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
DAC: Topping D30 Cans: HD58x, HE4xx Cables: Mogami RCA, Neutrik soldered connectors, standard PS, standard USB Songs: Klingande, Jubel; Robin Schulz, As the Sun Goes Down - 24bit 192Khz FLAC
- does the sound convert the 1s and 0s the way I predict or expect? (SNR, MQA, etc.)
- does it have all the features, outputs, and inputs I want? (Parametric EQ, proper output voltage, XLR, coaxial, Bluetooth, etc.)
- does the DAC incorporate into my system and usage now? (How well the DAC works with my music delivery software or music files of choice, its redundancy and necessity, aesthetic balance, appropriateness for amplifier/speakers/headphone, etc.)
- if it is expensive, is it something I can see myself being satisfied with for a long time and if not, can I resell it at a good value to recoup my costs? (cost to performance ratio)
- why do I want this and will I be satisfied?
As for the Sundara and HE4XX comparison and contrast, my ears and personal experience agree. What I did notice with version 2 of the Sundara is its extension at both ends, but the Sundara to me had a more ethereal sound to it with more sub-bass presence in comparison. The biggest draw to me to the 4XX was the width and punchiness. The Sundara has more rumble and air, yet doesn’t sound as diffuse as the 4XX. Personally, I find the Sundara to sound more cool and airy. Perhaps it’s because of the emphasis and skewing toward the higher frequencies, rather than (to contrast) being dark warm and lush like the Aeon Flow Open, albeit quite veiled. The Drop AFO has seemed to mitigate that intimate and veiled issue, but I don’t know firsthand.