The headphone jack on my macbook pro is not working?
There is no red light coming from the jack. I tried resetting my SMC. I used headphones with an external mic and the mic works, but still no sound from the headphones. The computer recognizes when they are plugged in and will switch off the internal speakers. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Hey, I'm sorry to hear about your problem, and to me it seems like there will be no cheap fix. As a sound technician i see this issue a lot in different areas. Usually it means either the headphone out port is damaged or the headphones are damaged, and if i was you, i'd pray for the later. If the computer recognizes the plug than it must be a connection somewhere else eliminating the ability to get the sound to the speakers.
Best Regards!
Mark
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