The tease continues for the upcoming LG V30 flagship, this time the focus is on audio- building on Hi-Fi Quad DAC first found on the previous iteration, the LG V30 features a 32-bit Advanced Hi-Fi Quad DAC (by ESS Tech)
Two new features includes: digital filters and sound presets. While the original Hi-Fi Quad DAC emphasized delivering Hi-Fi sound as close as possible to the original source by minimizing distortion and white noise, Advanced Hi-Fi Quad DAC offers more customizable options.
Digital filters, normally only available in expensive digital audio players, improves the pre- and post-ringing of the impulse response with filters that can be customized to personal tastes. In developing sound presets, LG engineers studied the characteristics of popular tones and identified the best combination of sounds to create four optimal pre-programmed settings: enhanced, detailed, live and bass. LG says even with ordinary equipment, V30 users can experience much of the high-quality audio enjoyed by listeners using expensive headsets.
The Hi-Fi Quad DAC controls left and right audio signals separately, adjusting balance in such detail that listeners will feel as if they are standing in the center of a concert hall.Another technology from a company MQA Ltd. facilitates high resolution audio streaming, touted as the next big trend in mobile music.
LG continues its close partnership with B&O PLAY providing the inner intricacies of audio by fine-tuning the overall sound experience and adding its own exclusive touch. A set of the German earphones comes bundled with the V30.
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