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Headphone jack static

post #1 of 6
1/4/11 at 2:55pm
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*Sigh* Finally (wasn't my choice to wait this long, authorizing purchase of "expensive" gear through parents took FOREVER) I got decent headphones (Bose IE2s, I said decent, not great, for a reason).  And now I've realized that my laptop has a serious audio problem.  It's either hardware static, or dust on the jack (female connection, laptop side, not headphones; as the play fine on my ZuneHD and other PCs.)  Is there any way to clean the jack (even if the issue is not dust, cleaning it once after two years would be nice)?  Is there any software out there that can suppress this issue?  I think it's static/hardware noise seepage, though because it sounds the same on any volume, ie: voltage, level. 

 

Any help would be great, as I'm not entirely sure what I need to search for to correct this :(

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post #2 of 6
1/4/11 at 3:16pm

Maybe a cotton swab? I don't know if that's the problem, but if it is, it's way easier than changing soundcards.

Most laptops just have cheap on-board soundcards which then have cheap headphone-outs (female jack). I think that might be the problem, but you should give it a clean-up anyway =)

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post #3 of 6
1/4/11 at 4:35pm
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Actually, after giving it extra-special-attention today, I think it's just dust or something.  It faded after like two hours of pumping audio through it :\  Burnt dust ftw?

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post #4 of 6
1/4/11 at 7:34pm

you're not burning any dust with a headphone jack...

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post #5 of 6
1/5/11 at 2:22pm
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well something is getting rid of the static after an hour or two every day D:

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post #6 of 6
1/5/11 at 2:32pm

Can of compressed air to blow out dust/dirt, and you could these anti-static wipes http://www.mains-cables-r-us.co.uk/ourshop/prod_502497-Nordost-ECO-3-Wipes.html .

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