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  1. S

    Compatible headphones for Iphone 5

    Hello, My 2nd set of Apple EarPods have stopped working and I am in the market for some new ones. But I am looking to buy another brand because Apple EarPods in my hands don't last very long, plus they are expensive retailing between £19-35. So my question for you guys is: What are the best...
  2. MrXiro

    Airpod alternative; Thermaltake Luxa2

    Someone else posted a link on here the other day so I picked these up cause I'm just a geek for wireless headphones... anyway been using them for the last 2 days. OMG... Thermaltake Luxa2 I'm sure going to be returning my Airpods... At $40 on Amazon vs $160 for the Airpods these are a WAY...
  3. N

    Sound Balance defaults incorrect

    Hi guys, This is a recent problem which I cannot for the life of me work out. Essentially the sound balance on my macbook pro automatically defaults back to being slightly towards the right. This happens every time the computer goes to sleep or is restarted. I can change it back but it never...
  4. pixfloyd

    Headphone volume is too loud on iPhone 5s

    Having this problem on my iPhone 5s IOS 10.0.2 with two sets of original apple headphones. The volume is too loud while listening music or making calls using the headphone. If you set the volume to level 1 it's already too loud and if you increase it to level 2-3-4 you can't continue hearing...
  5. P

    Resolved Fixed the iPhone 7?

    Found this company (www.goincog.nyc) that basically brought back the headphone jack lol. What do you guys think?
  6. J

    iPhone 7 - Solo HD 3.5mm to Lighting Cable

    Here's a good question. Does/Will Apple sell a 3.5mm to lighting cable for existing Beats headphones? Since the cable can be removed from my beats I'd like to skip the need for the dongle.
  7. C

    iMac Audio Issues after Repair

    I don't know a lot about the internals of iMacs, but I had a question... I took my Late 2012 iMac into Apple Store for repair as I had lines on my monitor (not like the ones you can google, like grid lines/guide lines that you'd see in Illustrator/Photoshop and it turned out I had to have the...
  8. maroftsdrdhey

    Why apple designs its earphones in low-fidelity?!

    I think apple is in the top of electronic industry and when you buy a high-tech iPhone ,one of its accessories--earphones are not on the same level.I just wanna know why they don't design an upmarket earphones? When the first time I used apple earphones,I was shocked!Because I thought it was...
  9. KeplersLaws

    Headphone static-like 'pop' sound on Mac (sound card turning on/off?)

    Have been using a new MBP 13" 2015 for a few days now, absolute joyride, but there's one minor issue. Whenever a pair of head/earphones is plugged into the audio jack, and before/after a sound is played, a static-like, fuzzy, 'crackle' or 'pop' is heard on the earphones. After reading some...
  10. keysofanxiety

    iPhone stuck in headphone mode

    Hi all, This issue has been intermittently happening for a few weeks now, but it's definitely given up the ghost today. Hard resets, cleaning headphone jack with tissue paper, and even isopropyl alcohol hasn't done the trick. As such, is there an app that can force the output for speakers...
  11. D

    Quick question if you have a mid 2014 15-inch rMBP

    Hello, I have a mid 2014 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display (with the discrete NVIDIA GPU). A little backstory before I get beat on for asking such a seemingly trivial question: Since I first got the computer in November 2014, things haven't been working with it quite as expected. When I...