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2 or 3 years ago I bought an iPad.  I want to get to know Apple systems and see what folks were so crazy about.  Fast forward to today, and I've come to absolutely hate Apple products.  I keep my iPad on the second floor and have some blue tooth adapted speakers in one of the bathrooms.  I stream Pandora from my iPad to them.  I relocated the speakers and simply want to boost the high end as I have some hearing loss about 1K.

 

Simple solution, buy or download an equalizer app to do this as I can do on any of my half dozen Android products.  But No.  Apple is so locked down that after hours of searching I find zero products that will do what I want.  Paid, free, no matter.  Some will eq an iTunes library, which  I don't have, some will work only with a paid Spotify subscription, again I don't have one, and so on.  Found one that might work if I jail break my iPad, really don't want to do that simply because it's a hassle, I root my android stuff but that is fairly easy.

 

If I hadn't spent so much on this piece of crap I'd toss it and pick up another highly usable android tablet, but that is not an option,  -- does anyone who uses Apple products have a solution? 
 
I wish I could help but . . .

I'd just like to know how to shut off the iTunes player when Dave is done listening to his music.

 

Touching icons is for 3-year-olds.  Steve Jobs' target demographic was all the illiterate grunts in the world.

 

The gang at Microsoft are slobs for sure, but at least they provide instructions in somewhat plain language.
 
I do Too...

The insistence on releasing an 'Even, even, even, even, even, even..... better' (you get the picture) i-Whatever every few months is really beginning to annoy me.

Why not just build it right the first time?

And seeing as it only costs about $100 to make an iThing, why not make it cheaper?
This whole thing of an $1000 iDevice becoming slow and lethargic, having poor battery life, or being "unsupported" after one or two upgrade cycles is pretty lousy. That said, Android engages in this too, with all the different flavors of the Android OS in existence.

Who cares how "durable" these aluminum + glass device are (or are-not) when they'll be practically useless in a year or two?

My other gripe is with computer upgrade-ability...
Irreplaceable batteries, RAM, Hard-Disks (or SSD's), no connectivity options (some of us still value Ethernet, Firewire and multiple audio I/O ports, plus a DVD burner) mean once the system gets a bit older, and application-bloat grows more, the system is dead-ended. You HAVE to buy another. No "give it to the Grand-kids or that computer nerd up the street" behavior. Do people REALLY value that? Not I.

If/When I ever buy a newer computer (or phone), I'll go with a sensible manufacturer and use Linux. I've had it with newer Windoze/Mac's "Backwards Ho" OS'.

I hear your plight - seems the one thing you NEED on Apple devices is practically non-existent. Had the same problem with University, apparently no one thought the Data-Analysis tool-pak might be useful on Office 2011... Seriously, MS? Luckily, I'm a backwards person and insist on older software and computers, and was able to get by that issue with an older computer.
 
I LOVE apples!

 

 

Ducks & Runs..........  
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Louis, I swear I have tried that on the iPad, but maybe not the double-clicking -- only single clicking -- and it wouldn't swipe away.  I'll make sure to double-click next time and see what happens.

 

Thanks for your help!
 
iTunes and AW (via Safari) are currently open on my iPad. Double-clicking the home button, as Louis mentioned, brings up this screen. Swipe each pane upward and they're shut off/closed.[this post was last edited: 4/20/2016-00:17]

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One thing that makes me highly about the latest thing (from anybody) being so great is that when I ask how it will make my life easier or get some task done faster I get an answer that is off-topic or I get crickets...

I buy used ThinkPads as they're designed to be upgraded and have major components repaired or replaced by the consumer. I avoid the whole Windows vs Apple drama scene by using Linux... Ubuntu, to be exact. I am a very long way from being a computer geek so if I can install my own operating systems and upgrade hardware, almost anyone can.

As for the presenting problem, could you install a separate equalizer between the iPad and the speakers?

There is another alternative... Hearing aid technology has improved greatly in the past several years. They're much better at providing amplification at the needed frequencies and letting sound flow through naturally in the frequencies that don't require it.

Hope this helps,

Jim
 
Hmmm, I'm not quite ready for a hearing aid -yet.  It has crossed my mind, I had a test done last year and my hearing is flat to 1K then has a steep drop. 

 

Anyway what I'm doing is simply cleaning up the congestion on my counter top.  I had 2 moderate sized powered computer speakers on each side of my clock radio.  Have a blue tooth adapter connected to the speakers, plus a cordless phone and charger all on one end of the counter top.  Mess of wires.  I have a long lighted valance over the vanity with fluorescent lights and egg crate diffuser.   I decided to mount the speakers in the space over the vanity and eliminate all the wires from the speakers.  Works OK, but I just need a bit more high end, no room for an external equalizer.

 

It should not be this hard...
 
I googled "iPad equalizer bluetooth" and this was the first hit, did you find this?

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dual-smart-eq/id839712095?mt=8

It appears to be what you need. Unfortunately the internal eq in a iOS device only works when using the internal DAC (headphone jack).

I do every once and again find these niggles that really bug me in the Apple world. But I take solace on the idea that the stuff just works without my having to mess with it. I have had 2 Android devices and I would never again. A free OS with scads of different wrappers for various devices and open app development will cause more difficulties to go along with the greater flexibility. Ten + years ago when I had more free time to mess with computers (and was an AVID Apple basher) I would have relished the Android system.
 
I see your point. Getting a hearing aid is like getting a custom made suit: Just taking the measurements is rarely enough. Separately, fitting ski-slope losses (yours) is something of an art.

The main issue is that something so basic (as demonstrated by Android) should not be a major project. That it is is just another reason for me not to buy anything from Apple.

The only other comment I have is that it might be better to cut your losses. Sell the iPad on eBay (or wherever) and buy something (possibly cheaper) with a graphic equalizer. Personally, I hate doing that because I feel like I'm giving in and accepting something that's clearly UNacceptable. However, I've realized that sometimes it makes more sense financially.

Jim
 
Can Opener App

There is an app available in the app store that is called Can Opener. I have it on my iPhone and it's awesome. It lets you tweak pretty much anything you want to when it comes to equalization. Give that one a shot. I think it will solve your problem.
 
Stephanie, thanks for sharing the Can Opener app! It really does a lot of cool things, I like the ability to Crossfeed blend and FLAC support.

Have you ever checked if this EQ is active when you are Bluetooth streaming to an external device? Often apps like this seem to work only when you are using the internal device DAC feeding analog audio out the headphone jack (this is what the default iOS Eq does too).

I share some of Matt's frustrations with the lack of control of the Apple products, but I begrudgingly accept it as the over all experience for me is FAR better then my Android experience was. For 30 years I was a devout Apple basher, now I have 3 Macs and a bunch of iOS devices, go figure lol
 

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