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
Reselling and upgrading only to lose money is kinda dumb imo after doing exactly that myself.
A $65 to $100 dac or $65 to $250 amp isn't going to make your $200+ headphones sound like they're supposed to/capable of. $350 to $550 is a good starting point for a "mid to low-hi fi" experience. A schiit bifrost is poor price per dollar in terms of value at $500+ with it's upgrades. A Matrix Mini-i Pro (2015) offers quite a lot with an OSD, multiple i/o, AC power, asio, DSD, 32-bit over USB, balanced out, etc. Once you have money for a better dedicated amp, then the Mini-i Pro's dac isn't holding the amp or headphone back (nearly as much as a $100 modi or $65 E10K).
This is just my opinion. I'm not here to bash any product, but rather to help you potentially save some money and have a better setup. Kinda like buying a cpu or gpu. I'd recommend saving for a better cpu/gpu than buying a crappy one with the intention of upgrading later. You're only wasting money.
Most of the materials cost for a good DAC and amp are in the power supply, and signal filtering, if any. Advanced regulator ICs may allow PSUs to be much smaller, but only slightly cheaper, for a given output quality (batteries can reduce the complexity of the PS, but then they need their own care and maintenance, which makes up the cost saved in the PS itself).
If you want one to get the job done, the O2 is hard to beat. But, if you're prone to upgraditis, or want analog-side coloring to your audio, just go big to start with.