Toshiba L505-ES5018 Speakers work in headphone jack... headphones do not

I started having an issue with sound in my headphones last night. So, I've been brainstorming today, and this is what I've come up with.
First, the sound issue itself... The sound is sometimes muffled, sometimes garbled, and sometimes comes from only one headphone speaker. This is resolved by pulling the headphone jack half the way out.
Second, diagnostic attempts... I tried several pairs of headphones. They all produce some variation of the same issue. However, there does not appear to be an issue with the computer speakers plugged into the same jack (I verified by using the same segment in the same movie to test the sound of each device). No sound issues with the speakers. Also, this is no sound issues with a set of USB headphones.
Third, attempts to resolve the issue... I've been to all the forums I have found through Bing to troubleshoot. I've cleaned the jack to rule out lint being the issue. I've updated the drivers (they were up to date). I've uninstalled and allowed Windows to reinstall the RealTek drivers. And, I've checked to make sure the Network Adapter was disabled. They only thing I haven't done is physically removed the battery and power source from the computer and pressed the on/off button to discharge any remaining charge (freaks me out a lil).
My issue differs from other's description of similar issues, because the speakers work when plugged into the same jack. Any thoughts on how to resolve this? I bought the computer Feb 2010.

I wouldn't rule out the port just because the speakers work. Since all the headphones were having some variation of the issue, it seems plausible to me that there's an issue with the port.
- Peter

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We are talking the Micro here. You know, the kinda NEW player from Creative.Message Edited by Mattias on 05-23-2005 07:5 PM

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