May just be me but....when I use the ear buds and the 3.5mm adapter, I cant push the ear bud plug all the way in, as it causes a reduction in volume and loss of the mid range. It has something to with the ground. If I back the plug out an 1/8" where the plugs not pushed all the way in, it works. Tried it with multiple types of headphones, plus I bought another adapter but its the same. Its a little bit of a pita but at least I know what to do to get it to work right