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
The H20 is better. Deeper sound stage, even tighter and punchier low end, it sounds effortless with my Ether C Flow. The highs were a bit harsh at first, but seem to have gotten better over time. Yesterday I put two Sparkos SS3602s in there and it sounds squeaky clean now. Went back and forth with the Jotunheim for a bit before that (Yggdrasil with XLR Y-splitter cables), but have no reason to go back.
If $800 (or $940 with the Sparkos opamps) seem like a stretch, the Jotunheim will do the trick. The H20 isn't 2x as good, but it's a welcome upgrade for me.
https://sparkoslabs.com/product/dual-discrete-op-amp-ss3602/
Also, the gain switch on the H20 is pretty useless. Hardly any difference between the three gain settings, even between the lowest and the highest.
I like that the H20 has two balanced inputs. Makes it easier to A/B two balanced DACs.
H20 has power switch in the front rather than in the back like the Jotunheim.
It's much bigger, though.
Thanks for the advice and input!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gtffv9bpB-U
https://en-us.sennheiser.com/digital-headphones-amplifier-hdv-820
Good video on that link too; I recommend headphones--turned up loud ;- )
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=69&v=7AZnSK92UMU
Please don't take my response as something that requires responding to back - I am not interested in furthering this discussion as we don't seem to refer to the same thing here, and so I'll refrain from posting back on the subject, no offense meant.