There's something loose in my left cup and it's really obnoxious if I move my head just a little... How do I take apart the headphones to I can fix this and still put them back together?

Sounds like you have blown out the cone on the speaker. Have you removed the covering to see if the speaker in that earphone is intact?

BEst to just try to find a repair shop for that sort of thing. Disecting headphones is a risky venture, and 9/10 it results in a frustrated, headphoneless user.

You could take the headphone apart to see if something is touching the speaker - a small hair, for example, could've gotten past the protective grille and is causing strange noises each time the driver vibrates.
Hope that helps. Good luck! :)

It's the earth conection in the wire, it's loose. See my tip on dealing with dodgy cables/plugs on headphones. Just click my name to find it.

Apparently there are screws hidden in the small foam ring covering the plastic (not the earcushion). Try it removing the foam and tell me how it goes!

Even after getting the laptop apart you won't be able to tighten the hinges because of the way they're manufactured.

You'll have to buy replacement hinges.

They go for about $30 on ebay.

Here's what they look like:

http://i10.ebayimg.com/01/i/000/d4/9b/18d9_1.JPG

You should be able to take the laptop apart yourself. If you ask for a service manual here, someone might be able to dig one up for you.

Best of Luck!

I think I have it. I've only had a chance to listen to a couple of songs till the brand new headset's right ear died. I took it apart and found that when I hook up another speaker in parallel with the dead one, it works, which can only mean that the circuit is fine and the 'dead' speaker is really dead. No idea where to get a replacement though.

only one of my headphones is working i started to notice it a couple of days ago what does that mean?

Hi intel

Aahhh the joys of second hand gear. wow, the holes have been enlarged... may be that the original screws are not fitted to it also. OR less likely, mic may have become this way from years of being pulled in and out of a bag, with loose screws the whole time. It will rattle if the screws are a loose fit, can only suggest to you at this point try and get some new screws for it. or short on that (more drastic measure) to resecure the head of the mic with a small dap of clear nail varnish about each screw head. the varnish will hold well enough, but may present an issue getting the mic apart again, this depending entirley on how much of the stuff you have applied. Less is better :). other than that, there is not really a fix. Hope this advice helps you.

regards
robotek

chances are that you screwed something up when you took it apart prolly dust or a wire or somthin got hit ~Grim