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 know it's one of your low-end products and needs differentiation from the HD version, but with XMOS U8 and AK4490, this is fully capable of 384KHz/32bits and DSD. I'm thinking with this updated firmware it will be a great standalone DAC (by using the built in amp as a buffer - low gain, full volume) for a separate amp.
And if so wouldn't that be problematic as i would have to raise the volume to 100 everytime but i think it wouldnt be possible with age and the knob might be stuck at 99 percentile?
The volume control is scroll wheel but is effectively a digital attenuator. I believe it controls the AK4490 255-level control with some tweaks (looks like it has less than 255 clicks, so maybe -0.5db steps but not a -127db floor? Or maybe -2db clicks). As such I don't think it will fail easily. Even the usual potentiometers (an analog variable resistor) rarely fail if kept at max volume (~0 ohms).
But please keep on following up with CEntrance for the official answer.
I wouldn't say absolute transparency in that sense, but that setting (low gain, highest volume) is the most transparent for using this as a standalone DAC.
As they say implementation is key, and I am very much interested in the power supply of the Dacport slim - it looks very well thought of. A clean power supply is key to making most out of a DAC. Add in the XMOS USB receiver and for the price it is a great deal.
But then I am mostly fascinated by SNR, THD. etc numbers and implementation. Honestly I can't hear a difference between DACs given that they have a well-implemented (and solid state/non-tube + no capacitor in signal path) output stage.