Archos 5 60GB Help

[Jokuki]

Strangely, my Archos has been acting different. I've only had it for about 2 months, it worked just like new and everything. I've dropped it a few times, but it wasn't anything serious (it sometimes falls off my bed and onto my carpet floor). Whenever I plug in my headphones though, i get like...half the song playing. It's that effect you get when you plug it in half way and some of it goes through the speaker's, and some through the headphones. It was really weird, every pair of headphones i used, had the same effect. It was plugged all the way in, i felt and heard the click. I tried moving around the wires, push in the jack more, and nothing but one method worked. If i push the jack down, i finally get to hear everything. And i really do mean down, and not in...it's weird.

So, considering all of this, is this a product defect? Does the Archos 7 suffer from this problem too? I might get that one instead next time

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[mezzyjones]

Hi, a faulty headphone socket on this model is a well documented issue. If it still under warranty I would suggest getting it exchanged.

[The DarkSide]

Originally Posted by mezzyjones

Hi, a faulty headphone socket on this model is a well documented issue. If it still under warranty I would suggest getting it exchanged.

I agree, as this is covered completely when under warranty. Contact the seller, and please keep us posted as to the outcome.

[donp]

Originally Posted by Jokuki

I've dropped it a few times, but it wasn't anything serious (it sometimes falls off my bed and onto my carpet floor).

If phones were plugged in and it landed on the plug, that would certainly do it.

Often the socket has no mechanical mounting beyond the electrical connections soldered to the circuit board, so any trauma is taken by those.

[slowenuff]

The soldering around the headphone jack has come loose. Mines out of wrranty so I took it apart to see if it could be fixed.

[Jokuki]

mines out of warranty too, how did you try and fix it? Were you successful?