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, the question is, should I get one?
https://www.reddit.com/r/headphones/comments/34c2hc/down_the_rabbit_hole_we_go_got_my_first_pair_of/
I have the same username on reddit so just look for my comment.
You might not be able to tell the difference between the soundcard and DAC -- thats the beauty of it. And with vibrant online communities (head-fi, reddit, ebay etc) it's easier than ever to try gear out and turn it around and flip if its not to your liking.
EDIT: I just saw weskarl's post. It never hurts to try with/without, and I certainly support saving where you can. If you think you'll be getting more into high-end audio in the future, though, a DAC is a fair investment.