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
You don't need DSD files with the PAW Gold. I've never owned one before, and even if I could afford it I wouldn't think of buying it because I don't feel it's worth the investment for a person not as involved in the hobby as I am.
But I can totally see why some would go for this. SQ is superb and unmatched by all the other Fiio, IBasso and Astell&Kern DAPs that I've tried before.
You want quality at a (relatively) reasonable price, look at the DAPs I listed above, and some stuff from FiiO, for example.
No need to disparage all audiophiles, just because some have way more disposable income than they know what to do with, others (like me) were affected by hearing what good sound could be, and try to get the best bang for their hard earned buck
*1/3rd is really good stuff, often pro gear in a nicer case
*1/3rd has legit technology for questionable payback; this product is a great example—I doubt an iPhone or high-end Android + $100 IEMs on the bus, on the subway, at the library, etc. would be noticeably worse than this thing + $500 earbuds. To truly appreciate this product, you would need to be in a pristine setting where you might as well listen to your home HiFi anyway. Of course, if you have LOTS of money, then you can afford to cover all your sonic bases w/out regard to price-versus-return.
*1/3rd is snakeoil bullshit that makes me giggle every time I read people discussing it seriously, in earnest, like it actually does something. $1,000 wooden volume knobs fall into this category.
I am into music production as a hobby, and I have friends/acquaintances who are professional DJs (i.e. play in a club). iPads reached the "bare minimum" for professional audio applications* some time ago, and as of Lollipop even Android* includes built-in support. A full blown laptop running a modest i5* can load up true professional-quality mastering software that replaces literally tens of thousands of dollars of older analog studio equipment now. If you listen to EDM a lot, for example, it's quite likely that the main desktop unit used to CREATE some of your favorite songs cost as much as or LESS THAN this unit.
*iPad/Android/full-Windows + audio interface, of course
Agree on the iPad (and also Macbooks, hmm) that cost less and are used quite a lot by musicians these days
This does appear to be battery powered, tho the party invite doesn't include Windows or Android: http://www.apogeedigital.com/products/one also http://www.apogeedigital.com/products/duet
The newer generation of stuff from FiiO, Onkyo and Pioneer are all interesting, in my opinion. Stuff like this are for either the truly fanatic, or just well-off
*also, obviously, the Xperia is like an iPhone—it handles consumer earbuds, and that's it.