale for US150. The earphones that came with it was good and the sound was great. The phones I bought after that including HTC and Samsung didn't sound good at all until I brought the LG V30. Now that's a phone with a great sound with headphones or using as a music source, dac engaged or not.

@cptcrogge 6 ай бұрын

I like the 3.5mm audio output of the Xperia I Pro

@delicrux 6 ай бұрын

as a owner of the xperia 1ii and lg g8 (32bit es quad dac) i agree there are some xperia sound features to enable Dolby and up-sampling, i find they really alter the tone and coloration so i tend to leave them off, if i want to boost the sound of my xperia on the go i us my fiio Q3 usb dac amp i have pushed dsd quality audio out of it a few times and it is night and day the quality that thing can do. or i use my hiby r3 pro saber and either connect with usb c or bluetooth with ldac support and then ill plugin headphones like the koss poorta pro, he 4xx, gl2000, sineaptic se-1 or iems like the senn ie200, kinera celeste pandamon or my favorite the thieaudio Oracle OG

@AndrewUKLondon 6 ай бұрын

Helpful review, thanks. Are there any other contenders for top notch wired phones? Eg Asus phones Still happily using my LG v60 with android 13 and loving it. With its audio quality, sd card slot, removal second screen, all of which cost me under £650 (256gb model), I'm at a loss to know what to get once updates on my LG have run their course. Shame Sony won't add phone features to some of its Daps. I'd get one.

@Amasloth 7 ай бұрын

THANK YOU

@VladislavGoranov 5 ай бұрын

Usually Sony limits the signal output and "contrast" of audio output with some safety values. When I was younger I did some kernel modding(on Android Sony Ericsson phones) as well as flashing different drivers on older Java platform phones(mostly on the K800i). I also own now 1 V and I came to your video when I was in doubt to buy over ear headphones when I work and I don't want to power on the Yamaha system on the PC. Usually I can't stand anything on or over my ears, that's why I am not a fan of headphones.

@dre7767 7 ай бұрын

I'm glad you've done a sound review on a cell phone, most tech influences are camera photo-mad insanity, but I think you might have opened a can of worms if you review cell phones for sound quality, you might be asked to review others for viewers 😉

@Liljosue01 Ай бұрын

EXCELLENT VIDEO, can you please make the same for the experia vi ?

@bshah4831 7 ай бұрын

Please cover BT lossless in the future. Thank you

@fellowninja 5 ай бұрын

It's got everything to do with undervolting, and I wish that Sony could figure it out. I'd much rather have a Walkman Phone than an Alpha Camera Phone.

@hoomaneru 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for this outstanding review. I think reviewing Asus Zenfone 9 and 10 would be a great idea too. I was considering buying Sony 1 mark 5 bc of it's 3.5 jack. But this video made me think again. Now the next one, I mean Asus Zenfone 10 is more favorable for me to buy.

@ShoganGeorge 7 ай бұрын

It's definitely the phone I'd choose!

@famakate 7 ай бұрын

I have made a listening test on my Xperia1iii coupled with fiio BTR5 , sennheisser HD25 and UAP player. The HD25 are 70ohm so i expected the xperia output would be to weak for it, but it is actually the same as the output from the fiio BTR5 dac. Of course if i switch to the balanced output on BTR5 the sound gets louder but not necessarily fuller. So i am very satisfied with the output from the xperia 1iii. It would be nice to make a comparison with mark3 vs mark5 but i don't expect them to be different. People should understand that phones are not supposed to have strong DACs. I have LG V60 with great output power (for a phone) but i don't need that much power. Actually only headphones with over 50ohms activate the quad-dac on the LG. Most of my headphones are just 32ohms and xperia can perfectly drive them. And also don't forget the jack output on xperia serves also as an external MIC input!!

@famakate 7 ай бұрын

ok i have to admit that the fiio DAC has more punch. the HD25 are a bit too much for the xperias built in DAC, but it still does the job. I made also a comparison with 32ohm iems from NF Audio and the sound is great. i like it even better than from the fiio DAC.

@MattyHogue_73 7 ай бұрын

I'm thinking of trying Roon I am using Tidel right now. Whats the reason for switching how good is Roon?

@peterkin1010 6 ай бұрын

Great video John. Its a shame Sony hasn't really gone to town on the sound . I own an Xperia 1v and love it but would say the sound is good via the headphone socket. However, it could have been great. Sony have all the tech to do it but it hasn't quite got there. Maybe a plan for the Xperia 1vi ?

@SuperZilas 7 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@markreif1 5 ай бұрын

I use a Hiby R6 MkIII wired for my IEM's. I use the Sony as my wired Android Auto USB audio source. It has outperformed the Iphone 5 pro max wired. It's performance has been superb.

@NeptuneSega 3 ай бұрын

There's no such thing as a iPhone 5 pro max. It's just an iPhone 5

@KornkritTiyapongpitakJupita 7 ай бұрын

Love to see you try the same thing on xperia 1 ii I find that the mk2 is sound a lot better then mk5

@dominikalbers6983 7 ай бұрын

listenig to this through a Zenfone 10 via AptX Lossless into the Nura True Pro. The Zenfone 10 also feat a 3,5mm Socket and i think it sounds fine with the Sennheiser ie300, but i find the Nuratrue Pro via Bluetooth for the same price much more satisfying. Great Video John

@JonnyInfinite 7 ай бұрын

I'm thinking of getting that to replace my V40

@nickthaskater 7 ай бұрын

I miss the amp in my LG V20. That thing was amazing.

@RIZFERD 5 ай бұрын

LG V series QUAD DAC certified by Bang & Olufsen are much better

@zugo-tg7125 5 ай бұрын

Always has been.

@daryldraws8083 5 ай бұрын

Yep. Got a V20 still rocking.

@TheAgentAssassin 5 ай бұрын

Try to find me a phone to replace the LG V60 and I can't find one.

@xzygmvnd 4 ай бұрын

There are still many here in japan bnews. I bought v60 and v30+ same docomo varianys all bnews. Very lucky me.😊

@johnmc3862 2 ай бұрын

B & O were dropped after the v30.

@AST4EVER 7 ай бұрын

people are habitual of cheap phones.... i just wish that SONY do not stop making phones.... it's a wholesome phone, better than a lot of stuff in the market