Questions tagged [headphones]
Questions about using headphones with your computer.
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Bad sound through bluetooth headphones
I have a problem with the sound quality of a pair of Acoustic CHP600BT Solutions Bluetooth Headphones - Black.
When I connect these headphones to my phone (Samsung S2 plus), the sound quality is ...
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Bluetooth Headphones sound terrible on Mac OS X?
I got a pair of Plantronics bluetooth headphones. Work great with my iPhone. Sounds terrible with my Mac, cuts out, sounds choppy, sounds mono to me. A co-worker tells me he has the same problem.
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How can I get the battery level of my Bluetooth headphone over a Windows PC?
I am talking about headphones that can send GATT Battery Service data over the Bluetooth connection.
I get the battery levels natively on Android and iOS devices without any additional software, as ...
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How do I force single (only) channel audio in youtube/flash videos to play in both (left/right) channels?
Occasionally, I find Youtube videos that have only one audio channel (only left or only right); example video (left channel only).
This is quite annoying, especially with headphones on, as I hear ...
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Are USB headphones/headsets inferior to regular ones?
Some headsets use an USB connection instead of connecting to the motherboard's regular audio output jack. Does that make them inferior in any way to other headsets? What about USB 2.0?
I'm looking for ...
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3.5mm Analog Audio vs. Bluetooth Audio Quality
I want to buy a wireless Bluetooth headset, but I am worried about the sound quality when it's connected via Bluetooth. All other things being equal (e.g. the quality of the headphones themselves is ...
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Earbuds vs. on-ear vs. over-ear headset in Windows 10
When I plug headphones into my Windows 10 laptop, the system asks me what I installed, and particularly, whether the headphones are "earbuds", "on-ear" or "over-ear".
I was not sure exactly what to ...
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How to get headphones and speakers working at the same time?
I have a Gigabyte P55-UD3 motherboard which comes with a Realtek sound card and audio header for the front panel. My headset is permanently connected to the front panel (mic in, headphones in) and I ...
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How do I keep my bluetooth headphones from connecting to my windows 10 machine when it's connected to my phone?
My laptop (running Win10) repeatedly "steals" the bluetooth connection for my headphones while they're connected to my phone. The only way I've been able to prevent the headphones' connection from ...
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Headphone volume is way too loud in windows 10 even with an external usb sound card [duplicate]
I have a pair of Bose QC2 headphones and the volume is WAY too loud in windows on all jacks:
I have tried the following jacks:
speaker out on back of motherboard
headphone out
external USB sound ...
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Bluetooth headphones - "Uncheck Handsfree Telephony profile" did not work
I just bought the Sony MDR-XB950BT and it works amazingly with my iPhone, but when I connect it to my laptop the sound is like an old radio! I searched for solutions but nothing fixed it!
The ...
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Bluetooth handsfree better quality
Is it somehow possible to get better audio quality sound when Bluetooth headphones are on hands-free mode? When it is audio only, sound quality is good (16-bit 44 kHz) but when I talk through the ...
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Bad sound quality of 3.5mm headphone with mic on laptop
I have a set of headphones that have a built-in mic for hands-free calling. They work great on my Sony Ericsson Cedar cellphone.
The problem is that when I connect headphone to my Dell N5010 laptop ...
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Connected Bluetooth Headphones don't appear as Playback device in Windows 10
I've been struggling with this for a while. Updated all drivers I could, no luck. Headphones connect and pair successfully, appear in manager, show all services correctly, but don't appear as a ...
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How can I lower the volume of my USB headphones?
Yes, I really am asking how to turn down the volume. But first, some more detail:
My headphones are http://www.edimensional.com/product_info.php?cPath=22&products_id=122
They are really loud. I ...
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Headphones not reproducing bass under GNOME
I have a 2012 Retina MacBook Pro running Arch Linux with GNOME. Normally, I listen to music using the analog audio I/O interface -- the 3.5mm socket.
Recently, I had to attach a USB microphone to the ...
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Sound quality in bluetooth headphones doesn't change to high
My Bluetooth headset Philips SHB6610 has several profiles. It can work as low-quality sound headset (HFP) and high-quality sound headphones (A2DP). Typically whenever I start to play the music in my ...
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Audio from headphones is muted after screen is locked or sleep mode (Windows 8.1)
The adventure (how it all started)
Exactly as in the title, whenever I lock the screen (by pressing Windows + L or Ctrl + Alt + Del -> Lock) audio stops working. Well, partially, since speakers still ...
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JBL Bluetooth headset sounds bad on Windows 10 when using it with Skype
I have problems using a JBL TUNE 500BT bluetooth headset with Windows 10. The headset works fine with my phone but not working with Windows 10.
After searching the net all solutions are talking ...
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Headphone jack not working in Windows 7
My headphone jack doesn't work under Windows 7 64 bit.
I tried the following things:
3 different headphones speakers
2 different versions of the Realtek driver (2.7 / 2.6)
Standard Windows 7 ...
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Automatically mute speakers when headphones are unplugged
I was wondering if there is a "software" solution to automatically mute the laptop speakers when the headphones are "unplugged"?
OS : Windows XP SP3
Laptop : Dell Vostro 1510
Audio Drivers : RealTek
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Does Bluetooth 5 fix the sound quality issues with using headphones audio+mic at the same time?
I recently bought a pair of Sony h.ear on 2 bluetooth headphones that include a mic intending to use them to replace the wired headphones I currently use with my late 2016 Macbook Pro (the first touch ...
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Are Noise-Canceling headphones effective? [closed]
I work in a pretty noisy environment, lots of noise near me like the TV and people yelling and talking in really loud voices. It makes it really hard to concentrate and since I can't really move my PC ...
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Can I hear myself through noise-cancelling headphones without cranking up the volume all the way?
I'm using the Bose QuietComfort 15 headphones with the built in microphone and I'm plugging it into a laptop that has a jack that supports the mic & speaker at the same time. By default, I can't ...
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Better volume adjustment for headphones
I have wired headphones (3,5mm) which I have connected to my computer. The problem is that I have to set 2-3% in the speakers control to get a decent volume (way too loud otherwise). Even that is too ...
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Music but no voices on headphones
I have a laptop with Windows 7 and I have headphones for a couple of months, and only recently they started to play only the music, while the voices are there, but just very faint. I tried to connect ...
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Drivers for headphones with in-line mic and remote control
Is there a way to get the in-line microphone and remote controller on headphones to work on Windows?
I've got Koss iSpark designed to work with iPhone, but also other smartphones. It has in-line ...
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How to get Windows 10 to recognize my Bose Quietcomfort 35 headphones as headphones instead of an "unspecified device"?
When I pair my Bose Quietcomfort 35 headphones to my Windows 10 PC via bluetooth, they show up as an unspecified device in the devices and printers area of the control panel instead of an audio output ...
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Bluetooth headphones have delay (lag)
I've recently switched to a pair of Bluetooth headphones on my laptop. But when I use them the sound is lagging by 3/10th of a second.
I used this video to check: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...
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Laptop audio only in one side of headphone/earphone
I plugged in a pair of earphones into my laptop’s audio jack and the audio is only coming from one side. Here are the tests and results I tried:
Tried a different set of headphones with the same ...
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Anyone know of a program that will mute sound if my headphones are removed?
It really annoys me when my headphones get pulled out and my sound blasts through the speakers. I'd like it to just automatically mute. Does any software exist that will do this?
I'm running ...
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Headphones not recognized Windows 10
I just upgraded to Windows 10 from Windows 8.1 and now my headphones are not working. I have an Alienware M14x with three jacks (mic / headset / headphones) and have tried all of them. The built-in ...
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How do I adjust the Windows 7 volume control over a smaller range?
I am currently using the Microsoft High Definition Audio driver provided with Windows 7 rather than the Realtek driver. When playing sound through my computer speakers (plugged into the rear panel ...
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Automatically adjust volume for audio jack vs. built in speakers?
Is there a setting to have my Windows 10 laptop automatically remember my volume settings when I plug in or unplug a device (speakers or headphones) into the 1/8" audio jack?
For instance, if I plug ...
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Windows 8.1 Does not Detect Bluetooth Headset
I have the Motorola S11 Flex HD wireless Bluetooth headset which I have had connected to a Windows 8.1 Pro x64 machine with an Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 + Bluetooth for Desktop card. This ...
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JBL headphones have miserable sound quality with bluetooth on laptop, deactivation of mic (the supposed fix) is not possible
I bought some JBL LIVE 650BTNC headphones and am trying to use them via bluetooth on a windows 8.1 laptop. The pairing works, but the sound quality is abysmal. This is not the case if connected via ...
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Bluetooth headphones: great quality on iPhone, poor quality on notebook and PC
I recently got a new pair of Sony MDR-1RBT Bluetooth headphones. On my iPhone 4, they sound fantastic. But when I try to use them on my Windows PC or 2010 Macbook Pro, the sound quality drops ...
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Skype blocks the audio of other applications during call with headphones
I am trying to play a sound and talk on Skype at the same time. The problem is that Skype seems to be blocking the line, so when I am on Skype talking to someone and playing a game, the sounds from ...
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Can a (notebook) hard drive be affected by magnets, such as those in a headphone or a cell phone'?
I would like to carry the notebook computer around, together with the ear-bud headphones and the cell phone. But since ear-bud headphones have magnets into it, can't it affect the notebook's hard ...
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How can I configure dual headphones under Windows 7?
Some laptops - in particular my Dell Studio XPS - have two headphone ports.
Under Windows 7 currently the last pair of headphones plugged in begins to accept the output.
Is there something special ...
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Force Windows to re-check the headphone jack without a reboot
Misbehaving headphones appear to be a common problem with Dell Inspiron laptops and generally with Windows computers.
My headphone jack is working correctly, but only if the headphones are plugged in ...
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How can I use iPhone headsets as a computer microphone?
iPhone headsets have both microphone and headphone functionality using 1 jack. However, my computer has two jacks for two different things: Microphone and headphones. How can I use it for both on my ...
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No sound in headphones (Windows 10)
I recently upgraded my Asus P500CA laptop from Windows 7 to Windows 10. The upgrade process went fine, however, no sound is coming through my headphones even though there is sound coming out from the ...
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How can I set sound to mute by default, but automatically "un-mute" when I plug in headphones in Windows 7?
I want my Windows 7 machine to autmatically un-mute when I plug in headphones, and then return to mute when i unplug them.
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USB headset doesn't work unless I restart. Why?
I have a Plantronics USB headset plugged into a ThinkPad running Windows 7. Every once in a while - in particular after my computer awakes from Sleep Mode - my USB headset stops working. In fact, all ...
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How can I get Windows 11 to show both headphones and headset as separate devices in playback devices for my Bluetooth headset?
In Windows 10's "Playback" tab in the "Sound" window, I would get two devices listed for each pair of Bluetooth headphones I would have connected. For my ear buds, we first have ...
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How can I separate my speaker and headphones sound?
I am using Windows 7, and I want to separate the sounds of my headphones and speakers so I can talk to my friends on Skype while my parents are listening to music on the speakers. Is there any way I ...
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Can the volume change when I plug in headphones?
I want the volume to change when I plug in headphones, because my netbook's speakers are really quiet but the earbuds I have are really loud when I plug them in.
I'm running Ubuntu Lucid Netbook ...
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Why do I just get background music if I plug my headphones halfway in?
This is weird. I plugged my headphones into the soundjack on the side of my Mac Air. I then go to Youtube and listen to a song, which sounds fine - I hear both the background music and the singing.
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Where is my "Loudness Equalization" tab?
I was trying to increase the headphones volume in my Windows 10 above the 100% Level. I found this article (for Windows 8) that looked promising. However, it talks about a "Loudness Equalization" ...
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