Does the case effect the sound quality?
1504577
Yes, a little,it is not as loud and the plastic film that covers the speaker vibrates and makes the speaker sound a little crappy.It is tolerable to me only because it is water proof .
1504578
yes you can barely hear anyone talking to you on the phone, playing music or watching a video. Its just muffled.
1504579
Call audio quality is very acceptable. That is one of the main reasons I purchased this case. Reviews for other cases mentioned muffled audio during calls. Music listening through the phone speaker is somewhat muffled. I primarily use a headset for listening to music. Overall, this is an excellent case. My phone has already experienced a heavy drop onto a hard tile floor with no damage sustained.
1504580
Yes and no. It only effects the sound. You can hear perfectly fine, just in lower volume because it is airtight making it change the way sound waves travel. As far as clarity goes i saw the change is so minute you can hardly tell. Overall worth it if it protects the phone
1702288
The sound is fine. People can hear me fine and I can hear them. At first I had problems.. I simply took. My phone out and reinstalled it in the case and it was fine. As for playing music, the sound is a but muffled. You can still hear it but if you want a louder, more clear sound you have to open the charging plug and headphone plug and then sound is loud as usual. Hope this helps.
1175565
The speakers are not covered, so the sound quality does not seem to be effected. That said, the sound is somewhat directed. If the sound level is low, and you are listening to music or a podcast, you want to point the bottom of the phone in your general direction, not away from you. At higher sound levels, it doesn't seem to matter much.
2081535
No it's about just the same I think you get better sound out of the lifeproof case. Honestly I don't even used it anymore because it's very hard to hear when your on the other side of the phone.
1861962
Nope haven't had any major issues! Great case. Sometimes my adapter for my sound bar doesn't fit into the headphone jack with the case on, but this hasn't been a huge issue.
750179
For me I feel that the case actually helped to better define the back of the device. Esp when I had it up to my ear or in my pocket. Since the case further recesses the button zone. Before the case I would fumble more for the volume rocker. Even occasionally making it louder when I was meaning to quiet it.
1850264
It keeps the tablet from turning and/or staying on, so I can't rightfully say how the sound quality stacks up. The snugg case is infinitely better.
2032771
In my experience really no noticeable loss of sound quality with the speaker or the earpiece with this case
161439
Speakers, charging port, and headphone jack is open & surrounded by the rubber part of the case. No issue with sound.
2058252
It helps alot. My wife has a regular otter box case on hers and always has to cup the back to get the sound up front. I don't and the sound is awesome. She usually had to tell me to turn it down at night if I'm watching a movie/video next to her in bed.
1557186
No it does not affect indoor sound. This microphone works quite well. However, if you use the origional plastic case, you will need to drill a hole in it for the microphone to be able to plug into it's port.
427764
Yes. However, the volume of your ring tone or speakers won't be as loud due to the case coverage.
1479715
Sometimes the sound seems muffled, but not all the time. I think it has more to do with reception than the case.
649053
It's not noticeable but it also depends how the music is being played. If you playing from a laptop that has more power then a phone and your connecting headphones on one aide and a speaker powers amp then nope.
425139
The sound quality is very slightly affected with this case. The volume is the same but I noticed it gets a little better by cupping my hand around the speaker and direct it with my hands. Other than that, its pretty much the same; its not a really thick case like a defender series Otter box though, really directed for pocket carry.
1459491
Due to the case being completely sealed to prevent damage the speakers are covered and seem to slightly muffle the sound. It does redirect the sound from the bottom of the phone to the back, but still sounds fine. The iPhone speakers aren't very loud to began with so the case doesn't change to sound very much and is well worth it for the protection you get. If it bothers you to much an easy solution is an external speaker to listen to music.
795980
I noticed no reduction in sound quality. I was using it to transfer a older MP3 player tunes onto a Mac that only had the USB input ports.