Sound only in the left headphone

I'm running a 64 bit Win 7 on a HP X16-1353CA laptop. My speakers are working fine, I even plugged in external speakers with also worked fine in terms of balance between L and R; however, when I plug in headphones I only get the sound coming out of the left ear bud or headphone. I have checked the balance and they are both even. I did manage to hear a faint sound in the right headphone when I cranked the volume up to 100. It can't be the headphones since I've tried 3 different headphones so far. Any help would be appreciated greatly, thanks!

If you have tried it with 3 different sets of headphones and get the same result from all three, you have a port failure. On the inside of the notebook are L and R connectors that contact the audio jack to distribute your audio and give you stereo sound. Since you are only getting sound from the left ear, the R connector is probably no longer making contact, and you need to get the computer repaired.
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