I think you nailed it as a bad headphone socket. Within the socket is a set of switches which when resetting normally send the signal to the speakers, but when you push in a headphone plug it causes the switches to disable the speaker and give the headphone the signal.
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The only other possibility is the sockets ribbon cable got damaged. Review this guides Step 52 where you can see the cable in question [https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/iMac+27-Inch+2017+Blade+SSD+Replacement/136963], sorry we don’t have a better guide for this.
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The only other possibility is the sockets ribbon cable got damaged. Review this guides Step 52 where you can see the cable in question [guide|136963], sorry we don’t have a better guide for this.
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=== Update (07/19/23) ===
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Here’s what is going on within the socket!
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Hopefully this helps you see the issue is within the socket.
I think you nailed it as a bad headphone socket. Within the socket is a set of switches which when resetting normally send the signal to the speakers, but when you push in a headphone plug it causes the switches to disable the speaker and give the headphone the signal.
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The only other possibility is the sockets ribbon cable got damaged. Review this guides Step 52 where you can see the cable in question, sorry we don’t have a better guide for this.
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The only other possibility is the sockets ribbon cable got damaged. Review this guides Step 52 where you can see the cable in question [https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/iMac+27-Inch+2017+Blade+SSD+Replacement/136963], sorry we don’t have a better guide for this.
I think you nailed it a bad headphone socket. Within the socket is a set of switches which when resetting normally send the signal to the speakers, but when you push in a headphone plug it causes the switches to disable the speaker and give the headphone the signal.
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I think you nailed it as a bad headphone socket. Within the socket is a set of switches which when resetting normally send the signal to the speakers, but when you push in a headphone plug it causes the switches to disable the speaker and give the headphone the signal.
The only other possibility is the sockets ribbon cable got damaged. Review this guides Step 52 where you can see the cable in question, sorry we don’t have a better guide for this.
I think you nailed it a bad headphone socket. Within the socket is a set of switches which when resetting normally send the signal to the speakers, but when you push in a headphone plug it causes the switches to disable the speaker and give the headphone the signal.
The only other possibility is the sockets ribbon cable got damaged. Review this guides Step 52 where you can see the cable in question, sorry we don’t have a better guide for this.