Question Odd crackling issue with a headset

[ydoumus]

Hey,

My rather new Beyerdynamic headset (not even 1 year old) has developed a rather odd issue.

About 2 weeks ago the right earbud started crackling. It only crackles when very low tones (10-20hz range) are the primary sound in the audio mix. I tried lowering them with built-in realtek eq, but that didn't do anything.
I think to myself: well, the driver is probably messed up. So... I start thinking about RMAing.

However, 2 days ago, the right earbud completely stopped crackling and now my left one is.

I checked all the connectors and software settings but couldn't find anything responsible for the issue. Cables also appear fine and I was never able to locate a possible breakage. I'd also like to point out that audio still plays perfectly fine; no volume or frequency issues in either of the earbuds.

Did anyone ever come across something like this?

 

[Lutfij]

It could be your audio ports or the drivers itself. Make and model of your motherboard? BIOS version for said motherboard? What OS are you working with? I did come across a similar issue, only that the cause of the issue was faulty/failing wires in my earbuds after they were wrapped around a device too tightly(not my fault, was lent to a friend to use).