Question Need Expert Advice on Headset Issues

[lordvalinar]

ISSUE: Headsets keep dying on me < 3 months (every. single. one.) First the mic, then the right headphone piece.

I need opinions as to what might be causing the problem. The tower is heavy and I hate bringing it into the shop so often this month, practically everything except the tower itself has been replaced since August (new GPU, new mobo, ram, processor, SSD, everything... and yet my headsets are STILL dying on me... (the shop last told me that my motherboard was eating/destroying components (it was an 8+ year old PC, was time to upgrade anyways).

One friend suggests possibly "low voltage bleed or shorting". The issues have persisted before and after the build so I'm not blaming the shop. The common denominator does seem to be the PC but I don't know what. (Hence asking the forums). The case itself has stands and sits above the floor, I blow it out and try to keep it clean as much as I can in a house full of cats. One stand is on carpet and the other linoleum, but I wouldn't see why that'd be an issue for grounding - as I'd see that possibility an internal thing, not external.

I would love to hear your thoughts, please.

 

[RealBeast]

Can you add a rough list of the headphones that you have gone through?
And where do you connect them, the back plate or a case connector?
Thanks

 

[lordvalinar]

Can you add a rough list of the headphones that you have gone through?
And where do you connect them, the back plate or a case connector?
Thanks

Well I'll list the ones I can remember, and will exclude the $9-12 cheapo Logitechs from Walmart (since they kept burning through, I was getting expendables).

:: From Latest to Oldest ::

• Razer Blackshark V2 X
• Logitech G432 (twice; 2 separate pairs)
• Corsair ??? Something - been a long while ($200 something set)

I connect them via the headphone/mic jacks in the back. Friend is telling me that the jacks might be messin' them up and next pair comes in (Razer getting sent in for replacement), should try just using USB instead.

 

[hang-the-9]

Could be how you are handling the headphones, issues you say are happening tend to happen with broken wires. Swapped computer parts, buy new headphones, the only common things among the issues happening is yourself.

 

[lordvalinar]

Could be how you are handling the headphones, issues you say are happening tend to happen with broken wires. Swapped computer parts, buy new headphones, the only common things among the issues happening is yourself.

Except I take good care of my headsets (although I know you wouldn't know that). I have them on a stand and put their cords up so that cats don't run through them (so no pulling/yanking as they play); The wires are always in good condition (except some of the cheap $10-12 ones I get at walmart, but I bought them knowing they're expendable). But there's no reason the $200 Corsairs or $60 Logitech/Razer should just stop working (First the mic - then left ear phone) after a couple of months.

Wish I knew how long the motherboard issue was happening (it apparently was "eating/destroying" components), and am unsure if that was related to some of the USB problems as well (an old Logitech set I had ran through USB, but it too just stopped working entirely). However, I haven't had any problems with the other devices (mouse/keyboard) using the USB slots in front of my computer, so that may not have been the issue either. It's just all very perplexing.

 

[LORDPrometheus]

To put it simply there is a variable missing from this story.

Headsets fail for a variety of reasons but they generally fall into two camps:

1. Damaged by user activities
2. Damaged by electrical shock.

The fact that multiple headsets have broken in the same manner suggests that something that has remained unchanged between PCs and headsets remains.

Do you experience frequent static electric shocks when putting on or taking off your headsets?

 

[lordvalinar]

I haven't, no. Nor shock when I plug them in. The case itself is off the ground, and all the components should be relatively well grounded; however, until recently everything was put together manually by me - all parts from PCPartPicker - since 2013, and as before mentioned, the mobo was "eating/destroying" components and have been recently replaced by a PC/electronics place (not saying this because I doubt my ability; just wanted to clarify for more pieces of the story/history). In addition, has upgraded GPU, processor, memory, SSD (main drive) but not the 2nd HDD which had my backup stuff; practically everything except the air cooler and 2nd HDD were replaced.

I still feel like #1 is false and starting to feel accusatory here >_> Like I said, I take really good care of my headsets at least physically. Coords are not torn, yanked, bent, or otherwise handled roughly, the headsets themselves are never dropped, thrown, or mishandled either. That is why I'm so confused as to why they don't last long for me.