Okay, as the title says, I have an iPod Touch (16GB 2nd Generation), and have recently had the ever troubling headphone jack from hell problem that I see now plagues not only myself, but many others; however, my issue is slightly different than any other I've been able to research on this forum and other sites.
For starters, I am 98% sure it is the actual jack that went as I did try putting other headphones in, and had the same problem. What seems to be happening is the music...Like the actual music, not the spoken words...plays through fine, but the lyrics (and by that I mean, what the people are actually singing) are very faint and almost impossible to hear. About a week ago, the voices would come and go depending on how I turned the headphones in the jack. Sometimes twisting them around would bring the music back into full focus, and sometimes not.
Things I have tried:
1) Turning the iTouch on and off. Success Rate: 0%
2) Cleaning the jack with the Q-Tip/Alcohol trick. Success Rate: 0%
3) Poking the three metal balls in the actual jack. Success Rate: 0%
Now, I really think my problem lies somewhere in these metal balls that connect with the headphones because why else would I hear most of the song (actual music and such), and NOT the actual words? To me, it seems like one of the balls is not connecting with the jack, but I have poked and prodded them for about 30 minutes and have had no luck.
So my question to you iTouch geniuses: Is there any other thing I should try in regards to the hardware as I really don't think this is a software issue? I am well beyond my warranty, and am not going through the Apple store cattle run of getting offered a refurbished iTouch or sending it off; it just really isn't worth that kind of hassle to me.
If my hardware has actually failed, would it be just as good to upgrade my iTouch with the new features such as BluTooth, shake/song change feature, et cetera, and get a pair of BluTooth headphones? This way, I'm just avoiding the jack entirely.
One other thing I should note in regards to the jack: When I plug in my speaker that connects through the headphone jack, it plays both music and lyrics...Is this more than likely because its just going through one set of wires rather than two? It confused me slightly why SOME other sound output accessories work, but two sets of Apple brand headphones do not.
Thanks for any help.
AlexanderAshford
For starters, I am 98% sure it is the actual jack that went as I did try putting other headphones in, and had the same problem. What seems to be happening is the music...Like the actual music, not the spoken words...plays through fine, but the lyrics (and by that I mean, what the people are actually singing) are very faint and almost impossible to hear. About a week ago, the voices would come and go depending on how I turned the headphones in the jack. Sometimes twisting them around would bring the music back into full focus, and sometimes not.
Things I have tried:
1) Turning the iTouch on and off. Success Rate: 0%
2) Cleaning the jack with the Q-Tip/Alcohol trick. Success Rate: 0%
3) Poking the three metal balls in the actual jack. Success Rate: 0%
Now, I really think my problem lies somewhere in these metal balls that connect with the headphones because why else would I hear most of the song (actual music and such), and NOT the actual words? To me, it seems like one of the balls is not connecting with the jack, but I have poked and prodded them for about 30 minutes and have had no luck.
So my question to you iTouch geniuses: Is there any other thing I should try in regards to the hardware as I really don't think this is a software issue? I am well beyond my warranty, and am not going through the Apple store cattle run of getting offered a refurbished iTouch or sending it off; it just really isn't worth that kind of hassle to me.
If my hardware has actually failed, would it be just as good to upgrade my iTouch with the new features such as BluTooth, shake/song change feature, et cetera, and get a pair of BluTooth headphones? This way, I'm just avoiding the jack entirely.
One other thing I should note in regards to the jack: When I plug in my speaker that connects through the headphone jack, it plays both music and lyrics...Is this more than likely because its just going through one set of wires rather than two? It confused me slightly why SOME other sound output accessories work, but two sets of Apple brand headphones do not.
Thanks for any help.
AlexanderAshford
