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
A good neutral solid state amp, IMO, is the best starting place if you are new to the hobby. Something like the O2 or Magni 3 would be an affordable starting place at around $100.
Desktop: - Macbook Pro (USB) or Chromecast Audio (Optical) -> Aune X1S -> DarkVoice 336SE -> 6xx Portable: - iPad Pro or Pixel 2 -> Topping NX4 -> 6xx/m100/SR80/X11i Mobile: - Pixel 2 -> Aukey Latitude BT/Jabra Move Wireless
I’m very happy with the desktop setup. I have had the DarkVoice for a couple of months and upgraded from the stock tubes. It’s the best I have ever heard and dont have an itch to climb. Yet. I still look forward to getting home from work and listening to music. I have gone so far as to move the DV out of my office when I work from home because listening to it and trying to work becomes to big of a distraction.
Prior to discovering Massdrop and going down the hole, I was using an AudioEngine D1 and Grado SR80 for about 5 years. I had no idea what I was missing. I have a set of 4xx on order from Massdrop. They’ll replace the 400i I returned after the yolk broke.
edit: To clarity. I think the X1S is a very good DAC. I’m not as impressed with its Amp capabilities.