Thoughts About the N82's Loudspeaker Music Quality

Using wired headphones, music experience with an N82 is one of the best among the Nseries line. But the loudspeakers are disappointing, especially if you have never updated your firmware. So I decided to share the tips I use to somehow improve the music quality from the stereo speakers. Just to make it a little more acceptable than the way it is.

There's a Stereo Widening feature available on the music player, which really enhances the sound quality. Proven and tested through headphones. But I found out that it is the other way around when using the stereo speakers wherein turning it off makes the loudspeaker's sound output a tad better. Voices are more audible and clear, and one can easily distinguish the beat of the song even at lower volumes.

Here's how to turn it off:

• Make sure you are on the Now Playing screen. (Options > Go to Now playing)
  
• Hit Options > Audio Settings
  
• Highlight and set Stereo Widening to off
  

Try and give it a shot. I'm not sure if everybody will find it any better but for me, it does. You will get the best result if you are using the latest firmware (V30). Now, I am more positive when someone asks me to play music and share them through the loudspeakers, at 100% volume.

You can also make use of walls and corners which I also find helpful to even improve the sound quality. Placing your N82 a few centimeters away and with the speakers facing a wall will make the volume a bit stronger and effectively spread out the sound. To read more about this, check out Devin's post from The Nokia Guide.

I am interested to know how many of you guys love (or hate?) listening music through your N82's loudspeaker. After getting 3 firmware updates already, I think its quality is not that bad anymore.