Vocals are very quiet

i have a new ipod nano. when I listen to the songs, i can hear the instrumental part of the songs fine, but the vocals are extremely faint. any ideas?

hi kem1220!
when I listen to the songs, i can hear the instrumental part of the songs fine, but the vocals are extremely faint.
i'm no expert on the topic, but i've seen people i trust on the forums say that the quiet vocals effect is typically caused by a bad jack connection. (i saw it once happen in a thread where PC speakers weren't firmly plugged in.)
let's try some experiments. do the songs play fine when you play them out of itunes on your PC? if so, do you get the same "vocal dropout" again if you try listening to the songs on your PC through the ipod headphones?
if the ipod headphones seem okay, maybe try using a different set of headphones with the ipod. do you still get the dropout with those?
keep us posted.
love, b

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