Author Topic: headset is messed up (Read 1742 times)

Soníc · « **on:** March 16, 2009, 01:01:34 PM »

Okay, my headset is seriously messed up, and I need to know if I can fix it or if I just need to get another one. The problem is that I can hear everything, it just seems out of sync with everything else. For example, when I'm listening to music the singing is a LOT quieter than the instruments, and the instruments have the same sound as a low quality you tube video, like there's a "whistling" sound or something similar in the background. and I can still hear in game stuff it's just a LOT quieter and the same goes for xfire balloons and the like. Can I fix it somehow, or should I just go buy another one? Thanks in advance. Oh, and it's not a USB headset, if that helps.

Soníc

BFM_Hydra · « **Reply #1 on:** March 16, 2009, 02:31:49 PM »

Is it messed up like this:

or this?

Soníc · « **Reply #2 on:** March 16, 2009, 03:24:40 PM »

More like the first one, in that the most likely reason it's acting up is that I have a nervous habit where I twist wires/strings around my fingers, so It's probably more of an internal thing, which is why I'm wondering if I could possibly fix it.

Soníc

Slow Bullet · « **Reply #3 on:** March 16, 2009, 03:38:30 PM »

Thats most likley it if its an old one and the wires are all twisted up the sound info has trouble going through it.

lol the 2nd pic looks like my headset right now!

BFM_Kiwi · « **Reply #4 on:** March 16, 2009, 05:54:28 PM »

If the singing is quieter than the instruments, then I can only think of two things:

1. is there sound coming from both sides of the headset? (maybe voice is on left only and that's not working well/at all)

2. try the "mixer" and make sure you don't have one side or certain frequencies lowered

Soníc · « **Reply #5 on:** March 16, 2009, 06:36:09 PM »

nope... didn't work...I think I'll just save up for another headset. My microphone still works though, so please don't let this affect me getting vent :(

Soníc

Arya · « **Reply #6 on:** March 16, 2009, 06:40:30 PM »

omg! my headset had the EXACT same problem! it sounded like the person singing was in a barrel along with the instruments (lol), and the singing was alot quieter, we found out that if we turned the plug-in-end a certain way in the plug-in-spot, it would come in clear. But if that didn't work we pulled/pushed it down. I don't recommend this though, cause it was the plug-in-spot that was messing up, not the headset

. We've accidently ripped the plug-in-end out so many times its all loose.

Sorry if that was hard to understand, I don't know all the technical terms for everything

~Arya

Goalie · « **Reply #7 on:** March 16, 2009, 08:57:56 PM »

That has happened to me when I drop my headset or pull on the cord unintentionally (i.e. my leg gets in the way). Unless you can fix it internally, it's probably just best to buy a new one. Cheap ones are about $10, so they're not expensive at all.

Soníc · « **Reply #8 on:** March 17, 2009, 09:22:16 AM »

right, so until I get ten dollars (I'm extremely poor personally $:-\$ ), I'll just use my iPod ear phones in combination with my microphone on my headset, because oddly enough the mic part of the headset still works... oh well, It shouldn't take TOO long to get another headset.

Soníc

Racr · « **Reply #9 on:** March 18, 2009, 07:54:01 PM »

It sounds like, from what Arya said, the USB port and the part that goes in it aren't getting good connection. If this IS the case, you can always try and put the terminals (the little metal things in the part that plugs into the USB port) back to where they were. If you are going to do this a: I take no responsiblity if something messes up and b: you might want to look at the end of a properly-working USB device to see where the terminals go.

Hope this helps,

Racr.

Soníc · « **Reply #10 on:** March 19, 2009, 10:06:21 AM »

Quote from: Soníc on March 16, 2009, 01:01:34 PM

Oh, and it's not a USB headset, if that helps.

Racr · « **Reply #11 on:** March 19, 2009, 09:46:43 PM »

Omg I feel so stupid!!

Soníc · « **Reply #12 on:** March 21, 2009, 07:55:55 PM »

lol, don't worry about it Racr

Soníc

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