iPad 2 only produces music to left external speaker

[TitanJeff]

I have a pair of Logitech external speakers I use with my Macbook Pro and it works very well. I tried it with my iPad and only got sound from the left speaker.

Sound is fine (and in stereo) when I plug in the ear buds.

Should I be getting stereo sound from externals? Thanks.

 

[antonio107]

I have a pair of Logitech external speakers I use with my Macbook Pro and it works very well. I tried it with my iPad and only got sound from the left speaker.

Sound is fine (and in stereo) when I plug in the ear buds.

Should I be getting stereo sound from externals? Thanks.

That's...weird. Is the jack the same size for both the earbuds and the speaker?

 

[TitanJeff]

Size? Yes. They look identical. The jack for the speakers has two black stripes and the ear buds three.

That's the only difference I can see.

 

[antonio107]

Size? Yes. They look identical. The jack for the speakers has two black stripes and the ear buds three.

That's the only difference I can see.

Try wiggling it around, and pulling it out about a MM or so. Sometimes that makes all the difference with finicky jacks.

 

[TitanJeff]

Wiggling is the first thing I tried. Here are some other "symptoms"

The sound goes way down when the externals are plugged in. I have to turn it way up just to get anything from the left speaker.

When I unplug, the internal speakers do not come back on. I have to quit iPod and relaunch.

Thanks for the suggestions.

 

[antonio107]

Wiggling is the first thing I tried. Here are some other "symptoms"

The sound goes way down when the externals are plugged in. I have to turn it way up just to get anything from the left speaker.

When I unplug, the internal speakers do not come back on. I have to quit iPod and relaunch.

Thanks for the suggestions.

Well, just because procrastinating sounds more fun than, well, work, I decided to test it with my logitech desktop speakers. The internal speakers came back on, I have stereo. I do share one problem with you, however: at volume x, the iPad speaker is significantly louder than my twin speakers and subwoofer, which is ridiculous. Certainly an eye raiser...

 

[antonio107]

Also, I see something under general settings entitled "mono sound." Is yours turned off?

 

[TitanJeff]

I did check that and have "mono audio" off.

The ear buds are in full stereo. I know my speakers are good.

Does the iPad push out enough watts for stereo sound on all types of speakers?

 

[TitanJeff]

Update: After much tinkering, I did determine the problem was with the speaker jack and not the ipad.

*whew*