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If you’re an audiophile who uses an Android device, you’re in luck—there are lots of tools that can help you achieve that sound nirvana.
One such tool is the equalizer, which allows you to adjust various frequencies to achieve the perfect sound on your mobile device.
Below are some equalizer apps we recommend using. Each one is available from the Google Play Store.
Although VLC is actually a media player (for both audio and video files), it does include a 10-band EQ. The built-in EQ can be easily adjusted, and you can even select from one of eighteen presets.
The EQ works well, but it is slightly awkward to use because it only displays 4 bands at a time (so you have to scroll to the left or right to adjust every band). This caveat is well worth making use of VLC’s built-in EQ. VLC is often considered to be one of the finest media players on the market.
Those hoping to use the VLC EQ for other music apps will find themselves disappointed, as it only works within the app itself.
The app is free, open-source, and contains no ads.
What We Don’t Like
Limited presets.
Limited to 5-band EQ.
Sound Booster for Headphones not only does an outstanding job of making adjusting your music simple, but it also integrates with whatever music player you are using, so you can control the music playing without having to exit the EQ app.
You can adjust the volume, pause, go back, skip forward… all from within Headphones Equalizer.
Of course, the app also allows you to manually control a 5-band EQ as well as select from a few presets. Sound Booster for Headphones is free (without ads) and offers a paid version that unlocks a few added features.
Bass Booster and Equalizer is a 5-band EQ for Android that also allows you to boost the bass as well as adjust a 3D effect for your music. This allows you to manually adjust the EQ and also includes 16 presets to suit just about any style of music.
Of all the EQ apps we’ve used on Android, we’d have to give the Bass Booster and Equalizer presets the nod for some of the best on the market.
The app also includes a widget, so you can gain quick access to sound control from the Android home screen. Bass Booster and Equalizer work with most music players available for Android. The free version of the app does include ads, but you can remove them by watching videos.
Equalizer FX offers a clean, no-frills interface that gets you immediate access to a 5-band EQ, effects, and profiles. There are three included effects: Bass Boost, Virtualization, and Loudness.
You won’t hear much difference with the Virtualization effect unless you are wearing headphones (and even then, it’s a very subtle difference). Fortunately, the effects aren’t just On/Off.
You can enable them and then adjust how much of the effect you want to add to your sound by moving the slider to the right or left. You’ll find quite a lot of EQ presets in the Profiles tab, as well as the ability to add new profiles.
Equalizer FX is free and includes a bar of unobtrusive ads at the bottom of the window.
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