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 bought the set about 6 months ago. I was interested in it the first time I saw it listed, and even after the "closeout" price, I was on the fence for a while, since it's $$$$.
It's a very interesting kit. A very high-end DAP, wrapped in a huge limited edition music collection. And it IS huge. I finally decided to get rid of the packing material, since it was taking up a lot of room. And those of you who ordered this are in for a treat. It's a HUGE/HEAVY package. I think it was about 60 pounds, and the box is big enough to hold a decent sized floor-standing speaker.
There is a very narrow market for something like this, and it's not surprising that A&K still has some for sale. You have to want/need a high end DAP, and be a big fan of the music content included. If you are looking forward to every piece; the player, the special case, the music stand and the books; you'll be happy with this kit. Every piece is professionally assembled/packaged/presented. IMHO, you really need to want every piece. I can't tell you how many times I tried to justify the purchase by figuring out "ok, the AK240 is worth this much, I'd say the book is $$$", etc.
Personally, I already had quite a lot of the Blue Note music that is included, but only in CD or original vinyl formats. Even though I know the source quite well, listening to the content pre-loaded on the AK240 was shocking. Some of the re-masters really show what high bit-rate digital music can sound like. For reference, the headphones I use primarily with this player are my HD-650's with a balanced cable. (my HiFiMan headphones need more power) The quality of the files, plugging the AK240 into my home stereo DAC, is also very good.
When you get your box, grab the player, plug it in to charge it up. Open the rest of the stuff while it charges. Then plug in your headphones and listen to "Somethin Else" by Cannonball Adderley. Enjoy.