Tsting headphones

[Gray Fox]

I got a new headset a week a go, a sennheiser pc160, but I believe the sound from the left speaker is louder then from the right, I can't be totally sure. I feel it but when I focus and try to carefully listen it's hard to detect, to make it harder is the fact that pretty much every music piece is stereo.

Now does anyone know a good way to test it, does anyone for that matter know where I can download a music piece that is mono, with mono the sound should be equally loud from both pieces.

Thnx in advance for any answers.

P.S sry for the screwed up title, it should be "testing" not "Tsting"

 

[Raziaar]

Speaking of headphones, i'm going to hijack your thread here for a little bit Gray Fox, so I don't have to make my own.

How can I break open a headset to fix the fact that sound only comes from one ear? And then put it back together.

I have a pair of crappy plantronics, and can't afford a different headset... so I am determined to fix this one.

 

[Krynn72]

@ Gray Fox: I dont think I have ever heard of anything testing methods. But Im sure a good google search could land you some mono music.

@ Raziaar: Screwdriver + Duct tape. Honestly though, it probably wholly depends on how your headset was made.

 

[Link]

Try putting them on the wrong way round. if the volume difference switchs, its the headphones, if not, then its your ears. Either way, you can fix it by adjusting the balance in windows sound and volume options.

 

[Raziaar]

I took apart my plantronics headset without breaking it. **** YEAH!

Now I just need to figure out how to fix it. Anybody here knowledgable with wiring?

 

[The Brick]

Gray Fox, I can make you a few mono sound files. I'll make one with a noise (pink noise) and one with a beep (500hz). One minute.

edit - there you go.
http://www.4shared.com/file/5181917/b2ee70ec/monosounds.html

 

[Gray Fox]

Gray Fox, I can make you a few mono sound files. I'll make one with a noise (pink noise) and one with a beep (500hz). One minute.

edit - there you go.
http://www.4shared.com/file/5181917/b2ee70ec/monosounds.html

Brick thank you very much that helped confirm my suspicions, I also managed to make some songs mono, I discovered Razor lame, an lame encoder could do that. The increase in volume actually seems to most prevalent in the low hertz area, the bass, it's also most noticeable when you increase and decrease the volume.

And raz it probably just a loose wire if you can get the headphones open it should be easy, but I honestly do not know how to open headphones, there usually uses molded plastic with no screws so you really need some specialized equipment. But you live in the US you can find the same headphones I bought 2x cheaper, so i suggest you just buy new ones.