Solved! Constant Thumping in Headset?

[CrackedMarbles]

Thanks for checking my thread.

I have an ENHANCE Scoria Headset that I bought on Amazon, and lately it's been a bit... Off.

There's a low, bass-y thumping constantly going off in the headset. It does it when there's no other sound playing, it does it when there is sound playing, it does it when the volume on both the headset and the computer are off/muted, and it even does it when the device is disabled.

The only thing that stops the thumping is unplugging the headset, or turning off the computer.

Does anyone have any ideas on how I could fix it? Maybe it's a program? I noticed it started happening first after I signed up for Windows Insider updates.

Thanks.

 

[aklein21]

Yeah. Next it happens take the battery out of the phone and see if the sound stops.

I just tried it, and it's still happening. Thanks for trying, though.

Hmm. Thats a hardware interference sound. Look for things that are operating at higher frequencies. Sometimes a poorly unshielded PSU will do it.

 

[aklein21]

Is your phone near it?

 

[CrackedMarbles]

Is your phone near it?

What, like my cell phone? It's on the desk, I guess.

 

[aklein21]

Yeah. Next it happens take the battery out of the phone and see if the sound stops.

 

[CrackedMarbles]

Yeah. Next it happens take the battery out of the phone and see if the sound stops.

I just tried it, and it's still happening. Thanks for trying, though.

 

[aklein21]

Yeah. Next it happens take the battery out of the phone and see if the sound stops.

I just tried it, and it's still happening. Thanks for trying, though.

Hmm. Thats a hardware interference sound. Look for things that are operating at higher frequencies. Sometimes a poorly unshielded PSU will do it.

 

[CrackedMarbles]

Update: It went away on its own after a while. It eventually came back, though. I tried it on another PC, and it still did the thumping, so the issue is definitely within the headset itself...