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Perserving Headphones/Ipod music problem
Mim
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Two quick questions:
1.) I love loud music, can't get enough of it. Don't really care if it bothers the person next to me as it allows me to "feel" the music so to speak. Unfortunately, my headphones die out about a couple of months in (which annoys the living crap out of me). My dad also has the same problem except he doesn't listen to loud music. So I was wondering what are some good ways to keep the ear phones lasting longer? I looked insane this morning in the subway yanking on the left ear trying to get the sound to go back into it.
2.) My ipod will play a few seconds of a song and then skip it. It only happens to two of the songs but none of the rest and I can't figure out why. How do I fix it? I've tried deleting the song and getting the song some other way and loading it onto the ipod that way (like its a brand new file completely) but it still does it! iTunes plays it through, but not my ipod.
TL;DR: How do I preserve my headphones so they last longer and how do I get my ipod to stop playing a few seconds of a song and then stopping play?
1.) I love loud music, can't get enough of it. Don't really care if it bothers the person next to me as it allows me to "feel" the music so to speak. Unfortunately, my headphones die out about a couple of months in (which annoys the living crap out of me). My dad also has the same problem except he doesn't listen to loud music. So I was wondering what are some good ways to keep the ear phones lasting longer? I looked insane this morning in the subway yanking on the left ear trying to get the sound to go back into it.
2.) My ipod will play a few seconds of a song and then skip it. It only happens to two of the songs but none of the rest and I can't figure out why. How do I fix it? I've tried deleting the song and getting the song some other way and loading it onto the ipod that way (like its a brand new file completely) but it still does it! iTunes plays it through, but not my ipod.
TL;DR: How do I preserve my headphones so they last longer and how do I get my ipod to stop playing a few seconds of a song and then stopping play?
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Obviously keep your earphones wound in their case when you're not using them (and if you're buying earphones so cheap that they don't come with a winder, we've found your problem. :P), and try to make sure that the wires always have some slack -- nothing is harder on earphone wires than having them pulled taught.
Also, it depends on where your earphones break. Usually, mine would break just at the start of the cable, right next to the jack.
You can prevent this by either using a rolling up case (which nobody does) or correctly rolling your cable up.
If you must wrap it around your mp3player like many people do, be sure to leave a little room after the jack, so the cable doesn't make a sharp turn. keep the loops loose.
I found that my cables get less wear 'n tear when i roll 'em up seperately. Just put the earbud side in the palm of your hand, hold it with you thumb, and start wrapping the cable around your hand (not too tightly). when you're almost finished, slide the bundle off, go around the bundle 3-4 times and push the rest of the jack trough one of the 2 loops you've created. tadaa.
Also, all of my busses are filled with loud italian and morrocan inner-city youth. In-ear buds really improved my life! (and saved my ears)
Secondly, If you're really that into your music, I really would recommend a proper pair of over-the-ear headphones. I have a pair of Panasonic RP-HTX7s and they're magic. Sturdy, excellent quality speakers, and really good at cancelling out background noise as well as minimum sound leakage.
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I'd imagine that was hyperbole. I've spent untold hundreds on headphones and earphones over the years, and I've never owned a pair of earbuds loud enough to bother anyone.
I kind of agree with Willeth. Almost ANY earbuds that aren't in-ear canal earbuds get loud enough to bother somebody, but they probably just are too inclined to not confront you about it, or you don't play them too loud.
Earbuds are always in-ear.
Edit: and hell, I don't know why I'm sticking my neck out for the OP, if you folks want to assume she's just an asshole instead of taking her figuratively, be my guest.
I mean in-ear-canal, which seals your ear off from outside sound via rubber gasket or foam. Sorry for leaving out a dash.
I was talking about earbuds, though, and the OP sounded like she was, too.
Edit: I should leave this thread, it's bad for my blood pressure. Sorry if I was a jerk or whatever.
CUZ THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE MIDDLE AND IT'S GIVING ME A RASH
Is there any solution for this?
Also for what it's worth, if the OP's earbuds are so cheap that they keep breaking and she needs to buy new ones (hence the need for them to be cheap), I doubt they have great sound retention. Seriously, a decent pair of cans will help you appreciate your music so much more. It did for me and I'm not even any type of audiophile.
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That sounds like the solder joints on the iPod's headphone jack are breaking. There's no real easy way to fix it. You could take it apart and resolder it, take it in for repair (probably stupid expensive for what it is) or get a new iPod.
Also, for the OP: You say you listen to your music really loudly. This could cause damage to the headphones, making the drivers go bad, but like other people have said, it sounds like a wire problem, which would also explain why your dad also has the same problem. You've got to be either easier on the wire or get headphones with higher quality wires.
For the second problem, try stuff suggested here