https://community.sony.nl/t5/z-series/xloud-and-clear-stereo-on-z5-compact/m-p/3432307#M74556 <P>Do these features no longer exist?</P><P>The xLOUD setting used to boost the speaker volume by a good chunk on my previous Sony device, and the digital cross-talk correction helped slightly with the headphone quality too.</P><P>Clearaudio+ seems to help with speaker volume, but it taints the audio with a horrible V-shape EQ&nbsp;on headphones - I don't particularly want to have to turn it on and off each time!</P> Fri, 23 Oct 2015 14:17:46 GMT stevo125 2015-10-23T14:17:46Z https://community.sony.nl/t5/z-series/xloud-and-clear-stereo-on-z5-compact/m-p/3432307#M74556 <P>Do these features no longer exist?</P><P>The xLOUD setting used to boost the speaker volume by a good chunk on my previous Sony device, and the digital cross-talk correction helped slightly with the headphone quality too.</P><P>Clearaudio+ seems to help with speaker volume, but it taints the audio with a horrible V-shape EQ&nbsp;on headphones - I don't particularly want to have to turn it on and off each time!</P> Fri, 23 Oct 2015 14:17:46 GMT https://community.sony.nl/t5/z-series/xloud-and-clear-stereo-on-z5-compact/m-p/3432307#M74556 stevo125 2015-10-23T14:17:46Z https://community.sony.nl/t5/z-series/xloud-and-clear-stereo-on-z5-compact/m-p/3432308#M74557 <P><A href="https://community.sony.co.uk/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/145785">@stevo125</A></P> <P>Xloud it's now part of Clearaudio+&nbsp;</P> Fri, 23 Oct 2015 15:44:11 GMT https://community.sony.nl/t5/z-series/xloud-and-clear-stereo-on-z5-compact/m-p/3432308#M74557 Uliwooly 2015-10-23T15:44:11Z https://community.sony.nl/t5/z-series/xloud-and-clear-stereo-on-z5-compact/m-p/3432309#M74558 <P>However this has been answered in other boards.</P> Fri, 23 Oct 2015 20:52:57 GMT https://community.sony.nl/t5/z-series/xloud-and-clear-stereo-on-z5-compact/m-p/3432309#M74558 _alexdon_ 2015-10-23T20:52:57Z