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
When I got the sample for this product, I tried plugging it into a Samsung Galaxy 5 (running a sub-version of Android Lollipop)... It worked. Tried a couple other android devices around the office (older LG phones) and it didn't work.
Following that, I tried it with my iPhone 6+, no dice.
I can't confidently say it works with android devices, but for some reason it works with Samsung Galaxy 5's. I'm not an engineer, and maybe CEntrance can expand on this a bit here, but I think it's compatible with Android by default (given this product works with any Unix based OS) but most devices can't provide the power it needs to run.
Again, can't guarantee anything as it's not what this product was designed for (read: don't buy this if you want a DAC/Amp for your phone), but maybe some clever Massdrop member can tell us something about the micro USB power output on the Samsung Galaxy 5 and extrapolate from there to figure out what other devices might be able to power it?
Let me write it again to make sure there's no confusion, this product was not designed for use with mobile devices and we can't guaranty any compatibility.
Just sharing my experience and maybe someone smarter can tell me why this works.
If it was designed for mobile use, it would either be lower powered or have it's own external battery. Power is the biggest problem for mobile audiophile gear.
As it is, it's unclear which devices it can work with given the high level of power it draws. I'm sure it will interface with all OTG-enabled devices, but having tried it on multiple different devices, it's clear not all of them work and I'm betting it has to do with the power.
Hopefully that clarifies my earlier post.
Also compatibility has nothing to do with power draw, what's stopping anyone from bridging power rail to USB powerbank?
DACport Slim was designed to power the hard-to-drive headphones and this requires some USB current. This baby can pump some serious juice into a lot of different cans, which cannot be said about most products in this price range.