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
could i use the Focusrite Scarlett to drive the AKG Q701
is the Focusrite Scarlett dac/headphone amp combo?
reason why i ask is that im buying some KRK Rokit 6 g3 Stuido Monitors and i wan to use the balance TRS Connection on the back of the Focusrite Scarlett 2i4.
is there difference between balance and unbalance - trs-rca in terms of SQ
im not using it for recording only playback
if these wont drive the headphone could you recommend something that will and also it would allow to connect the Rokit 6 g3 through TRS Balance , either that is external Standalone or combo DAC/AMP or a receiver.
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i believe it is that balanced cables have are less susceptible to interference such as mobile interference and unbalanced cables are the opposite. However if you never get any sort of interference then balanced is not needed. If you absolutely need to prevent any kind of interference for any reason then get balanced cables although this would be the case in professional environment I think.
wright if that is the case i could use the RCA cables now the question what combo should i use which offers RCA/TRS outputs and drives the q701.
what you think to these :
https://www.mayflowerelectronics.com/shop/mayflower-custom-products/objective2-with-rca/
it has RCA outs and i think it should be able to Drive the Q701 through the headphone amp , but got question because this is amp and the monitors have amp built in, would external amp be cancelled when connect to the monitors via RCA, what would happen?
p.s scarlett is a piece of crap, don't use it for anything playback related, let alone headphones. actually, don't use it for anything at all . get something decent like the RME babyface if you do any kind of recording at all.
there are many sources i could use if im correct , computer on-board/ audio interface/external desktop-portable dac/amp/ receivers
i was looking for one device that had headphone amp built in to to drive the q701 and outs for the Rokit g3 via balance or unbalance.
or should i separate dac/amp for the headphone and standalone dac for the Rokit g3.
but im not sure if DAC have outputs for speakers RCA/TRS etc
the o2 amp has RCA outs and i think it could drive the Q701 without problems but im not sure
always try to keep things minimal when it comes to audio. get a separate dac, amp, interface. no "one ring to rule them all", nothing you can afford anyway.
as for the speakers you mentioned, looks like they are active speakers. you don't need an amp, just a dac. ODAC will be great since it outputs 2Vrms.
2. i listen to everything 3. again everything, but im going to listen flac now that i know of it
1. this is standalone DAC which i think it is. 2. which o2 amp model shall i go for. 3. configuration(connecting it all up)
pc - usb-D2-O2-Monitor
4. from the D2 to 02 how would i connect this.
5. regarding the pre amp what is this?
Get the Audio-GD NFB-15 , it will be an excellent match with your Q701 , plenty of power for both headphones and speakers. has headphone out (amp) and line out preamp for your active speakers.
http://www.audio-gd.com/Pro/Headphoneamp/NFB1532/NFB15.32EN.htm
p.s NFB-11 is better in my opinion, but for the Q701 it might be a bit too bright and harsh. I'd go with the NFB-15 in this case, it's warmer and sounds more natural.
you say "Your Focusrite has a good enough headphone amp and might be powerful enough to push the Q701" and i dont wanna waste money if your not sure if its goign to drive it.
But you'll still need an amp like the o2 , the amp part of the D100 is so-so.