Another reason NOT to use earbuds
Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 3:36 pm
Obviously, the primary reason to stay away from earbuds is the degraded quality and lack of insulation. But if for some reason you do choose to use earbuds, like I stupidly did about a month ago, there may well be another unintended effect--it damaged both of the speakers! No, they were not being played too loudly, it's just that for some reason above a certain volume the tone would cease to sound like it's supposed to and instead would play a somewhat hideous buzzing. I believe this has something to do with the exact resonating frequencies, which above a certain volume must line up in some way as to create a buzz rather than a tone. After once or twice experiencing this unfortunate sound, I realized that it had not only hurt my ears but also the speakers, and now my earbuds are less-than-acceptable quality, with the audible rippling/buzzing sound that you get with a ripped speaker.
In case you were wondering, I am not blaming any of this on i-Doser! I totally accept that it was my fault for going against the intended usage, and also that my earbuds were not very expensive ones (stock Apple iPod earbuds) and this probably wouldn't happen with the "approved" earbuds. Just a word of warning to other n00bs--don't use your own earbuds!
In case you were wondering, I am not blaming any of this on i-Doser! I totally accept that it was my fault for going against the intended usage, and also that my earbuds were not very expensive ones (stock Apple iPod earbuds) and this probably wouldn't happen with the "approved" earbuds. Just a word of warning to other n00bs--don't use your own earbuds!