Quote Originally Posted by CaptainRaiden
Actually the OS has nothing to do with sound quality. An audio software or app can also maybe improve the sound at a maximum of 5%-10%. What sound really depends on is hardware. Since the A5 processors in Apple products are pretty much the exact same architecture as manufactured by Samsung, it would lead me to believe that Samsung have similar or even better sound processing on their SoCs. Onboard sound can only go so far, and so they would all sound pretty much similar. The remaining improvement can be achieved by app or headphones, but not by much, like I said above.

What would really make a huge difference is a sound card, just as in a PC. Smartphones don't have discreet sound chips yet, because it is not needed, and hence companies care feck-all about it and don't invest in them. So, I don't really understand how one smartphone can sound THAT much better than another one.

So, in this case, I'm afraid you're right that it's either delusion or bias.
I was being sarcastic about your inability to accept other peoples' opinions or personal choices as being legitimate.

I'm with Dave B on this, I fail to see how anything with an MP3 or AAC suffix and sound quality can be put in the same sentence with a straight face, especially with non-enclosed headphones.

It is interesting to see how you conclude that if an Apple and a Samsung have a similar architecture and components that it stands to reason that the Samsung must either be equal to or better than the Apple. Very rational thinking process there!