Left ear bud died, any way to fix?

[Ns1]

Okay set of ~$50 earbuds, left side died. Definitely the ear buds cuz a different set works fine.

Anyway to fix this? The wires are not noticeably damaged so I have no idea what is going on.

 

[kornphlake]

If I had to bet money, I'd say the cord is damaged, although it may not be noticeable. The conductors are really thin and fragile, they can short without any noticeable damage to the insulation.

 

[tHa ShIzNiT]

yep, highly likely that it is the cord. this is where earbuds with replaceable cords shine. the cord is almost always the first thing to go out (99% of the time), and generally one ear will go out before the other in these cases. I have replaced the cord on my tripleFi 10's 3 or 4 times now, in about 6 years. granted, I use them in the gym and whatnot.

edit: oh and to answer your question, its probably not something that you can fix. you'll probably need to buy a new pair (maybe one with a replaceable cord this time)

 

[Ns1]

thanks. Might have to take a look at these earbuds with replaceable cords.

 

[tHa ShIzNiT]

if you're into your music (and I know you are) check out the tripleFi 10's...they retail for $400 bucks but seem to go on sale regularly for around $100...and hover around roughly $150-200 when not on sale. if you just google "triple fi 10" some glowing reviews will come up quickly. they sound great (amazing, if you ask some people), 3 drivers per earbud...one driver for low, mid, and high.

I am extremely satisfied with mine and have gotten a few friends to buy them also...and now they recommend them to all of their friends, and the cycle continues.

 

[Ns1]

Thanks for the rec. Looks like secondary market price for those are $100-130.

Too bad I don't have $130 to blow right now lol. They do look very promising though and exchangeable cables are great.

 

[SyndromeOCZ]

Plug it in and wiggle the cables around near the 3.5mm plug. If it goes in and out then thats where your problem is(most common area).

If your problem is located there then a you can fix it pretty easily with a new end, which can be purchased at Radioshack. You will need a soldering iron and some experience. If you don't think you can do it yourself then you can send me a PM and maybe I could do it for you.

Most of the time you get open or short circuits in your cables like this because it gets left plugged into the player and then the cable wrapped around tightly. Always unplug your headphones when you are putting them away.

 

[Ns1]

Plug it in and wiggle the cables around near the 3.5mm plug. If it goes in and out then thats where your problem is(most common area).

If your problem is located there then a you can fix it pretty easily with a new end, which can be purchased at Radioshack. You will need a soldering iron and some experience. If you don't think you can do it yourself then you can send me a PM and maybe I could do it for you.

Most of the time you get open or short circuits in your cables like this because it gets left plugged into the player and then the cable wrapped around tightly. Always unplug your headphones when you are putting them away.

no dice, thanks tho.

 

[SyndromeOCZ]

Try up near to the ear bud as well, sometimes they go out there. Though to fix them sometimes you have to break them open, and soldering directly to the driver isn't a good place to learn how to solder. lol.