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 tried carrying a stack (DAC + amp), just wasn't for me...
Stacking sucks and is cumbersome, not being plugged into my phone is a good one for mobility, burn in purposes is another, they tend to be designed more specifically for sensitive IEMs, they get firmware updates specifically for audio issues, etc. The Android ones can do anything a phone can as well, basically....
Now this one? 1 GB of RAM in this day and age (also no 2.5mm balanced)? Bummer, otherwise it'd be really good at this price.
The Hidizs AP200 is an excellent sounding player, the UI is getting there too. Wifi range is terrible though.
It gets out of the way of the music, my DAP reviews can be found here: http://www.soundperfectionreviews.com/search/label/DAP
That being said, they serve the purpose of audio extremely well and make portable audio a much cheaper venture, so YMMV. :)