from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit Constantly breaking your headphones? Headphones not sounding great even though you can remember not doing anything wrong to them? Here a few a simple things to keep your headphones producing good music....
Steps
Turn your music down!
Not only is loud music likely to ruin your headphones, additionally, it is
really bad for your eardrums!
Do not use tiny headphones on
a stereo that isnt designed for them. There is a possibility that the
power applied to the headphones will be too great for the headphones to
handle.
Avoid sharp pulls on the
headphone cord. This will pull the wires out of their holders over time,
making them unusable.
Avoid letting the earphones
dangle or spin them. The centripetal forces will damage the delicate
electronics in them, and will ruin the sound quality.
Dont put them in water.
Dont tangle the cord up. This
may lead to knots which can potentially pinch the wires and break them.
Tips
Buy a case for your
headphones if possible. This will keep them free of tangles and any
physical damage.
When buying headphones, looks
for ones which have some sort of strain relief (this is a flexible comb of
plastic on the end of the connectors). This can help to prevent you
pulling the wires out of the headphones.
If your stereo or MP3 player
has a Volume Limiting System, use it. It will prevent you from damaging
your hearing and prolong the life of your headphones
Choose carefully when buying
headphones. Sometimes the cheapest headphones are not the best and are
more likely to break. Buy a good, recognized brand, and they should last
for a long time.
If you wrap your headphones
around your ipod we you are not using them make sure there not pluged in
because this can break the wires.
Warnings
Listening to loud music for
prolonged periods of time will permanently damage your hearing.
If someone else can hear the
music from your headphones, it means you have an open headphone. Normally,
in an enclosed headphone nobody can hear your music. But, if you have an
enclosed headphone and someone can hear, its too loud.
