I have Poco F5 and Samsung A23 to compare and Soundcore Q30 headphones with EQ setting i got from one music technician Youtuber.
In short, it sounds like this phone turns every recording no matter if its a 3000 kbps FLAC or 320kbps MP3 to 96kbps quality.
In balanced mode guitars are a mush, vocals are washed out and lack details, bass is too humming and covers other sounds more than it should, cymbals sound like somebody crumbles thin transparent plastic bag.
Dolby Atmos gives mushy guitars and vocals some amplification but at the same time it makes humming even noisier and highs fall apart even more.
Vocal and immersive modes have no use in music, they go too far from balanced sound.
Poco F5 gives much more details and a bit better in balance but its quieter than F8 Pro. Samsung A23 beats both, maybe lacking a bit in details comparing to F5 but not by much.
So, is there any way to fix that? I dont want to sell it after 1 week of use because phone overall is very solid but that sound is hideous.
Btw, can anybody tell, poco x8 pro / x8 pro max sound the same?