couple questions

[RyomaSJibenG]

1) i'm pretty sure everyone here have experience it before, but my headphone currently only have audio on the left, my right ear is lonely unless i pull/push the headphone jack and stay still. the moment i lift my finger and my right ear is lonely again. this is just so annoying. my setup is:

• headphone jack connected to front panel.
• my case is Cooler Master 690 III
• i have a speaker connected to motherboard at the back, i use playback devices to switch between headphone and speaker often

how do i fix this? could my headphone jack's the problem? or is it the case jack panel be the problem?

 

2) should i go to the USB headphone route? what's the difference between USB and headphone jack and will it still allow me to switch using playback devices? if so then, what usb headphone do you recommend?

 

you can recommend me a wireless one should it be cheap and chargeable rather than buying batteries

 

 

my budget is RM400 which should be $100 dollar ish

[bellabichon]

To me, this sounds like a problem with your headphone cable. I've used USB on headphones for a while, and I've found them to be more reliable. 

[RyomaSJibenG]

1 minute ago, bellabichon said:

To me, this sounds like a problem with your headphone cable. I've used USB on headphones for a while, and I've found them to be more reliable. 

yea, its tempting really. since you've used it, how's the sound experience compared to the headphone jack?
also whats your headphone you're using?

[General Winter]

4 minutes ago, RyomaSJibenG said:

yea, its tempting really. since you've used it, how's the sound experience compared to the headphone jack?
also whats your headphone you're using?

if you're not doing anything crazy with audiophile tier hardware and  headsets, like just gaming and media, you won't really notice the difference all that much and i actually like my cloud 2's quite a lot which are usb amplified 7.1 headsets which can also be used  in regular headset jacks as well

[RyomaSJibenG]

2 minutes ago, General Winter said:

if you're not doing anything crazy with audiophile tier hardware and  headsets, like just gaming and media, you won't really notice the difference all that much and i actually like my cloud 2's quite a lot which are usb amplified 7.1 headsets which can also be used  in regular headset jacks as well

yeah i'm just for gaming and media.
this cloud 2 from kingston looks quite nice, how comfy is it and how's the mic?

[General Winter]

Just now, RyomaSJibenG said:

yeah i'm just for gaming and media.
this cloud 2 from kingston looks quite nice, how comfy is it and how's the mic?

the memory foam is no hoax i've worn this for hours at a time and there is virtually no discomfort  and the mic is of pretty solid build, no one has issue with my mic

[bellabichon]

33 minutes ago, RyomaSJibenG said:

yea, its tempting really. since you've used it, how's the sound experience compared to the headphone jack?
also whats your headphone you're using?

I've found USB audio to be quite a bit better than analog, and it supports more surround and virtualization options. I'm currently using the Logitech G633. 

[RyomaSJibenG]

2 hours ago, General Winter said:

the memory foam is no hoax i've worn this for hours at a time and there is virtually no discomfort  and the mic is of pretty solid build, no one has issue with my mic

 

2 hours ago, bellabichon said:

I've found USB audio to be quite a bit better than analog, and it supports more surround and virtualization options. I'm currently using the Logitech G633. 

thanks to both of you, i'll keep those headphones as last resort option


now is there a way i can fix the jack in the first place? if i can that would save me some trouble, $100 is quite expensive =/

[anothertom]

That depends if it's the jack or the socket.

 

Do the headphones work on your phone? Do you have the same issue with different headphones/earphones?

[tikker]

5 hours ago, RyomaSJibenG said:

 

thanks to both of you, i'll keep those headphones as last resort option


now is there a way i can fix the jack in the first place? if i can that would save me some trouble, $100 is quite expensive =/

I replaced the jack on my speakers when the left channel suddenly decided to disappear unless I held it in specific way. If you have a soldering iron and some skills you could try putting a new jack on the cable if you're comfortable with it.

Won't help if the issue is not with the jack of course.

[RyomaSJibenG]

@General Winter @bellabichon @anothertom @tikker

a solution i came up with, it actually works though looks so ugly

 

https://imgur.com/7BBsGgV

 

 

[tikker]

5 hours ago, RyomaSJibenG said:

@General Winter @bellabichon @anothertom @tikker

a solution i came up with, it actually works though looks so ugly

 

https://imgur.com/7BBsGgV

 

 

Well you know what they say. If it looks stupid, but it works, it ain't stupid.