This clean arrangement was a smart move on Samsung's part, one that should save consumers the confusion of fumbling around simply to raise or lower the speaker volume.
England claimed third umpire Harper had failed to turn up the speaker volume when they referred the decision and said they were seeking to have the lost referral reinstated.
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However, England allege that Harper did not have the speaker volume on the stump microphone turned up high enough and so was unable to hear the ball hitting Smith's bat.
It gets a built-in speaker, volume controls and a number of other small tweaks, in addition to fresh software.
The large volume speaker cabinets deliver deep, robust bass response.
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It isn't the best-sounding smartphone speaker and cranking up the volume on our latest Spotify playlists resulted in heavy distortion and a generally tinny sound -- although that's what headphones are for.
Sound Platform 2 improves on the highly praised acoustic performance of the original Sound Platform offering enhanced bass at high-volume listening, larger speaker drivers, and Tone Control as well as UQ3 spatial enhancement.
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When you first install Windows, you should have only one tray icon: the speaker, which lets you change audio volume.
It did not affect the volume or clarity of the speaker, but the static would play in the background and was something of a nuisance.
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Last year, Dutch chip-maker NXP released a new type of mobile audio component -- the TFA9887 -- that allowed a mobile device to monitor its speaker system in real-time in order to max out volume without risking damage to the driver.
The LED notification light is under the 8MP camera instead of to the side, the power button has been swapped from the left to the right, the speaker grille on the back has also changed sides and the volume rocker is on the right edge.
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To control its volume, I had to adjust it using a button on the small speaker, or use the Sonos app, which I tested on an iPad and Android phone.
On the right edge, you'll notice a volume jog dial for incoming chat audio and a backlit button for switching between speaker and headset mode.
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The embedded speaker system in the Vybe provides crystal clear sound and a control panel to allow for adjustments in the sound volume and intensity of the tactile sensations.
Along the bottom edge, you'll find the micro-USB port next to a single speaker that's pleasingly loud -- we only had to hit the middle settings for a decent playback volume.
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In addition to volume and equalizer control, this application allows the user to browse the audio sources connected to the speaker or to adjust the Zikmu Solo's audio settings according to the size of the room ('Room Size Compensation') and the position of the speaker in the room ('Room Positioning'), that is to say 'standard' position, in a corner or against a wall.
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After selecting the standalone speaker within the Music player's menu settings, our chosen track began playing immediately, allowing us to adjust volume and control playback from the handset.
The app does not record the speaker's words, said Dobson, but rather monitors the acoustic elements of their speech -- such as volume, intensity, pace and pitch -- to take an emotional reading.
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