[Ulrich Kinbote]

The left bud of my earphones began buzzing, crackled, and then went dead.

I thought maybe it was a damaged contact -- hence the crackling. Is this fixable? How would I go about it?

[kitcho]

how long have you have them for? i would look at the warranty card/booklet that came with your ipod to read the terms/conditions on accessory coverage. this would also be a perfect oppertunity to buy some headphones/earbuds that will allow you to enjoy your ipod the way it was meant to be enjoyed. The bundled ipod earbuds sound bad and as such many people replace them right out of the box.

either way, good luck.

[brassplayersrock²]

had some people here at school whos earbubs decided to do this. they all went to the apple store at once (6 of them) and they all got free replacement earbuds

Brass