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've been looking for a new set of IEMs to work with and a friend recommended me the InEar StageDriver 2 model (my budget is around US$450) and I'm wondering how the Lyra 2s compare with the SD2. Also, i'm only using an iPod nano for my music and i'm also wondering if this'll make investing in IEMs like these worth my money? Help please! Thanks!
As for the player, what price range are you looking at? Are you intent on using a dedicated player instead of your phone for music? There's a drop for the Pico Slim amp that should be able to power the Lyra 2 sufficiently.
The Pico amp looks tempting everyone keeps saying it's a classic and it's worth the money but my priority is kinda just getting a new IEM for now haha. In the event that I do get this Lyra 2 i'm gonna be broke. Also, i want to wait for my Nano to spoil first before looking at something else. Thanks though will keep the Pico in mind!
I'm looking for one between $100 and $200. Well, I'm under the impression that phone players aren't very good when it comes to playing music. Also, I prefer having a separate player so that my phone's battery doesn't dry up quicker and I also save storage space on my phone as well. I'm using an S7 from Samsung btw. Your thoughts please?
IMO getting a neutral DAP would fit the Lyra 2 better because of how bassy it is, but if you get that other IEM, you might want to get something more warm.
Personally I use a rockboxed XDuoo X3 with a Oppo HA-2, mostly cause I've yet to find that end game player and this does its job. (This DAP is rather lifeless without the warmth and musicality of the HA-2 amp so I wouldn't recommend it by itself. Of course you can always fiddle with EQ if you have it rockboxed.)
TBH I really dunno what to rec. The 100 to 200 price point has so many short comings.
The XDuoo X10 was actually pretty nice and fairly neutral, however there's no rockbox option yet and there're quite a bit of bugs that haven't been sorted.
The Fiio X3 is rather warm, but there should be a 3rd gen coming out soon so you might want to wait.
If you can bust out a 100 more though, the AK Jr at its current slashed price is a really nice deal. Nice warm sound and looks nice too. It might be difficult to use when you have too many songs though cause the UI will lag trying to load them all.
The Fiio X5 3rd gen is apparently pretty damn great too and of a neutral tuning.
That's true. 100-200 is pretty low tbh so needless to say the quality won't be as good. I think i'll wait for the X3 3rd gen though. Was looking at the 2nd gen haha. the AK Jr and X5 3rd gen look great but maybe next time when I have more spending power.
Went to Fiio's forum to take a look, Bryant from technical support said "Probably this summer, but we couldn't release any detailed info now" on 14/03/17 so maybe it's coming soon? that would be cool
If the Fiio is sticking to the tuning for the X3 then it will veer on the warm bassy side, of course you can always fix that with EQ.
As for audio quality or build, my question is how soon do you see yourself upgrading to something better? If it's more than a year and half you might want to prioritze on build because the warranty runs out in a year typically and the exchange might die in half that. If you can upgrade soon then audio quality of course.
That's a very valid point you brought up there! Turnover rate for these audio equipment is quite important. I typically expect them to last for at least 2 years so perhaps build would be more important for me.
TBH I expect any audio gear that's above 300 USD to have pretty damn good quality cause I wanna be able to use them for a lifetime. My Shure 530s have been with me for 10 years with care and only using them at home. Daily drivers I'd use something lower end.
but OMG that's insane. Yeah 10 years is a reaaaally long time I'm amazed you kept yours so well for so long! But yeah that's my thoughts as well now that I decided to buy the Lyra 2. Gonna keep it as good as possible. So you have 2 sets of IEMs? the 530s for home use and another one for outside use? :O