Headphones Picking up Radio signals.

TheCrumblyCracker

Over the past few months I have noticed my headphones picking up radio signals. I was just wondering if anyone could point me to the reason that this is happening, so I can read what the hell is happening

Brodo Faggins

Brand and model number? google those, and you might come across people who are having the same issues.

Cycophant

Are they wired or wireless? If they're wireless, that just comes with the territory. Besides switching channels and relocating the base unit, there's not much you can do.

If they're wired, it's a little more confusing. I'd say your wire is picking up the radio signals, but without some kind of receiver and amplifier, I'd be confused as to how you're managing to hear it. Have you considered the possibility that it's something you've plugged the headphones into (speakers, sound card, etc.), which is otherwise too quiet to hear?

TheCrumblyCracker

Wired, and some cheapo random sony headphones I picked up for like 20 bucks. It IS radio because it sounded like a chat show this morning heh.

Gorilla Salad

Was it a good chat at least?
And if you still have the box, check it because I have some wired headphones that have small antenea's(spelling?) in them. Reallyt nice for walking in the morning.

GertBeef

Wear an alfoil hat.

There isn't really much you can do. Maybe you could try looking up some tips on how people avoid radio transmissions playing over amps. Although i've heard that sometimes the only way that can be stopped is to buy a new amp.

AbsoluteZero

Wear a Faraday cage on your head.

I'm not kidding, that will fix it. It is probably the only way to fix it.

This phenomenon has been known to happen, typically with guitar amps and old speakers with bad wiring. First time I've heard of it happening with headphones, though. The only fix is to block the radio signals with a Faraday cage.

Bartholamue

I'm having this happen with my home phone. Quite funny actually.

Colt

My friends computer speakers pick up some guys classical music five rooms over in his dorm. Its really quiet tho. For about three weeks they had no idea where it was coming from.

Lanz

my mother's PC speakers were picking up CB radio signals rather faintly a couple weeks ago. That was kinda funny

CZroe

I had some Creative speakers (the 4.1 set they shipped to compliment the original Sound Blaster Live!). I'd hear a radio station coming out of them crystal clear sometimes even with the volume turned all the way down. I've had to get up and unplug them to sleep.

SiliconStew

If your headphones are picking up signals like that, it's probably from one of your neighbors' long unshielded speaker wire runs. The only way to guard against that (since the induction is creating the same frequency your headphones need to work) is to shield your headphone cables. You could try some braided metal jacketing similar to the braided shielding in a coax cable, but that is probably tough to find on its own. You could also try wrapping the cables in some type of foil or even trying twisted pair cables.

Unfortunately, doing these things are probably going to waste a lot of your time and cause a lot of frustration. I would suggest trying to buy a pair of headphones that already have shielded cables.

bombardier

If you're wondering (it took me hella long to figure out), that digital systematic beeping you sometimes hear in your stereo or speakers is from your cell phone. Great for knowing when the phone is about to ring.