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
However, know that when you have your computer and PS4 hooked up to your X7 with various audio outputs...then both the computer and the PS4 will output sound at the same time. Good thing or bad thing, up to you.
Downside is that I don't think a mic will work though the X7. Meaning if you have a gaming headset plugged into the X7 with a dedicated mic 3.5mm jack, the mic won't work on the PS4. Not 100% sure on that, but according to other reviews, it doesn't work.
All I have to say is that the initial set up of the X7 with the various settings in the application (phone or computer) and hooking up all the right stuff in the right way....was a real annoyance. Took awhile to sort it all out. But in the end, I'm happy with my purchase.
Final question. Does it work with DSD and Dolby? With Schiit it gets static because those formats aren't supported.
When you hook up the X7 via the optical cable which "Direct Mode (SPDIF-In): Direct mode allows bit-to-bit input stream of up to 24-bit 96khz signals without processing. When turned on, other audio input sources will be disabled."
Furthermore, according to the Creative website: If Dolby Digital signal is detected, the Sound Blaster X7 is able to decode it. It will display a solid white LED on the Dolby Digital indicator.
You can find more information here: http://support.creative.com/kb/ShowArticle.aspx?sid=124927
All you need to know how to set up your PS4 and how the audio will be passthrough
To be clear though while Dolby IS supported DSD is not supported at this time.