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Why when a headphoses wire is damaged you dont hear the voice as normal but the backround yes? (self.technology)

submitted 11 months ago by sarmale to c/[email protected]

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So theres Left, Right and Ground wires, there are not "bass" or "hi-freq" wires, so if 1 is damages shoudnt it only hear quieter or not at all?

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Your question is worded very oddly, but to attempt to answer it, headphones (most) operate off of an analog signal from a DAC (digital to analog converter). In any analog setup you're going to have some amount of signal transmission or line noise unless the two transmission lines are entirely shielded or entirely separated.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

This seems most plausible. OP, if you have a multimeter you could try to trace which TRS terminal has continuity with the damaged wire (if it's exposed) and see which signal it's supposed to carry.