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Psycho
Location: British Columbia
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Headphones.
I don't know if this is the right place to put this, but thats for the mods to decide. Anyway: I have had many pairs of headphones and they all seem to meet the same tragic fate. The sound in one side fizzles and fades for a while, returning only when you push in the plugg, and even after a while, that fails, leaving you with a fizzly side. Then the other side goes. If you push the plugg it might work for a while, but then it dies. Some of these headphones that have suffered this tragic demise have been rather new. Any idea of what thats all about, and possible cures?
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Squid hat!
Location: A Few Miles Away From Halx
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Does it happen in only one thing? (cd player, stereo, walkman, computer) If it is only happening in one device, then you can blame that as your problem.
I think it may be that the male end of the headphone jack just isn't making any good solid connection with the female end (Male=stick, Female=Hole) I think there are things out there that can help make a better connection, but generally you are just better off getting something new. It could also be the wire. If it gets tugged on a lot, then it might not have a solid path. Thats about all i know ![]()
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Nobody Loves Me
Location: Irish In Madrid
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Agreed with spleeny, Its the connection not the phones.
Theres a couple of things you could do. Break the bad boy open & replace the socket altogether. Its a pretty simple job if you know how to solder. Ive found in the past that if you "raise" the plug a tad the connection improves. Get a piece of rubber & cut it to shape (with a hole in the middle) so it looks like a washer & put it on the end of the headphone plug. When you plug it in it will not go all the way in & may improve the connection. The only other thing I can tell you (& this may not work) is to get your hands on a mini-to-mini splitter or something similar (see pic) & use it betweem the source & your headphones. It might fix your problem & will prevent more wear on the socket. Hope that helps.
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Squid hat!
Location: A Few Miles Away From Halx
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Good point magpie -
Having something to bridge between the socket that you are trying to protect, and all the inserting-uninserting you might be doing will only prolong the life of your equipment. Now, the mini 2.5mm Y splitter 'may' degrade the quality of the sound a tiny bit, it is barely noticable. If you are truly paranoid about having 1 percent less quality, stick an inline amplifier between into the mix ![]() (thanks to charliex for remind me about the inline amplifier in another thread)
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Crazy
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If it is just a problem with the headphone wires, you could just use some of your older ones to make a new connection at the male end.
I used to go through cheap headphones quite a bit before I bought some nice ones. And cheap headphones would ALWAYS have that problem. I would just make new ends, and sometimes make both the left and right channel go into one cup. Handy for DJing anyway. Jdoe |
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