Senheiser earbuds left earbud significantly louder

[Joybro]

my right earbud seems to not be working properly. I already tried to adjust the sound balance through the system settings, didn't work. I suspect it's an issue with the hardware, any clue on how to fix it peeps?

 

[kanewolf]

Could it be ear wax plugging it? I have seen that happen.

 

[sizzling]

Do they work ok when plugged into something else? If you plug a different set of headphones into your phone do they work ok?

 

[Joybro]

Could it be ear wax plugging it? I have seen that happen.

God no, clean as a whistle. Same goes for my ears btw 😉

 

[Joybro]

Do they work ok when plugged into something else? If you plug a different set of headphones into your phone do they work ok?

Same issue on my laptop and my moms phone

 

[nukemaster]

Sounds like they may have some damage. You have already rules out your source by checking multiple devices.

If you have a multimeter, you could check the resistance(omega symbol) and see of both sides are the same.

If they are not(within a few ohms at most) something is wrong for sure. Very higher could cause lower volume and very low could cause current limiting and lower voltage in your device.

Unfortunately, fixing it is not always easy.

 

[Joybro]

Sounds like they may have some damage. You have already rules out your source by checking multiple devices.

If you have a multimeter, you could check the resistance(omega symbol) and see of both sides are the same.

If they are not(within a few ohms at most) something is wrong for sure. Very higher could cause lower volume and very low could cause current limiting and lower voltage in your device.

Unfortunately, fixing it is not always easy.

It is definitely a problem in the headset, and not in my phone and laptop. I checked the type, they're mm-50 senheiser earbuds. I do not have a multometer to test the resistance sadly

 

[nukemaster]

Is it headphones or actual in ear? 50mm is pretty large.

If you have nothing to loose(and they are headphones that are not too hard to open) you could try to swap the cables/plug if they are the issue(50/50 chance i guess).

 

[Joybro]

Is it headphones or actual in ear? 50mm is pretty large.

If you have nothing to loose(and they are headphones that are not too hard to open) you could try to swap the cables/plug if they are the issue(50/50 chance i guess).

They're earbuds and I tried messing around with it a bit, seems to be a closed system

 

[nukemaster]

Yeah generally those are pretty well closed.

Do you have any warranty left by any chance?

 

[MiniEngineer]

Do they work ok when plugged into something else? If you plug a different set of headphones into your phone do they work ok?

I have the same problem the problem shows up on my laptop and my phone