Sennheiser PC37X randomly goes bad after disconnecting the cable ?
Greetings, Yesterday I was using my headset like normal with my macbook, just listening to music and on a call with people like usual, and the headset was perfectly fine. The stock wire that came with the headset is extremely long and yesterday it annoyed me very much that it kept getting tangled with itself, so I decided to see if the cable is replaceable. I pulled out the cable from the headset and saw the adapter, and looked online for a replacement. Upon plugging it back in, the audio sounded extremely muffled and washed out. Im not sure what I did wrong to make it mess up like that as I've always taken good care of it, ive had it for about 2 years and its always just been chilling on my desk, but anywho I thought the cable just went bad and ordered a replacement. The replacement came, and the issue is still persistant, so I am not sure what the issue is I've tried multiple different headsets and the issue is not with the port, and I also tried it with my windows laptop and...
Apr 23, 2024
So you could have, all at the same time, a set up like this, for example: USB: your computer hooked up via USB for Spotify and your hard-drive music files, Optical Toslink 1: CD player/tape player/turntable/tuner, (anything with an Optical/Toslink out jack) Optical Toslink 2: CD player/tape player/turntable/tuner, (anything with an Optical/Toslink out jack) Line in: your old ipod or your phone via the headphone jack Bluetooth: phone, ipod, tablet, zune...any sound source with bluetooth connectivity
Then you just switch back and forth between sources using the "input selector" knob right on the front of the device next to the volume control.
Note: I find that sometimes my computer disconnects me from the TEAC when switching between sources, and I have to go to my "preferences" panel and re-select the TEAC. Sometimes I even have to switch the TEAC off and back on to get the new source to "see" the TEAC again. Don't ask me...
Now, if I've misunderstood your question, and you are actually wanting to listen to music from many different sources at the same time, use earbuds connected to your phone, then add vinyl or cassette tapes on your TEAC thru external bookshelf speakers (I recommend the very fine Micca MB42X – around $90 for the pair), and then hire a live band to play over both of those sound sources. Or just save your money and join a high school marching band. Either way, should sound spectacular.
No. One at a time.
Stereo Mixer - The sort of device that allows simultaneous playback of multiple sources is generally called a "mixer" and is generally not integrated into an amplifier, although they do exist. I think you'll be hard pressed to find something integrated into a DAC/AMP combo. If you need multiple sources playing together at once you'll find mixers sold among "pro audio" and "DJ" gear. You'll probably have to pair two pieces of equipment together to play two sources at the same time. I know it seems strange that stereo equipment doesn't offer source mixing, but it just doesn't. I've long wondered why it is that way myself. For your reference, here is a low-end mixer that is almost certainly not up to the "purity laws" of most audiophiles, but it is the sort of thing that allows playing two or more sources at the same time: https://www.amazon.com/rolls-MX51S-Mini-Mix-Mixer/dp/B0002BG2S6