"Scratchy" Sound Mini ipod

My daughter's mini is sounding pretty bad. Sound is scratchy and distorted. Searching the Web, found some sights saying that the "connector pins" to the head phone jack were of faulty design. Apparently they're rigid, not welded properly and tend to come loose so sound is affected. Anyone else with this problem?

Please? Anyone?

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