haloxt
Headphoneus Supremus
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Every single audio-gd hdam uses the round pins that are meant for soldering, and not designed for use in DIP-8 sockets. That's why there's always a wiggle. I'm not sure why they don't change the hdam's to have a tight fit in sockets, but it's never been a serious problem for anyone who tries to fit it in the correct way. Make sure you turn off the power, take off the foam off the top of the case (important because the foam may be knocking it to one side), put the hdam in so it seems even on all 8 pins, close the lid and power it on and play it. If it's still a bad connection, repeat the process. I have swapped hdam's many times and maybe 1/10 times I've had to do this, but once done there's no more issues unless you're picking up the compass and shaking it.