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
Based on those stats alone, I strongly believe that this E5 will perform better than the E17K, and is definitely much more versatile as a DAC/Amp combo. For the same price, I'd get the E5 no doubt in my mind.
Note that the E17k would drive your K7XX's fine, but why would you pay the same price for 1/3 of the impedance rating and less features, especially if you may drive other cans off it in the future?
•Sample rate: supports HD-Audio up to 96KHz •Word depth: 16-bit or 24-bit •Compression ratio: dependent on content, but average 2:1 for 16-bit audio •Delay: scalable to 1ms@48kHz •Supports HRA
This is to say that if your phone supports the protocol you can see high quality music via Bluetooth, but not the highest quality the E5 is capable of. It's commonly said AptX support CD quality music streaming. You can find if your phone supports AptX here: http://www.aptx.com/category/phones .
Based on your questions, I think the E5 would be better for you. It is my go to for portable wireless music. That said, you should consider the main "cons" for this use being the thickness of the E5 and eventual discoloration of the rubber portion which is more noticeable with use of the mic stand.