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
I, being the obsessive type when it comes to making purchases like this, did plenty of research on this one. I've always wanted to build a respectable audiophile setup since I had my turntable in high school and I remember looking at tube amps online then (mid-00's), and things were extremely expensive. It was hard to get into really high-quality sound because it was such a financial commitment. Best you could do was a kit. About a decade later, it looks like there has been a real resurgence in the market for hifi and i'm seeing a unique opportunity where the price for the hardware is far beyond reasonable, and the technology is actually much, much better.
So the way I look at it, if I dish out what I'm saving on these headphones on another great deal (amp/dac) to power them, I will maximize my enjoyment of them and still get a kickass hifi setup for about $400 (if you go Schiit route). I seriously think sound quality like this wasn't even half this affordable five years ago. From what I have read, this is the best and most cost effective pairing, but I have yet to be able to listen.... so I could be full of Schiit.
You could always try the phones with your motherboard sound chip and decide on dac/amp later, but I have a feeling that if you put back in what you save here on another ridiculous deal, it's the all-around best savings & enjoyment combo, and I think that's all it really comes down to in the end.