When using ear phones on my iMac I get a loud whistling cancelling out the sound.
Makes no differences using different ear phones. Is this likely to be hardware or software issues?
Thanks, John
iMac, OS X Yosemite (10.10.2), purchased 2012
Have you tested more than one pair of earphones and have you tested those earphones on different devices. If the earphones work on one device but not the computer then you know the problem is with that computer and I can't think of any software reason it would happen.
Have you tested more than one pair of earphones and have you tested those earphones on different devices. If the earphones work on one device but not the computer then you know the problem is with that computer and I can't think of any software reason it would happen.
Thanks dwb. Do you know is there anyway I can test the ear phone socket on my iMac? Or indeed replace it without the help of an Apple service centre?
John
The only easy way I know of to test an audio jack is to plug in a known working pair of buds or earphones and see if they work. To see if it is a software issue (which I doubt) try rebooting in safe mode (hold the shift key immediately after you restart the computer). Only the bare minimum needed drivers will be loaded so if you do have some software interference this would probably remove it. I assume the earphone is soldered to the logic board - it is on every other computer modern computer.
they don't use special headsets all computer, walkman, discman,..... use the same 3.5mm minijack connectors
Ear phone whistling on my iMac
