Iamgag7
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Hello, I just got my Audio Technica M50 (ath-m50) last wednesday and LOVE THEM. However, something very strange happened today, and I don't know if it's my Laptop or if its my headphones... I need an experts advice. Generally, I heard Audio Technica make previous models fairly fragile, but read the newer models are better built... Well I don't know if this has anything to do with build but anyway..
Three Things happened today out of nowhere for now reason.
1. I turn my Laptop on with my headphones plugged in. I start up Itunes, and hit play. The sound came out of my laptop speakers...not my headphones, even though they were plugged in (completely)! So, I unplugged them and plugged them back and it worked.
2. I was just listening to some music using windows media player this time and the sound turned BASSLESS out of nowhere... almost like those "Radio" settings in EQ programs or more specifically, as if the headphone jack was HALF WAY in (try it on yours...take the headphone jack 1/2 out and thats how mine sounded). I fiddled with the headphone jack again and it worked again just fine for a couple hours.
3. I was listening to music again, but on the internet browser this time. Same thing as #2. This time I didn't move...I wanted to find the source of the problem. So I carefully used my free hand to fiddle with the headphones themselves...the problem was still there. Then I fiddled with the cord going to the left headphone, still the same problem. So before I decided to unplug/replug, I just rolled the actual headphone cord (about midway..where its all coiled up) gently (i barely tapped it) with my fingers and it suddenly went back to normal. I don't know if it was coincidence or not...
So, I thought maybe it was the cord... But I have been twisting, fiddling, testing the cord and i hear no cracks or any signs of malfunction.
So, could this be sound card related or should I have these headphones replaced just to be sure? How could I determine this?
thank you for reading.
Three Things happened today out of nowhere for now reason.
1. I turn my Laptop on with my headphones plugged in. I start up Itunes, and hit play. The sound came out of my laptop speakers...not my headphones, even though they were plugged in (completely)! So, I unplugged them and plugged them back and it worked.
2. I was just listening to some music using windows media player this time and the sound turned BASSLESS out of nowhere... almost like those "Radio" settings in EQ programs or more specifically, as if the headphone jack was HALF WAY in (try it on yours...take the headphone jack 1/2 out and thats how mine sounded). I fiddled with the headphone jack again and it worked again just fine for a couple hours.
3. I was listening to music again, but on the internet browser this time. Same thing as #2. This time I didn't move...I wanted to find the source of the problem. So I carefully used my free hand to fiddle with the headphones themselves...the problem was still there. Then I fiddled with the cord going to the left headphone, still the same problem. So before I decided to unplug/replug, I just rolled the actual headphone cord (about midway..where its all coiled up) gently (i barely tapped it) with my fingers and it suddenly went back to normal. I don't know if it was coincidence or not...
So, I thought maybe it was the cord... But I have been twisting, fiddling, testing the cord and i hear no cracks or any signs of malfunction.
So, could this be sound card related or should I have these headphones replaced just to be sure? How could I determine this?
thank you for reading.