[SOLVED] Front Audio Jack working only in a certain position

[Jan_H]

Hi,

I have a new desktop, 1 month old.

Yesterday, front audio jack stopped working properly. Any headphones/earplugs work fine with other devices, but with the desktop front audio jack, only one ear works. The tricky thing is, that if I wiggle it a bit and leave the headphones not fully inserted, it works properly in both ears...

• I tried to clean the jack with an earbud, not sure how succesfully
• software issue ruled out - I checked everything, balance for all audio devices is set up 100 percent
• I opened the case, checked and reconnected wires to front jack, to no change

Any advices?

Thanks!

Jan

 

[Ralston18]

Do you have a 1/8 inch (3.5 mm) F-M audio extension cable available?

If so, try that cable between the headphones and front audio jack. Just a small difference in the physical connections may make a difference.

Another thing to check is the connectivity - TR, TRS, TRRS. There may be a mismatch involved.

FYI:

https://www.cablechick.com.au/blog/understanding-trrs-and-audio-jacks/

 

[dudio]

Pay extra attention to the 2nd part of Ralston's response.
I suspect you have a TRRS connector on the headset, and tje front port on your PC is looking for a TRS. If that's the type of connection your headset does indeed have, you'll need an adapter to make it TRS