I wonder if you have an opinion about the speaker issue and the XDA mod with the Nexus 5? One of the features you take for...

Don't do it. I was very unsatisfied with the sound on my Nexus 5 so I called Google. I got my replacement yesterday. After making a nandroid backup of my 1st phone and restoring it on my second, I can't believe the difference in the sound. I can now hear my ringtones and notifications. Youtube is loud and clear. I would recommend that anyone who got one of the early phones that has a volume issue like me get a replacement phone immediately.

Definitely this one: http://www.spigen.com/brands/google/nexu...-5/nexus-5-screen-protector-glas-tr-nano-slim.html Made of tempered glass.