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Blackshark V2, Uneven sound, cracking volume knob

  • March 26, 2023
  • 8 replies
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So I have had this amazing head set for over a year and I’m very happy with it. Recently, I started having a problem where if I turn the volume knob, I start hearing crackling and I have to literally slowly turn the volume knob until sound is equal and thorough in both ears because when I turn it all the way up, the sound is lower in the left ear, so then I slowly turn it until its equal...

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  • Insider Mini
  • October 28, 2023

I have had many people with the same problem and I also  have this problem with my blackshark v2. It seems to be happening to people with a certain model. The audio starts to shift to the right headphone when I put it above 50% and completely shifts to the right side when the knob is at max volume. It also starts to crackle wehn I put it above 80%.

 


  • Insider Mini
  • October 30, 2023

Actually found a temporary fix for this. I just twisted the knob for like 5 minutes and fixed the issue. It also improved the audio quality from doing this.


  • Insider Mini
  • June 14, 2024

I’m having this issue as well. Below the 50-60% mark I get left ear only. Above that I get both sides. I’m assuming it’s just bad QC and parts wearing out rather than a driver issue. 


Whitesquit
  • Insider Mini
  • June 22, 2024

Actually found a temporary fix for this. I just twisted the knob for like 5 minutes and fixed the issue. It also improved the audio quality from doing this.

damn that works thanks bro


  • Insider Mini
  • October 5, 2024

this thread saved me from giving up on this headset yall


Just chiming in to say the same thing has been happening to me for 6 months and is suddenly getting worse. Crackling/No left audio is now happening when I adjust the headband (possbibly shifting the volume knob or internal left ear circuitry).

 

I’m close to taking the pads off and seeing if I can resolder the volume knob/replace it with some kind of simple cheap potentiometer, but good to see that I’m not the only one with this problem


  • Insider Mini
  • August 5, 2025

I have two of these headset and they have the same issue. its a design flaw for sure. I would move to get a guide on just deleting the knob from the device and putting a cap on it or something. If its going to fail again, its not even worth replacing. Im thinking of switching to a different brand after these completely die.


teroarezod
  • Insider Mini
  • November 29, 2025

Bad part is that v2 pro 2023 and v3 pro are absolute trash. bought both of them and returned this BF.
Ordered sh v2 pro 2020 from ebay, came with the same knob problem.

 

Too bad, i m stuck with these fd up hs.