Kent Pribbernow
04-14-2004, 04:30 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://news.com.com/2100-1041-5190343.html?tag=cd.top' target='_blank'>http://news.com.com/2100-1041-5190343.html?tag=cd.top</a><br /><br /></div>Imagine yourself lounging casually on the sofa after a hard day's work. You reach for your iPod Mini. Fire up something relaxing from your playlist, like Chopin's Prelude in C Minor. As you settle back and close your eyes, getting lost in the soothing sounds of piano keystrokes. Then suddenly a crescendo of bizarre sounds slowly begins to replace poor old Frederic's Nocturnes. A loud crackling, screeching, popping sound. Is this the percussion section, perhaps? Nope, this is the sound of poor quality control, loud and clear. <br /><br />Apparently many iPod Mini owners are reporting this phenomena. The problem appears to be a flawed connector between the headphone jack and the mainboard. Though Apple hasn't officially offered a fix, but recommends contacting AppleCare immediately if your Mini exhibits this same behavior. <br /><br />Problems like this aren't surprising for any totally new product. Such are the perils for early adopters. :?<br /><br /><img src="/images/cracklepod.gif" />