do you have an android phone that you can test it on to see if it might be an apple issue? this is your third pair and seems to me there is something else going on instead of defected buds. just wondering, what about when you are out and about, away from home? you storing it anywhere there might be a strong magnetic field or strong wireless signals? finally have you seen an ear doctor to see if it is you ;-P just teasing with the last one.