Yeah, my "getting a DAC will fix this" was before I ran a google shopping search for said product to check the price. Anyway, I plug into a sound card. Also, Would a USB audio interface fix this, as it would safely bypass the whole system on both of them? Edit: @brian Yeah, Im...

Not so straight forward as I hoped, then. xD Any way to figure out for sure if its my TV short of buying two pairs of headphones and waiting for one to die?

Oh. So it looks like a good solution indeed, then. Will any DAC fix this problem, or will I need a specific type?

No, my TV's speakers are not burned out either, it appears.

@dorkvader: After much googling, I can conclude that I have no idea what a DAC is. Any chance I can get a wiki link or similar? @fjrabon My computer speakers are definitely not burnt out. Let me check my TV real quick.

Definitely possible. Any way to check?

Hi. I've managed to kill 12 headphones in a 2 years. All of them were only ever pluged into 2 ports (My tv and my computer. The computer seems perfectly normal, the TV's audio port is slightly loose) and they were from many different brands. How they each die is that I feel a static charge...