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build flaw in headphones?

now i don't know how to explain this really, but here we go. five minutes ago, i decided to plug my hd2 headphones into my computer so i'd be able to listen to a movie. twice now, once in each ear, i've gotten SHOCKED. i thought for whatever reason, static could have charged and been stored inside the soft ear-bud covers. after being shocked inside of my right ear, i took them off (soft ear-bud covers) and put the Left ear-bud into my left ear. three minutes later, SAME THING. it seemed like it happened when there was cracking in the audio during the movie. i swapped them out, replayed the area where i heard the cracking, and wasn't shocked...with my old G1 ear-buds. i've got that really low carpet in my office and always get shocked when reaching for the doorknob, that's why i suggested static in the first place...or maybe it's just a crazy design flaw!? either way, it really did hurt and i don't know what course of action i should take. has anyone else experienced this?
rob

it's definitely the headphones. i've gotten up, walked around, sat down...and with my G1 headphones, i haven't gotten shocked once, even during the audio cracking in the movie! i guess i'll be calling tmobile.

I got shocked twice, then thought to myself,
"why am I using the stock headsets? I deserve to be shocked".

rickyoon.vegas said:
I got shocked twice, then thought to myself,
"why am I using the stock headsets? I deserve to be shocked".
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wow, thanks for your terribly pointless and stupid post. FYI, the fm radio app asks for the stock headphones to be plugged in as they double as an antenna.

ce_rob said:
wow, thanks for your terribly pointless and stupid post. FYI, the fm radio app asks for the stock headphones to be plugged in as they double as an antenna.
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easy tiger

cgrec92 said:
easy tiger
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come on, now. that directed at me after what HE posted? give me a break. i ask for advice and hopefully make fellow HD2 owners aware that there may be a build flaw in the headphones and these are the types of responses i get? terrible.

ce_rob said:
FYI, the fm radio app asks for the stock headphones to be plugged in as they double as an antenna.
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u can use any other pair of headphones!
no need for HTC ones

Icefeldt said:
u can use any other pair of headphones!
no need for HTC ones
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finally, some helpful information. so any headphones will work the same as far as the fm receiver or whatever goes? perfect. thanks!

ce_rob said:
finally, some helpful information. so any headphones will work the same as far as the fm receiver or whatever goes? perfect. thanks!
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Yep, I'm using my pair of Sennheiser ones for radio and anything else. As general rules, for every single mobile device, stock headphones suck monkey balls anyway. At least on my Sennheiser, I have noise isolation and some basses.

it may also be your computers sound card. ive owned many headphones over the time, but the ones i tried in my computer with a creative sound card shocked me. Now i have a Lenovo laptop, and have never experienced that with any headphones...
i would try the headset in another soundcard/pc jus to be sure what it is

Wildcopper said:
Yep, I'm using my pair of Sennheiser ones for radio and anything else. As general rules, for every single mobile device, stock headphones suck monkey balls anyway. At least on my Sennheiser, I have noise isolation and some basses.
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great to know, thanks for the info!
se1988 said:
it may also be your computers sound card. ive owned many headphones over the time, but the ones i tried in my computer with a creative sound card shocked me. Now i have a Lenovo laptop, and have never experienced that with any headphones...
i would try the headset in another soundcard/pc jus to be sure what it is
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i'll give that a try, thanks =)

Wildcopper said:
Yep, I'm using my pair of Sennheiser ones for radio and anything else. As general rules, for every single mobile device, stock headphones suck monkey balls anyway. At least on my Sennheiser, I have noise isolation and some basses.
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I do exactly the same, I just can't stand those plug thingies in my ears. And of course, the quality of the Sennheiser is another world.
I have a strange issue with it though. Whenever I use the Sennheiser the phone auto-dials somebody from my favourite contacts list. I found out that if I wiggle the connector a little I can reproduce this effect. It also seems to be a problem reported on other HTC phones.
Should be related to the 4-ring (tip-ring-ring-base) connector on the stock earphone versus the 3-rings (tip-ring-base) on the Sennheiser. But how? Or is it?

nexus headphone jack

So I tried plugging in my apple headphones into my nexus 7 and it didn't seem to go in properly..
Has anyone else had this problem?

joshintoshin said:
So I tried plugging in my apple headphones into my nexus 7 and it didn't seem to go in properly..
Has anyone else had this problem?
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i can't get any of my headphones to fit in it...
edit: you have to really push it in. the media buttons on my ibeats don't work though

csmcdem said:
i can't get any of my headphones to fit in it...
edit: you have to really push it in. the media buttons on my ibeats don't work though
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Thanks man

I was able to connect my Sennheiser over the ear headphones easily, but my cheapo Skullcandy Earbuds won't stay all the way in, and it's a bummer..... It has a smallish jack too, so its not like the case and jack press against each other...

The first day I was in the library and opened the N7 in a reading cubicle. Just to test the sound, I put in my skullcandy headphones and played a song from Google play. After a bit, I saw everyone was looking at me weirdly. Then I noticed the sound was coming out of the speakers, not the headphones.
Bottomline:
You need to really push it in. However, it's not a great deal to me. And it works fine !

Yes I was scared to push it in at first because I thought It would break, on e everything's fine
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It's the return of the headphone problem from the original iPhone. Good job ASUS!

Headphone problem

When I plug headphones in the sound still comes out the speakers. Anyone else have this problem?

I'm also having this problem. Just checked to make sure headphones would work, but of course they don't.
I went into TWRP and fixed permissions, but still same thing.

Mavs5 said:
When I plug headphones in the sound still comes out the speakers. Anyone else have this problem?
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Push it in further until it "clicks" ' had the same problem and seating it fully resided the issue.
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hotelmrrsn said:
Push it in further until it "clicks" ' had the same problem and seating it fully resided the issue.
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Lol...that was a simple fix. Thanks.

Headphones
All headsets don't work for some reason even though they are 3.5 mm. I thought it was a defect and maybe it is designed poorly but some sets work and others do not even when pushed flush. I guess some may need a cheap extender to fully mount in the jack.

momulah said:
All headsets don't work for some reason even though they are 3.5 mm. I thought it was a defect and maybe it is designed poorly but some sets work and others do not even when pushed flush. I guess some may need a cheap extender to fully mount in the jack.
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Had the same problem. One set of headphones worked (Sony) and the other set (Sennheiser) did not.
Looking at specs the Sennheiser headphone jack is 1/8 inch. Sony doesn't specify but looks shorter. Could this be the problem?
I can't find any info in the N10 manual except 3.5mm. Afraid to push the longer jack any further in.

Both my Sennheiser over ear and ear-bud headphones work fine on my n10. I do need to push the connector quite firmly to make sure the final click happens and it is fully seated.

eager27 said:
Both my Sennheiser over ear and ear-bud headphones work fine on my n10. I do need to push the connector quite firmly to make sure the final click happens and it is fully seated.
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Thanks for the info. Do you know the model you have or how long the jack is? I have PMX680i its a sports model that has a really good sound while allowing you to hear your surroundings. (no, I don't work out with a tablet on my arm :laugh

The over ears are HD 218s, and the buds are CX 300 II. I've not measured the jacks, but they are both the same size by eye.

[SOLVED] Nexus 7 headphone jack problem - sound not coming from one side of earphone/

NOTE: This is not my solution... Credit goes to someone else
So I have been using nexus 7 for past 11 months... At first the headphone jack was working fine, I was getting good sound from both the ear buds but then it stopped working nd i never really cared about it because I use headphones with my nexus 7 less. But now that I got myself a JBL J04 I wanted to watch movies with these beasts on.... So i did some digging on net.
PROBLEM: The headphone jack is not working fine, it was giving sound in only one side of headphone(left one in my case) but when plugging a speaker jack it seemed to work fine. I have used both creative speakers and mini speakers. I have used mine skullcandy earphones and also jbl headphones but sound was only coming from one side... And in jbl headphones it was coming very very low.
SOLUTION: When you open up the back cover and see the loudspeakers module... There is somewhat copper conductive part revealed under those two loud speakers, and they gets in contact with the metal of back cover, when back cover is closed. So we need to TAPE THIS REVEALED COPPER side and voila mine headphones got working like a charm. For a good reference image is attached. This worked in my case so I dnt know maybe it will work for others or not. And yeah in my case I used black electrical tape.
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Hey that actually worked! thanks man! :good:
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NOTE: This is not my solution... Credit goes to someone else
So I have been using nexus 7 for past 11 months... At first the headphone jack was working fine, I was getting good sound from both the ear buds but then it stopped working nd i never really cared about it because I use headphones with my nexus 7 less. But now that I got myself a JBL J04 I wanted to watch movies with these beasts on.... So i did some digging on net.
PROBLEM: The headphone jack is not working fine, it was giving sound in only one side of headphone(left one in my case) but when plugging a speaker jack it seemed to work fine. I have used both creative speakers and mini speakers. I have used mine skullcandy earphones and also jbl headphones but sound was only coming from one side... And in jbl headphones it was coming very very low.
SOLUTION: When you open up the back cover and see the loudspeakers module... There is somewhat copper conductive part revealed under those two loud speakers, and they gets in contact with the metal of back cover, when back cover is closed. So we need to TAPE THIS REVEALED COPPER side and voila mine headphones got working like a charm. For a good reference image is attached. This worked in my case so I dnt know maybe it will work for others or not. And yeah in my case I used black electrical tape.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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u.gr3y said:
Hey that actually worked! thanks man! :good:
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Ur welcome bro

I know this is a bit late but after sending my tablet out for two RMA s for this problem I thought it was fixed. It's been off warranty since the end of July and yesterday the jack started screening up again with the left ear bud not working intermittently. If you tapped it it would come on and off. So I opened it up and tried this fix and it worked great. So much for Asus customer care I just needed electrical tape.
Thank you very much.
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If speakers work fine, the problem might be in the headphone jack contacts, as was in my case. One of the contacts was broken and I could hear sound only from the right earphone. So I just put something between the jack and the back cover and now everything works great!

Wild Rat said:
If speakers work fine, the problem might be in the headphone jack contacts, as was in my case. One of the contacts was broken and I could hear sound only from the right earphone. So I just put something between the jack and the back cover and now everything works great!
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Can u explain me in a little detailed view.....i cant seem to get u what u r saying.
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scotth324 said:
I know this is a bit late but after sending my tablet out for two RMA s for this problem I thought it was fixed. It's been off warranty since the end of July and yesterday the jack started screening up again with the left ear bud not working intermittently. If you tapped it it would come on and off. So I opened it up and tried this fix and it worked great. So much for Asus customer care I just needed electrical tape.
Thank you very much.
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Dude theres a thanks button ヅ
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My problem is that it will not switch to the headphones when headphones are plugged in. It stays on speakers. Before I start digging around do any of you believe it is a hardware issue? I reset the tablet completely twice - didn't work.

Thank you
sauravdante said:
SOLUTION: There is somewhat copper conductive part revealed under those two loud speakers, and they gets in contact with the metal of back cover, when back cover is closed. So we need to TAPE THIS REVEALED COPPER side and voila mine headphones got working like a charm.
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I didn't have any copper exposed, but it worked. Thank you.

This post saved me a bunch of time and trial and error. I was not getting sound from my left headphone and found a small piece of plastic from packaging solved the problem. I just folded it to make it springy and tight when compressed and it just stuck to the input jack (I provided images). So when I snap the battery cover back on it pushes the headphone jack back into place. Free 5 minute fix.

sauravdante said:
NOTE: This is not my solution... Credit goes to someone else
So I have been using nexus 7 for past 11 months... At first the headphone jack was working fine, I was getting good sound from both the ear buds but then it stopped working nd i never really cared about it because I use headphones with my nexus 7 less. But now that I got myself a JBL J04 I wanted to watch movies with these beasts on.... So i did some digging on net.
PROBLEM: The headphone jack is not working fine, it was giving sound in only one side of headphone(left one in my case) but when plugging a speaker jack it seemed to work fine. I have used both creative speakers and mini speakers. I have used mine skullcandy earphones and also jbl headphones but sound was only coming from one side... And in jbl headphones it was coming very very low.
SOLUTION: When you open up the back cover and see the loudspeakers module... There is somewhat copper conductive part revealed under those two loud speakers, and they gets in contact with the metal of back cover, when back cover is closed. So we need to TAPE THIS REVEALED COPPER side and voila mine headphones got working like a charm. For a good reference image is attached. This worked in my case so I dnt know maybe it will work for others or not. And yeah in my case I used black electrical tape.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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Worked fine for my new nexus avoiding sending it for varanty... Thanks!!!!!

Theres a thanks button
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It worked - thank you!!
Thanks for sharing this. It really works well!
The first time I placed the tape as shown in the picture and I wasn't careful and covered up the loudspeakers.
I used electrical tape the next time, as you suggested, and I placed the tape on the back cover rather than the copper conductive part. It works like a charm - thank you very much!
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sauravdante said:
NOTE: This is not my solution... Credit goes to someone else
So I have been using nexus 7 for past 11 months... At first the headphone jack was working fine, I was getting good sound from both the ear buds but then it stopped working nd i never really cared about it because I use headphones with my nexus 7 less. But now that I got myself a JBL J04 I wanted to watch movies with these beasts on.... So i did some digging on net.
PROBLEM: The headphone jack is not working fine, it was giving sound in only one side of headphone(left one in my case) but when plugging a speaker jack it seemed to work fine. I have used both creative speakers and mini speakers. I have used mine skullcandy earphones and also jbl headphones but sound was only coming from one side... And in jbl headphones it was coming very very low.
SOLUTION: When you open up the back cover and see the loudspeakers module... There is somewhat copper conductive part revealed under those two loud speakers, and they gets in contact with the metal of back cover, when back cover is closed. So we need to TAPE THIS REVEALED COPPER side and voila mine headphones got working like a charm. For a good reference image is attached. This worked in my case so I dnt know maybe it will work for others or not. And yeah in my case I used black electrical tape.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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mav88 said:
Thanks for sharing this. It really works well!
The first time I placed the tape as shown in the picture and I wasn't careful and covered up the loudspeakers.
I used electrical tape the next time, as you suggested, and I placed the tape on the back cover rather than the copper conductive part. It works like a charm - thank you very much!
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It feels happy that i helped you guys

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nate51 said:
This post saved me a bunch of time and trial and error. I was not getting sound from my left headphone and found a small piece of plastic from packaging solved the problem. I just folded it to make it springy and tight when compressed and it just stuck to the input jack (I provided images). So when I snap the battery cover back on it pushes the headphone jack back into place. Free 5 minute fix.
Thanks this fixed my headphone jack issue as well.
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Wild Rat said:
If speakers work fine, the problem might be in the headphone jack contacts, as was in my case. One of the contacts was broken and I could hear sound only from the right earphone. So I just put something between the jack and the back cover and now everything works great!
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Yes! That worked like a charm! Thank you!

sound becomes low in my earbuds
Thanks for sharing this !
I need help in regards this, please help me if you could ! My JBL Tempo earbuds was working perfectly for few months, and then sudden its volume gets down, though the sound quality is okay but the sound is very very low. I tried with other earphone and seems everything okay only the problem with this earbuds.
is the solution provided by you is for earphone or speaker, please provide some more clear picture and details.
please provide any comments/suggestion if it could help me to get the sound back, I loved this earbuds as it had very good sound quality.
Thanks in Advance !

Thanks
it worked .... thanks ....

hello. i have the same problem like nate51 described in his post. when i open the nexus and push on the earphonejack i hear music on both sides with the headphones. but i have to push so hard that the solution with putting a placeholder like plastic or paper between the back and the earphone jack doesnt work. what possibilities do i have to relay repair it and to solve the problem in its source? i didnt see any broken solder-connections in the near of the earphonejack.
thanks for help

Fluffs in the audio jack?

Hey guys,
I know it sounds kinda weird but I just want to ask if you are expecting the same "inconvenience" as me.
Are you having problems with fluffs inside your audio jack? Therefore I can't plug in my earphones. I'm just curious because it never happened to be a problem with the phones I got before. Might be my jeans as well[emoji1]

yeah, it's normal like fluffs in your navel.
Try clean a pocket sometimes.

That happened to me about a year ago. I kept my phone upside-down in my pocket and it collected in the headphone jack. I just started carrying it right side up and that fixed it. I liked carrying it upside-down though.

Don't worry about it just use a tooth pick to get the fluff out and it will fixed it no problem

One of my headphones just stopped working and I thought maybe lint was in the Jack again, Nope, my headphones just died. I blame this thread.

Just use the hoover to suck it out

First thing I did was buy some dust covers for the Jack plug and the charger port
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numbnutsuk said:
Just use the hoover to suck it out
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Usually I catch it before plugging my headphones in,
if it's too far in, I just suck it out with my mouth.