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It is the first time, its just when I looked it up people seemed to always have their left earbud break. I get interested in stuff like this. Sorry.

 

Well, it's usually the left earbud with the shorter cable in asymmetric pairs... But that's just a theory...

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Hello, I was wondering why problems on earphones are usually on the left earbud for earphones. So I use these random cheap headphones probably around $15 (I am not soundophile). So one day when I put them on the left earbud did not seem to let out any noise when in my ear in a bad angle while the right one did. It sort of made a crackly noise as I attempted to put them into a better angle. This problem did not exist on the right earbud, it just was a bit quieter when in bad angle but not completely quiet and no crackling noises. So anyways I looked into it to wonder what could have caused it and most of the problems I found with earphones seemed to be with the left earbud for some reason. I created this Topic to ask if anyone knew why it was always the left ear and maybe what would cause this. Thanks.

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Might be a defective pair or a worn cable...

 

Have you tried different soruces?

Also can you specify the brand and how old your pair is?

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The wire is probably broken and it isn't worth fixing it. Get another pair.

 

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If you're buying earphones buy ones with a a flat cable I had earbuds braking all the time until I bought skullcandy earbuds with a flat wire

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@HirtheryDurthery

Might be a defective pair or a worn cable...

 

Have you tried different soruces?

Also can you specify the brand and how old your pair is?

The brand is Audiotechnica and its about 2 weeks old.

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The brand is Audiotechnica and its about 2 weeks old.

 

Try a different audio source, then play something with a different left and right signal, then play something with similar left and right signal and listen for differences...

 

If it's like this, I think you can still return it (not all brands do this...)

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Try a different audio source, then play something with a different left and right signal, then play something with similar left and right signal and listen for differences...

 

If it's like this, I think you can still return it (not all brands do this...)

Alright, I'll try. And I have tried different audio sources. Same thing happens.

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Alright, I'll try. And I have tried different audio sources. Same thing happens.

 

It could also be your player...

 

I have a Creative Muvo (the nomad version) and it's an earphone killer... KIlled 2 pairs of earphones by taking out the drivers gradually (over a course of 500 hours per pair)...

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It could also be your player...

 

I have a Creative Muvo (the nomad version) and it's an earphone killer... KIlled 2 pairs of earphones by taking out the drivers gradually (over a course of 500 hours per pair)...

Would that sort of thing happen over a short amount of time? I did not use them over 30 hours.

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Would that sort of thing happen over a short amount of time? I did not use them over 30 hours.

 

Not normally... My Muvo is old (more than 10 years and it's still not dead)...

 

I'd return it if possible...

 

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The return policy in my country sucks balls so I test products in the shop before I walk away with it...

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Not normally... My Muvo is old (more than 10 years and it's still not dead)...

 

I'd return it if possible...

 

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The return policy in my country sucks balls so I test products in the shop before I walk away with it...

They were not a very expensive pair so I didn't really think of doing much like that. I am currently in Japan on holiday and I got them here. I have no idea what the return policy is like here.

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They were not a very expensive pair so I didn't really think of doing much like that. I am currently in Japan on holiday and I got them here. I have no idea what the return policy is like here.

 

If you're looking for something cheap and durable, I recommend something from Philips... Their cheapest pair of earbuds lasted around 4 years (with proper care) with me (before I sold them off)...

 

The audio profiles between models are pretty similar with a noticeable bass and slightly emphasized mids and highs... They might come off as bright-sounding, but it's nothing that a software eq can't fix...

Mutsuki:

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eMachines D732Z | CPU: Intel Pentium D P6100 | GPU: Intel HD 3000 | RAM: 2x Kingston ValueRAM 2GB 1066MHz SODIMM | HDD: Hitachi 320GB 5600RPM

Acer ES13 | CPU: Intel Pentium N4200 | GPU:  Intel HD 505 | RAM: 1x 4GB (unidentified) DDR3L | HDD: (unidentified) 500GB 5600RPM

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If you're looking for something cheap and durable, I recommend something from Philips... Their cheapest pair of earbuds lasted around 4 years (with proper care) with me (before I sold them off)...

 

The audio profiles between models are pretty similar with a noticeable bass and slightly emphasized mids and highs... They might come off as bright-sounding, but it's nothing that a software eq can't fix...

Alright, I'll look into them, thanks.

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Anyone actually know why problems usually happen on the left ear?

 

How many times has this happened to you?

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eMachines D732Z | CPU: Intel Pentium D P6100 | GPU: Intel HD 3000 | RAM: 2x Kingston ValueRAM 2GB 1066MHz SODIMM | HDD: Hitachi 320GB 5600RPM

Acer ES13 | CPU: Intel Pentium N4200 | GPU:  Intel HD 505 | RAM: 1x 4GB (unidentified) DDR3L | HDD: (unidentified) 500GB 5600RPM

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How many times has this happened to you?

It is the first time, its just when I looked it up people seemed to always have their left earbud break. I get interested in stuff like this. Sorry.

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It is the first time, its just when I looked it up people seemed to always have their left earbud break. I get interested in stuff like this. Sorry.

 

Well, it's usually the left earbud with the shorter cable in asymmetric pairs... But that's just a theory...

Mutsuki:

CPU: AMD A8 5600K @ 4.2GHz | Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-DS2 (rev. 1.0) | RAM: 2 x Kingston Low Profile 4GB 1333MHz | GPU: Sapphire R7 260X OC 2GB DDR5 2xDVI | HDD0: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200RPM 3.5" (SATA II) | HDD1: WD Elements (WD Blue 1TB 3.5" SATA II) connected via USB 2.0 | HDD2: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200rpm (SATA II) | DVD: Samsung DVD+RW combo drive | PSU: FSP Hexa 600W | Case: Aerocool PGS V | Cooling: DeepCool Gammaxx S40 (stock fan), 2x 120mm Aerocool fan 1xDeepCool 120mm fan from a scrapped heatsink

eMachines D732Z | CPU: Intel Pentium D P6100 | GPU: Intel HD 3000 | RAM: 2x Kingston ValueRAM 2GB 1066MHz SODIMM | HDD: Hitachi 320GB 5600RPM

Acer ES13 | CPU: Intel Pentium N4200 | GPU:  Intel HD 505 | RAM: 1x 4GB (unidentified) DDR3L | HDD: (unidentified) 500GB 5600RPM

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