Problems with audio on headphones: amplifier died? - Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Today I connected my Z1 to my Sennheiser RS-160 wireless headphones and first, I noticed that right channel has a lot of noise even if not playing. When I started the song, the right channel was somehow more quiet than left one and the sound was a little bit distorted. Then I connected original Z1 headphones and the sound got worse and it kept getting worse and worse. Now the right channel is so much distorted that it's impossible to listen to music. The left channel works perfectly.
I tried to reboot the phone but it's still there. I also tried to connect external Audio DAC through USB and the sound is fine there so I assume that it's a hardware issue; probably the headphone amplifier is dead. It's still under warranty so I will probably send it to repair, but before I do this, is there any possibility that there's a software issue? It's weird that only one channel is dead. Does it have a stereo or 2 x mono amplifier for headphones inside? Anyone had a similar problem?
The phone is not rooted and it has stock ROM, without any mods. Sound on speaker works fine. I also tried to clean the 3.5mm jack but no result.

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Hello All,
I'm running stock rooted; however, I'm having issues with audio coming out of the headphone jack. I was listening to audio just fine, but now the audio plays from the device speaker, or stutters and pauses as it plays.
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AdriVelazquez said:
Hello All,
I'm running stock rooted; however, I'm having issues with audio coming out of the headphone jack. I was listening to audio just fine, but now the audio plays from the device speaker, or stutters and pauses as it plays.
I've tried soundabout, however, that didn't work.
I've also cleaned the headphone jack.
I also tried my headphones with another phone and they worked fine.
Faulty headphone jacks?
Thanks.
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I had similar issues as well, using my Note 2 headphones. Worked fine in N2. Switched to Gnex headphones and have had zero issues.
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