It sounds like you might have one or more tiny particles of dust in the connection point in the headphone jack. Compressed air should clear it out.
David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: [email protected] Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone > On 19 Dec 2013, at 17:46, "John D. Lipsey" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi guys: > > This just started today, and it's most frustrating!! I'm going to make a > genius bar appointment Saturday, but if anyone has a fix before then I'll > gladly take it! > > I noticed, starting this afternoon for seemingly no reason, strange audio > artifacts popping up in my headphones. This only happens when using > headphones, any headphones, in my headphone jack. I don't see the issue > through speakers in the MacBook or in USB headsets. A restart hasn't help > the issue. While I don't mind using USB headsets, I like to keep my options > as open as possible. > > It's hard to explain exactly what these artifacts are, but I notice them most > of all when there are system sounds, the voiceover clicks, etc. They don't > seem to appear during actual voiceover speech if that's all there is to hear. > They're strange hissing noises, some of which remind me of badly tuned radios. > > Thanks in advance for any help/suggestions. > > Cheers! > > -John > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
