Intermittent sound with headphones

My internal speakers work just fine, but Ive just noticed when I plug my headphones into the macbook the audio plays through them for about 0.5secs and then is silent for 0.5secs... it does this continually.
When I remove the headphones the internal speakers work just fine still.
I've tried it with several headphones and they all do the same.
There is no red light on the headphone port, like others have experienced.
Any suggestions?

There is no red light on the headphone port, like others have experienced.
The red light only come on when there's something plugged into the headphone jack, for optical output. So you shouldn't see the red light in normal situation when nothing's plugged in.
As for the breaking sounds via headphone, I would suggest turning your headphone jack a bit when its plugged in, it could have been a bad connection, and try it with another headphone. If all fails, take it down to an apple store and have them exchange it if its still under warranty.

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